List of 1994 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 1994.[1]
Number-one films[]
# | Weekend end date | Film | Box office | Notes | Ref |
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1 | January 9, 1994 | Mrs. Doubtfire | $11,536,024 | [2] | |
2 | January 16, 1994 | Philadelphia | $13,817,010 | Philadelphia reached No. 1 in its first weekend of wide release and fourth overall week. It was the highest-grossing wide debut in January | [3][4] |
3 | January 23, 1994 | $8,830,605 | Philadelphia remained number 1 with a margin of just $32,487 over Mrs. Doubtfire. | [5] | |
4 | January 30, 1994 | Mrs. Doubtfire | $7,742,001 | Mrs. Doubtfire reclaimed number 1 in tenth weekend of release. | [6] |
5 | February 6, 1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | $12,115,105 | [7] | |
6 | February 13, 1994 | $9,673,717 | [8] | ||
7 | February 20, 1994 | On Deadly Ground | $12,679,573 | [9] | |
8 | February 27, 1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | $6,512,350 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective reclaimed number 1 in its fourth week of release. | [10] |
9 | March 6, 1994 | $5,095,449 | [11] | ||
10 | March 13, 1994 | Guarding Tess | $7,065,213 | [12] | |
11 | March 20, 1994 | Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult | $13,216,531 | [13] | |
12 | March 27, 1994 | D2: The Mighty Ducks | $10,356,748 | [14] | |
13 | April 3, 1994 | Major League II | $7,040,777 | [15] | |
14 | April 10, 1994 | D2: The Mighty Ducks | $5,513,111 | D2: The Mighty Ducks reclaimed number 1 in its third week of release. | [16] |
15 | April 17, 1994 | Four Weddings and a Funeral | $4,162,489 | Four Weddings and a Funeral reached No. 1 in its sixth weekend of limited release. | [17] |
16 | April 24, 1994 | Bad Girls | $5,012,200 | Andie MacDowell became the first actress in cinema history to star in two back to back number 1 films as she starred in both Four Weddings and a Funeral and Bad Girls. | [18] |
17 | May 1, 1994 | No Escape | $4,588,736 | [19] | |
18 | May 8, 1994 | With Honors | $3,741,737 | With Honors reached No. 1 in its second week of release. | [20] |
19 | May 15, 1994 | The Crow | $11,774,332 | Other industry sources disputed Miramax Films' claimed gross, believing that it was overstated by as much as $1 million. | [21][22] |
20 | May 22, 1994 | Maverick | $17,248,545 | [23] | |
21 | May 29, 1994 | The Flintstones | $29,688,730 | The Flintstones broke Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade's record ($29.4 mil) for the highest Memorial Day weekend debut and The Fugitive's record ($23.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a film based on a television show. | [24] |
22 | June 5, 1994 | $18,217,305 | [25] | ||
23 | June 12, 1994 | Speed | $14,456,194 | [26] | |
24 | June 19, 1994 | Wolf | $17,911,366 | [27] | |
25 | June 26, 1994 | The Lion King | $40,888,194 | The Lion King broke Aladdin's record ($19.3 mil) for the highest weekend debut for an animated film and had the highest weekend debut of 1994. | [28] |
26 | July 3, 1994 | $34,208,876 | [29] | ||
27 | July 10, 1994 | Forrest Gump | $24,450,602 | [30] | |
28 | July 17, 1994 | True Lies | $25,869,770 | [31] | |
29 | July 24, 1994 | Forrest Gump | $21,931,425 | Forrest Gump reclaimed number 1 in its third week of release. | [32] |
30 | July 31, 1994 | The Mask | $23,117,068 | [33] | |
31 | August 7, 1994 | Clear and Present Danger | $20,348,017 | Clear and Present Danger broke Patriot Games' record ($18.5 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a spy film. | [34] |
32 | August 14, 1994 | $15,965,071 | [35] | ||
33 | August 21, 1994 | Forrest Gump | $11,248,160 | Forrest Gump reclaimed number 1 in its seventh week of release. | [36] |
34 | August 28, 1994 | Natural Born Killers | $11,166,687 | [37] | |
35 | September 4, 1994 | Forrest Gump | $12,221,147 | Forrest Gump reclaimed number 1 in its ninth week of release. | [38] |
36 | September 11, 1994 | $6,760,367 | Forrest Gump had its fifth weekend at number one, the most in 1994. | [39] | |
37 | September 18, 1994 | Timecop | $12,064,625 | [40] | |
38 | September 25, 1994 | $8,176,615 | [41] | ||
39 | October 2, 1994 | The River Wild | $10,214,450 | [42] | |
40 | October 9, 1994 | The Specialist | $14,317,765 | [43] | |
41 | October 16, 1994 | Pulp Fiction | $9,311,882 | Other sources disputed Miramax Films' claimed gross for Pulp Fiction with many believing that The Specialist was the number one film for the weekend. | [44][22] |
42 | October 23, 1994 | $8,389,221 | [45] | ||
43 | October 30, 1994 | Stargate | $16,651,018 | Stargate broke Under Siege's record ($15.7 mil) for the highest weekend debut in October. | [46] |
44 | November 6, 1994 | $12,368,778 | [47] | ||
45 | November 13, 1994 | Interview with the Vampire | $36,389,705 | Interview with the Vampire broke Home Alone 2: Lost in New York's record ($31.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in November, Lethal Weapon 3's record ($33.2 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a R-rated film and Dracula's record ($30.5 million) for highest weekend debut for a vampire film. | [48][49] |
46 | November 20, 1994 | Star Trek Generations | $23,116,394 | [50] | |
47 | November 27, 1994 | The Santa Clause | $20,437,607 | The Santa Clause reached No. 1 in its third weekend of release. | [51] |
48 | December 4, 1994 | $11,390,638 | [52] | ||
49 | December 11, 1994 | Disclosure | $10,068,126 | [53] | |
50 | December 18, 1994 | Dumb and Dumber | $16,363,442 | [54] | |
51 | December 25, 19944-day weekend | $15,586,425 | [55] | ||
52 | January 1, 19954-day weekend | $14,929,291 | [56] |
Highest-grossing films[]
Calendar Gross[]
Highest-grossing films of 1994 by Calendar Gross[57][58]
Rank | Title | Studio(s) | Actor(s) | Director(s) | Gross |
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1. | The Lion King | Walt Disney Studios | voices of Matthew Broderick, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Moira Kelly, Niketa Calame, Ernie Sabella, Nathan Lane, Robert Guillaume, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, Jim Cummings and Madge Sinclair | Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff | $298,879,911[58] |
2. | Forrest Gump | Paramount Pictures | Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson and Sally Field | Robert Zemeckis | $298,096,620[58] |
3. | True Lies | 20th Century Fox | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Art Malik and Tia Carrere | James Cameron | $146,282,411 |
4. | The Santa Clause | Walt Disney Studios | Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, David Krumholtz and Peter Boyle | John Pasquin | $132,242,452 |
5. | The Flintstones | Universal Pictures | John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Elizabeth Perkins, Rosie O'Donnell, Kyle MacLachlan, Halle Berry and Elizabeth Taylor | Brian Levant | $130,531,208 |
6. | Clear and Present Danger | Paramount Pictures | Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer and James Earl Jones | Phillip Noyce | $122,187,717 |
7. | Speed | 20th Century Fox | Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton and Jeff Daniels | Jan de Bont | $121,248,145[58] |
8. | The Mask | New Line Cinema | Jim Carrey, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene, Amy Yasbeck, Richard Jeni and Cameron Diaz | Chuck Russell | $118,644,781[58] |
9. | Mrs. Doubtfire | 20th Century Fox | Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein and Robert Prosky | Chris Columbus | $110,108,760 |
10. | Maverick | Warner Bros. Pictures | Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and James Garner | Richard Donner | $101,631,272[58] |
In-Year Release[]
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Forrest Gump | Paramount | $329,694,499 |
2. | The Lion King | Disney | $312,855,561 |
3. | True Lies | 20th Century Fox | $146,282,411 |
4. | The Santa Clause | Disney | $144,833,357 |
5. | The Flintstones | Universal | $130,531,208 |
6. | Dumb and Dumber | New Line Cinema | $127,175,374 |
7. | Clear and Present Danger | Paramount | $122,187,717 |
8. | Speed | Fox | $121,248,145 |
9. | The Mask | New Line Cinema | $119,938,730 |
10. | Pulp Fiction | Miramax | $107,928,762 |
G | The Lion King |
PG | The Santa Clause |
PG-13 | Forrest Gump |
R | True Lies |
See also[]
- List of American films — American films by year
- Lists of box office number-one films
References[]
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- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 1". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 2 (Martin Luther King Jr. weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "'Last Dance' rates No. 2 spot". Variety. January 29, 2001. p. 20.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 3". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 4". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 5". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 6". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 7 (Presidents' Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 8". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 9". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 10". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 11". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 12". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 13". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 14". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 15". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 16". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 17". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 18". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 19". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ a b Klady, Leonard (October 18, 1994). "'Pulp' claims B.O. title; competitors call it fiction". Daily Variety. p. 1.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 20". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 21 (Memorial Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 22". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 23". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 24". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 25". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 26 (July 4th long weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 27". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 28". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 29". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 30". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 31". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 32". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 33". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 34". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 35 (Labor Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 36". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 37". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 38". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 39". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 40". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 41". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 42". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 43". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 44". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 45". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Top opening weekends of November". Daily Variety. November 15, 1994. p. 12.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 46". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 47 (Thanksgiving 3-Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 48 (Post-Thanksgiving)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 49". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 50". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 51 (Christmas long weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1994 Weekend 52 (New Year's long weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic Box Office For 1994". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Klady, Leonard (January 30, 1994). "The lowdown on '94's record box office heights". Variety. p. 17.
- ^ "Domestic Box Office For 1994 (In-year release)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
Chronology[]
Categories:
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