Top-Grossing Movies That Never Hit #1, the Top 5, or Top 10

Data as of Nov 21, 2:05 PST
Rank Release Total Gross Top Rank Overall Rank Year Distributor
1Space Station 3D$93,383,953148952002IMAX
2Everest$87,178,599119671998MacGillivray Freeman Films
3Fantasia 2000$60,655,420111,5112000Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
4T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$53,354,743161,7521998IMAX
5Hubble$52,522,904171,7822010Warner Bros.
6Deep Sea$46,412,757162,0232006Warner Bros.
7The Artist$44,671,682112,0972012The Weinstein Company
8Mysteries of Egypt$40,593,486132,2851998IMAX
9Under the Sea 3D$36,262,926182,5382009Warner Bros.
10In the Bedroom$35,930,604122,5532002Miramax
11Shine$35,892,330112,5571997Fine Line Features
12The Favourite$34,366,783112,6562018-
13The Reader$34,194,407122,6672009The Weinstein Company
14Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon$34,137,524182,6682005IMAX
15Jojo Rabbit$33,370,906112,7182019-
16The Pianist$32,572,577112,7682003Focus Features
17Monster's Ball$31,273,922122,8712002Lionsgate
18The Great Debaters$30,236,407112,9432007-
19The Gods Must Be Crazy$30,031,783122,9671984Twentieth Century Fox
20I, Tonya$30,014,539122,9692018Neon
21Capote$28,750,530133,0352006Sony Pictures Classics
22Moonlight$27,854,932113,0872016A24
23Garden State$26,782,316113,1642004-
24The Wrestler$26,238,243143,2032009-
25Born to Be Wild$25,978,556183,2202011Warner Bros.
26Howards End$25,966,555123,2081992Sony Pictures Classics
27Beauty and the Beast
2000 IMAX Release
$25,487,190141942002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
28Boyhood$25,352,281113,2782014IFC Films
29Waking Ned Devine$24,792,251123,3331998-
30Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure$23,746,066173,4022007National Geographic Entertainment
31Hotel Rwanda$23,530,892143,4212005United Artists
32Match Point$23,151,529133,4492005DreamWorks Distribution
33Revolutionary Road$22,911,480123,4692009Paramount Vantage
34Much Ado About Nothing$22,549,338123,4961993The Samuel Goldwyn Company
35Adaptation.$22,498,520143,5042003Sony Pictures Releasing
36The Postman$21,848,932133,5571995Miramax
37Like Water for Chocolate$21,665,468163,5771993Miramax
38NASCAR: The IMAX Experience$21,583,831113,5852004Warner Bros.
39Bowling for Columbine$21,576,018113,5872002United Artists
40The Way Way Back$21,506,546113,5932013-
41Phantom Thread$21,198,205123,6362018Focus Features
42A Room with a View$20,966,644143,6701986Cinecom Pictures
43Whale Rider$20,779,666133,6862003Newmarket Films
44Sudden Death$20,350,171113,7311995Universal Pictures
45The Pledge$19,733,089113,8072001Warner Bros.
46The Producers$19,398,532123,8382005Universal Pictures
47Shaun the Sheep Movie$19,375,982113,8402015Lionsgate
48Mother$19,145,198113,8621997Paramount Pictures
49Bugs!$19,063,544223,8722003SK Films
50The Impossible$19,019,882143,8762013Lionsgate
51Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun$18,798,590433,8971997Sony Pictures Classics
52Becoming Jane$18,670,946113,9102007Miramax
53Michael Jordan to the Max$18,650,521143,9132000IMAX
54Galapagos$18,630,372323,9181999IMAX
55Frost/Nixon$18,622,031163,9202009Universal Pictures
56Quartet$18,390,117133,9402013The Weinstein Company
57Into the Wild$18,354,356133,9422007Paramount Vantage
58127 Hours$18,335,230113,9462011-
59Call Me by Your Name$18,095,701143,9702018Sony Pictures Classics
60Nebraska$17,654,912134,0172014Paramount Pictures
61The Last King of Scotland$17,606,684174,0262006-
62Free Solo$17,541,090124,0362018National Geographic Entertainment
63Notes on a Scandal$17,510,118134,0442007-
64The Mission$17,218,023114,0921987Warner Bros.
65Johnny Dangerously$17,124,395114,1041984Twentieth Century Fox
66Ghosts of the Abyss$17,040,871134,1152003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
67The Hurt Locker$17,017,811134,1182009Summit Entertainment
68Wild Safari - A South African Adventure$16,621,530274,1662005-
69Trainspotting$16,491,080134,1751996Miramax
7021 Grams$16,290,476144,1992003Focus Features
71Black Christmas$16,273,581134,2032006-
72Wolf Creek$16,188,180124,2122005-
73Across the Sea of Time$16,015,639934,2391995Sony Pictures Classics
74Far from Heaven$15,901,849114,2542002Focus Features
75Gorky Park$15,856,028114,2561983Orion Pictures
76The Kite Runner$15,800,078134,2592008Paramount Vantage
77The Bonfire of the Vanities$15,691,192114,2761990Warner Bros.
78The Lion King
2002 IMAX Release
$15,686,21516342002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
79A Beautiful Planet$15,650,615254,2812016IMAX
80Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man$15,627,434194,2842000Sony Pictures Classics
81Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure$15,553,324224,2932001-
82The Ghost Writer$15,541,549114,2982010Summit Entertainment
83All the Pretty Horses$15,540,353124,2992000Miramax
84In America$15,539,656154,3002003-
85The Madness of King George$15,238,689114,3371994The Samuel Goldwyn Company
86Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo$15,101,131124,3571984TriStar Pictures
87Wings of Courage$15,054,636644,3661995Sony Pictures Classics
88If Beale Street Could Talk$14,915,773124,3912019Annapurna Pictures
89Last Chance Harvey$14,889,042134,3972009Overture Films
90Room$14,677,654144,4272016A24
91The Secret of NIMH$14,665,733134,4301982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
92My Week with Marilyn$14,600,347124,4352011The Weinstein Company
93To the Arctic 3D$14,560,838184,4422012Warner Bros.
94School Daze$14,545,844114,4461988Columbia Pictures
95Big Eyes$14,482,031144,4552014The Weinstein Company
96America: Imagine the World Without Her$14,444,502114,4622014Lionsgate
97The Mosquito Coast$14,302,779114,4841986Warner Bros.
98Diner$14,099,953154,5151982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
99Virus$14,036,005114,5261999Universal Pictures
100Stand and Deliver$13,994,920134,5381988Warner Bros.
101Jackie$13,960,394144,5422016-
102Monsoon Wedding$13,885,966164,5492002USA Films
103Y tu mamá también$13,839,658134,5562002IFC Films
104Fly Me to the Moon 3D$13,816,982124,5592008Summit Entertainment
105Letters from Iwo Jima$13,756,082144,5632007Warner Bros.
106Broken Flowers$13,744,960124,5652005Focus Features
107The Wings of the Dove$13,692,848134,5721997Miramax
108Nixon$13,681,765134,5751996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
109Haunted Castle$13,651,656304,5822001-
110The Namesake$13,569,248124,5932007-
111Eighth Grade$13,539,709124,5972018A24
112Africa's Elephant Kingdom$13,485,455314,5991998IMAX
113De-Lovely$13,456,633134,6002004United Artists
114Secrets & Lies$13,417,292174,6061996October Films
115Solarmax$13,400,161564,6102000-
116Bullets Over Broadway$13,383,747114,6141994Miramax
117The Tree of Life$13,303,319114,6242011-
118Inside Llewyn Davis$13,235,319124,6422014CBS Films
119Enchanted April$13,200,170114,6441992Miramax
120Whiplash$13,092,000164,5332014Sony Pictures Classics
12125th Hour$13,084,595114,6612002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
122How to Eat Fried Worms$13,040,527124,6662006New Line Cinema
123House of Sand and Fog$13,040,288134,6672003DreamWorks Distribution
124To Be or Not to Be$13,030,214134,6681983Twentieth Century Fox
125I'm Gonna Git You Sucka$13,030,057124,6691988United Artists
126The Quiet American$12,988,801174,6782002Miramax
127Volver$12,899,867194,6872007Sony Pictures Classics
128Anna Karenina$12,816,367124,6982012Focus Features
129Rachel Getting Married$12,796,841144,7022008Sony Pictures Classics
130Beasts of the Southern Wild$12,795,746124,7032012-
131The Founder$12,786,053114,7052017The Weinstein Company
132Carol$12,711,491154,7152016The Weinstein Company
133Bon Cop Bad Cop$12,665,721154,7192006Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
134An Education$12,574,914144,7332010Sony Pictures Classics
135Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$12,512,862114,7452012Paramount Pictures
136Extreme$12,475,172264,7521999IMAX
137People Like Us$12,434,778114,7572012Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
138Lone Star$12,408,986124,7611996Sony Pictures Classics
139Dangal$12,391,761114,7672016UTV Motion Pictures
140Three Identical Strangers$12,320,845134,7732018Neon
141Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day$12,313,694114,7752008Focus Features
142Little Big League$12,267,790114,7861994Columbia Pictures
143Barney's Great Adventure$12,218,638114,7941998PolyGram
144Saving Grace$12,178,602154,8002000Fine Line Features
145Foxcatcher$12,096,300134,8082015Sony Pictures Classics
146The Gift$12,008,642134,8232001Paramount Classics
147Cinema Paradiso$11,990,401114,7631990Miramax
148Deathstalker$11,919,250124,8371983New World Pictures
149The Darjeeling Limited$11,902,715134,8392007-
150Glee: The 3D Concert Movie$11,862,398114,8442011Twentieth Century Fox
151Bloodsport$11,806,119164,8511988Cannon Film Distributors
152Strictly Ballroom$11,738,022134,8581993Miramax
153Girl with a Pearl Earring$11,670,971184,8672003Lionsgate
154Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog$11,642,946114,8711995Twentieth Century Fox
155So I Married an Axe Murderer$11,585,483124,8791993TriStar Pictures
156Pump Up the Volume$11,541,758124,8871990New Line Cinema
157Boys Don't Cry$11,540,607164,8881999-
158The Conspirator$11,538,204114,8902011Roadside Attractions
159No Manches Frida$11,528,613114,8962016Pantelion Films
160The Shipping News$11,434,216164,9122001Miramax
161Balto$11,348,324154,9221995Universal Pictures
162Manhattan Murder Mystery$11,330,911134,9251993TriStar Pictures
163Antitrust$11,328,094164,9272001Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
164Casanova$11,304,403124,9292006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
165Ready to Wear$11,300,653144,9311994Miramax
166The Lives of Others$11,286,112154,9332007Sony Pictures Classics
167Island of Lemurs: Madagascar$11,272,213254,9382014Warner Bros.
168Brotherhood of the Wolf$11,260,096164,9362002Universal Pictures
169CyberWorld$11,253,900184,9402000IMAX
170Jane Eyre$11,242,660134,9422011Focus Features
171The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert$11,220,670144,9441994Gramercy Pictures (I)
172V.I. Warshawski$11,128,309114,9541991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
173The Danish Girl$11,114,018134,9562016Focus Features
174Café Society$11,103,205124,9592016Lionsgate
175Big Trouble in Little China$11,100,000124,9601986Twentieth Century Fox
176House of Flying Daggers$11,050,094154,9672005Sony Pictures Classics
177Mrs. Henderson Presents$11,036,366174,9682005The Weinstein Company
178The Young Victoria$11,001,272154,9732009Apparition
179Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk$10,994,028254,9792002Giant Screen Films
180What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?$10,942,306174,9872004-
181The Polar Express
2005 IMAX Release
$10,900,597122642005Warner Bros.
182The End of the Affair$10,827,816165,0012000Sony Pictures Releasing
183Dracula: Dead and Loving It$10,772,144165,0061995Sony Pictures Releasing
184Gettysburg$10,769,960135,0071993New Line Cinema
185Winged Migration
2003 Re-release
$10,764,402174,8632003Sony Pictures Classics
186Avatar
2010 Special Edition
$10,741,4861142010Twentieth Century Fox
187Belle$10,726,630115,0142014-
188Deconstructing Harry$10,686,841145,0221997Fine Line Features
189Island of the Sharks$10,658,505325,0291999IMAX
190The Purple Rose of Cairo$10,631,333135,0321985Orion Pictures
191The House on Sorority Row$10,604,986145,0391983-
192Drop Dead Gorgeous$10,571,408115,0461999New Line Cinema
193Magic in the Moonlight$10,539,326135,0522014Sony Pictures Classics
194Scoop$10,525,717135,0552006Focus Features
195Narc$10,465,659125,0662003Paramount Pictures
196The Brothers McMullen$10,426,506155,0751995-
197Roving Mars$10,407,978285,0802006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
198Live by Night$10,378,555115,0862017Warner Bros.
199U2 3D$10,363,341195,0892008National Geographic Entertainment
200La Vie En Rose$10,301,706125,1012007Picturehouse