1992 Top-Grossing Movies (Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1992. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1992. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1991 will most likely earn money in 1991 and 1992.

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Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	1992 Gross Infl. adj.	Tickets Sold
1	Batman Returns	Jun 18, 1992	Warner Bros.	Action	$469,274,765	39,237,020
2	Lethal Weapon 3	May 15, 1992	Warner Bros.	Action	$402,892,188	33,686,638
3	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	Nov 20, 1992	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$392,536,898	32,820,811
4	Sister Act	May 29, 1992	Walt Disney	Comedy	$381,289,985	31,880,433
5	Wayne’s World	Feb 14, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$343,965,519	28,759,659
6	Basic Instinct	Mar 20, 1992	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$333,961,233	27,923,180
7	A League of Their Own	Jul 1, 1992	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$293,900,311	24,573,605
8	Aladdin	Nov 11, 1992	Walt Disney	Adventure	$285,728,072	23,890,307
9	The Bodyguard	Nov 25, 1992	Warner Bros.	Drama	$229,307,230	19,172,845
10	Bram Stoker’s Dracula	Nov 13, 1992	Sony Pictures	Horror	$225,199,837	18,829,418
11	The Hand That Rocks the Cradle	Jan 10, 1992	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$225,056,865	18,817,464
12	Fried Green Tomatoes	Dec 27, 1991	Universal	Drama	$220,593,981	18,444,313
13	Under Siege	Oct 9, 1992	Warner Bros.	Action	$217,334,304	18,171,765
14	Beauty and the Beast	Nov 13, 1991	Walt Disney	Musical	$216,460,951	18,098,742
15	Unforgiven	Aug 7, 1992	Warner Bros.	Western	$202,473,731	16,929,242
16	Patriot Games	Jun 5, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Action	$201,797,325	16,872,686
17	The Last of the Mohicans	Sep 25, 1992	20th Century Fox	Drama	$199,340,960	16,667,304
18	White Men Can’t Jump	Mar 27, 1992	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$197,609,991	16,522,574
19	Boomerang	Jul 1, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$188,296,995	15,743,896
20	A Few Good Men	Dec 11, 1992	Sony Pictures	Drama	$181,932,745	15,211,768
21	Death Becomes Her	Jul 31, 1992	Universal	Black Comedy	$151,794,778	12,691,871
22	Hook	Dec 11, 1991	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$151,614,467	12,676,795
23	Unlawful Entry	Jun 26, 1992	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$151,025,554	12,627,555
24	Alien 3	May 22, 1992	20th Century Fox	Action	$149,370,970	12,489,212
25	Honey I Blew Up the Kid	Jul 17, 1992	Walt Disney	Adventure	$148,806,602	12,442,024
26	Father of the Bride	Dec 20, 1991	Walt Disney	Comedy	$147,993,066	12,374,002
27	The Prince of Tides	Dec 25, 1991	Sony Pictures	Drama	$146,707,761	12,266,535
28	Beethoven	Apr 3, 1992	Universal	Comedy	$145,787,524	12,189,592
29	Far and Away	May 22, 1992	Universal	Drama	$142,125,161	11,883,375
30	Sneakers	Sep 9, 1992	Universal	Comedy	$137,076,306	11,461,230
31	My Cousin Vinny	Mar 13, 1992	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$132,454,311	11,074,775
32	The Mighty Ducks	Oct 2, 1992	Walt Disney	Comedy	$127,960,423	10,699,032
33	HouseSitter	Jun 12, 1992	Universal	Comedy	$123,471,884	10,323,736
34	Malcolm X	Nov 18, 1992	Warner Bros.	Drama	$123,102,280	10,292,833
35	Single White Female	Aug 14, 1992	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$120,657,607	10,088,429
36	JFK	Dec 20, 1991	Warner Bros.	Drama	$116,196,974	9,715,466
37	Passenger 57	Nov 6, 1992	Warner Bros.	Action	$108,324,478	9,057,231
38	Medicine Man	Feb 7, 1992	Walt Disney	Adventure	$107,292,440	8,970,940
39	Mo’ Money	Jul 24, 1992	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$103,529,322	8,656,298
40	Encino Man	May 22, 1992	Walt Disney	Comedy	$99,741,821	8,339,617
41	Universal Soldier	Jul 10, 1992	Sony Pictures	Action	$98,087,401	8,201,288
42	The Distinguished Gentleman	Dec 4, 1992	Walt Disney	Comedy	$97,658,386	8,165,417
43	Honeymoon in Vegas	Aug 28, 1992	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$88,297,487	7,382,733
44	A River Runs Through It	Oct 9, 1992	Sony Pictures	Drama	$87,496,204	7,315,736
45	Bugsy	Dec 13, 1991	Sony/TriStar	Drama	$79,997,454	6,688,750
46	Sleepwalkers	Apr 10, 1992	Sony Pictures	Horror	$76,525,538	6,398,456
47	Forever Young	Dec 11, 1992	Warner Bros.	Drama	$74,336,417	6,215,420
48	3 Ninjas	Aug 7, 1992	Walt Disney	Action	$71,122,832	5,946,725
49	The Lawnmower Man	Mar 6, 1992	New Line	Action	$70,842,118	5,923,254
50	Final Analysis	Feb 7, 1992	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$65,542,915	5,480,177
51	Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot	Feb 1, 1992	Universal	Comedy	$64,856,184	5,422,758
52	Candyman	Oct 16, 1992	Sony Pictures	Horror	$62,484,890	5,224,489
53	Grand Canyon	Dec 25, 1991	20th Century Fox	Drama	$62,401,528	5,217,519
54	The Muppet Christmas Carol	Dec 11, 1992	Walt Disney	Comedy	$62,283,037	5,207,612
55	Consenting Adults	Oct 16, 1992	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$55,188,495	4,614,423
56	The Last Boy Scout	Dec 13, 1991	Warner Bros.	Action	$54,483,820	4,555,503
57	Mr. Baseball	Oct 2, 1992	Universal	Comedy	$54,076,592	4,521,454
58	Hero	Oct 2, 1992	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$52,471,307	4,387,233
59	Ferngully… The Last Rainforest	Apr 10, 1992	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$51,317,870	4,290,792
60	Captain Ron	Sep 18, 1992	Walt Disney	Comedy	$48,194,990	4,029,681
61	Howards End	Mar 13, 1992	Sony Pictures Cla…	Drama	$46,777,805	3,911,188
62	Raising Cain	Aug 7, 1992	Universal	Horror	$46,567,802	3,893,629
63	Shining Through	Jan 31, 1992	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$45,604,546	3,813,089
64	Toys	Dec 18, 1992	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$43,698,794	3,653,745
65	Prelude to a Kiss	Jul 10, 1992	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$43,135,818	3,606,674
66	Juice	Jan 17, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$42,544,588	3,557,240
67	The Babe	Apr 17, 1992	Universal	Drama	$42,223,209	3,530,369
68	Star Trek VI: The Undiscovere…	Dec 6, 1991	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$41,051,686	3,432,415
69	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Jul 31, 1992	20th Century Fox	Horror	$40,728,864	3,405,423
70	The Player	Apr 10, 1992	Fine Line	Black Comedy	$40,056,069	3,349,170
71	The Cutting Edge	Mar 27, 1992	MGM	Romantic Comedy	$37,748,017	3,156,189
72	The Addams Family	Nov 22, 1991	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$37,427,010	3,129,349
73	Thunderheart	Apr 1, 1992	Sony/TriStar	Thriller/Suspense	$36,659,778	3,065,199
74	Pet Sematary II	Aug 28, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$36,653,812	3,064,700
75	Leap of Faith	Dec 18, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$35,928,330	3,004,041
76	Singles	Sep 18, 1992	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$34,872,464	2,915,758
77	Rapid Fire	Aug 21, 1992	20th Century Fox	Action	$34,128,024	2,853,514
78	Deep Cover	Apr 15, 1992	New Line	Action	$33,892,213	2,833,797
79	City of Joy	Apr 15, 1992	Sony Pictures	Drama	$33,863,233	2,831,374
80	Kuffs	Jan 10, 1992	Universal	Action	$32,433,114	2,711,799
81	Mr. Saturday Night	Sep 23, 1992	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$31,212,934	2,609,777
82	Pure Country	Oct 23, 1992	Warner Bros.	Drama	$30,852,088	2,579,606
83	Freejack	Jan 17, 1992	Warner Bros.	Action	$30,682,945	2,565,464
84	Hoffa	Dec 25, 1992	20th Century Fox	Drama	$30,679,636	2,565,187
85	Cool World	Jul 10, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$29,869,939	2,497,487
86	Straight Talk	Apr 3, 1992	Walt Disney	Comedy	$27,299,199	2,282,542
87	Ladybugs	Mar 27, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$27,052,756	2,261,936
88	Glengarry Glen Ross	Sep 30, 1992	New Line	Drama	$26,252,517	2,195,027
89	American Me	Mar 13, 1992	Universal	Drama	$26,249,851	2,194,804
90	Class Act	Jun 5, 1992	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$26,076,789	2,180,333
91	School Ties	Sep 18, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$25,828,179	2,159,547
92	Jennifer Eight	Nov 6, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$25,497,152	2,131,869
93	Memoirs of an Invisible Man	Feb 28, 1992	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$25,206,276	2,107,548
94	Scent of a Woman	Dec 23, 1992	Universal	Drama	$25,173,469	2,104,805
95	Pinocchio	Feb 9, 1940	Walt Disney	Adventure	$24,819,349	2,075,196
96	Whispers in the Dark	Aug 7, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$24,649,021	2,060,955
97	Dr. Giggles	Oct 23, 1992	Universal	Horror	$21,713,265	1,815,490
98	My Girl	Nov 27, 1991	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$21,078,872	1,762,447
99	Stay Tuned	Aug 14, 1992	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$20,403,760	1,706,000
100	Trespass	Dec 25, 1992	Universal	Action	$19,910,446	1,664,753
101	Bébé's Kids	Jul 31, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$19,713,558	1,648,291
102	The Mambo Kings	Feb 28, 1992	Warner Bros.	Drama	$19,304,901	1,614,122
103	A Stranger Among Us	Jul 17, 1992	Walt Disney	Drama	$18,540,631	1,550,220
104	Husbands and Wives	Sep 18, 1992	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$18,302,950	1,530,347
105	Once Upon a Crime…	Mar 6, 1992	MGM	Comedy	$17,380,353	1,453,207
106	Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth	Sep 11, 1992	Dimension Pictures	Horror	$17,153,398	1,434,231
107	Gladiator	Mar 6, 1992	Sony Pictures	Drama	$16,995,120	1,420,997
108	White Sands	Apr 24, 1992	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$16,315,287	1,364,154
109	The Crying Game	Nov 25, 1992	Miramax	Thriller/Suspense	$15,571,828	1,301,992
110	Enchanted April	Jul 31, 1992	Miramax	Drama	$15,269,712	1,276,732
111	Casablanca	Jan 23, 1943		Drama	$14,570,926	1,218,304
112	The Playboys	Apr 22, 1992			$14,141,331	1,182,385
113	1492: Conquest of Paradise	Oct 9, 1992	Walt Disney	Adventure	$14,072,874	1,176,662
114	Article 99	Mar 13, 1992	Orion Pictures	Drama	$14,052,565	1,174,964
115	Used People	Dec 16, 1992	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$13,594,975	1,136,703
116	Indochine	Dec 23, 1992	Sony Pictures Cla…	Drama	$13,428,138	1,122,753
117	Night and the City	Oct 16, 1992	20th Century Fox	Drama	$13,290,255	1,111,225
118	Folks!	May 1, 1992	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$12,494,606	1,044,700
119	Bob Roberts	Sep 4, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$12,394,315	1,036,313
120	Of Mice and Men	Oct 2, 1992	MGM	Drama	$12,199,946	1,020,062
121	Split Second	May 1, 1992	InterStar Releasi…	Action	$11,962,268	1,000,190
122	Mediterraneo	Mar 25, 1992	Miramax		$11,655,173	974,512
123	Passed Away	Apr 24, 1992	Walt Disney		$11,616,454	971,275
124	Wind	Sep 11, 1992	Sony/TriStar	Drama	$11,536,723	964,609
125	Damage	Dec 23, 1992	New Line	Drama	$11,282,283	943,334
126	Man Trouble	Jul 17, 1992	20th Century Fox		$11,187,811	935,435
127	Peter’s Friends	Dec 25, 1992	MGM	Comedy	$10,532,290	880,626
128	Diggstown	Aug 14, 1992	MGM	Comedy	$9,063,850	757,847
129	Christopher Columbus: The Dis…	Aug 21, 1992	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$8,938,480	747,365
130	K2	May 1, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$8,769,395	733,226
131	This is My Life	Jan 1, 1992			$8,421,264	704,119
132	Blame it on the Bellboy	Mar 6, 1992	Walt Disney	Comedy	$8,331,812	696,639
133	Lorenzo’s Oil	Dec 30, 1992	Universal	Drama	$8,291,099	693,235
134	The Power of One	Jan 1, 1992		Drama	$8,147,518	681,230
135	Year of the Comet	Jan 1, 1992		Action	$8,044,944	672,654
136	Shadows and Fog	Mar 20, 1992	Orion Pictures	Comedy	$7,884,179	659,212
137	Crisscross	May 8, 1992	MGM		$7,832,399	654,882
138	Newsies	Apr 8, 1992	Walt Disney		$7,799,511	652,133
139	Passion Fish	Dec 11, 1992	Miramax	Drama	$7,686,453	642,680
140	Rock-a-Doodle	Apr 1, 1992	Goldwyn Entertain…	Musical	$7,502,482	627,298
141	Raise the Red Lantern (大紅燈…	Mar 13, 1992	Orion Classics	Drama	$7,501,834	627,243
142	Mississippi Masala	Feb 5, 1992	Goldwyn Entertain…	Drama	$7,455,726	623,388
143	Aces: Iron Eagle III	Jun 12, 1992	New Line	Action	$7,255,541	606,650
144	Reservoir Dogs	Oct 23, 1992	Miramax	Thriller/Suspense	$7,236,783	605,082
145	Love Crimes	Jan 24, 1992		Thriller/Suspense	$6,686,698	559,088
146	Noises Off...	Mar 20, 1992	Walt Disney	Comedy	$6,571,222	549,433
147	Sarafina!	Sep 18, 1992	Walt Disney	Musical	$6,510,684	544,372
148	Mom and Dad Save the World	Jul 24, 1992			$5,863,195	490,233
149	Gate II	Feb 28, 1992	Triumph Releasing	Horror	$5,858,881	489,873
150	Night on Earth	Mar 1, 1992	Fine Line	Comedy	$5,807,084	485,542
151	Flirting	Nov 14, 1992	Samuel Goldwyn Fi…	Drama	$5,773,818	482,760
152	Love Field	Jan 1, 1992			$5,617,304	469,674
153	Radio Flyer	Feb 21, 1992	Sony Pictures	Drama	$5,569,599	465,686
154	Innocent Blood	Sep 25, 1992	Walt Disney	Horror	$5,353,636	447,628
155	Poison Ivy	May 8, 1992	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	$5,273,363	440,916
156	Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me	Aug 28, 1992	New Line	Horror	$5,226,546	437,002
157	Chaplin	Dec 25, 1992	Sony Pictures	Drama	$5,142,324	429,960
158	The Waterdance	May 13, 1992		Comedy	$4,966,481	415,257
159	Bad Lieutenant	Nov 20, 1992		Drama	$4,819,742	402,988
160	Out on a Limb	Sep 4, 1992			$4,782,680	399,889
161	Daughters of the Dust	Jan 3, 1992	Kino International	Drama	$4,728,315	395,344
162	A Midnight Clear	Apr 24, 1992	InterStar Releasi…	Drama	$4,399,830	367,878
163	Zebrahead	Oct 23, 1992			$4,283,409	358,144
164	South Central	Sep 18, 1992	Warner Bros.	Drama	$3,957,452	330,890
165	Little Nemo: Adventures in Sl…	Jan 1, 1992			$3,943,082	329,689
166	Leaving Normal	May 1, 1992	Universal		$3,922,972	328,007
167	The Lover	Oct 30, 1992	MGM	Drama	$3,662,339	306,216
168	The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag	Aug 21, 1992	Walt Disney	Comedy	$3,477,907	290,795
169	Blade Runner	Jun 25, 1982	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$3,400,234	284,300
170	The Public Eye	Oct 14, 1992	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$3,335,745	278,908
171	Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmak…	Nov 27, 1991		Documentary	$3,279,392	274,197
172	Freddie as F.R.O.7	Aug 28, 1992	Miramax	Adventure	$3,225,938	269,727
173	Gas, Food Lodging	Jul 10, 1992	IRS Releasing	Drama	$3,198,804	267,458
174	Mistress	Jan 1, 1992	Rainbow Releasing	Comedy	$3,177,236	265,655
175	Light Sleeper	Sep 21, 1992		Drama	$3,028,505	253,219
176	Waterland	Oct 30, 1992			$3,017,960	252,337
177	Traces of Red	Nov 11, 1992	Samuel Goldwyn Fi…	Thriller/Suspense	$2,966,316	248,020
178	35 Up	Jan 17, 1992	Samuel Goldwyn Fi…	Documentary	$2,661,091	222,499
179	Ruby	Jan 1, 1992			$2,649,316	221,514
180	Brain Donors	Apr 17, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$2,479,510	207,316
181	Rampage	Oct 30, 1992		Thriller/Suspense	$2,295,075	191,895
182	Turtle Beach	Jan 1, 1992			$2,243,682	187,598
183	The Opposite Sex and How to L…	Mar 26, 1992	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$1,991,314	166,498
184	Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of…	May 8, 1992	Triumph Releasing	Drama	$1,653,950	138,290
185	Proof	Mar 20, 1992		Comedy	$1,510,130	126,265
186	Crossing the Bridge	Sep 11, 1992			$1,382,392	115,584
187	Mindwalk	Oct 11, 1991	Triton Pictures	Drama	$1,338,289	111,897
188	Storyville	Aug 26, 1992		Drama	$1,217,623	101,807
189	Love Potion No. 9	Nov 13, 1992	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$1,200,729	100,395
190	The Adjuster	Jul 1, 1992	Orion Classics	Thriller/Suspense	$1,142,895	95,559
191	Where the Day Takes You	Sep 11, 1992	New Line	Drama	$1,124,390	94,012
192	Frozen Assets	Oct 23, 1992		Comedy	$1,083,628	90,604
193	Orlando	Jan 1, 1992	Sony Pictures Cla…	Drama	$1,064,607	89,013
194	Hard Promises	Jan 31, 1992	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$882,789	73,811
195	In the Soup	Jan 1, 1992			$663,149	55,447
196	Under Suspicion	Jan 1, 1992		Drama	$637,756	53,324
197	The Favour, the Watch and the…	May 8, 1992		Comedy	$472,636	39,518
198	Roadside Prophets	Jan 1, 1992			$425,730	35,596
199	No Place to Hide	Jan 1, 1992			$389,060	32,530
200	Inside Monkey Zetterland	Jan 1, 1992			$348,713	29,156
201	Shakes the Clown	Mar 1, 1992		Black Comedy	$331,719	27,736
202	Guncrazy	Jan 1, 1992		Drama	$328,540	27,469
203	Spotswood	Nov 6, 1992	Miramax	Comedy	$291,075	24,337
204	Daddy and the Muscle Academy:…	Nov 29, 1992	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$278,377	23,276
205	Brenda Starr	Jan 1, 1992	Triumph Releasing		$195,619	16,356
206	Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chica…	Oct 27, 1980	Cinevista	Comedy	$139,379	11,654
207	Highway to Hell	Jan 1, 1992			$74,930	6,265
208	The Moneytree	Apr 24, 1992		Drama	$63,604	5,318
209	Suburban Commando	Jun 21, 1991	New Line	Comedy	$52,958	4,428
210	Jumpin’ at the Boneyard	Sep 18, 1992	20th Century Fox	Drama	$45,264	3,784
211	Mio caro dottor Gräsler	Oct 2, 1992	Greycat Films	Drama	$40,598	3,394
212	There Goes the Neighborhood	Jan 1, 1992	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$31,701	2,650
213	The Magical World of Chuck Jo…	Oct 24, 1992	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$19,257	1,610
214	Rain Without Thunder	Jan 1, 1992			$14,410	1,204
215	The Vagrant	Jan 1, 1992			$14,410	1,204
216	High Strung	Dec 4, 1992	Greycat Films	Comedy	$2,069	173