1994 Top-Grossing Movies in North America

This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative North American box office earnings for movies released in 1994. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 1994.

To see the top-grossing movies that earned money during 1994 (including movies released in previous years), click the “Earned in 1994” button below.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	1994 Domestic Gross	Tickets Sold
1	The Lion King	Jun 15, 1994	Walt Disney	Adventure	$423,981,226	90,561,635
2	Forrest Gump	Jul 6, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$330,151,138	80,380,309
3	True Lies	Jul 15, 1994	20th Century Fox	Action	$146,282,411	35,853,532
4	The Santa Clause	Nov 11, 1994	Walt Disney	Adventure	$145,539,357	35,468,676
5	The Flintstones	May 27, 1994	Universal	Comedy	$130,531,208	31,992,943
6	Dumb & Dumber	Dec 16, 1994	New Line	Comedy	$127,266,176	30,257,811
7	Clear and Present Danger	Aug 3, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Action	$122,012,656	29,903,926
8	Speed	Jun 10, 1994	20th Century Fox	Action	$121,248,145	29,717,682
9	The Mask	Jul 29, 1994	New Line	Comedy	$120,114,301	29,408,627
10	Pulp Fiction	Oct 14, 1994	Miramax	Drama	$107,928,762	25,779,670
11	Interview with the Vampire	Nov 11, 1994	Warner Bros.	Horror	$105,341,412	25,738,874
12	Maverick	May 20, 1994	Warner Bros.	Western	$101,631,272	24,909,625
13	The Client	Jul 20, 1994	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$92,115,211	22,577,257
14	Disclosure	Dec 9, 1994	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$83,015,089	19,870,642
15	Star Trek: Generations	Nov 18, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$75,671,262	18,482,724
16	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective	Feb 4, 1994	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$72,217,396	17,700,342
17	Stargate	Oct 28, 1994	MGM	Adventure	$71,565,669	17,499,503
18	Legends of the Fall	Dec 23, 1994	Sony Pictures	Western	$66,502,573	15,295,281
19	Wolf	Jun 17, 1994	Sony Pictures	Horror	$65,011,757	15,934,254
20	The Specialist	Oct 7, 1994	Warner Bros.	Action	$57,362,581	14,041,117
21	Four Weddings and a Funeral	Mar 9, 1994	Gramercy	Romantic Comedy	$52,700,832	12,916,870
22	The Little Rascals	Aug 5, 1994	Universal	Comedy	$51,764,950	12,687,487
23	Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final I…	Mar 18, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$51,041,856	12,510,258
24	The Crow	May 11, 1994	Miramax	Action	$50,638,075	12,411,292
25	Natural Born Killers	Aug 26, 1994	Warner Bros.	Black Comedy	$50,282,766	12,324,207
26	Angels in the Outfield	Jul 15, 1994	Walt Disney	Comedy	$50,236,831	12,312,948
27	When a Man Loves a Woman	Apr 29, 1994	Walt Disney	Drama	$50,021,959	12,260,284
28	Little Women	Dec 21, 1994	Sony Pictures	Drama	$50,003,303	11,807,319
29	The River Wild	Sep 30, 1994	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$46,815,000	11,457,797
30	D2: The Mighty Ducks	Mar 25, 1994	Walt Disney	Comedy	$45,604,206	11,177,501
31	Timecop	Sep 16, 1994	Universal	Action	$44,853,581	10,993,524
32	The Jungle Book	Dec 25, 1994	Walt Disney	Adventure	$44,342,956	10,549,267
33	City Slickers II: The Legend …	Jun 10, 1994	Sony Pictures	Western	$43,440,947	10,647,290
34	Beverly Hills Cop III	May 25, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$42,586,861	10,437,956
35	Nobody's Fool	Dec 23, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$39,453,238	9,076,493
36	On Deadly Ground	Feb 18, 1994	Warner Bros.	Action	$38,590,458	9,458,445
37	Ri¢hie Ri¢h	Dec 21, 1994	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$38,087,756	9,111,462
38	It Could Happen To You	Jul 29, 1994	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$37,784,369	9,260,874
39	The Paper	Mar 18, 1994	Universal	Comedy	$36,768,310	9,011,840
40	Junior	Nov 23, 1994	Universal	Comedy	$36,763,355	8,920,696
41	Nell	Dec 14, 1994	20th Century Fox	Drama	$33,592,700	7,915,338
42	Street Fighter	Dec 23, 1994	Universal	Action	$33,423,000	8,010,567
43	The Shadow	Jul 1, 1994	Universal	Action	$31,835,600	7,802,843
44	I Love Trouble	Jun 29, 1994	Walt Disney	Romantic Comedy	$30,806,194	7,550,537
45	Major League II	Mar 30, 1994	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$30,626,182	7,506,417
46	Blank Check	Feb 11, 1994	Walt Disney	Comedy	$30,573,770	7,493,571
47	Blown Away	Jul 1, 1994	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	$30,133,002	7,385,539
48	A Low Down Dirty Shame	Nov 23, 1994	Walt Disney	Action	$29,317,886	7,155,625
49	In the Army Now	Aug 12, 1994	Walt Disney	Comedy	$28,881,266	7,078,741
50	Drop Zone	Dec 9, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Action	$28,607,015	6,928,382
51	The Shawshank Redemption	Sep 23, 1994	Sony Pictures	Drama	$28,313,053	6,747,859
52	Guarding Tess	Mar 11, 1994	Sony Pictures	Drama	$27,023,278	6,623,352
53	I.Q.	Dec 25, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$26,265,119	6,236,697
54	My Father the Hero	Feb 4, 1994	Miramax	Comedy	$25,479,558	6,244,989
55	Wyatt Earp	Jun 24, 1994	Warner Bros.	Western	$25,052,000	6,140,196
56	Quiz Show	Sep 14, 1994	Walt Disney	Drama	$24,787,282	6,030,889
57	Renaissance Man	Jun 3, 1994	Walt Disney	Comedy	$24,172,899	5,924,730
58	Blue Chips	Feb 18, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$22,359,041	5,480,157
59	Frankenstein	Nov 4, 1994	Sony Pictures	Horror	$22,006,296	5,393,700
60	Jason's Lyric	Sep 28, 1994	Gramercy	Drama	$20,788,730	5,093,241
61	The Air Up There	Jan 7, 1994	Walt Disney	Comedy	$20,782,439	5,093,735
62	Intersection	Jan 21, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$20,643,034	5,059,567
63	Iron Will	Jan 14, 1994	Walt Disney	Adventure	$20,623,071	5,054,674
64	Speechless	Dec 16, 1994	MGM	Romantic Comedy	$20,564,705	4,958,805
65	Corrina, Corrina	Aug 12, 1994	New Line	Comedy	$20,146,496	4,937,866
66	Reality Bites	Feb 18, 1994	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$20,079,850	4,921,531
67	With Honors	Apr 29, 1994	Warner Bros.	Drama	$20,043,254	4,912,562
68	Only You	Oct 7, 1994	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$20,042,048	4,912,266
69	Color of Night	Aug 19, 1994	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$19,750,470	4,840,429
70	The Cowboy Way	Jun 3, 1994	Universal	Comedy	$19,731,505	4,836,153
71	8 Seconds	Feb 25, 1994	New Line	Drama	$19,582,455	4,799,621
72	Little Giants	Oct 14, 1994	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$19,306,362	4,731,951
73	Léon	Nov 18, 1994	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$19,284,974	4,707,976
74	House Party 3	Jan 12, 1994	New Line	Comedy	$19,194,572	4,704,551
75	Love Affair	Oct 21, 1994	Warner Bros.	Drama	$18,272,894	4,478,650
76	Sugar Hill	Feb 25, 1994	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$18,272,447	4,478,540
77	Getting Even With Dad	Jun 17, 1994	MGM	Comedy	$18,195,538	4,459,690
78	Milk Money	Aug 31, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$18,121,466	4,439,633
79	Wes Craven's New Nightmare	Oct 14, 1994	New Line	Horror	$18,090,181	4,420,645
80	Miracle on 34th Street	Nov 18, 1994	20th Century Fox	Drama	$17,195,886	4,212,289
81	Lightning Jack	Mar 11, 1994	Savoy	Western	$16,821,273	4,122,861
82	Andre	Aug 17, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$16,774,699	4,111,445
83	Blink	Jan 26, 1994	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	$16,668,552	4,085,429
84	Baby’s Day Out	Jul 1, 1994	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$16,581,575	4,064,111
85	My Girl 2	Feb 11, 1994	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$16,559,100	4,058,602
86	The War	Nov 4, 1994	Universal	Drama	$16,480,770	4,039,404
87	Terminal Velocity	Sep 23, 1994	Walt Disney	Action	$16,478,900	4,038,946
88	Monkey Trouble	Mar 18, 1994	New Line	Adventure	$16,344,520	4,006,009
89	Above the Rim	Mar 23, 1994	New Line	Drama	$16,026,469	3,928,056
90	The Getaway	Feb 11, 1994	Universal	Action	$15,545,115	3,810,077
91	No Escape	Apr 29, 1994	Savoy	Action	$15,339,030	3,759,566
92	Bad Girls	Apr 22, 1994	20th Century Fox	Western	$15,187,851	3,722,512
93	The Madness of King George	Dec 28, 1994	Goldwyn Entertain…	Drama	$15,122,669	3,478,045
94	Threesome	Apr 8, 1994	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$14,793,701	3,625,907
95	Bullets Over Broadway	Oct 21, 1994	Miramax	Comedy	$13,383,747	3,210,390
96	Greedy	Mar 4, 1994	Universal	Comedy	$13,137,484	3,219,971
97	Crooklyn	May 13, 1994	Universal	Comedy	$13,024,170	3,192,198
98	Little Big League	Jun 29, 1994	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$12,124,754	2,971,753
99	The Pagemaster	Nov 23, 1994	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$12,039,526	2,942,963
100	3 Ninjas Kick Back	May 6, 1994	Walt Disney	Action	$11,744,960	2,878,666