#1 of 9 #1 western movie of 1994
1994 · Action, Adventure
$183M worldwide · 59% of the chart's total
$101.6M US & Canada · 56% $81.4M elsewhere · 44%
Western box office · 1994
Western Box Office 1994: Highest-Grossing Western Movies
Maverick (1994) is the highest-grossing western movie released in 1994, with $183M worldwide, ahead of City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) at $43.6M and Wyatt Earp (1994) at $25.1M. 9 western films released in 1994 report a worldwide gross, $310.2M in all, 74% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 3.3 times the total of 1993, whose releases took $93.5M. By language, English leads with $127.2M across 8 western releases.
- 1994 releases with a gross
- 9
- combined worldwide
- $310.2M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs 1993
- ×3.3
#1 of 9 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Western Hits of 1994?
Maverick (1994) leads with $183M, 59% of the total. The top 5 together took $288.8M, 93% of what all 9 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 Western Release of 1994, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1994.
- 1 May 20, 1994 US and Canada: $101.6M Rest of the world: $81.4M Worldwide: $183M
- 2 City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)Jun 10, 1994 US and Canada: $43.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $43.6M
Jun 10, 1994 · English · Comedy, Western $43.6M worldwide - 3 Jun 24, 1994 US and Canada: $25.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.1M
- 4 Jun 3, 1994 US and Canada: $20.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.3M
- 5 Mar 11, 1994 US and Canada: $16.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.8M
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Apr 22, 1994 US and Canada: $15.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.2M - 7
Aug 16, 1994 US and Canada: $4.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.4M - 8
May 24, 1994 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.7M - 9
Oct 21, 1994 US and Canada: $50K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $50K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1994?
Of the top 9, City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Maverick (1994) made 44% of its gross abroad. Across all 9 films, $228.8M (74%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Maverick (1994) $183M $101.6M US & Canada · 56% $81.4M elsewhere · 44%
- 2 City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) $43.6M $43.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 3 Wyatt Earp (1994) $25.1M $25.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 4 The Cowboy Way (1994) $20.3M $20.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 5 Lightning Jack (1994) $16.8M $16.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 6 Bad Girls (1994) $15.2M $15.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 7 Wagons East! (1994) $4.4M $4.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 8 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994) $1.7M $1.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 9 Frank & Jesse (1994) $50K $50K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
By release month
Which Month of 1994 Earned the Most?
May releases took the most, $184.7M from 2 films, led by Maverick (1994). October was the quietest month ($50K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- February Feb No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- March Mar Lightning Jack (1994) $16.8M Lightning Jack (1994)
- April Apr Bad Girls (1994) $15.2M Bad Girls (1994)
- May May Maverick (1994) $184.7M Maverick (1994)
- June Jun City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) $89M City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
- July Jul No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- August Aug Wagons East! (1994) $4.4M Wagons East! (1994)
- September Sep No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- October Oct Frank & Jesse (1994) $50K Frank & Jesse (1994)
- November Nov No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- December Dec No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Last 10 years
How Does 1994 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1990 earned the most: $735.6M from 5 films, led by Dances with Wolves (1990). 1994 took $310.2M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 4 films | 4 | $79.7M | – | Pale Rider (1985) $41.4M |
| 1986 1 film · −51% | 1 | $39.2M | −51% | Three Amigos! (1986) $39.2M |
| 1987 2 films · −71% | 2 | $11.5M | −71% | Extreme Prejudice (1987) $11.3M |
| 1988 3 films · +337% | 3 | $50.3M | +337% | Young Guns (1988) $45.7M |
| 1989 1 film · −100% | 1 | $15.5K | −100% | Blood Red (1989) $15.5K |
| 1990 5 films · +4742393% | 5 | $735.6M | +4742393% | Dances with Wolves (1990) $424.2M |
| 1991 3 films · −93% | 3 | $51.8M | −93% | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) $40.8M |
| 1992 2 films · +218% | 2 | $164.6M | +218% | Unforgiven (1992) $159.2M |
| 1993 4 films · −43% | 4 | $93.5M | −43% | Tombstone (1993) $56.5M |
| 1994 9 films · +232% | 9 | $310.2M | +232% | Maverick (1994) $183M |
Archive
Western Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1923 to 2025 with its total and its biggest film. 1990 leads with $735.6M, led by Dances with Wolves (1990).
2020s 6 years · $813.9M
2010s 10 years · $2.6B
- 2019 $95.6M #1 Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
- 2018 $19.3M #1 The Sisters Brothers (2018)
- 2017 $161.7M #1 The Dark Tower (2017)
- 2016 $166.6M #1 The Magnificent Seven (2016)
- 2015 $698.6M #1 The Revenant (2015)
- 2014 $93.7M #1 A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
- 2013 $274.7M #1 The Lone Ranger (2013)
- 2012 $481.9M #1 Django Unchained (2012)
- 2011 $186.3M #1 Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
- 2010 $446.4M #1 True Grit (2010)
2000s 10 years · $1.6B
- 2009 $19.7M #1 Lucky Luke (2009)
- 2008 $74.7M #1 The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)
- 2007 $268M #1 No Country for Old Men (2007)
- 2006 $24.8M #1 Bandidas (2006)
- 2005 $334.5M #1 Brokeback Mountain (2005)
- 2004 $272.7M #1 Home on the Range (2004)
- 2003 $293.8M #1 Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
- 2002 $122.6M #1 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
- 2001 $90.1M #1 Manitou’s Shoe (2001)
- 2000 $118.3M #1 Shanghai Noon (2000)
1990s 9 years · $2.2B
- 1999 $226M #1 Wild Wild West (1999)
- 1998 $453.9M #1 The Mask of Zorro (1998)
- 1996 $13.5M #1 Lone Star (1996)
- 1995 $188.5M #1 Legends of the Fall (1995)
- 1994 $310.2M #1 Maverick (1994)
- 1993 $93.5M #1 Tombstone (1993)
- 1992 $164.6M #1 Unforgiven (1992)
- 1991 $51.8M #1 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
- 1990 $735.6M #1 Dances with Wolves (1990)
1980s 10 years · $327.3M
- 1989 $15.5K #1 Blood Red (1989)
- 1988 $50.3M #1 Young Guns (1988)
- 1987 $11.5M #1 Extreme Prejudice (1987)
- 1986 $39.2M #1 Three Amigos! (1986)
- 1985 $79.7M #1 Pale Rider (1985)
- 1984 $727.6K #1 Lust in the Dust (1984)
- 1983 $12.2M #1 Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
- 1982 $12.5M #1 The Grey Fox (1982)
- 1981 $30.5M #1 Outland (1981)
- 1980 $90.5M #1 Urban Cowboy (1980)
1970s 9 years · $370.7M
- 1979 $97.2M #1 The Electric Horseman (1979)
- 1978 $17M #1 Comes a Horseman (1978)
- 1976 $39.9M #1 The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
- 1975 $36.9M #1 The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
- 1974 $119.6M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $15.7M #1 High Plains Drifter (1973)
- 1972 $6.3M #1 Joe Kidd (1972)
- 1971 $1.1M #1 The Beguiled (1971)
- 1970 $36.8M #1 Little Big Man (1970)
1960s 10 years · $159.1M
- 1969 $117.7M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $3.5M #1 Coogan’s Bluff (1968)
- 1967 $31.3M #1 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1967)
- 1966 $47.6K #1 Django (1966)
- 1965 $20.8K #1 Major Dundee (1965)
- 1964 $18.8K #1 Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
- 1963 $76.7K #1 How the West Was Won (1963)
- 1962 $2.2K #1 Farewell to the Duman River (1962)
- 1961 $6.4M #1 The Taste of Violence (1961)
- 1960 $9.8K #1 The Alamo (1960)
1950s 9 years · $33.1M
1940s 3 years · $29.8M
1930s 1 year · $3.4K
1920s 2 years · $389
FAQ
Western Box Office 1994: 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 9 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing western movie in 1994?
Maverick (1994) leads with $183M worldwide, $101.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) at $43.6M and Wyatt Earp (1994) at $25.1M.
How much did western movies released in 1994 earn?
9 western films released in 1994 report a worldwide gross, $310.2M in all, or $34.5M per film on average. 1993 releases took $93.5M.
How many western movies released in 1994 made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Maverick (1994) with $183M.
How is the 1994 western 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 1994. 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 1994 western 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.