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Top Grossing Movies Never to Go Into Wide Release



Other Domestic Misc records: Never No. 1 Domestic - $100m Movies per Year - Lowest No. 1 Domestic - Widest Opening Weekend

This chart contains figures for the top 100 movies released since 1990 that never played in 600 theaters or more.

Rank Release
Date		 Movie Total
Gross		 Maximum
Theaters
1 Apr 19, 2002 Space Station $93,231,060 64
2 Mar 6, 1998 Everest $87,178,599 63
3 Oct 18, 1991 Antarctica $65,000,000 n/a
4 Feb 1, 1995 The Living Sea $64,800,000 n/a
5 Mar 3, 2006 Deep Sea 3D $63,909,721 47
6 Oct 20, 2000 Dolphins $54,000,000 n/a
7 Oct 23, 1998 T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous $53,743,249 38
8 Mar 19, 2010 Hubble 3D $52,753,175 151
9 Jul 16, 1998 Mysteries of Egypt $40,593,286 27
10 Nov 12, 1993 The Piano $40,157,856 523
11 Feb 13, 2009 Under the Sea 3D $37,346,841 108
12 Apr 8, 2011 Born to be Wild 3D $36,869,362 208
13 Sep 23, 2005 Magnificent Desolation $34,126,126 82
14 Nov 2, 2001 Le Fabuleux destin d\'Amélie Poulain $33,381,742 303
15 May 26, 1993 Menace II Society $27,731,527 581
16 Mar 13, 1992 Howards End $26,124,872 547
17 Mar 16, 2001 Memento $25,544,867 531
18 Dec 29, 1993 In the Name of the Father $25,096,862 495
19 Nov 20, 1998 Waking Ned Devine $24,793,251 540
20 May 24, 2006 An Inconvenient Truth $24,146,161 587
21 Oct 5, 2007 Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure $23,746,066 252
22 Dec 28, 2005 Match Point $23,089,926 512
23 Nov 5, 1993 The Remains of the Day $22,954,968 517
24 May 7, 1993 Much Ado About Nothing $22,549,338 201
25 Oct 13, 2000 Billy Elliot $21,995,263 510
26 Jun 14, 1995 Il Postino $21,812,813 430
27 Apr 10, 1992 The Player $21,706,101 452
28 Feb 17, 1993 Como agua para chocolate $21,656,534 172
29 Oct 11, 2002 Bowling for Columbine $21,576,018 248
30 Mar 12, 2004 NASCAR: The IMAX Experience $21,550,235 73
31 Jun 6, 2003 Whale Rider $20,779,666 556
32 Dec 19, 1990 Hamlet $20,710,451 525
33 Apr 20, 2012 To the Arctic 3D $19,128,441 52
34 Mar 14, 2003 Bugs! (IMAX) $19,084,280 41
35 Apr 28, 2017 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion $18,985,794 425
36 Jul 11, 1997 Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun $18,798,682 23
37 May 5, 2000 Michael Jordan to the MAX $18,642,318 56
38 Sep 27, 2000 Best in Show $18,621,249 497
39 Oct 29, 1999 Galapagos $18,571,938 14
40 Sep 27, 2006 The Last King of Scotland $17,606,684 540
41 Sep 28, 2018 Free Solo $17,541,090 533
42 Apr 11, 2003 Ghosts of the Abyss $17,093,668 97
43 Jun 26, 2009 The Hurt Locker $17,017,811 535
44 Oct 18, 2002 Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk $16,933,791 17
45 Sep 24, 2004 The Motorcycle Diaries $16,756,372 272
46 Apr 8, 2005 Wild Safari 3D $16,621,230 21
47 Jul 19, 1996 Trainspotting $16,501,785 357
48 Nov 21, 2003 21 Grams $16,248,701 411
49 Aug 3, 1990 Mo' Better Blues $16,153,000 572
50 Oct 20, 1995 Across The Sea of Time $16,015,639 21
51 Nov 8, 2002 Far From Heaven $15,901,849 291
52 Apr 29, 2016 A Beautiful Planet $15,650,615 155
53 May 5, 2000 Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man $15,626,076 133
54 Feb 9, 2001 Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure $15,553,324 25
55 Nov 26, 2003 In America $15,539,656 403
56 Dec 28, 1994 The Madness of King George $15,122,669 464
57 Apr 21, 1995 Wings of Courage $15,057,031 11
58 Aug 17, 1990 Wild at Heart $14,560,000 532
59 May 14, 1999 Tea with Mussolini $14,395,874 284
60 Dec 2, 2016 Jackie $13,960,394 508
61 Aug 14, 1991 The Commitments $13,955,001 560
62 Feb 22, 2002 Monsoon Wedding $13,876,974 254
63 Dec 21, 1990 The Long Walk Home $13,798,030 333
64 Aug 5, 2005 Broken Flowers $13,744,960 433
65 Mar 2, 2001 Haunted Castle $13,651,656 11
66 Mar 15, 2002 Y Tu Mamá También $13,649,881 286
67 Mar 9, 2007 The Namesake $13,610,521 335
68 Mar 30, 2001 The Tailor of Panama $13,491,653 441
69 May 8, 1998 Africa's Elephant Kingdom $13,485,455 17
70 Sep 28, 1996 Secrets & Lies $13,417,292 296
71 Oct 21, 1994 Bullets Over Broadway $13,383,747 530
72 Jun 25, 2004 De-Lovely $13,337,299 410
73 May 27, 2011 The Tree of Life $13,305,665 237
74 Jul 31, 1992 Enchanted April $13,200,170 274
75 May 25, 2012 Les Intouchables $13,182,281 194
76 Dec 19, 2002 25th Hour $13,084,595 495
77 Oct 1, 2008 Religulous $13,011,160 568
78 Dec 19, 2003 House of Sand and Fog $13,005,485 598
79 Nov 22, 2002 The Quiet American $12,987,647 396
80 Jun 21, 1996 Lone Star $12,961,389 214
81 Nov 16, 2012 Anna Karenina $12,816,367 422
82 Oct 3, 2008 Rachel Getting Married $12,796,861 391
83 Jun 27, 2012 Beasts of the Southern Wild $12,795,746 318
84 May 29, 2009 Män som hatar kvinnor $12,749,992 224
85 Aug 4, 2006 Bon Cop, Bad Cop $12,671,300 260
86 Oct 15, 1999 The Omega Code $12,610,552 450
87 Mar 19, 2008 La misma luna $12,590,147 454
88 Mar 23, 1999 Extreme $12,456,958 21
89 Dec 21, 2016 Dangal $12,391,761 338
90 Jun 29, 2018 Three Identical Strangers $12,320,845 433
91 Mar 7, 2008 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day $12,313,694 539
92 Sep 20, 1996 Big Night $12,008,376 336
93 Apr 4, 1997 Chasing Amy $12,006,514 553
94 Feb 2, 1990 Nuovo cinema Paradiso $11,985,152 39
95 Apr 24, 1998 Sliding Doors $11,911,200 522
96 Jan 25, 2018 Padmavati $11,846,060 354
97 Nov 1, 1991 Year of the Gun $11,820,000 n/a
98 Apr 4, 2014 Island of Lemurs: Madagascar $11,750,928 302
99 Feb 1, 1993 Strictly Ballroom $11,738,000 100
100 Apr 18, 2003 Winged Migration $11,689,053 202

The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.