The Top 100 Biggest Movies of the '90s - Part 3

The Top 100 Biggest Movies of the ’90s – Part 2

49 – As Good As It Gets (1997)

TICKETS SOLD:

31,851,498

SYNOPSIS:

New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.

48 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

TICKETS SOLD:

32,053,534

SYNOPSIS:

A quartet of humanoid turtles, trained by their mentor in ninjitsu, must learn to work together to face the menace of Shredder and the Foot Clan.

47 – Big Daddy (1999)

TICKETS SOLD:

32,181,062

SYNOPSIS:

A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn’t go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father.

46 – Pocahontas (1995)

TICKETS SOLD:

32,546,970

SYNOPSIS:

Pocahontas, daughter of a Native American tribe chief, falls in love with an English soldier as colonists invade 17th century Virginia.

45 – Beauty and the Beast (1991)

TICKETS SOLD:

33,162,750

SYNOPSIS:

Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who’s been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle’s enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all — that true beauty comes from within.

44 – Sister Act (1992)

TICKETS SOLD:

33,639,795

SYNOPSIS:

A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob’s hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV—and identification by the mob.

43 – Tarzan (1999)

TICKETS SOLD:

33,677,373

SYNOPSIS:

Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he’s human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to.

42 – The Matrix (1999)

TICKETS SOLD:

33,736,860

SYNOPSIS:

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

41 – The Flintstones (1994)

TICKETS SOLD:

33,780,906

SYNOPSIS:

Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney sees an opportunity to repay him when Slate Mining tests its employees to find a new executive. But no good deed goes unpunished.

40 – A Few Good Men (1992)

TICKETS SOLD:

34,094,753

SYNOPSIS:

When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.

39 – Jerry Maguire (1996)

TICKETS SOLD:

34,239,194

SYNOPSIS:

Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he’s really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player.

38 – The Waterboy (1998)

TICKETS SOLD:

34,245,769

SYNOPSIS:

Bobby Boucher is a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach discovers Boucher’s hidden rage makes him a tackling machine whose bone-crushing power might vault his team into the playoffs.

37 – A Bug’s Life (1998)

TICKETS SOLD:

34,280,154

SYNOPSIS:

On behalf of “oppressed bugs everywhere,” an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.

36 – Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

TICKETS SOLD:

34,875,066

SYNOPSIS:

Archetypal buddy cops Riggs and Murtaugh are back for another round of high-stakes action, this time setting their collective sights on bringing down a former Los Angeles police lieutenant turned black market weapons dealer. Lorna Cole joins as the beautiful yet hardnosed internal affairs sergeant who catches Riggs’s eye.

35 – The Santa Clause (1994)

TICKETS SOLD:

35,391,770

SYNOPSIS:

Scott Calvin is an ordinary man, who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve and is knocked unconscious. When he and his young son finish Santa’s trip and deliveries, they go to the North Pole, where Scott learns he must become the new Santa and convince those he loves that he is indeed, Father Christmas.

34 – True Lies (1994)

TICKETS SOLD:

35,853,532

SYNOPSIS:

A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.

33 – There’s Something About Mary (1998)

TICKETS SOLD:

37,600,971

SYNOPSIS:

For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom date, only to run up against other suitors including the sleazy detective he hired to find her.

32 – Air Force One (1997)

TICKETS SOLD:

37,678,922

SYNOPSIS:

Russian terrorists conspire to hijack the aircraft with the president and his family on board. The commander in chief finds himself facing an impossible predicament: give in to the terrorists and sacrifice his family, or risk everything to uphold his principles – and the integrity of the nation.

31 – The Firm (1993)

TICKETS SOLD:

38,246,592

SYNOPSIS:

Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by ‘The Firm’ and made an offer he doesn’t refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company.

30 – Batman Returns (1992)

TICKETS SOLD:

39,237,020

SYNOPSIS:

While Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin, an employee of a corrupt businessman transforms into the Catwoman.

29 – Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

TICKETS SOLD:

39,309,716

SYNOPSIS:

When the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham murders Robin’s father, the legendary archer vows vengeance. To accomplish his mission, Robin joins forces with a band of exiled villagers (and comely Maid Marian), and together they battle to end the evil sheriff’s reign of terror.

28 – Liar Liar (1997)

TICKETS SOLD:

39,523,009

SYNOPSIS:

Fletcher Reede is a fast-talking attorney and habitual liar. When his son Max blows out the candles on his fifth birthday he has just one wish – that his dad will stop lying for 24 hours. When Max’s wish comes true, Fletcher discovers that his mouth has suddenly become his biggest liability.

27 – Apollo 13 (1995)

TICKETS SOLD:

39,548,588

SYNOPSIS:

The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.

26 – Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

TICKETS SOLD:

40,559,071

SYNOPSIS:

When diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers’s ‘mojo,’ Austin must return to the swingin’ ’60s himself – with the help of American agent, Felicity Shagwell – to stop the dastardly plan. Once there, Austin faces off against Dr. Evil’s army of minions to try to save the world in his own unbelievably groovy way.

25 – Mission: Impossible (1996)

TICKETS SOLD:

40,946,128

SYNOPSIS:

When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he’s surprised to learn that he’s the No. 1 suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.

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