Top Grossing Movies Never to Go Into Wide Release
The following table lists films released since 1990 that never played in 1,000 theaters or more.
| | Maximum Theaters | Release Date | Movie | Total Gross |
| 1 |
64 |
Apr 19, 2002 |
Space Station |
$87,829,093 |
| 2 |
63 |
Mar 6, 1998 |
Everest |
$87,178,599 |
| 3 |
687 |
Feb 1, 2008 |
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour |
$65,281,781 |
| 4 |
n/a |
Oct 18, 1991 |
Antarctica |
$65,000,000 |
| 5 |
n/a |
Dec 31, 1995 |
The Living Sea |
$64,800,000 |
| 6 |
54 |
Jan 1, 2000 |
Fantasia 2000 (IMAX) |
$60,507,228 |
| 7 |
926 |
Jul 12, 1991 |
Boyz n the Hood |
$56,190,094 |
| 8 |
n/a |
Oct 20, 2000 |
Dolphins |
$54,000,000 |
| 9 |
38 |
Oct 23, 1998 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
$53,743,249 |
| 10 |
999 |
Dec 14, 2001 |
The Royal Tenenbaums |
$52,353,636 |
| 11 |
905 |
Mar 8, 1991 |
New Jack City |
$47,624,253 |
| 12 |
783 |
Aug 13, 1997 |
The Full Monty |
$45,950,122 |
| 13 |
47 |
Mar 3, 2006 |
Deep Sea 3-D |
$45,545,757 |
| 14 |
924 |
May 25, 2012 |
Moonrise Kingdom |
$45,512,466 |
| 15 |
847 |
Dec 22, 2000 |
O Brother, Where Art Thou |
$45,506,619 |
| 16 |
882 |
Sep 12, 2003 |
Lost in Translation |
$44,585,453 |
| 17 |
27 |
Jul 16, 1998 |
Mysteries of Egypt |
$40,593,286 |
| 18 |
523 |
Nov 12, 1993 |
The Piano |
$40,157,856 |
| 19 |
82 |
Sep 23, 2005 |
Magnificent Desolation |
$40,144,533 |
| 20 |
821 |
Dec 29, 1995 |
Dead Man Walking |
$39,387,284 |
| 21 |
151 |
Mar 19, 2010 |
Hubble 3D |
$38,198,375 |
| 22 |
940 |
Aug 23, 1991 |
Dead Again |
$38,016,380 |
| 23 |
958 |
Jul 24, 1991 |
The Doctor |
$37,497,480 |
| 24 |
108 |
Feb 13, 2009 |
Under the Sea 3D |
$36,671,385 |
| 25 |
905 |
Sep 26, 2008 |
Fireproof |
$33,456,317 |
| 26 |
303 |
Nov 2, 2001 |
Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain |
$33,201,661 |
| 27 |
600 |
Sep 8, 1993 |
The Joy Luck Club |
$32,790,064 |
| 28 |
842 |
Dec 27, 2002 |
The Pianist |
$32,519,322 |
| 29 |
839 |
Sep 17, 1993 |
The Age of Innocence |
$32,014,993 |
| 30 |
882 |
Nov 26, 2008 |
Milk |
$31,841,299 |
| 31 |
844 |
Jun 7, 1991 |
Jungle Fever |
$31,739,045 |
| 32 |
929 |
Oct 7, 2005 |
Good Night and Good Luck |
$31,501,218 |
| 33 |
714 |
Dec 26, 2001 |
Monster's Ball |
$31,273,922 |
| 34 |
967 |
Dec 19, 2003 |
Calendar Girls |
$31,011,616 |
| 35 |
624 |
Nov 6, 1998 |
Elizabeth |
$30,082,699 |
| 36 |
718 |
Dec 25, 1990 |
Green Card |
$29,804,169 |
| 37 |
972 |
Sep 23, 1994 |
The Shawshank Redemption |
$28,241,469 |
| 38 |
581 |
May 26, 1993 |
Menace II Society |
$27,731,527 |
| 39 |
986 |
Jan 12, 1990 |
Internal Affairs |
$27,661,878 |
| 40 |
883 |
Apr 26, 1995 |
Friday |
$27,467,564 |
| 41 |
813 |
Jul 28, 2004 |
Garden State |
$26,782,316 |
| 42 |
700 |
Mar 9, 1990 |
House Party |
$26,385,627 |
| 43 |
776 |
Dec 17, 2008 |
The Wrestler |
$26,238,243 |
| 44 |
248 |
Mar 13, 1992 |
Howards End |
$25,919,211 |
| 45 |
794 |
Oct 25, 2002 |
Frida |
$25,885,000 |
| 46 |
531 |
Mar 16, 2001 |
Memento |
$25,544,867 |
| 47 |
68 |
Jan 1, 2002 |
Beauty and the Beast (IMAX) |
$25,487,028 |
| 48 |
495 |
Dec 29, 1993 |
In the Name of the Father |
$25,096,862 |
| 49 |
540 |
Nov 20, 1998 |
Waking Ned Devine |
$24,793,251 |
| 50 |
822 |
Sep 14, 1994 |
Quiz Show |
$24,787,282 |
| 51 |
564 |
Oct 20, 2006 |
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D |
$24,702,904 |
| 52 |
716 |
Mar 8, 1996 |
Fargo |
$24,567,751 |
| 53 |
964 |
Sep 14, 2007 |
Across the Universe |
$24,343,673 |
| 54 |
886 |
Dec 9, 2011 |
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy |
$24,149,393 |
| 55 |
587 |
May 24, 2006 |
An Inconvenient Truth |
$24,146,161 |
| 56 |
252 |
Oct 5, 2007 |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
$23,746,066 |
| 57 |
824 |
Dec 22, 2004 |
Hotel Rwanda |
$23,519,128 |
| 58 |
902 |
Mar 15, 1995 |
Circle of Friends |
$23,389,975 |
| 59 |
876 |
Aug 16, 1995 |
The Usual Suspects |
$23,341,568 |
| 60 |
726 |
Aug 15, 2008 |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
$23,216,709 |
| 61 |
512 |
Dec 28, 2005 |
Match Point |
$23,089,926 |
| 62 |
768 |
Dec 17, 1990 |
The Russia House |
$22,998,000 |
| 63 |
517 |
Nov 5, 1993 |
The Remains of the Day |
$22,954,968 |
| 64 |
630 |
Oct 29, 1999 |
Being John Malkovich |
$22,858,926 |
| 65 |
99 |
Feb 15, 2013 |
No |
$22,651,521 |
| 66 |
208 |
Apr 8, 2011 |
Born to be Wild 3D |
$22,651,521 |
| 67 |
201 |
May 7, 1993 |
Much Ado About Nothing |
$22,549,338 |
| 68 |
672 |
Dec 6, 2002 |
Adaptation |
$22,498,520 |
| 69 |
848 |
Aug 2, 1996 |
Emma |
$22,231,658 |
| 70 |
510 |
Oct 13, 2000 |
Billy Elliot |
$21,995,263 |
| 71 |
430 |
Jun 14, 1995 |
Il Postino |
$21,812,813 |
| 72 |
452 |
Apr 10, 1992 |
The Player |
$21,706,101 |
| 73 |
172 |
Feb 17, 1993 |
Como agua para chocolate |
$21,656,534 |
| 74 |
248 |
Oct 11, 2002 |
Bowling for Columbine |
$21,576,018 |
| 75 |
73 |
Mar 12, 2004 |
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience |
$21,550,235 |
| 76 |
954 |
Sep 27, 1995 |
To Die For |
$21,284,514 |
| 77 |
994 |
Jul 9, 2010 |
The Kids Are All Right |
$20,811,365 |
| 78 |
804 |
Sep 28, 1994 |
Jason's Lyric |
$20,788,730 |
| 79 |
556 |
Jun 6, 2003 |
Whale Rider |
$20,779,666 |
| 80 |
751 |
Dec 17, 1997 |
The Apostle |
$20,733,485 |
| 81 |
525 |
Dec 19, 1990 |
Hamlet |
$20,710,451 |
| 82 |
767 |
Jun 9, 2006 |
A Prairie Home Companion |
$20,342,852 |
| 83 |
972 |
Aug 12, 1994 |
Corrina, Corrina |
$20,146,496 |
| 84 |
14 |
Oct 29, 1999 |
Galapagos |
$19,946,586 |
| 85 |
838 |
Feb 25, 1994 |
8 Seconds |
$19,582,455 |
| 86 |
978 |
Dec 16, 2005 |
The Producers: The Movie Musical |
$19,398,532 |
| 87 |
848 |
Jan 12, 1994 |
House Party 3 |
$19,194,572 |
| 88 |
774 |
Aug 2, 2002 |
Martin Lawrence Live: RunTelDat |
$19,184,820 |
| 89 |
735 |
Dec 25, 1996 |
Mother |
$19,174,217 |
| 90 |
708 |
May 2, 2007 |
Waitress |
$19,097,550 |
| 91 |
41 |
Mar 14, 2003 |
Bugs! |
$19,084,280 |
| 92 |
886 |
Dec 21, 2012 |
The Impossible |
$19,019,882 |
| 93 |
23 |
Jul 11, 1997 |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun |
$18,798,682 |
| 94 |
56 |
May 5, 2000 |
Michael Jordan to the MAX |
$18,642,318 |
| 95 |
918 |
Sep 18, 1991 |
Paradise |
$18,634,643 |
| 96 |
497 |
Sep 27, 2000 |
Best in Show |
$18,621,249 |
| 97 |
772 |
Jun 18, 1999 |
An Ideal Husband |
$18,542,974 |
| 98 |
660 |
Sep 21, 2007 |
Into the Wild |
$18,354,356 |
| 99 |
916 |
Nov 5, 2010 |
127 Hours |
$18,335,230 |
| 100 |
949 |
May 14, 1993 |
Posse |
$18,290,000 |
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