1993 Top-Grossing Movies (Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1993. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1993. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1992 will most likely earn money in 1992 and 1993.

To see the top movies released in 1993 (ranked by their total cumulative gross across all years), click the “Released in 1993” button below.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	1993 Gross Infl. adj.	Tickets Sold
1	Jurassic Park	Jun 11, 1993	Universal	Adventure	$978,468,804	81,811,772
2	The Fugitive	Aug 6, 1993	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$531,295,772	44,422,723
3	The Firm	Jun 30, 1993	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$457,429,244	38,246,592
4	Sleepless in Seattle	Jun 25, 1993	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$365,966,998	30,599,247
5	Mrs. Doubtfire	Nov 24, 1993	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$354,654,687	29,653,401
6	Indecent Proposal	Apr 7, 1993	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$307,996,170	25,752,188
7	In the Line of Fire	Jul 9, 1993	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$295,371,192	24,696,587
8	Aladdin	Nov 11, 1992	Walt Disney	Adventure	$270,950,111	22,654,691
9	Cliffhanger	May 28, 1993	Sony Pictures	Action	$242,808,832	20,301,741
10	Free Willy	Jul 16, 1993	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$224,462,694	18,767,783
11	The Pelican Brief	Dec 17, 1993	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$206,514,984	17,267,139
12	Groundhog Day	Feb 12, 1993	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$204,813,134	17,124,843
13	A Few Good Men	Dec 11, 1992	Sony Pictures	Drama	$183,049,897	15,305,175
14	Dave	May 7, 1993	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$182,782,051	15,282,780
15	Rising Sun	Jul 30, 1993	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$182,275,227	15,240,403
16	Cool Runnings	Oct 1, 1993	Walt Disney	Comedy	$181,029,200	15,136,220
17	The Crying Game	Nov 25, 1992		Thriller/Suspense	$165,081,011	13,802,760
18	Scent of a Woman	Dec 23, 1992		Drama	$159,353,035	13,323,832
19	Rookie of the Year	Jul 7, 1993	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$154,784,555	12,941,852
20	The Three Musketeers	Nov 12, 1993	Walt Disney	Adventure	$150,921,824	12,618,881
21	Dennis the Menace	Jun 25, 1993	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$148,115,543	12,384,242
22	Demolition Man	Oct 8, 1993	Warner Bros.	Action	$147,057,938	12,295,814
23	Sommersby	Feb 5, 1993	Warner Bros.	Drama	$144,681,310	12,097,099
24	Last Action Hero	Jun 18, 1993	Sony Pictures	Action	$144,491,805	12,081,254
25	The Nightmare Before Christmas	Oct 13, 1993	Walt Disney	Musical	$141,611,268	11,840,407
26	Sister Act 2 Back in the Habit	Dec 10, 1993	Walt Disney	Comedy	$141,388,266	11,821,761
27	Malice	Oct 1, 1993	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$133,000,504	11,120,443
28	Made In America	May 28, 1993	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$129,834,452	10,855,723
29	The Good Son	Sep 24, 1993	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$128,429,825	10,738,279
30	Beethoven’s 2nd	Dec 17, 1993	Universal	Comedy	$126,326,648	10,562,428
31	Addams Family Values	Nov 19, 1993	Paramount Pictures	Black Comedy	$124,557,807	10,414,532
32	Wayne’s World 2	Dec 10, 1993	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$123,783,507	10,349,791
33	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles …	Mar 19, 1993	New Line	Action	$122,123,759	10,211,016
34	Homeward Bound: The Incredibl…	Feb 3, 1993	Walt Disney	Adventure	$120,851,825	10,104,667
35	Snow White and the Seven Dwar…	Dec 21, 1937	Walt Disney	Musical	$120,278,285	10,056,713
36	Falling Down	Feb 26, 1993	Warner Bros.	Drama	$118,165,935	9,880,094
37	Hocus Pocus	Jul 16, 1993	Walt Disney	Comedy	$113,601,479	9,498,451
38	What's Love Got to Do With It	Jun 9, 1993	Walt Disney	Drama	$112,958,317	9,444,675
39	Hot Shots! Part Deux	May 21, 1993	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$111,565,526	9,328,221
40	The Beverly Hillbillies	Oct 15, 1993	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$106,712,144	8,922,420
41	Alive	Jan 15, 1993	Walt Disney	Drama	$104,865,713	8,768,036
42	Sliver	May 21, 1993	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$104,811,394	8,763,494
43	Robin Hood: Men in Tights	Jul 28, 1993	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$103,131,274	8,623,016
44	Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story	May 7, 1993	Universal	Drama	$101,436,628	8,481,323
45	The Bodyguard	Nov 25, 1992	Warner Bros.	Drama	$97,397,725	8,143,622
46	Carlito’s Way	Nov 10, 1993	Universal	Drama	$96,631,187	8,079,530
47	The Joy Luck Club	Sep 8, 1993	Walt Disney	Drama	$94,726,852	7,920,305
48	The Sandlot	Apr 7, 1993	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$93,647,915	7,830,093
49	Tombstone	Dec 25, 1993	Walt Disney	Western	$93,357,923	7,805,846
50	The Age of Innocence	Sep 17, 1993	Sony Pictures	Drama	$92,487,758	7,733,090
51	Hard Target	Aug 20, 1993	Warner Bros.	Action	$91,393,923	7,641,632
52	Cop and ½	Apr 2, 1993	Universal	Comedy	$90,211,250	7,542,746
53	The Secret Garden	Aug 13, 1993	Warner Bros.	Drama	$90,078,444	7,531,642
54	Point of No Return	Mar 19, 1993	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$86,777,490	7,255,642
55	Grumpy Old Men	Dec 25, 1993	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$83,829,128	7,009,124
56	Unforgiven	Aug 7, 1992	Warner Bros.	Western	$83,507,254	6,982,211
57	Loaded Weapon 1	Feb 5, 1993	New Line	Comedy	$80,829,375	6,758,308
58	Menace II Society	May 26, 1993	New Line	Drama	$80,113,300	6,698,436
59	Poetic Justice	Jul 23, 1993	Sony Pictures	Drama	$79,301,309	6,630,544
60	A Perfect World	Nov 24, 1993	Warner Bros.	Drama	$77,128,252	6,448,850
61	Son in Law	Jul 2, 1993	Walt Disney	Comedy	$75,081,902	6,277,750
62	My Life	Nov 12, 1993	Sony Pictures	Drama	$73,027,335	6,105,964
63	The Man Without a Face	Aug 25, 1993	Warner Bros.	Drama	$71,529,865	5,980,757
64	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	Nov 20, 1992	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$70,011,538	5,853,807
65	The Adventures of Huck Finn	Apr 2, 1993	Walt Disney	Adventure	$69,632,605	5,822,124
66	Striking Distance	Sep 17, 1993	Sony Pictures	Action	$68,751,578	5,748,459
67	Benny & Joon	Apr 16, 1993	MGM	Drama	$67,030,120	5,604,525
68	The Program	Sep 24, 1993	Walt Disney	Drama	$66,566,356	5,565,748
69	Rudy	Oct 13, 1993	Sony Pictures	Drama	$65,723,271	5,495,256
70	Guilty as Sin	Jun 4, 1993	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$65,353,996	5,464,380
71	Much Ado About Nothing	May 7, 1993	Goldwyn Entertain…	Romantic Comedy	$65,142,532	5,446,700
72	Nowhere to Run	Jan 15, 1993	Sony Pictures	Action	$64,101,668	5,359,671
73	Como agua para chocolate	Feb 17, 1993	Miramax	Drama	$62,563,320	5,231,046
74	Coneheads	Jul 23, 1993	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$61,110,648	5,109,585
75	Super Mario Bros.	May 28, 1993	Walt Disney	Adventure	$60,218,620	5,035,001
76	Another Stakeout	Jul 23, 1993	Walt Disney	Comedy	$58,088,345	4,856,885
77	Fire in the Sky	Mar 12, 1993	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$56,981,409	4,764,331
78	Sniper	Jan 29, 1993	Sony Pictures	Drama	$54,873,442	4,588,080
79	Untamed Heart	Feb 12, 1993	MGM	Drama	$54,597,700	4,565,025
80	The Piano	Nov 12, 1993	Miramax	Drama	$54,350,128	4,544,325
81	Posse	May 14, 1993	Gramercy	Western	$52,837,778	4,417,874
82	Born Yesterday	Mar 26, 1993	Walt Disney	Romantic Comedy	$51,308,845	4,290,037
83	CB4	Mar 12, 1993	Universal	Comedy	$50,965,951	4,261,367
84	A Bronx Tale	Sep 29, 1993	Savoy	Drama	$49,803,835	4,164,200
85	Sidekicks	Apr 9, 1993	Triumph Releasing	Action	$49,632,246	4,149,853
86	Forever Young	Dec 11, 1992	Warner Bros.	Drama	$48,577,242	4,061,642
87	Geronimo: An American Legend	Dec 10, 1993	Sony Pictures	Western	$47,752,634	3,992,695
88	Heart and Souls	Aug 13, 1993	Universal	Comedy	$47,607,979	3,980,600
89	In the Name of the Father	Dec 29, 1993	Universal	Drama	$46,141,059	3,857,948
90	Jason Goes to Hell: The Final…	Aug 13, 1993	New Line	Horror	$46,034,641	3,849,050
91	Needful Things	Aug 27, 1993	Sony Pictures	Horror	$43,869,719	3,668,036
92	Indian Summer	Apr 23, 1993	Walt Disney	Comedy	$42,518,236	3,555,036
93	The Vanishing	Feb 5, 1993	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$42,014,249	3,512,897
94	Body of Evidence	Jan 15, 1993	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	$39,676,113	3,317,400
95	The Crush	Apr 2, 1993	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$39,316,033	3,287,293
96	Used People	Dec 16, 1992		Comedy	$38,248,730	3,198,054
97	Man's Best Friend	Nov 19, 1993	New Line	Horror	$37,482,282	3,133,970
98	A Far Off Place	Mar 12, 1993	Walt Disney	Adventure	$37,239,950	3,113,708
99	Weekend at Bernie's II	Jul 9, 1993	Sony/TriStar	Black Comedy	$36,809,907	3,077,751
100	Undercover Blues	Sep 10, 1993	MGM	Comedy	$35,870,426	2,999,199