Box Office Performance for Drama Movies in 1995
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 1995 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Apollo 13
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$172,036,360 |
39,548,589 |
$283,958,869 |
| 2 |
Dangerous Minds
|
Drama
|
R
|
$84,268,691 |
19,372,113 |
$139,091,771 |
| 3 |
The Bridges of Madison County
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$70,067,649 |
16,107,506 |
$115,651,893 |
| 4 |
Braveheart
|
Drama
|
R
|
$67,019,456 |
15,406,771 |
$110,620,616 |
| 5 |
Legends of the Fall
|
Drama
|
R
|
$66,020,491 |
15,177,124 |
$108,971,750 |
| 6 |
A Walk in the Clouds
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$49,993,080 |
11,492,662 |
$82,517,313 |
| 7 |
Pulp Fiction
|
Drama
|
R
|
$44,268,548 |
10,176,678 |
$73,068,548 |
| 8 |
Nobody's Fool
|
Drama
|
R
|
$39,007,303 |
8,967,196 |
$64,384,467 |
| 9 |
Higher Learning
|
Drama
|
R
|
$38,023,585 |
8,741,054 |
$62,760,768 |
| 10 |
Casino
|
Drama
|
R
|
$37,482,525 |
8,616,672 |
$61,867,705 |
| 11 |
First Knight
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$37,027,335 |
8,512,031 |
$61,116,383 |
| 12 |
Heat
|
Drama
|
R
|
$36,493,095 |
8,389,217 |
$60,234,578 |
| 13 |
Waiting to Exhale
|
Drama
|
R
|
$36,024,320 |
8,281,453 |
$59,460,833 |
| 14 |
Rob Roy
|
Drama
|
R
|
$31,341,940 |
7,205,044 |
$51,732,216 |
| 15 |
Disclosure
|
Drama
|
R
|
$31,301,740 |
7,195,802 |
$51,665,858 |
| 16 |
Forrest Gump
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$31,074,434 |
7,143,548 |
$51,290,675 |
| 17 |
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$30,066,400 |
6,911,816 |
$49,626,839 |
| 18 |
Powder
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$29,876,995 |
6,868,275 |
$49,314,215 |
| 19 |
Little Women
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$29,474,280 |
6,775,697 |
$48,649,504 |
| 20 |
Now and Then
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$26,402,222 |
6,069,476 |
$43,578,838 |
| 21 |
Dolores Claiborne
|
Drama
|
R
|
$24,205,071 |
5,564,384 |
$39,952,277 |
| 22 |
Dead Presidents
|
Drama
|
R
|
$24,045,877 |
5,527,788 |
$39,689,518 |
| 23 |
How to Make an American Quilt
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$23,586,725 |
5,422,236 |
$38,931,654 |
| 24 |
Boys on the Side
|
Drama
|
R
|
$23,394,062 |
5,377,945 |
$38,613,645 |
| 25 |
Circle of Friends
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$23,333,082 |
5,363,927 |
$38,512,996 |
| 26 |
The Usual Suspects
|
Drama
|
R
|
$22,890,494 |
5,262,183 |
$37,782,474 |
| 27 |
Don Juan DeMarco
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$22,011,141 |
5,060,032 |
$36,331,030 |
| 28 |
Nell
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$20,914,085 |
4,807,836 |
$34,520,262 |
| 29 |
Showgirls
|
Drama
|
NC-17
|
$20,170,437 |
4,636,882 |
$33,292,813 |
| 30 |
Murder in the First
|
Drama
|
R
|
$17,300,238 |
3,977,066 |
$28,555,334 |
| 31 |
Devil in a Blue Dress
|
Drama
|
R
|
$16,004,418 |
3,679,177 |
$26,416,491 |
| 32 |
Mad Love
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$15,429,108 |
3,546,921 |
$25,466,893 |
| 33 |
The Madness of King George
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$15,019,414 |
3,452,739 |
$24,790,666 |
| 34 |
Kiss of Death
|
Drama
|
R
|
$14,924,355 |
3,430,886 |
$24,633,761 |
| 35 |
Clockers
|
Drama
|
R
|
$12,963,125 |
2,980,029 |
$21,396,608 |
| 36 |
The Shawshank Redemption
|
Drama
|
R
|
$11,772,053 |
2,706,219 |
$19,430,652 |
| 37 |
My Family
|
Drama
|
R
|
$11,075,827 |
2,546,167 |
$18,281,479 |
| 38 |
The Scarlet Letter
|
Drama
|
R
|
$10,359,006 |
2,381,381 |
$17,098,316 |
| 39 |
The Brothers McMullen
|
Drama
|
R
|
$10,202,068 |
2,345,303 |
$16,839,276 |
| 40 |
A Little Princess
|
Drama
|
G
|
$10,004,169 |
2,299,809 |
$16,512,629 |
| 41 |
Immortal Beloved
|
Drama
|
R
|
$9,090,824 |
2,089,845 |
$15,005,087 |
| 42 |
The Postman
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$9,026,521 |
2,075,062 |
$14,898,945 |
| 43 |
Smoke
|
Drama
|
R
|
$8,353,284 |
1,920,295 |
$13,787,718 |
| 44 |
Unstrung Heroes
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$7,894,330 |
1,814,789 |
$13,030,185 |
| 45 |
Nixon
|
Drama
|
R
|
$7,578,588 |
1,742,204 |
$12,509,025 |
| 46 |
Losing Isaiah
|
Drama
|
R
|
$7,551,247 |
1,735,919 |
$12,463,898 |
| 47 |
Kids
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$7,269,578 |
1,671,167 |
$11,998,979 |
| 48 |
Three Wishes
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$6,913,141 |
1,589,228 |
$11,410,657 |
| 49 |
Panther
|
Drama
|
R
|
$6,809,227 |
1,565,340 |
$11,239,141 |
| 50 |
The Walking Dead
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,975,209 |
1,373,611 |
$9,862,527 |
| 51 |
Beyond Rangoon
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,656,641 |
1,300,377 |
$9,336,707 |
| 52 |
Before Sunrise
|
Drama
|
R
|
$5,184,616 |
1,191,866 |
$8,557,598 |
| 53 |
Wings of Courage
|
Drama
|
G
|
$4,570,769 |
1,050,751 |
$7,544,392 |
| 54 |
Sense and Sensibility
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$4,347,817 |
999,498 |
$7,176,396 |
| 55 |
Priest
|
Drama
|
R
|
$4,106,277 |
943,972 |
$6,777,719 |
| 56 |
Fluke
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$3,709,626 |
852,788 |
$6,123,018 |
| 57 |
White Man's Burden
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,622,433 |
832,743 |
$5,979,095 |
| 58 |
New Jersey Drive
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,540,207 |
813,841 |
$5,843,378 |
| 59 |
Exotica
|
Drama
|
R
|
$3,504,510 |
805,634 |
$5,784,452 |
| 60 |
Persuasion
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$3,463,872 |
796,292 |
$5,717,377 |
| 61 |
The Glass Shield
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$3,262,024 |
749,891 |
$5,384,217 |
| 62 |
Quiz Show
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$2,920,195 |
671,309 |
$4,819,999 |
| 63 |
Carrington
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,732,750 |
628,218 |
$4,510,605 |
| 64 |
Death and the Maiden
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,705,259 |
621,899 |
$4,465,235 |
| 65 |
Leaving Las Vegas
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,702,762 |
621,325 |
$4,461,114 |
| 66 |
The Cure
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$2,485,520 |
571,384 |
$4,102,537 |
| 67 |
Blue Sky
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$2,471,351 |
568,127 |
$4,079,152 |
| 68 |
Jefferson in Paris
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$2,442,542 |
561,504 |
$4,031,599 |
| 69 |
Moonlight and Valentino
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,418,013 |
555,865 |
$3,991,111 |
| 70 |
Red
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,359,574 |
542,431 |
$3,894,655 |
| 71 |
Burnt by the Sun
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,265,414 |
520,785 |
$3,739,236 |
| 72 |
The Basketball Diaries
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,075,691 |
477,170 |
$3,426,081 |
| 73 |
The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,927,091 |
443,009 |
$3,180,805 |
| 74 |
Heavenly Creatures
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,569,711 |
360,853 |
$2,590,925 |
| 75 |
Farinelli
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,434,847 |
329,850 |
$2,368,323 |
| 76 |
Once Were Warriors
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,295,787 |
297,882 |
$2,138,793 |
| 77 |
Blue in the Face
|
Drama
|
R
|
$1,260,496 |
289,769 |
$2,080,541 |
| 78 |
To Live
|
Drama
|
|
$1,253,592 |
288,182 |
$2,069,147 |
| 79 |
Across The Sea of Time
|
Drama
|
G
|
$1,209,198 |
277,977 |
$1,995,875 |
| 80 |
Little Odessa
|
Drama
|
R
|
$932,752 |
214,426 |
$1,539,579 |
| 81 |
Picture Bride
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$848,722 |
195,109 |
$1,400,883 |
| 82 |
The Crossing Guard
|
Drama
|
R
|
$847,704 |
194,874 |
$1,399,195 |
| 83 |
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
|
Drama
|
R
|
$802,544 |
184,493 |
$1,324,660 |
| 84 |
Wild Reeds
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$759,196 |
174,528 |
$1,253,111 |
| 85 |
Amateur
|
Drama
|
R
|
$635,711 |
146,140 |
$1,049,285 |
| 86 |
When Night is Falling
|
Drama
|
R
|
$621,073 |
142,775 |
$1,025,125 |
| 87 |
Les Misérables
|
Drama
|
R
|
$620,498 |
142,643 |
$1,024,177 |
| 88 |
Shanghai Triad
|
Drama
|
R
|
$610,244 |
140,286 |
$1,007,253 |
| 89 |
The Sum of Us
|
Drama
|
R
|
$576,182 |
132,456 |
$951,034 |
| 90 |
Confessional, Le
|
Drama
|
|
$575,001 |
132,184 |
$949,081 |
| 91 |
Othello
|
Drama
|
R
|
$524,445 |
120,562 |
$865,635 |
| 92 |
Kicking and Screaming
|
Drama
|
R
|
$513,956 |
118,151 |
$848,324 |
| 93 |
Cobb
|
Drama
|
R
|
$499,294 |
114,780 |
$824,120 |
| 94 |
Underneath
|
Drama
|
R
|
$498,844 |
114,677 |
$823,381 |
| 95 |
The Innocent
|
Drama
|
R
|
$478,525 |
110,006 |
$789,843 |
| 96 |
Before the Rain
|
Drama
|
|
$431,105 |
99,105 |
$711,574 |
| 97 |
A Man of No Importance
|
Drama
|
R
|
$427,308 |
98,232 |
$705,306 |
| 98 |
Vanya on 42nd Street
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$418,805 |
96,277 |
$691,269 |
| 99 |
The Run of the Country
|
Drama
|
R
|
$414,683 |
95,329 |
$684,462 |
| 100 |
Safe
|
Drama
|
R
|
$333,312 |
76,623 |
$550,153 |
| 101 |
Search and Destroy
|
Drama
|
R
|
$314,751 |
72,357 |
$519,523 |
| 102 |
Country Life
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$265,270 |
60,982 |
$437,851 |
| 103 |
Twelve Monkeys
|
Drama
|
R
|
$258,895 |
59,516 |
$427,325 |
| 104 |
Cry, The Beloved Country
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$254,953 |
58,610 |
$420,820 |
| 105 |
Total Eclipse
|
Drama
|
R
|
$250,172 |
57,511 |
$412,929 |
| 106 |
Bandit Queen
|
Drama
|
|
$220,565 |
50,705 |
$364,062 |
| 107 |
Georgia
|
Drama
|
R
|
$215,009 |
49,427 |
$354,886 |
| 108 |
Feast of July
|
Drama
|
R
|
$196,142 |
45,090 |
$323,746 |
| 109 |
Tom & Viv
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$188,709 |
43,381 |
$311,476 |
| 110 |
Miracle on 34th Street
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$156,966 |
36,084 |
$259,083 |
| 111 |
Dead Tired
|
Drama
|
|
$138,179 |
31,765 |
$228,073 |
| 112 |
An Awfully Big Adventure
|
Drama
|
R
|
$136,599 |
31,402 |
$225,466 |
| 113 |
Jason's Lyric
|
Drama
|
R
|
$133,815 |
30,762 |
$220,871 |
| 114 |
Dead Man Walking
|
Drama
|
R
|
$118,266 |
27,188 |
$195,210 |
| 115 |
Roosters
|
Drama
|
R
|
$104,443 |
24,010 |
$172,392 |
| 116 |
Reckless
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$98,789 |
22,710 |
$163,058 |
| 117 |
Lamerica
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$93,987 |
21,606 |
$155,131 |
| 118 |
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$93,726 |
21,546 |
$154,700 |
| 119 |
Richard III
|
Drama
|
R
|
$91,915 |
21,130 |
$151,713 |
| 120 |
Gospa
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$85,377 |
19,627 |
$140,922 |
| 121 |
Frankie Starlight
|
Drama
|
R
|
$81,666 |
18,774 |
$134,797 |
| 122 |
Restoration
|
Drama
|
R
|
$75,514 |
17,360 |
$124,645 |
| 123 |
World and Time Enough
|
Drama
|
|
$60,301 |
13,862 |
$99,529 |
| 124 |
Erotique
|
Drama
|
R
|
$57,595 |
13,240 |
$95,063 |
| 125 |
The Convent
|
Drama
|
R
|
$41,100 |
9,448 |
$67,837 |
| 126 |
Mr. Holland's Opus
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$14,466 |
3,326 |
$23,881 |
| 127 |
Delta of Venus
|
Drama
|
NC-17
|
$3,750 |
862 |
$6,189 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $1,511,956,562 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 347,576,223 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $2,495,597,281 |
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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