The Top 100 Biggest Movies of the 1990’s (at the US Box Office)

We have crunched the numbers and  worked out, by adjusting for inflation (based on 2020 figures) which were the biggest films at the US box office. Worldwide figures weren’t available for some of the early 90’s movies, so hence the US box office figures only….

100 – Kindergarten Cop (1990)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $179,412,413

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $91,457,688)

99 – Double Jeopardy (1999)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $179,662,875

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $116,741,558)

98 – In the Line of Fire (1993)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $181,542,607

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $102,314,823)

97 – Interview with the Vampire (1994)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $182,113,454

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $105,264,608)

96 – You’ve Got Mail (1998)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $182,183,658

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $115,821,495)

95 – Ace Ventura- When Nature Calls (1995)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $182,345,14

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $108,385,533)

94 – Unforgiven (1992)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $184,862,170

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $101,157,447)

93 – Pulp Fiction (1994)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $186,722,584

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $107,928,762)

92 – Indecent Proposal (1993)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $189,170,969

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $106,614,059)

91 – Mulan (1998)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $189,731,959

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $120,620,254)

90 – Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $191,258,262

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $101,599,005)

89 – The World is Not Enough (1999)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $195,363,738

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $126,943,684)

88 – A League of Their Own (1992)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $196,514,995

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $107,533,928)

87 – The Truman Show (1998)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $197,593,576

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $125,618,201)

86 – Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $200,169,872

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $125,304,276)

85 – American Beauty (1999)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $200,216,013

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $130,096,601)

84 – The Birdcage (1996)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $202,730,283

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $124,060,553)

83 – My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)  

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $203,070,484

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $127,120,029)

82 – Dick Tracy (1990) 

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $203,504,107

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $103,738,726)

81 – Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $205,185,359

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $130,444,603)

80 – The Mask (1994)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $207,500,477

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $119,938,730)

79 – Speed (1994)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $209,765,835

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $121,248,145

78 – The Nutty Professor (1996)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $210,498,034

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $128,814,019

77 – The Green Mile (1999)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $210,534,522

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $136,801,374

76 – Clear and Present Danger (1994)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $211,391,346.24

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $122,187,717

75 – Patch Adams (1998)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $212,393,174

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $135,026,902

74 – The Addams Family (1991)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $213,666,233

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $113,502,426

73 – Godzilla (1998)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $214,418,203

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $136,314,2946

72 – Basic Instinct (1992)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $215,142,93

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $117,727,224

71 – Stuart Little (1999)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $215,511,571

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $140,035,367

70 – The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $216,286,805

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $140,035,367

69 – The Rock (1996)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $219,086,158

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $134,069,511

68 – Dumb and Dumber (1994)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $220,020,262

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $127,175,374

67 – Star Wars – A New Hope 1997 Special Edition

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $220,862,847

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $138,257,865)

66 – Deep Impact (1998)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $220,946,607

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $140,464,664)

65 – Good Will Hunting (1997)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $221,143,315

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $138,433,435)

64 – Rush Hour (1998)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $222,082,606

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $141,186,864)

63 – Wayne’s World (1992)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $222,398,171

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $121,697,323)

62 – 101 Dalmatians (1996)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $222,550,145

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $136,189,294)

61 – The Bodyguard (1992)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $222,852,109

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $121,945,720)

60 – Ransom (1996)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $223,045,917

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $136,492,681)

59 – Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $224,776,599

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $126,680,884)

58 – Hook (1991)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $225,248,007

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $119,654,823)

57 – The Flintstones (1994)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $225,826,036

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $130,531,208)

56 – Doctor Dolittle (1998)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $226,753,917

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $144,156,605)

55 – Die Hard 2 (1990)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $230,579,904

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $117,540,947)

54 – City Slickers (1991)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $233,491,334

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $124,033,791)

53 – Total Recall (1990)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $234,216,684

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $119,394,840)

52 – Runaway Bride (1999)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $234,321,199

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $152,257,509)

51 – As Good as It Gets (1997)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $237,189,228

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $148,478,011)

50 – Pocahontas (1995)

Domestic Box Office (Inflation adjusted): $238,190,317

(Domestic Box Office (unadjusted): $141,579,773)

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