Box Office Performance for Contemporary Fiction Movies in 1995
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 1995 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$104,355,781 |
23,989,835 |
$189,279,798 |
| 2 |
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
|
Action
|
R
|
$99,941,764 |
22,975,118 |
$181,273,681 |
| 3 |
Goldeneye
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$93,211,105 |
21,427,840 |
$169,065,658 |
| 4 |
Crimson Tide
|
Action
|
R
|
$91,381,194 |
21,007,171 |
$165,746,579 |
| 5 |
Se7en
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$87,046,142 |
20,010,607 |
$157,883,689 |
| 6 |
Dangerous Minds
|
Drama
|
R
|
$84,268,691 |
19,372,113 |
$152,845,972 |
| 7 |
While You Were Sleeping
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$81,052,361 |
18,632,727 |
$147,012,216 |
| 8 |
Congo
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$80,998,938 |
18,620,446 |
$146,915,319 |
| 9 |
Nine Months
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$69,590,987 |
15,997,928 |
$126,223,652 |
| 10 |
Get Shorty
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$68,798,612 |
15,815,773 |
$124,786,449 |
| 11 |
Outbreak
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$67,598,303 |
15,539,840 |
$122,609,338 |
| 12 |
Bad Boys
|
Action
|
R
|
$65,637,842 |
15,089,159 |
$119,053,465 |
| 13 |
Dumb & Dumber
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$60,671,411 |
13,947,451 |
$110,045,388 |
| 14 |
Babe
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$56,780,755 |
13,053,047 |
$102,988,541 |
| 15 |
Clueless
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$56,461,210 |
12,979,589 |
$102,408,957 |
| 16 |
Father of the Bride Part II
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$52,265,735 |
12,015,111 |
$94,799,226 |
| 17 |
The American President
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$51,055,287 |
11,736,848 |
$92,603,731 |
| 18 |
Something to Talk About
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$50,835,801 |
11,686,391 |
$92,205,625 |
| 19 |
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
|
Action
|
R
|
$50,002,097 |
11,494,735 |
$90,693,459 |
| 20 |
Pulp Fiction
|
Drama
|
R
|
$44,268,548 |
10,176,678 |
$80,293,989 |
| 21 |
Man of the House
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$40,029,009 |
9,202,071 |
$72,604,340 |
| 22 |
Nobody's Fool
|
Drama
|
R
|
$39,007,303 |
8,967,196 |
$70,751,176 |
| 23 |
French Kiss
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$38,843,026 |
8,929,431 |
$70,453,211 |
| 24 |
Higher Learning
|
Drama
|
R
|
$38,023,585 |
8,741,054 |
$68,966,916 |
| 25 |
Just Cause
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$36,830,090 |
8,466,687 |
$66,802,160 |
| 26 |
Heat
|
Drama
|
R
|
$36,493,095 |
8,389,217 |
$66,190,922 |
| 27 |
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$36,422,690 |
8,373,032 |
$66,063,222 |
| 28 |
Waiting to Exhale
|
Drama
|
R
|
$36,024,320 |
8,281,453 |
$65,340,664 |
| 29 |
Money Train
|
Action
|
R
|
$34,659,375 |
7,967,672 |
$62,864,932 |
| 30 |
Forget Paris
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$33,177,694 |
7,627,056 |
$60,177,472 |
| 31 |
Tommy Boy
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$32,637,949 |
7,502,977 |
$59,198,489 |
| 32 |
Copycat
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$31,310,128 |
7,197,731 |
$56,790,098 |
| 33 |
Disclosure
|
Drama
|
R
|
$31,301,740 |
7,195,802 |
$56,774,878 |
| 34 |
Sabrina
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$30,788,670 |
7,077,855 |
$55,844,276 |
| 35 |
Grumpier Old Men
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$30,748,841 |
7,068,699 |
$55,772,035 |
| 36 |
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$30,066,400 |
6,911,816 |
$54,534,228 |
| 37 |
Powder
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$29,876,995 |
6,868,275 |
$54,190,690 |
| 38 |
Assassins
|
Action
|
R
|
$29,454,844 |
6,771,229 |
$53,424,997 |
| 39 |
Major Payne
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$29,386,820 |
6,755,591 |
$53,301,613 |
| 40 |
Friday
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$27,409,510 |
6,301,037 |
$49,715,182 |
| 41 |
Now and Then
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$26,402,222 |
6,069,476 |
$47,888,166 |
| 42 |
Houseguest
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$26,313,748 |
6,049,137 |
$47,727,691 |
| 43 |
Billy Madison
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$25,441,250 |
5,848,563 |
$46,145,162 |
| 44 |
Desperado
|
Action
|
R
|
$25,405,445 |
5,840,332 |
$46,080,219 |
| 45 |
Dolores Claiborne
|
Drama
|
R
|
$24,205,071 |
5,564,384 |
$43,902,990 |
| 46 |
Dead Presidents
|
Drama
|
R
|
$24,045,877 |
5,527,788 |
$43,614,247 |
| 47 |
How to Make an American Quilt
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$23,586,725 |
5,422,236 |
$42,781,442 |
| 48 |
Boys on the Side
|
Drama
|
R
|
$23,394,062 |
5,377,945 |
$42,431,986 |
| 49 |
The Usual Suspects
|
Drama
|
R
|
$22,890,494 |
5,262,183 |
$41,518,624 |
| 50 |
Don Juan DeMarco
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$22,011,141 |
5,060,032 |
$39,923,652 |
| 51 |
Nell
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$20,914,085 |
4,807,836 |
$37,933,826 |
| 52 |
To Die For
|
Black Comedy
|
R
|
$20,887,407 |
4,801,703 |
$37,885,437 |
| 53 |
Showgirls
|
Drama
|
NC-17
|
$20,170,437 |
4,636,882 |
$36,584,999 |
| 54 |
Heavy Weights
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$17,662,142 |
4,060,263 |
$32,035,475 |
| 55 |
It Takes Two
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$17,468,169 |
4,015,671 |
$31,683,644 |
| 56 |
Home for the Holidays
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$17,244,975 |
3,964,362 |
$31,278,816 |
| 57 |
Jury Duty
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$16,927,407 |
3,891,358 |
$30,702,815 |
| 58 |
Mad Love
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$15,429,108 |
3,546,921 |
$27,985,207 |
| 59 |
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
|
Horror
|
R
|
$15,106,362 |
3,472,727 |
$27,399,816 |
| 60 |
Muriel's Wedding
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$15,103,199 |
3,472,000 |
$27,394,080 |
| 61 |
Kiss of Death
|
Drama
|
R
|
$14,924,355 |
3,430,886 |
$27,069,691 |
| 62 |
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$14,709,190 |
3,381,423 |
$26,679,427 |
| 63 |
Sudden Death
|
Action
|
R
|
$13,467,140 |
3,095,894 |
$24,426,604 |
| 64 |
Clockers
|
Drama
|
R
|
$12,963,125 |
2,980,029 |
$23,512,429 |
| 65 |
Bye Bye Love
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$11,959,497 |
2,749,310 |
$21,692,056 |
| 66 |
Roommates
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$11,933,937 |
2,743,434 |
$21,645,694 |
| 67 |
Street Fighter
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$11,920,295 |
2,740,298 |
$21,620,951 |
| 68 |
Tales from the Hood
|
Horror
|
R
|
$11,784,569 |
2,709,096 |
$21,374,767 |
| 69 |
Fair Game
|
Action
|
R
|
$11,184,039 |
2,571,043 |
$20,285,529 |
| 70 |
The Brothers McMullen
|
Drama
|
R
|
$10,202,068 |
2,345,303 |
$18,504,441 |
| 71 |
Jade
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$9,812,870 |
2,255,832 |
$17,798,514 |
| 72 |
The Baby-Sitters Club
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$9,574,155 |
2,200,955 |
$17,365,535 |
| 73 |
Smoke
|
Drama
|
R
|
$8,353,284 |
1,920,295 |
$15,151,128 |
| 74 |
Nick of Time
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$7,880,033 |
1,811,502 |
$14,292,751 |
| 75 |
The Jerky Boys
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$7,555,256 |
1,736,840 |
$13,703,668 |
| 76 |
Losing Isaiah
|
Drama
|
R
|
$7,551,247 |
1,735,919 |
$13,696,401 |
| 77 |
Hackers
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$7,479,498 |
1,719,425 |
$13,566,263 |
| 78 |
Bushwhacked
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$7,357,794 |
1,691,447 |
$13,345,517 |
| 79 |
Kids
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$7,269,578 |
1,671,167 |
$13,185,508 |
| 80 |
Never Talk to Strangers
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$6,826,471 |
1,569,304 |
$12,381,809 |
| 81 |
The Hunted
|
Action
|
R
|
$6,373,305 |
1,465,128 |
$11,559,860 |
| 82 |
Junior
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$5,911,390 |
1,358,940 |
$10,722,037 |
| 83 |
The Tie That Binds
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$5,739,486 |
1,319,422 |
$10,410,240 |
| 84 |
Beyond Rangoon
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,656,641 |
1,300,377 |
$10,259,975 |
| 85 |
Drop Zone
|
Action
|
R
|
$5,465,044 |
1,256,332 |
$9,912,459 |
| 86 |
Speechless
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$5,361,348 |
1,232,494 |
$9,724,378 |
| 87 |
Before Sunrise
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,184,616 |
1,191,866 |
$9,403,823 |
| 88 |
Mighty Aphrodite
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$5,037,971 |
1,158,154 |
$9,137,835 |
| 89 |
Top Dog
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$4,992,085 |
1,147,606 |
$9,054,611 |
| 90 |
Miami Rhapsody
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$4,982,279 |
1,145,351 |
$9,036,819 |
| 91 |
Angus
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$4,791,125 |
1,101,408 |
$8,690,109 |
| 92 |
National Lampoon's Senior Trip
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$4,671,358 |
1,073,875 |
$8,472,874 |
| 93 |
Prêt-à-Porter
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$4,469,411 |
1,027,451 |
$8,106,588 |
| 94 |
Priest
|
Drama
|
R
|
$4,106,277 |
943,972 |
$7,447,939 |
| 95 |
White Man's Burden
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,622,433 |
832,743 |
$6,570,342 |
| 96 |
New Jersey Drive
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,540,207 |
813,841 |
$6,421,205 |
| 97 |
Exotica
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,504,510 |
805,634 |
$6,356,452 |
| 98 |
Bad Company
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$3,504,008 |
805,519 |
$6,355,545 |
| 99 |
The Glass Shield
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$3,262,024 |
749,891 |
$5,916,640 |
| 100 |
Jeffrey
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$3,222,819 |
740,878 |
$5,845,527 |
| 101 |
The Last Seduction
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$3,172,270 |
729,257 |
$5,753,838 |
| 102 |
Steal Big, Steal Little
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$3,087,268 |
709,717 |
$5,599,667 |
| 103 |
Death and the Maiden
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,705,259 |
621,899 |
$4,906,783 |
| 104 |
Leaving Las Vegas
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,702,762 |
621,325 |
$4,902,254 |
| 105 |
Four Rooms
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,521,975 |
579,764 |
$4,574,338 |
| 106 |
The Cure
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$2,485,520 |
571,384 |
$4,508,220 |
| 107 |
Moonlight and Valentino
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,418,013 |
555,865 |
$4,385,775 |
| 108 |
Trois couleurs: Rouge
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,359,574 |
542,431 |
$4,279,781 |
| 109 |
Mallrats
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,028,211 |
466,255 |
$3,678,752 |
| 110 |
A Low Down Dirty Shame
|
Action
|
R
|
$1,980,559 |
455,301 |
$3,592,325 |
| 111 |
Shallow Grave
|
Black Comedy
|
R
|
$1,952,130 |
448,766 |
$3,540,764 |
| 112 |
The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,927,091 |
443,009 |
$3,495,341 |
| 113 |
Fresa y chocolate
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,918,424 |
441,017 |
$3,479,624 |
| 114 |
Once Were Warriors
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,295,787 |
297,882 |
$2,350,289 |
| 115 |
Blue in the Face
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,260,496 |
289,769 |
$2,286,277 |
| 116 |
Léon
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$1,231,340 |
283,067 |
$2,233,399 |
| 117 |
Across The Sea of Time
|
Drama
|
G
|
$1,209,198 |
277,977 |
$2,193,239 |
| 118 |
The Specialist
|
Action
|
R
|
$1,205,413 |
277,106 |
$2,186,366 |
| 119 |
Mute Witness
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$1,086,723 |
249,821 |
$1,971,088 |
| 120 |
The River Wild
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$1,082,410 |
248,830 |
$1,963,269 |
| 121 |
Destiny Turns on the Radio
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,076,567 |
247,487 |
$1,952,672 |
| 122 |
Living in Oblivion
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$1,043,576 |
239,903 |
$1,892,835 |
| 123 |
Little Odessa
|
Drama
|
R
|
$932,752 |
214,426 |
$1,691,821 |
| 124 |
Separate Lives
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$862,365 |
198,245 |
$1,564,153 |
| 125 |
The Crossing Guard
|
Drama
|
R
|
$847,704 |
194,874 |
$1,537,556 |
| 126 |
Stuart Saves His Family
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$810,781 |
186,386 |
$1,470,586 |
| 127 |
Mixed Nuts
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$664,788 |
152,825 |
$1,205,789 |
| 128 |
Amateur
|
Drama
|
R
|
$635,711 |
146,140 |
$1,153,045 |
| 129 |
When Night is Falling
|
Drama
|
R
|
$621,073 |
142,775 |
$1,126,495 |
| 130 |
The Sum of Us
|
Drama
|
R
|
$576,182 |
132,456 |
$1,045,078 |
| 131 |
Kicking and Screaming
|
Drama
|
R
|
$513,956 |
118,151 |
$932,211 |
| 132 |
Underneath
|
Drama
|
R
|
$498,844 |
114,677 |
$904,802 |
| 133 |
Funny Bones
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$487,481 |
112,065 |
$884,193 |
| 134 |
Clerks
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$481,383 |
110,663 |
$873,131 |
| 135 |
Love & Human Remains
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$469,268 |
107,878 |
$851,157 |
| 136 |
Double Happiness
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$439,196 |
100,965 |
$796,614 |
| 137 |
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG
|
$435,480 |
100,110 |
$789,868 |
| 138 |
Before the Rain
|
Drama
|
|
$431,105 |
99,105 |
$781,938 |
| 139 |
Vanya on 42nd Street
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$418,805 |
96,277 |
$759,626 |
| 140 |
The Run of the Country
|
Drama
|
R
|
$414,683 |
95,329 |
$752,146 |
| 141 |
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$407,618 |
93,705 |
$739,332 |
| 142 |
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$402,962 |
92,635 |
$730,890 |
| 143 |
Bar Girls
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$397,566 |
91,394 |
$721,099 |
| 144 |
Party Girl
|
Romantic Comedy
|
R
|
$387,302 |
89,035 |
$702,486 |
| 145 |
Search and Destroy
|
Drama
|
R
|
$314,751 |
72,357 |
$570,897 |
| 146 |
Swimming with Sharks
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$311,156 |
71,530 |
$564,372 |
| 147 |
Empire Records
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$293,879 |
67,558 |
$533,033 |
| 148 |
Georgia
|
Drama
|
R
|
$215,009 |
49,427 |
$389,979 |
| 149 |
Lie Down with Dogs
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$212,535 |
48,859 |
$385,498 |
| 150 |
Miracle on 34th Street
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$156,966 |
36,084 |
$284,703 |
| 151 |
Canadian Bacon
|
Comedy
|
|
$149,532 |
34,375 |
$271,219 |
| 152 |
Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$144,961 |
33,324 |
$262,926 |
| 153 |
Last Summer in the Hamptons
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$138,528 |
31,846 |
$251,265 |
| 154 |
Grosse Fatigue
|
Drama
|
|
$138,179 |
31,765 |
$250,626 |
| 155 |
Jason's Lyric
|
Drama
|
R
|
$133,815 |
30,762 |
$242,712 |
| 156 |
Milk Money
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$125,013 |
28,739 |
$226,751 |
| 157 |
Roosters
|
Drama
|
R
|
$104,443 |
24,010 |
$189,439 |
| 158 |
Gospa
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$85,377 |
19,627 |
$154,857 |
| 159 |
Clear and Present Danger
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$74,720 |
17,177 |
$135,527 |
| 160 |
World and Time Enough
|
Drama
|
|
$60,301 |
13,862 |
$109,371 |
| 161 |
Erotique
|
Drama
|
R
|
$57,595 |
13,240 |
$104,464 |
| 162 |
Things to Do in Denver when You're Dead
|
Black Comedy
|
R
|
$44,108 |
10,140 |
$80,005 |
| 163 |
O Convento
|
Drama
|
R
|
$41,100 |
9,448 |
$74,545 |
| 164 |
Color of Night
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$24,420 |
5,614 |
$44,294 |
| 165 |
Mr. Holland's Opus
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$14,466 |
3,326 |
$26,242 |
| 166 |
Coldblooded
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$8,423 |
1,936 |
$15,275 |
| 167 |
Augustin
|
Comedy
|
|
$5,490 |
1,262 |
$9,957 |
| 168 |
A Business Affair
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$5,000 |
1,149 |
$9,066 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $2,864,178,050 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 658,431,736 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $5,195,026,397 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1995.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1995.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1994 will most likely earn money in 1994 and 1995.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year.
The next year starts the following day (Monday).
For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to
rounding errors.
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