List of 1992 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1992.

# Weekend end date Film Box office[1] Notes
1January 5, 1992Hook$11,472,860
2January 12, 1992The Hand That Rocks the Cradle$7,675,016
3January 20, 19924-day weekendThe Hand That Rocks the Cradle$11,839,246
4January 26, 1992The Hand That Rocks the Cradle$8,007,691
5February 2, 1992The Hand That Rocks the Cradle$8,120,455
6February 9, 1992Medicine Man$8,494,271
7February 17, 19924-day weekendWayne's World$18,122,710Wayne's World broke Sleeping with the Enemy's record ($13.7 million) for the highest weekend debut in the month of February.
8February 23, 1992Wayne's World$11,812,944
9March 1, 1992Wayne's World$9,641,720
10March 8, 1992Wayne's World$8,371,600
11March 15, 1992Wayne's World$8,430,398
12March 22, 1992Basic Instinct$15,129,385
13March 29, 1992White Men Can't Jump$14,711,124
14April 5, 1992White Men Can't Jump$10,188,583
15April 12, 1992Sleepwalkers$10,017,354
16April 19, 1992Basic Instinct$6,653,950Basic Instinct reclaimed #1 in fifth weekend of release.
17April 26, 1992Basic Instinct$5,355,420
18May 3, 1992Basic Instinct$4,042,740
19May 10, 1992Basic Instinct$4,012,920
20May 17, 1992Lethal Weapon 3$33,243,086Lethal Weapon 3 broke Terminator 2: Judgment Day's record ($31.7 million) for highest weekend debut for a R-rated film.
21May 25, 19924-day weekendLethal Weapon 3$27,567,462In second place, Alien 3's opening ($23.1 million) broke Sleeping with the Enemy's record ($13.7 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist.
22May 31, 1992Lethal Weapon 3$15,420,806
23June 7, 1992Patriot Games$18,511,191
24June 14, 1992Patriot Games$11,208,134
25June 21, 1992Batman Returns$45,687,711Batman Returns had the highest weekend debut of 1992 and broke Batman's record ($40.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a superhero film & Warner Bros. film.
26June 28, 1992Batman Returns$25,425,426
27July 5, 1992Batman Returns$13,823,658
28July 12, 1992A League of Their Own$11,660,303A League of Their Own reached #1 in its second weekend of release.
29July 19, 1992Honey, I Blew Up the Kid$11,083,318
30July 26, 1992Mo' Money$12,385,415
31August 2, 1992Death Becomes Her$12,110,355
32August 9, 1992Unforgiven$15,018,007Unforgiven broke A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master's record ($12 million) for the highest weekend debut in the month of August.
33August 16, 1992Unforgiven$11,374,018
34August 23, 1992Unforgiven$7,741,277
35August 30, 1992Honeymoon in Vegas$7,318,157
36September 7, 19924-day weekendHoneymoon in Vegas$9,170,428
37September 13, 1992Sneakers$10,031,145
38September 20, 1992Sneakers$8,112,395
39September 27, 1992The Last of the Mohicans$10,976,661
40October 4, 1992The Last of the Mohicans$9,653,376
41October 12, 19924-day weekendUnder Siege$15,760,003Under Siege broke Look Who's Talking's record ($12.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in October.
42October 18, 1992Under Siege$11,151,874
43October 25, 1992Under Siege$9,024,560
44November 1, 1992Under Siege$6,195,221
45November 8, 1992Passenger 57$10,513,925
46November 15, 1992Dracula$30,521,679Dracula broke Fright Night's record ($6.11 million) for highest weekend debut for a vampire film and Hook's record ($13.5 million) for highest weekend debut for a film released during the Friday the 13th weekend.
47November 22, 1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New York$31,126,882
48November 29, 1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New York$28,616,454In second place, Aladdin's opening ($19.3 million) broke The Land Before Time's record ($7.5 million) for the highest weekend debut for an animated film.
49December 6, 1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New York$12,425,234
50December 13, 1992A Few Good Men$15,517,468
51December 20, 1992A Few Good Men$11,145,377
52December 27, 1992A Few Good Men$13,608,117

Highest-grossing films

RankTitleStudioActorsDirectorGross[2]
1. Aladdin Disney voices of Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Jonathan Freeman, Linda Larkin, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried and Douglas Seale Ron Clements and John Musker $217,350,219
2. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 20th Century Fox Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara, Tim Curry, Brenda Fricker, Eddie Bracken, Rob Schneider and Dana Ivey Chris Columbus $173,585,516
3. Batman Returns Warner Bros./PolyGram Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough and Pat Hingle Tim Burton $162,831,698
4. Lethal Weapon 3 Warner Bros. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo and Stuart Wilson Richard Donner $144,731,527
5. A Few Good Men Columbia/Castle Rock Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, James Marshall, J.T. Walsh and Kiefer Sutherland Rob Reiner $141,340,178
6. Sister Act Touchstone Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy and Harvey Keitel Emile Ardolino $139,605,150
7. The Bodyguard* Warner Bros. Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston Mick Jackson $122,006,740
8. Wayne's World Paramount Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe and Tia Carrere Penelope Spheeris $121,697,323
9. Basic Instinct TriStar/Carolco Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, Jeanne Tripplehorn, George Dzundza and Wayne Knight Paul Verhoeven $117,727,224
10. A League of Their Own Columbia Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna, Lori Petty, Jon Lovitz, Bill Pullman, David Strathairn and Rosie O'Donnell Penny Marshall $107,533,928
11. Unforgiven Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris Clint Eastwood $101,157,447
12. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Hollywood/Interscope Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, Ernie Hudson, Matt McCoy, Julianne Moore, John de Lancie and Madeline Zima Curtis Hanson $88,036,683
13. Under Siege Warner Bros. Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Busey, Erika Eleniak and Colm Meaney Andrew Davis $83,563,139
14. Patriot Games Paramount Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Patrick Bergin, Sean Bean, Thora Birch, Polly Walker, James Earl Jones and Richard Harris Phillip Noyce $83,351,587
15. Dracula Columbia Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, Anthony Hopkins, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes and Billy Campbell Francis Ford Coppola $82,522,790
16. White Men Can't Jump 20th Century Fox Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson and Rosie Perez Ron Shelton $76,253,806
17. The Last of the Mohicans 20th Century Fox Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe and Jodhi May Michael Mann $75,505,856
18. Boomerang Paramount Eddie Murphy, Halle Berry, Robin Givens, David Alan Grier, Martin Lawrence, Grace Jones, Geoffrey Holder and Eartha Kitt Reginald Hudlin $70,052,444
19. Scent of a Woman Universal Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar and Philip Seymour Hoffman Martin Brest $63,095,253
20. The Crying Game Miramax/Palace/Channel Four Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Jaye Davidson and Forest Whitaker Neil Jordan $62,548,947

(*) Includes theatrical reissues.

References

  1. ↑ Box Office Mojo Weekend Charts for 1992, weekend 1 to 52. Retrieved 2007-11-5
  2. ↑ http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1992&p=.htm

See also

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