#1 of 122 #1 drama movie of 1992
1992 · Action, Drama
$411M worldwide · 14% of the chart's total
$122M US & Canada · 30% $289M elsewhere · 70%
Drama box office · 1992
Drama Box Office 1992: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
The Bodyguard (1992) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 1992, with $411M worldwide, ahead of A Few Good Men (1992) at $243.2M and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) at $215.9M. 122 drama films released in 1992 report a worldwide gross, $2.9B in all, 69% of it from the US & Canada. 9 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 22% on 1991, whose releases took $2.4B. By language, English leads with $2.3B across 97 drama releases.
- 1992 releases with a gross
- 122
- combined worldwide
- $2.9B
- films crossed $100M
- 9
- vs 1991
- +22%
#1 of 122 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 1992?
The Bodyguard (1992) leads with $411M, 14% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.2B, 40% of what all 122 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Drama Release of 1992, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 122. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1992.
- 1 Nov 25, 1992 US and Canada: $122M Rest of the world: $289M Worldwide: $411M
- 2 Dec 11, 1992 US and Canada: $141.3M Rest of the world: $101.9M Worldwide: $243.2M
- 3 Nov 13, 1992 US and Canada: $82.5M Rest of the world: $133.3M Worldwide: $215.9M
- 4 Aug 7, 1992 US and Canada: $101.2M Rest of the world: $58M Worldwide: $159.2M
- 5 Dec 23, 1992 US and Canada: $63.1M Rest of the world: $71M Worldwide: $134.1M
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Jul 1, 1992 US and Canada: $107.5M Rest of the world: $24.9M Worldwide: $132.4M - 7
Dec 11, 1992 US and Canada: $56M Rest of the world: $72M Worldwide: $128M - 8
Jan 24, 1992 US and Canada: $82.4M Rest of the world: $37M Worldwide: $119.4M - 9
Sep 11, 1992 US and Canada: $51.4M Rest of the world: $53.8M Worldwide: $105.2M - 10
Mar 27, 1992 US and Canada: $76.3M Rest of the world: $14.5M Worldwide: $90.8M - 11
Jan 10, 1992 US and Canada: $88M Rest of the world: $76 Worldwide: $88M - 12
Jun 26, 1992 US and Canada: $57.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $57.1M - 13
Oct 2, 1992 US and Canada: $50.8M Rest of the world: $3.5K Worldwide: $50.8M - 14
Nov 18, 1992 US and Canada: $48.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48.2M - 15
Aug 14, 1992 US and Canada: $48M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48M - 16
Feb 7, 1992 US and Canada: $45.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $45.5M - 17
Jan 31, 1992 US and Canada: $21.6M Rest of the world: $22.2M Worldwide: $43.8M - 18
Oct 9, 1992 US and Canada: $43.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $43.4M - 19
Aug 7, 1992 US and Canada: $21.4M Rest of the world: $15.8M Worldwide: $37.2M - 20
Jul 10, 1992 US and Canada: $36.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.3M - 21
Dec 25, 1992 US and Canada: $24.3M Rest of the world: $5M Worldwide: $29.3M - 22
Feb 7, 1992 US and Canada: $28.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.6M - 23
Mar 13, 1992 US and Canada: $26.1M Rest of the world: $349.7K Worldwide: $26.5M - 24
Mar 27, 1992 US and Canada: $25.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.1M - 25
Dec 18, 1992 US and Canada: $23.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $23.4M - 26
Dec 18, 1992 US and Canada: $23.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $23.3M - 27
Jul 10, 1992 US and Canada: $20M Rest of the world: $2.7M Worldwide: $22.7M - 28
Apr 3, 1992 US and Canada: $21.7M Rest of the world: $446 Worldwide: $21.7M - 29
Oct 16, 1992 US and Canada: $21.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.6M - 30
Jan 17, 1992 US and Canada: $20.1M Rest of the world: $345 Worldwide: $20.1M - 31
Apr 17, 1992 US and Canada: $17.5M Rest of the world: $2.4M Worldwide: $19.9M - 32
Oct 2, 1992 US and Canada: $19.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.5M - 33
Sep 18, 1992 US and Canada: $18.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.5M - 34
Dec 16, 1992 US and Canada: $18M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18M - 35
Dec 17, 1992 US and Canada: $17.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.2M - 36
Oct 23, 1992 US and Canada: $15.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.2M - 37
Sep 18, 1992 US and Canada: $14.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.7M - 38
Apr 15, 1992 US and Canada: $14.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.7M - 39
Aug 21, 1992 US and Canada: $14.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.4M - 40
Sep 23, 1992 US and Canada: $13.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.4M - 41
Jul 31, 1992 US and Canada: $13.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.2M - 42
Mar 13, 1992 US and Canada: $13.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.1M - 43
Nov 6, 1992 US and Canada: $11.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.4M - 44
Sep 29, 1992 US and Canada: $10.7M Rest of the world: $1.4K Worldwide: $10.7M - 45
Sep 18, 1992 US and Canada: $10.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.6M - 46
Mar 6, 1992 US and Canada: $9.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.2M - 47
Apr 24, 1992 US and Canada: $9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9M - 48
Oct 23, 1992 US and Canada: $8.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.4M - 49
Feb 5, 1992 US and Canada: $7.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.3M - 50
Sep 18, 1992 US and Canada: $7.3M Rest of the world: $3.7K Worldwide: $7.3M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1992?
Of the top 10, White Men Can’t Jump (1992) earned the biggest share at home (84% in the US & Canada), while The Bodyguard (1992) made 70% of its gross abroad. Across all 122 films, $2B (69%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 The Bodyguard (1992) $411M $122M US & Canada · 30% $289M elsewhere · 70%
- 2 A Few Good Men (1992) $243.2M $141.3M US & Canada · 58% $101.9M elsewhere · 42%
- 3 Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) $215.9M $82.5M US & Canada · 38% $133.3M elsewhere · 62%
- 4 Unforgiven (1992) $159.2M $101.2M US & Canada · 64% $58M elsewhere · 36%
- 5 Scent of a Woman (1992) $134.1M $63.1M US & Canada · 47% $71M elsewhere · 53%
- 6 A League of Their Own (1992) $132.4M $107.5M US & Canada · 81% $24.9M elsewhere · 19%
- 7 Forever Young (1992) $128M $56M US & Canada · 44% $72M elsewhere · 56%
- 8 Fried Green Tomatoes (1992) $119.4M $82.4M US & Canada · 69% $37M elsewhere · 31%
- 9 Sneakers (1992) $105.2M $51.4M US & Canada · 49% $53.8M elsewhere · 51%
- 10 White Men Can’t Jump (1992) $90.8M $76.3M US & Canada · 84% $14.5M elsewhere · 16%
Gross bands
How Many 1992 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
9 of 122 films crossed $100M and took $1.6B between them, 57% of the total. 77 films, 63% of the list, earned under $10M.
57% 36%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 9 films, 7% of the list $1.6B · 57% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 36 films, 30% of the list $1.1B · 36% of the gross
- Under $10M 77 films, 63% of the list $199.5M · 7% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1992 Earned the Most?
November releases took the most, $692.5M from 8 films, led by The Bodyguard (1992). May was the quietest month ($15.9M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Fried Green Tomatoes (1992) $281M Fried Green Tomatoes (1992)
- February Feb Medicine Man (1992) $95.8M Medicine Man (1992)
- March Mar White Men Can’t Jump (1992) $175.7M White Men Can’t Jump (1992)
- April Apr The Player (1992) $84.5M The Player (1992)
- May May Best of the Best (1992) $15.9M Best of the Best (1992)
- June Jun Unlawful Entry (1992) $57.1M Unlawful Entry (1992)
- July Jul A League of Their Own (1992) $208.3M A League of Their Own (1992)
- August Aug Unforgiven (1992) $270.7M Unforgiven (1992)
- September Sep Sneakers (1992) $208.7M Sneakers (1992)
- October Oct The Mighty Ducks (1992) $188.6M The Mighty Ducks (1992)
- November Nov The Bodyguard (1992) $692.5M The Bodyguard (1992)
- December Dec A Few Good Men (1992) $624.7M A Few Good Men (1992)
Last 10 years
How Does 1992 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1992 earned the most: $2.9B from 122 films, led by The Bodyguard (1992).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 77 films | 77 | $1.1B | – | Terms of Endearment (1983) $108.4M |
| 1984 90 films · +23% | 90 | $1.4B | +23% | Beverly Hills Cop (1984) $316.4M |
| 1985 88 films · +8% | 88 | $1.5B | +8% | Rocky IV (1985) $300.5M |
| 1986 106 films · −7% | 106 | $1.4B | −7% | Top Gun (1986) $357.3M |
| 1987 129 films · +21% | 129 | $1.7B | +21% | Fatal Attraction (1987) $320.1M |
| 1988 139 films · +25% | 139 | $2.1B | +25% | Rain Man (1988) $354.8M |
| 1989 115 films · −5% | 115 | $2B | −5% | Dead Poets Society (1989) $235.9M |
| 1990 124 films · +33% | 124 | $2.7B | +33% | Ghost (1990) $505.7M |
| 1991 150 films · −12% | 150 | $2.4B | −12% | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) $390.5M |
| 1992 122 films · +22% | 122 | $2.9B | +22% | The Bodyguard (1992) $411M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 1992?
English-language drama films took $2.3B across 97 films, 79% of the total, ahead of French-language drama films ($11.7M) and Cantonese-language drama films ($6.6M).
1992 Drama Box Office by Language
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English $2.3B97 films · #1 The Bodyguard (1992) -
French $11.7M9 films · #1 Indochine (1992) -
Cantonese $6.6M1 film · #1 Best of the Best (1992) -
Swedish $1.3M1 film · #1 The Best Intentions (1992) -
Italian $931.3K1 film · #1 The Stolen Children (1992) -
Russian $831.6K1 film · #1 The Last Days of the Last Tsar (1992) -
Spanish $99.7K1 film · #1 A Place in the World (1992) -
Chinese $49K2 films · #1 Rebels of the Neon God (1992) -
Slovak $14.9K1 film · #1 It’s Better to Be Healthy and Wealthy than Poor and Sick (1992) -
Gujarati $9.9K1 film · #1 Love in the Time of Malaria (1992)
Archive
Drama Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
- 2019 $13.9B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $12.7B #1 Black Panther (2018)
- 2017 $12.5B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $11.1B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- 2015 $11.6B #1 Inside Out (2015)
- 2014 $10.3B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $12.1B #1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- 2011 $7.8B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $9.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
- 2009 $9.9B #1 2012 (2009)
- 2008 $10.6B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.6B #1 I Am Legend (2007)
- 2006 $7.5B #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- 2005 $8.1B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.4B #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- 2003 $5B #1 Bruce Almighty (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $4.6B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $5.8B #1 Gladiator (2000)
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.9B #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $5.9B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $4.5B #1 Twister (1996)
- 1995 $4.8B #1 Apollo 13 (1995)
- 1994 $4.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $4.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.9B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $2.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
- 1989 $2B #1 Dead Poets Society (1989)
- 1988 $2.1B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $1.4B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Rocky IV (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.3B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $889.5M #1 On Golden Pond (1981)
- 1980 $674.6M #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
1970s 10 years · $5B
- 1979 $919.3M #1 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1978 $585M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $832.1M #1 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 1976 $378.6M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $303.6M #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- 1974 $439.5M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $869.6M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $337M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $133.4M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $229.2M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
- 1969 $164M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $59.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $166.8M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $29.7M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $272.6M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $74.9M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $63.5M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $6M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $6.5M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $21.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
- 1959 $75M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $3.3M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $32.5M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $119.9M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $32.7M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.8M #1 The Robe (1953)
- 1952 $36.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.5M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $1.5M #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
- 1949 $164.2K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $11.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $54.6M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $102.5K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $4.9M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $270.1M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $404.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
- 1939 $1.1M #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $47.4K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $536.4K #1 Modern Times (1936)
- 1935 $516K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $13.2K #1 L’Atalante (1934)
- 1933 $451.3K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $47.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $46.6K #1 M (1931)
- 1930 $5.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $40.9K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $161.5K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $720.7K #1 Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- 1925 $82.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1923 $12.9K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Drama Box Office 1992: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 122 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 1992?
The Bodyguard (1992) leads with $411M worldwide, $122M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Few Good Men (1992) at $243.2M and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) at $215.9M.
How much did drama movies released in 1992 earn?
122 drama films released in 1992 report a worldwide gross, $2.9B in all, or $23.8M per film on average. 1991 releases took $2.4B.
How many drama movies released in 1992 made $1 billion?
None. 9 films crossed $100 million, led by The Bodyguard (1992) with $411M.
How is the 1992 drama box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 1992. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 1992 drama box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.