1993 Top-Grossing Movies in North America

This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative North American box office earnings for movies released in 1993. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 1993.

To see the top-grossing movies that earned money during 1993 (including movies released in previous years), click the “Earned in 1993” button below.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	1993 Domestic Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Jurassic Park	Jun 11, 1993	Universal	Adventure	$415,404,543	93,039,885
2	Mrs. Doubtfire	Nov 24, 1993	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$219,195,051	53,288,196
3	The Fugitive	Aug 6, 1993	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$183,968,665	44,427,903
4	The Firm	Jun 30, 1993	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$158,340,892	38,246,592
5	Sleepless in Seattle	Jun 25, 1993	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$126,680,884	30,599,247
6	Indecent Proposal	Apr 7, 1993	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$106,614,059	25,752,188
7	In the Line of Fire	Jul 9, 1993	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$102,243,874	24,696,587
8	The Pelican Brief	Dec 17, 1993	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$100,768,056	24,444,124
9	Schindler’s List	Dec 15, 1993	Universal	Drama	$96,898,818	23,614,996
10	The Nightmare Before Christmas	Oct 13, 1993	Walt Disney	Musical	$94,693,927	26,622,678
11	Cliffhanger	May 28, 1993	Sony Pictures	Action	$84,049,211	20,301,741
12	Free Willy	Jul 16, 1993	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$77,698,625	18,767,783
13	Philadelphia	Dec 22, 1993	Sony/TriStar	Drama	$77,324,422	18,949,177
14	Groundhog Day	Feb 12, 1993	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$71,097,843	17,144,606
15	Grumpy Old Men	Dec 25, 1993	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$70,172,621	17,096,096
16	Cool Runnings	Oct 1, 1993	Walt Disney	Comedy	$68,856,263	16,653,942
17	Dave	May 7, 1993	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$63,270,710	15,282,780
18	Rising Sun	Jul 30, 1993	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$63,095,271	15,240,403
19	Demolition Man	Oct 8, 1993	Warner Bros.	Action	$58,055,768	14,048,533
20	Sister Act 2 Back in the Habit	Dec 10, 1993	Walt Disney	Comedy	$57,319,029	13,874,931
21	Tombstone	Dec 25, 1993	Walt Disney	Western	$56,505,065	13,734,488
22	The Three Musketeers	Nov 12, 1993	Walt Disney	Adventure	$53,661,805	12,966,830
23	Rookie of the Year	Jul 7, 1993	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$53,579,269	12,941,852
24	Beethoven’s 2nd	Dec 17, 1993	Universal	Comedy	$52,636,940	12,745,880
25	Dennis the Menace	Jun 25, 1993	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$51,270,765	12,384,242
26	Hocus Pocus	Jul 16, 1993	Walt Disney	Comedy	$50,737,050	10,620,349
27	Sommersby	Feb 5, 1993	Warner Bros.	Drama	$50,081,992	12,097,099
28	Last Action Hero	Jun 18, 1993	Sony Pictures	Action	$50,016,394	12,081,254
29	Wayne’s World 2	Dec 10, 1993	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$47,965,000	11,603,924
30	Addams Family Values	Nov 19, 1993	Paramount Pictures	Black Comedy	$46,293,855	11,193,377
31	Malice	Oct 1, 1993	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$46,038,636	11,120,443
32	Made In America	May 28, 1993	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$44,942,695	10,855,723
33	The Good Son	Sep 24, 1993	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$44,456,478	10,738,279
34	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles …	Mar 19, 1993	New Line	Action	$42,273,609	10,211,016
35	The Beverly Hillbillies	Oct 15, 1993	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$42,222,647	10,217,475
36	Homeward Bound: The Incredibl…	Feb 3, 1993	Walt Disney	Adventure	$41,833,324	10,104,667
37	Falling Down	Feb 26, 1993	Warner Bros.	Drama	$40,903,593	9,880,094
38	The Piano	Nov 12, 1993	Miramax	Drama	$40,157,856	9,785,027
39	What's Love Got to Do With It	Jun 9, 1993	Walt Disney	Drama	$39,100,956	9,444,675
40	Hot Shots! Part Deux	May 21, 1993	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$38,618,836	9,328,221
41	Carlito’s Way	Nov 10, 1993	Universal	Drama	$36,516,012	8,831,185
42	Alive	Jan 15, 1993	Walt Disney	Drama	$36,299,670	8,768,036
43	Sliver	May 21, 1993	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$36,280,867	8,763,494
44	Robin Hood: Men in Tights	Jul 28, 1993	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$35,699,287	8,623,016
45	Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story	May 7, 1993	Universal	Drama	$35,112,679	8,481,323
46	The Joy Luck Club	Sep 8, 1993	Walt Disney	Drama	$32,790,064	7,920,305
47	The Sandlot	Apr 7, 1993	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$32,416,586	7,830,093
48	The Age of Innocence	Sep 17, 1993	Sony Pictures	Drama	$32,014,993	7,733,090
49	Hard Target	Aug 20, 1993	Universal	Action	$31,636,358	7,641,632
50	Cop and ½	Apr 2, 1993	Universal	Comedy	$31,226,971	7,542,746
51	The Secret Garden	Aug 13, 1993	Warner Bros.	Drama	$31,181,000	7,531,642
52	A Perfect World	Nov 24, 1993	Warner Bros.	Drama	$31,160,784	7,542,610
53	Point of No Return	Mar 19, 1993	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$30,038,362	7,255,642
54	Loaded Weapon 1	Feb 5, 1993	New Line	Comedy	$27,979,399	6,758,308
55	Menace II Society	May 26, 1993	New Line	Drama	$27,731,527	6,698,436
56	My Life	Nov 12, 1993	Sony Pictures	Drama	$27,484,464	6,646,594
57	Poetic Justice	Jul 23, 1993	Sony Pictures	Drama	$27,450,453	6,630,544
58	Son in Law	Jul 2, 1993	Walt Disney	Comedy	$25,989,889	6,277,750
59	Shadowlands	Dec 29, 1993	Savoy	Drama	$25,842,377	6,302,010
60	In the Name of the Father	Dec 29, 1993	Universal	Drama	$25,096,862	6,094,457
61	The Man Without a Face	Aug 25, 1993	Warner Bros.	Drama	$24,760,338	5,980,757
62	The Adventures of Huck Finn	Apr 2, 1993	Walt Disney	Adventure	$24,103,594	5,822,124
63	Striking Distance	Sep 17, 1993	Sony Pictures	Action	$23,798,623	5,748,459
64	Benny & Joon	Apr 16, 1993	MGM	Drama	$23,202,734	5,604,525
65	The Program	Sep 24, 1993	Walt Disney	Drama	$23,042,200	5,565,748
66	The Remains of the Day	Nov 5, 1993	Sony Pictures	Drama	$22,954,968	5,583,284
67	Rudy	Oct 13, 1993	Sony Pictures	Drama	$22,750,363	5,495,256
68	Guilty as Sin	Jun 4, 1993	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$22,622,537	5,464,380
69	Much Ado About Nothing	May 7, 1993	Goldwyn Entertain…	Romantic Comedy	$22,549,338	5,446,700
70	Nowhere to Run	Jan 15, 1993	Sony Pictures	Action	$22,189,039	5,359,671
71	Como agua para chocolate	Feb 17, 1993	Miramax	Drama	$21,656,534	5,231,046
72	Coneheads	Jul 23, 1993	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$21,153,686	5,109,585
73	Super Mario Bros.	May 28, 1993	Walt Disney	Adventure	$20,844,907	5,035,001
74	Another Stakeout	Jul 23, 1993	Walt Disney	Comedy	$20,107,504	4,856,885
75	Fire in the Sky	Mar 12, 1993	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$19,724,334	4,764,331
76	Sniper	Jan 29, 1993	Sony Pictures	Drama	$18,994,653	4,588,080
77	Untamed Heart	Feb 12, 1993	MGM	Drama	$18,899,204	4,565,025
78	Posse	May 14, 1993	Gramercy	Western	$18,290,000	4,417,874
79	Born Yesterday	Mar 26, 1993	Walt Disney	Romantic Comedy	$17,760,754	4,290,037
80	CB4	Mar 12, 1993	Universal	Comedy	$17,642,060	4,261,367
81	A Bronx Tale	Sep 29, 1993	Savoy	Drama	$17,239,789	4,164,200
82	Sidekicks	Apr 9, 1993	Triumph Releasing	Action	$17,180,393	4,149,853
83	Geronimo: An American Legend	Dec 10, 1993	Sony Pictures	Western	$16,857,966	4,425,755
84	Heart and Souls	Aug 13, 1993	Universal	Comedy	$16,479,685	3,980,600
85	Jason Goes to Hell: The Final…	Aug 13, 1993	New Line	Horror	$15,935,068	3,849,050
86	Needful Things	Aug 27, 1993	Sony Pictures	Horror	$15,185,672	3,668,036
87	Indian Summer	Apr 23, 1993	Walt Disney	Comedy	$14,717,851	3,555,036
88	The Vanishing	Feb 5, 1993	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$14,543,394	3,512,897
89	Body of Evidence	Jan 15, 1993	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	$13,734,039	3,317,400
90	The Crush	Apr 2, 1993	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$13,609,396	3,287,293
91	Man's Best Friend	Nov 19, 1993	New Line	Horror	$12,974,636	3,133,970
92	A Far Off Place	Mar 12, 1993	Walt Disney	Adventure	$12,890,752	3,113,708
93	Weekend at Bernie's II	Jul 9, 1993	Sony/TriStar	Black Comedy	$12,741,891	3,077,751
94	Undercover Blues	Sep 10, 1993	MGM	Comedy	$12,416,686	2,999,199
95	Life With Mikey	Jun 4, 1993	Walt Disney	Comedy	$12,349,549	2,982,982
96	True Romance	Sep 10, 1993	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$12,281,000	2,966,425
97	Judgment Night	Oct 15, 1993	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$12,108,480	2,924,753
98	Strictly Ballroom	Feb 1, 1993	Miramax	Comedy	$11,738,000	2,835,265
99	So I Married an Axe Murderer	Jul 30, 1993	Sony/TriStar	Black Comedy	$11,585,483	2,798,425
100	Army of Darkness	Feb 19, 1993	Universal	Horror	$11,502,976	2,787,135