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Box office · Week 12 · Mar 14–20, 1993

Box Office Week 12, 1993: Highest-Grossing Releases of Mar 14–20

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 12 of 1993 (Mar 14–20), with $42.3M worldwide, ahead of Point of No Return (1993) at $30M and Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1993) at $480.3K. 4 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $72.8M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 41% on Week 11, 1993, whose releases took $51.6M.

week 12 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$72.8M
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), the #1
$42.3M
vs Week 11, 1993
+41%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 12 of 1993?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) leads with $42.3M, 58% of the total. The top 4 together took $72.8M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) movie poster Number 1
    $42.3M Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
    $42.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Point of No Return (1993) movie poster Number 2
    $30M Point of No Return (1993)
    $30M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1993) movie poster Number 3
    $480.3K Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1993)
    $479.2K US & Canada · 100% $1.1K elsewhere · <1%
  4. Moving (1993) movie poster Number 4
    $39K Moving (1993)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 12 of 1993, 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 week 12 of 1993 (Mar 14–20).

  1. 1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) movie poster
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) Mar 19, 1993 · English · Action, Adventure $42.3M worldwide
    Mar 19, 1993 US and Canada: $42.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $42.3M
  2. 2 Point of No Return (1993) movie poster
    Point of No Return (1993) Mar 19, 1993 · English · Action, Drama $30M worldwide
    Mar 19, 1993 US and Canada: $30M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $30M
  3. 3 Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1993) movie poster
    Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1993) Mar 19, 1993 · English · Drama, Romance $480.3K worldwide
    Mar 19, 1993 US and Canada: $479.2K Rest of the world: $1.1K Worldwide: $480.3K
  4. 4 Moving (1993) movie poster
    Moving (1993) Mar 20, 1993 · Japanese · Drama $39K worldwide
    Mar 20, 1993 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $39K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 12 of 1993?

Of the top 4, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1993) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $72.8M (100%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 4 reports no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) $42.3M
    $42.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Point of No Return (1993) $30M
    $30M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1993) $480.3K
    $479.2K US & Canada · 100% $1.1K elsewhere · <1%
  4. 4 Moving (1993) $39K
    No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it

How Does Week 12 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 12 releases took $72.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 6 (Jan 31–Feb 6) with $230.8M, led by Sommersby (1993).

  1. Week 6 Wk 6 Jan 31–Feb 6 Sommersby (1993) $230.8M Sommersby (1993)
  2. Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 7–13 Groundhog Day (1993) $108.4M Groundhog Day (1993)
  3. Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 14–20 Army of Darkness (1993) $11.8M Army of Darkness (1993)
  4. Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 21–27 Falling Down (1993) $42.9M Falling Down (1993)
  5. Week 10 Wk 10 Feb 28–Mar 6 Mad Dog and Glory (1993) $34.4M Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
  6. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 7–13 Fire in the Sky (1993) $51.6M Fire in the Sky (1993)
  7. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 14–20 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) $72.8M Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
  8. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 21–27 The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993) $42.1M The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
  9. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 28–Apr 3 Cop & ½ (1993) $62.7M Cop & ½ (1993)
Earlier years

How Does Week 12 of 1993 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 12, 1990 earned the most: $470.3M from 4 films, led by Pretty Woman (1990). Week 12, 1993 took $72.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 12, 1984 Mar 18–24 2 films 2 $87.2M – Police Academy (1984) $81.2M
Week 12, 1985 Mar 17–23 5 films · +5% 5 $91.6M +5% The Last Dragon (1985) $25.8M
Week 12, 1986 Mar 16–22 5 films · −35% 5 $59.9M −35% Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) $43.6M
Week 12, 1987 Mar 15–21 4 films · −61% 4 $23.5M −61% Burglar (1987) $16.3M
Week 12, 1988 Mar 13–19 6 films · +119% 6 $51.4M +119% Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988) $19.5M
Week 12, 1989 Mar 19–25 2 films · −68% 2 $16.6M −68% Troop Beverly Hills (1989) $8.5M
Week 12, 1990 Mar 18–24 4 films · +2728% 4 $470.3M +2728% Pretty Woman (1990) $463.4M
Week 12, 1991 Mar 17–23 5 films · −83% 5 $81.6M −83% Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) $78.7M
Week 12, 1992 Mar 15–21 3 films · +336% 3 $356M +336% Basic Instinct (1992) $352.9M
Week 12, 1993 Mar 14–20 4 films · −80% 4 $72.8M −80% Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) $42.3M
Archive

Box Office in 1993, Week by Week

52 weeks of 1993 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 24 (Jun 6–12) with $1.1B, led by Jurassic Park (1993).

FAQ

Box Office Week 12 of 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 12 of 1993 (Mar 14–20)?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) leads with $42.3M worldwide, $42.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Point of No Return (1993) at $30M and Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1993) at $480.3K.

How much did movies released in week 12 of 1993 (Mar 14–20) earn?

4 films released in week 12 of 1993 (Mar 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $72.8M in all, or $18.2M per film on average. Week 11, 1993 releases took $51.6M.

How many movies released in week 12 of 1993 (Mar 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), earned $42.3M.

How much of the Week 12, 1993 box office came from the US and Canada?

$72.8M of the $72.8M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 12, 1993 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 week 12 of 1993 (Mar 14–20). 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 week 12, 1993 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.