1994 Top-Grossing Movies (Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1994. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1994. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1993 will most likely earn money in 1993 and 1994.

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Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	1994 Gross Infl. adj.	Tickets Sold
1	Forrest Gump	Jul 6, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$875,120,021	73,170,570
2	The Lion King	Jun 15, 1994	Walt Disney	Adventure	$871,985,338	72,908,473
3	True Lies	Jul 15, 1994	20th Century Fox	Action	$428,808,244	35,853,532
4	The Santa Clause	Nov 11, 1994	Walt Disney	Adventure	$404,019,640	33,780,906
5	The Flintstones	May 27, 1994	Universal	Comedy	$382,635,600	31,992,943
6	Clear and Present Danger	Aug 3, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Action	$357,445,518	29,886,749
7	Speed	Jun 10, 1994	20th Century Fox	Action	$355,423,484	29,717,682
8	The Mask	Jul 29, 1994	New Line	Comedy	$348,727,364	29,157,806
9	Maverick	May 20, 1994	Warner Bros.	Western	$297,919,121	24,909,625
10	Interview with the Vampire	Nov 11, 1994	Warner Bros.	Horror	$295,454,341	24,703,540
11	Mrs. Doubtfire	Nov 24, 1993		Comedy	$282,672,158	23,634,795
12	The Client	Jul 20, 1994	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$270,024,001	22,577,257
13	Schindler’s List	Dec 15, 1993	Universal	Drama	$263,468,021	22,029,098
14	Philadelphia	Dec 22, 1993		Drama	$224,285,361	18,752,956
15	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective	Feb 4, 1994	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$211,696,092	17,700,342
16	Star Trek: Generations	Nov 18, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$209,459,185	17,513,309
17	Stargate	Oct 28, 1994	MGM	Adventure	$201,865,796	16,878,411
18	Dumb & Dumber	Dec 16, 1994	New Line	Comedy	$194,991,724	16,303,655
19	Wolf	Jun 17, 1994	Sony Pictures	Horror	$190,573,680	15,934,254
20	Pulp Fiction	Oct 14, 1994	Miramax	Drama	$186,611,804	15,602,993
21	The Specialist	Oct 7, 1994	Warner Bros.	Action	$164,617,581	13,764,011
22	Four Weddings and a Funeral	Mar 9, 1994	Gramercy	Romantic Comedy	$154,485,772	12,916,870
23	The Little Rascals	Aug 5, 1994	Universal	Comedy	$151,742,353	12,687,487
24	Disclosure	Dec 9, 1994	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$151,591,092	12,674,840
25	Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final I…	Mar 18, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$149,622,696	12,510,258
26	The Crow	May 11, 1994	Miramax	Action	$148,439,063	12,411,292
27	Natural Born Killers	Aug 26, 1994	Warner Bros.	Black Comedy	$147,397,520	12,324,207
28	Angels in the Outfield	Jul 15, 1994	Walt Disney	Comedy	$147,262,867	12,312,948
29	When a Man Loves a Woman	Apr 29, 1994	Walt Disney	Drama	$146,632,997	12,260,284
30	The River Wild	Sep 30, 1994	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$134,059,259	11,208,968
31	D2: The Mighty Ducks	Mar 25, 1994	Walt Disney	Comedy	$133,682,918	11,177,501
32	Timecop	Sep 16, 1994	Universal	Action	$131,482,556	10,993,524
33	City Slickers II: The Legend …	Jun 10, 1994	Sony Pictures	Western	$127,341,600	10,647,290
34	Beverly Hills Cop III	May 25, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$124,837,955	10,437,956
35	Grumpy Old Men	Dec 25, 1993		Comedy	$120,640,186	10,086,972
36	On Deadly Ground	Feb 18, 1994	Warner Bros.	Action	$113,123,009	9,458,445
37	It Could Happen To You	Jul 29, 1994	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$110,760,062	9,260,874
38	The Paper	Mar 18, 1994	Universal	Comedy	$107,781,615	9,011,840
39	The Shadow	Jul 1, 1994	Universal	Action	$93,322,004	7,802,843
40	Junior	Nov 23, 1994	Universal	Comedy	$90,438,603	7,561,756
41	I Love Trouble	Jun 29, 1994	Walt Disney	Romantic Comedy	$90,304,431	7,550,537
42	Major League II	Mar 30, 1994	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$89,776,749	7,506,417
43	Blank Check	Feb 11, 1994	Walt Disney	Comedy	$89,623,110	7,493,571
44	Blown Away	Jul 1, 1994	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	$88,331,055	7,385,539
45	The Pelican Brief	Dec 17, 1993		Thriller/Suspense	$85,836,744	7,176,985
46	In the Army Now	Aug 12, 1994	Walt Disney	Comedy	$84,661,750	7,078,741
47	A Low Down Dirty Shame	Nov 23, 1994	Walt Disney	Action	$80,135,890	6,700,325
48	Guarding Tess	Mar 11, 1994	Sony Pictures	Drama	$79,215,295	6,623,352
49	My Father the Hero	Feb 4, 1994	Miramax	Comedy	$74,690,077	6,244,989
50	Wyatt Earp	Jun 24, 1994	Warner Bros.	Western	$73,436,745	6,140,196
51	Tombstone	Dec 25, 1993		Western	$70,906,563	5,928,642
52	Renaissance Man	Jun 3, 1994	Walt Disney	Comedy	$70,859,773	5,924,730
53	Ri¢hie Ri¢h	Dec 21, 1994	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$68,531,287	5,730,040
54	The Jungle Book	Dec 25, 1994	Walt Disney	Adventure	$68,497,928	5,727,251
55	Drop Zone	Dec 9, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Action	$67,837,739	5,672,051
56	Blue Chips	Feb 18, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$65,542,679	5,480,157
57	Frankenstein	Nov 4, 1994	Sony Pictures	Horror	$64,508,652	5,393,700
58	Quiz Show	Sep 14, 1994	Walt Disney	Drama	$64,100,579	5,359,580
59	Street Fighter	Dec 23, 1994	Universal	Action	$63,032,439	5,270,270
60	The Piano	Nov 12, 1993		Drama	$62,568,242	5,231,458
61	The Air Up There	Jan 7, 1994	Walt Disney	Comedy	$60,921,071	5,093,735
62	Jason's Lyric	Sep 28, 1994	Gramercy	Drama	$60,547,251	5,062,479
63	Intersection	Jan 21, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$60,512,423	5,059,567
64	Iron Will	Jan 14, 1994	Walt Disney	Adventure	$60,453,904	5,054,674
65	Little Women	Dec 21, 1994	Sony Pictures	Drama	$60,178,214	5,031,623
66	Corrina, Corrina	Aug 12, 1994	New Line	Comedy	$59,056,885	4,937,866
67	Reality Bites	Feb 18, 1994	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$58,861,521	4,921,531
68	With Honors	Apr 29, 1994	Warner Bros.	Drama	$58,754,245	4,912,562
69	Only You	Oct 7, 1994	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$58,750,709	4,912,266
70	The Cowboy Way	Jun 3, 1994	Universal	Comedy	$57,840,392	4,836,153
71	Color of Night	Aug 19, 1994	Walt Disney	Thriller/Suspense	$57,824,401	4,834,816
72	8 Seconds	Feb 25, 1994	New Line	Drama	$57,403,471	4,799,621
73	Little Giants	Oct 14, 1994	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$56,594,140	4,731,951
74	House Party 3	Jan 12, 1994	New Line	Comedy	$56,266,441	4,704,551
75	Love Affair	Oct 21, 1994	Warner Bros.	Drama	$53,564,660	4,478,650
76	Sugar Hill	Feb 25, 1994	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$53,563,350	4,478,540
77	Getting Even With Dad	Jun 17, 1994	MGM	Comedy	$53,337,901	4,459,690
78	Jurassic Park	Jun 11, 1993	Universal	Adventure	$52,947,726	4,427,067
79	Léon	Nov 18, 1994	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$52,921,927	4,424,910
80	Milk Money	Aug 31, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$52,754,308	4,410,895
81	Wes Craven’s New Nightmare	Oct 14, 1994	New Line	Horror	$50,481,351	4,220,848
82	Miracle on 34th Street	Nov 18, 1994	20th Century Fox	Drama	$49,947,422	4,176,205
83	Shadowlands	Dec 29, 1993		Drama	$49,424,586	4,132,490
84	Lightning Jack	Mar 11, 1994	Savoy	Western	$49,309,418	4,122,861
85	Andre	Aug 17, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$49,172,892	4,111,445
86	Blink	Jan 26, 1994	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	$48,861,736	4,085,429
87	Baby’s Day Out	Jul 1, 1994	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$48,606,774	4,064,111
88	My Girl 2	Feb 11, 1994	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$48,540,891	4,058,602
89	The War	Nov 4, 1994	Universal	Drama	$48,311,277	4,039,404
90	Terminal Velocity	Sep 23, 1994	Walt Disney	Action	$48,305,795	4,038,946
91	The Shawshank Redemption	Sep 23, 1994	Sony Pictures	Drama	$48,253,473	4,034,571
92	Monkey Trouble	Mar 18, 1994	New Line	Adventure	$47,911,877	4,006,009
93	Above the Rim	Mar 23, 1994	New Line	Drama	$46,979,551	3,928,056
94	The Getaway	Feb 11, 1994	Universal	Action	$45,568,523	3,810,077
95	No Escape	Apr 29, 1994	Savoy	Action	$44,964,411	3,759,566
96	Speechless	Dec 16, 1994	MGM	Romantic Comedy	$44,566,703	3,726,312
97	Bad Girls	Apr 22, 1994	20th Century Fox	Western	$44,521,250	3,722,512
98	Threesome	Apr 8, 1994	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$43,365,849	3,625,907
99	Greedy	Mar 4, 1994	Universal	Comedy	$38,510,860	3,219,971
100	I.Q.	Dec 25, 1994	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$38,294,868	3,201,912