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Box office · Week 16 · Apr 11–17, 1993

Box Office Week 16, 1993: Highest-Grossing Releases of Apr 11–17

Boiling Point (1993) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 16 of 1993 (Apr 11–17), with $10.1M worldwide, ahead of Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) at $1.6M and Madadayo (1993) at $596. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $11.7M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 96% on Week 15, 1993, whose releases took $305.1M.

week 16 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$11.7M
Boiling Point (1993), the #1
$10.1M
vs Week 15, 1993
−96%
Boiling Point (1993) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 movie of Week 16, 1993

Boiling Point (1993)

1993 · Action, Drama

$10.1M worldwide · 86% of the chart's total

$10.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 16 of 1993?

Boiling Point (1993) leads with $10.1M, 86% of the total. The top 3 together took $11.7M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Boiling Point (1993) movie poster Number 1
    $10.1M Boiling Point (1993)
    $10.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) movie poster Number 2
    $1.6M Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)
    $1.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Madadayo (1993) movie poster Number 3
    $596 Madadayo (1993)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 16 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 16 of 1993 (Apr 11–17).

  1. 1 Boiling Point (1993) movie poster
    Boiling Point (1993) Apr 16, 1993 · English · Action, Drama $10.1M worldwide
    Apr 16, 1993 US and Canada: $10.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.1M
  2. 2 Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) movie poster
    Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) Apr 16, 1993 · English · Thriller, Drama $1.6M worldwide
    Apr 16, 1993 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.6M
  3. 3 Madadayo (1993) movie poster
    Madadayo (1993) Apr 17, 1993 · Japanese · Drama, Comedy $596 worldwide
    Apr 17, 1993 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $596
Weeks around it

How Does Week 16 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 16 releases took $11.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 15 (Apr 4–10) with $305.1M, led by Indecent Proposal (1993).

  1. Week 10 Wk 10 Feb 28–Mar 6 Mad Dog and Glory (1993) $34.4M Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
  2. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 7–13 Fire in the Sky (1993) $51.6M Fire in the Sky (1993)
  3. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 14–20 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) $72.8M Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
  4. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 21–27 The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993) $42.1M The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
  5. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 28–Apr 3 Cop & ½ (1993) $62.7M Cop & ½ (1993)
  6. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 4–10 Indecent Proposal (1993) $305.1M Indecent Proposal (1993)
  7. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 11–17 Boiling Point (1993) $11.7M Boiling Point (1993)
  8. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 18–24 Benny & Joon (1993) $48.8M Benny & Joon (1993)
  9. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 25–May 1 Three of Hearts (1993) $16.2M Three of Hearts (1993)
Earlier years

How Does Week 16 of 1993 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 16, 1989 earned the most: $145.7M from 5 films, led by Field of Dreams (1989). Week 16, 1993 took $11.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 16, 1984 Apr 15–21 3 films 3 $17.9M – Angel (1984) $17.5M
Week 16, 1985 Apr 14–20 2 films · −16% 2 $15M −16% Moving Violations (1985) $10.6M
Week 16, 1986 Apr 13–19 6 films · +175% 6 $41.3M +175% Legend (1986) $16.8M
Week 16, 1987 Apr 12–18 2 films · −48% 2 $21.7M −48% Project X (1987) $21.6M
Week 16, 1988 Apr 10–16 6 films · +271% 6 $80.3M +271% Colors (1988) $46.6M
Week 16, 1989 Apr 16–22 5 films · +81% 5 $145.7M +81% Field of Dreams (1989) $84.5M
Week 16, 1990 Apr 15–21 2 films · −90% 2 $14.2M −90% Miami Blues (1990) $9.9M
Week 16, 1991 Apr 14–20 1 film · +32% 1 $18.8M +32% Mortal Thoughts (1991) $18.8M
Week 16, 1992 Apr 12–18 6 films · +208% 6 $57.8M +208% The Babe (1992) $19.9M
Week 16, 1993 Apr 11–17 3 films · −80% 3 $11.7M −80% Boiling Point (1993) $10.1M
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 16 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 16 of 1993 (Apr 11–17)?

Boiling Point (1993) leads with $10.1M worldwide, $10.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) at $1.6M and Madadayo (1993) at $596.

How much did movies released in week 16 of 1993 (Apr 11–17) earn?

3 films released in week 16 of 1993 (Apr 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $11.7M in all, or $3.9M per film on average. Week 15, 1993 releases took $305.1M.

How many movies released in week 16 of 1993 (Apr 11–17) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Boiling Point (1993), earned $10.1M.

How much of the Week 16, 1993 box office came from the US and Canada?

$11.7M of the $11.7M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 16, 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 16 of 1993 (Apr 11–17). 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 16, 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.