1992 Top-Grossing Movies in North America

This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative North American box office earnings for movies released in 1992. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 1992.

To see the top-grossing movies that earned money during 1992 (including movies released in previous years), click the “Earned in 1992” button below.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	1992 Domestic Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Aladdin	Nov 11, 1992	Walt Disney	Adventure	$217,350,219	46,544,998
2	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	Nov 20, 1992	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$173,585,516	38,674,618
3	Batman Returns	Jun 18, 1992	Warner Bros.	Action	$162,979,405	39,242,090
4	Lethal Weapon 3	May 15, 1992	Warner Bros.	Action	$144,731,527	33,686,638
5	A Few Good Men	Dec 11, 1992	Sony Pictures	Drama	$141,340,178	30,516,943
6	Sister Act	May 29, 1992	Walt Disney	Comedy	$139,605,150	31,880,433
7	The Bodyguard	Nov 25, 1992	Warner Bros.	Drama	$122,006,740	27,324,133
8	Wayne’s World	Feb 14, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$121,697,323	28,759,659
9	Basic Instinct	Mar 20, 1992	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$117,727,224	27,923,180
10	A League of Their Own	Jul 1, 1992	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$107,533,925	24,573,605
11	Unforgiven	Aug 7, 1992	Warner Bros.	Western	$101,157,447	23,911,453
12	The Hand That Rocks the Cradle	Jan 10, 1992	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$88,036,683	18,817,464
13	Under Siege	Oct 9, 1992	Warner Bros.	Action	$83,563,139	18,805,417
14	Patriot Games	Jun 5, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Action	$83,287,363	16,872,686
15	Bram Stoker’s Dracula	Nov 13, 1992	Sony Pictures	Horror	$82,522,790	18,925,379
16	White Men Can’t Jump	Mar 27, 1992	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$76,253,806	16,522,574
17	The Last of the Mohicans	Sep 25, 1992	20th Century Fox	Drama	$75,505,856	16,896,308
18	Boomerang	Jul 1, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$70,052,444	15,743,896
19	Scent of a Woman	Dec 23, 1992	Universal	Drama	$63,895,607	15,428,637
20	The Crying Game	Nov 25, 1992	Miramax	Thriller/Suspense	$62,546,695	15,104,752
21	Far and Away	May 22, 1992	Universal	Drama	$58,883,840	11,883,375
22	Honey I Blew Up the Kid	Jul 17, 1992	Walt Disney	Adventure	$58,662,452	12,442,024
23	HouseSitter	Jun 12, 1992	Universal	Comedy	$58,500,635	10,323,736
24	Death Becomes Her	Jul 31, 1992	Universal	Black Comedy	$58,422,650	12,691,871
25	Unlawful Entry	Jun 26, 1992	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$57,138,719	12,627,555
26	Beethoven	Apr 3, 1992	Universal	Comedy	$56,979,478	12,189,592
27	Forever Young	Dec 11, 1992	Warner Bros.	Drama	$55,942,530	10,277,062
28	Alien 3	May 22, 1992	20th Century Fox	Action	$54,927,174	12,489,212
29	My Cousin Vinny	Mar 13, 1992	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$52,929,168	11,074,775
30	Sneakers	Sep 9, 1992	Universal	Comedy	$51,433,000	11,461,230
31	The Mighty Ducks	Oct 2, 1992	Walt Disney	Comedy	$50,752,337	11,065,640
32	Malcolm X	Nov 18, 1992	Warner Bros.	Drama	$48,169,910	11,129,098
33	Single White Female	Aug 14, 1992	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$48,017,402	10,088,429
34	The Distinguished Gentleman	Dec 4, 1992	Walt Disney	Comedy	$46,434,570	9,454,605
35	Medicine Man	Feb 7, 1992	Walt Disney	Adventure	$44,948,240	8,970,940
36	Passenger 57	Nov 6, 1992	Warner Bros.	Action	$44,065,653	9,236,247
37	A River Runs Through It	Oct 9, 1992	Sony Pictures	Drama	$43,440,294	8,932,550
38	Mo’ Money	Jul 24, 1992	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$40,190,000	8,656,298
39	Encino Man	May 22, 1992	Walt Disney	Comedy	$40,057,130	8,339,617
40	Universal Soldier	Jul 10, 1992	Sony Pictures	Action	$36,299,898	8,201,288
41	Honeymoon in Vegas	Aug 28, 1992	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$35,208,854	7,382,733
42	The Lawnmower Man	Mar 6, 1992	New Line	Action	$32,100,816	5,923,254
43	Sleepwalkers	Apr 10, 1992	Sony Pictures	Horror	$30,524,763	6,398,456
44	3 Ninjas	Aug 7, 1992	Walt Disney	Action	$29,028,000	5,946,725
45	Final Analysis	Feb 7, 1992	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$28,590,665	5,480,177
46	Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot	Feb 1, 1992	Universal	Comedy	$28,411,000	5,422,758
47	The Muppet Christmas Carol	Dec 11, 1992	Walt Disney	Comedy	$27,379,507	5,856,752
48	Howards End	Mar 13, 1992	Sony Pictures Cla…	Drama	$26,124,872	6,236,675
49	Candyman	Oct 16, 1992	Sony Pictures	Horror	$25,667,958	5,334,573
50	Hoffa	Dec 25, 1992	20th Century Fox	Drama	$23,365,858	4,339,750
51	The Cutting Edge	Mar 27, 1992	MGM	Romantic Comedy	$23,131,735	3,156,189
52	Thunderheart	Apr 1, 1992	Sony/TriStar	Thriller/Suspense	$22,660,758	3,065,199
53	Captain Ron	Sep 18, 1992	Walt Disney	Comedy	$22,518,097	4,056,972
54	Leap of Faith	Dec 18, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$22,293,343	4,338,107
55	Shining Through	Jan 31, 1992	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$21,733,781	3,813,089
56	The Player	Apr 10, 1992	Fine Line	Black Comedy	$21,706,101	3,413,819
57	Consenting Adults	Oct 16, 1992	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$21,591,728	4,637,311
58	Toys	Dec 18, 1992	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$21,452,082	4,130,007
59	Straight Talk	Apr 3, 1992	Walt Disney	Comedy	$21,202,099	2,282,542
60	Raising Cain	Aug 7, 1992	Universal	Horror	$21,171,695	3,893,629
61	Ferngully… The Last Rainforest	Apr 10, 1992	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$21,111,825	4,290,792
62	Mr. Baseball	Oct 2, 1992	Universal	Comedy	$20,883,046	4,521,454
63	Juice	Jan 17, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$20,146,800	3,557,240
64	Prelude to a Kiss	Jul 10, 1992	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$20,006,730	3,606,674
65	Kuffs	Jan 10, 1992	Universal	Action	$19,618,135	2,711,799
66	Hero	Oct 2, 1992	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$19,487,173	4,387,233
67	Singles	Sep 18, 1992	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$18,471,850	2,915,758
68	Used People	Dec 16, 1992	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$17,957,265	4,334,757
69	Pet Sematary II	Aug 28, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$17,092,453	3,064,700
70	The Babe	Apr 17, 1992	Universal	Drama	$17,064,550	3,530,369
71	Freejack	Jan 17, 1992	Warner Bros.	Action	$17,033,142	2,565,464
72	Deep Cover	Apr 15, 1992	New Line	Action	$16,639,799	2,833,797
73	Pure Country	Oct 23, 1992	Warner Bros.	Drama	$14,941,630	2,708,776
74	Ladybugs	Mar 27, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$14,796,494	2,261,936
75	School Ties	Sep 18, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$14,715,067	2,159,547
76	City of Joy	Apr 15, 1992	Sony Pictures	Drama	$14,371,061	2,831,374
77	Memoirs of an Invisible Man	Feb 28, 1992	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$14,358,033	2,107,548
78	Rapid Fire	Aug 21, 1992	20th Century Fox	Action	$14,356,479	2,853,514
79	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Jul 31, 1992	20th Century Fox	Horror	$14,231,669	3,405,423
80	Cool World	Jul 10, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$14,110,589	2,497,487
81	Trespass	Dec 25, 1992	Universal	Action	$13,747,138	2,325,057
82	Mr. Saturday Night	Sep 23, 1992	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$13,351,357	2,609,777
83	Class Act	Jun 5, 1992	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$13,226,469	2,180,333
84	Enchanted April	Jul 31, 1992	Miramax	Drama	$13,200,170	1,404,467
85	Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth	Sep 11, 1992	Dimension Pictures	Horror	$12,525,537	1,434,231
86	A Stranger Among Us	Jul 17, 1992	Walt Disney	Drama	$12,282,994	1,550,220
87	Rock-a-Doodle	Apr 1, 1992	Goldwyn Entertain…	Musical	$11,657,385	627,298
88	American Me	Mar 13, 1992	Universal	Drama	$11,318,100	2,194,804
89	Jennifer Eight	Nov 6, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$11,281,492	2,131,869
90	Whispers in the Dark	Aug 7, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$11,124,511	2,060,955
91	Stay Tuned	Aug 14, 1992	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$10,736,401	1,706,000
92	Glengarry Glen Ross	Sep 30, 1992	New Line	Drama	$10,725,228	2,238,903
93	Husbands and Wives	Sep 18, 1992	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$10,555,619	1,530,347
94	Chaplin	Dec 25, 1992	Sony Pictures	Drama	$9,289,349	2,242,765
95	White Sands	Apr 24, 1992	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$9,011,574	1,364,154
96	Once Upon a Crime…	Mar 6, 1992	MGM	Comedy	$8,669,847	1,453,207
97	Bébé's Kids	Jul 31, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$8,284,881	1,648,291
98	Christopher Columbus: The Dis…	Aug 21, 1992	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$8,251,071	747,365
99	Gladiator	Mar 6, 1992	Sony Pictures	Drama	$8,205,703	1,420,997
100	Dr. Giggles	Oct 23, 1992	Universal	Horror	$8,205,290	1,815,490