#1 of 153 #1 drama movie of 1993
1993 · Drama, Comedy
$441.3M worldwide · 9% of the chart's total
$219.2M US & Canada · 50% $222.1M elsewhere · 50%
Drama box office · 1993
Drama Box Office 1993: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 1993, with $441.3M worldwide, ahead of The Fugitive (1993) at $368.9M and Schindler's List (1993) at $322.2M. 153 drama films released in 1993 report a worldwide gross, $4.7B in all, 61% of it from the US & Canada. 14 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 64% on 1992, whose releases took $2.9B. By language, English leads with $4B across 126 drama releases.
- 1993 releases with a gross
- 153
- combined worldwide
- $4.7B
- films crossed $100M
- 14
- vs 1992
- +64%
#1 of 153 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 1993?
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) leads with $441.3M, 9% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.7B, 35% of what all 153 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 1993, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 153. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1993.
- 1 Nov 24, 1993 US and Canada: $219.2M Rest of the world: $222.1M Worldwide: $441.3M
- 2 Aug 6, 1993 US and Canada: $183.9M Rest of the world: $185M Worldwide: $368.9M
- 3 Dec 15, 1993 US and Canada: $96.9M Rest of the world: $225.3M Worldwide: $322.2M
- 4 Jun 30, 1993 US and Canada: $158.3M Rest of the world: $111.9M Worldwide: $270.2M
- 5 Apr 7, 1993 US and Canada: $106.6M Rest of the world: $160M Worldwide: $266.6M
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Jun 25, 1993 US and Canada: $126.8M Rest of the world: $101.1M Worldwide: $227.9M - 7
Dec 23, 1993 US and Canada: $77.4M Rest of the world: $129.2M Worldwide: $206.7M - 8
Dec 17, 1993 US and Canada: $100.8M Rest of the world: $94.5M Worldwide: $195.3M - 9
Jul 9, 1993 US and Canada: $102.3M Rest of the world: $74.7M Worldwide: $177M - 10
Jul 16, 1993 US and Canada: $77.7M Rest of the world: $76M Worldwide: $153.7M - 11
Feb 5, 1993 US and Canada: $50.1M Rest of the world: $90M Worldwide: $140.1M - 12
Nov 24, 1993 US and Canada: $31.1M Rest of the world: $104M Worldwide: $135.1M - 13
May 21, 1993 US and Canada: $36.3M Rest of the world: $80M Worldwide: $116.3M - 14
Jul 30, 1993 US and Canada: $63.2M Rest of the world: $44M Worldwide: $107.2M - 15
Aug 20, 1993 US and Canada: $32.6M Rest of the world: $41.6M Worldwide: $74.2M - 16
Dec 25, 1993 US and Canada: $70.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $70.2M - 17
Dec 29, 1993 US and Canada: $25.1M Rest of the world: $40.7M Worldwide: $65.8M - 18
Nov 12, 1993 US and Canada: $36.9M Rest of the world: $26.9M Worldwide: $63.8M - 19
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)May 7, 1993 US and Canada: $35.1M Rest of the world: $28.4M Worldwide: $63.5M
May 7, 1993 · English · Action, Biography, Drama $63.5M worldwide - 20
Sep 24, 1993 US and Canada: $44.8M Rest of the world: $15.8M Worldwide: $60.6M - 21
Dec 25, 1993 US and Canada: $56.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $56.5M - 22
Feb 26, 1993 US and Canada: $40.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $40.9M - 23
Nov 1, 1993 US and Canada: $40.2M Rest of the world: $27.9K Worldwide: $40.2M - 24
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)Jun 25, 1993 US and Canada: $39.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $39.1M Jun 25, 1993 · English · Biography, Drama, Music $39.1M worldwide - 25
Jan 15, 1993 US and Canada: $36.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.7M - 26
Jul 2, 1993 US and Canada: $36.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.4M - 27
Apr 7, 1993 US and Canada: $33M Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $34.3M - 28
Sep 8, 1993 US and Canada: $32.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $32.9M - 29
Sep 17, 1993 US and Canada: $32.3M Rest of the world: $513 Worldwide: $32.3M - 30
Aug 13, 1993 US and Canada: $31.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $31.2M - 31
Mar 19, 1993 US and Canada: $30M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $30M - 32
May 26, 1993 US and Canada: $27.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27.9M - 33
Nov 12, 1993 US and Canada: $27.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27.8M - 34
Jul 23, 1993 US and Canada: $27.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27.5M - 35
Dec 25, 1993 US and Canada: $25.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.8M - 36
Aug 25, 1993 US and Canada: $24.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $24.8M - 37
The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)Mar 25, 1993 US and Canada: $24.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $24.1M Mar 25, 1993 · English · Family, Drama, Adventure $24.1M worldwide - 38
Apr 23, 1993 US and Canada: $23.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $23.3M - 39
Nov 5, 1993 US and Canada: $23.2M Rest of the world: $2.2K Worldwide: $23.2M - 40
Sep 24, 1993 US and Canada: $23M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $23M - 41
Oct 22, 1993 US and Canada: $22.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.9M - 42
Jun 4, 1993 US and Canada: $22.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.9M - 43
Jul 2, 1993 US and Canada: $22.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.5M - 44
Jan 15, 1993 US and Canada: $22.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.2M - 45
May 28, 1993 US and Canada: $21.7M Rest of the world: $78.7K Worldwide: $21.7M - 46
Mar 12, 1993 US and Canada: $19.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.9M - 47
Feb 12, 1993 US and Canada: $18.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.9M - 48
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)Dec 10, 1993 US and Canada: $18.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.6M Dec 10, 1993 · English · Drama, History, Western $18.6M worldwide - 49
Sep 23, 1993 US and Canada: $17.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.3M - 50
Aug 13, 1993 US and Canada: $16.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.6M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1993?
Of the top 10, The Firm (1993) earned the biggest share at home (59% in the US & Canada), while Schindler's List (1993) made 70% of its gross abroad. Across all 153 films, $2.9B (61%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $441.3M $219.2M US & Canada · 50% $222.1M elsewhere · 50%
- 2 The Fugitive (1993) $368.9M $183.9M US & Canada · 50% $185M elsewhere · 50%
- 3 Schindler's List (1993) $322.2M $96.9M US & Canada · 30% $225.3M elsewhere · 70%
- 4 The Firm (1993) $270.2M $158.3M US & Canada · 59% $111.9M elsewhere · 41%
- 5 Indecent Proposal (1993) $266.6M $106.6M US & Canada · 40% $160M elsewhere · 60%
- 6 Sleepless in Seattle (1993) $227.9M $126.8M US & Canada · 56% $101.1M elsewhere · 44%
- 7 Philadelphia (1993) $206.7M $77.4M US & Canada · 37% $129.2M elsewhere · 63%
- 8 The Pelican Brief (1993) $195.3M $100.8M US & Canada · 52% $94.5M elsewhere · 48%
- 9 In the Line of Fire (1993) $177M $102.3M US & Canada · 58% $74.7M elsewhere · 42%
- 10 Free Willy (1993) $153.7M $77.7M US & Canada · 51% $76M elsewhere · 49%
Gross bands
How Many 1993 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
14 of 153 films crossed $100M and took $3.1B between them, 66% of the total. 90 films, 59% of the list, earned under $10M.
66% 30%
- $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 14 films, 9% of the list $3.1B · 66% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 49 films, 32% of the list $1.4B · 30% of the gross
- Under $10M 90 films, 59% of the list $213M · 4% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1993 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $986.5M from 17 films, led by Schindler's List (1993). October was the quietest month ($95.5M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Alive (1993) $100.8M Alive (1993)
- February Feb Sommersby (1993) $235M Sommersby (1993)
- March Mar Point of No Return (1993) $111.4M Point of No Return (1993)
- April Apr Indecent Proposal (1993) $384M Indecent Proposal (1993)
- May May Sliver (1993) $245.4M Sliver (1993)
- June Jun The Firm (1993) $566.6M The Firm (1993)
- July Jul In the Line of Fire (1993) $524.4M In the Line of Fire (1993)
- August Aug The Fugitive (1993) $543.6M The Fugitive (1993)
- September Sep The Good Son (1993) $207.1M The Good Son (1993)
- October Oct Rudy (1993) $95.5M Rudy (1993)
- November Nov Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $747.3M Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- December Dec Schindler's List (1993) $986.5M Schindler's List (1993)
Last 10 years
How Does 1993 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1993 earned the most: $4.7B from 153 films, led by Mrs. Doubtfire (1993).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 90 films | 90 | $1.4B | – | 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 |
| 1993 153 films · +64% | 153 | $4.7B | +64% | Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $441.3M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 1993?
English-language drama films took $4B across 126 films, 85% of the total, ahead of Spanish-language drama films ($23.9M) and Finnish-language drama films ($19.9M).
1993 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $4B126 films · #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
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Spanish $23.9M3 films · #1 Like Water for Chocolate (1993) -
Finnish $19.9M1 film · #1 Fire in the Sky (1993) -
Cantonese $15.3M2 films · #1 Iron Monkey (1993) -
Chinese $14.7M2 films · #1 Farewell My Concubine (1993) -
French $2.6M3 films · #1 Three Colors: Blue (1993) -
German $810.5K1 film · #1 Faraway, So Close! (1993) -
Swedish $308.4K1 film · #1 The Slingshot (1993) -
Japanese $134.6K4 films · #1 Ocean Waves (1993) -
Russian $6021 film · #1 Makarov (1993)
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 1993: 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 153 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 1993?
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) leads with $441.3M worldwide, $219.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Fugitive (1993) at $368.9M and Schindler's List (1993) at $322.2M.
How much did drama movies released in 1993 earn?
153 drama films released in 1993 report a worldwide gross, $4.7B in all, or $31M per film on average. 1992 releases took $2.9B.
How many drama movies released in 1993 made $1 billion?
None. 14 films crossed $100 million, led by Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) with $441.3M.
How is the 1993 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 1993. 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 1993 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.