List of 1994 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1994.[1]

Number-one films

# Weekend end date Film Box office Notes Ref
1 January 9, 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire $11,536,024 [2]
2 January 16, 1994 Philadelphia $13,817,010 Philadelphia reached No. 1 in its first weekend of wide release and fourth overall week. It was the highest-grossing wide debut in January [3][4]
3 January 23, 1994 $8,830,605 Philadelphia remained number 1 with a margin of just $32,487 over Mrs. Doubtfire. [5]
4 January 30, 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire $7,742,001 Mrs. Doubtfire reclaimed number 1 in tenth weekend of release. [6]
5 February 6, 1994 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective $12,115,105 [7]
6 February 13, 1994 $9,673,717 [8]
7 February 20, 1994 On Deadly Ground $12,679,573 [9]
8 February 27, 1994 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective $6,512,350 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective reclaimed number 1 in its fourth week of release. [10]
9 March 6, 1994 $5,095,449 [11]
10 March 13, 1994 Guarding Tess $7,065,213 [12]
11 March 20, 1994 Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult $13,216,531 [13]
12 March 27, 1994 D2: The Mighty Ducks $10,356,748 [14]
13 April 3, 1994 Major League II $7,040,777 [15]
14 April 10, 1994 D2: The Mighty Ducks $5,513,111 D2: The Mighty Ducks reclaimed number 1 in its third week of release. [16]
15 April 17, 1994 Four Weddings and a Funeral $4,162,489 Four Weddings and a Funeral reached No. 1 in its sixth weekend of limited release. [17]
16 April 24, 1994 Bad Girls $5,012,200 Andie MacDowell became the first actress in cinema history to star in two back to back number 1 films as she starred in both Four Weddings and a Funeral and Bad Girls. [18]
17 May 1, 1994 No Escape $4,588,736 [19]
18 May 8, 1994 With Honors $3,741,737 With Honors reached No. 1 in its second week of release. [20]
19 May 15, 1994 The Crow $11,774,332 Other industry sources disputed Miramax Films' claimed gross, believing that it was overstated by as much as $1 million. [21][22]
20 May 22, 1994 Maverick $17,248,545 [23]
21 May 29, 1994 The Flintstones $29,688,730 The Flintstones broke Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade's record ($29.4 mil) for the highest Memorial Day weekend debut and The Fugitive's record ($23.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a film based on a television show. [24]
22 June 5, 1994 $18,217,305 [25]
23 June 12, 1994 Speed $14,456,194 [26]
24 June 19, 1994 Wolf $17,911,366 [27]
25 June 26, 1994 The Lion King $40,888,194 The Lion King broke Aladdin's record ($19.3 mil) for the highest weekend debut for an animated film and for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film. It also had the highest weekend debut of 1994. [28]
26 July 3, 1994 $34,208,876 [29]
27 July 10, 1994 Forrest Gump $24,450,602 [30]
28 July 17, 1994 True Lies $25,869,770 [31]
29 July 24, 1994 Forrest Gump $21,931,425 Forrest Gump reclaimed number 1 in its third week of release. [32]
30 July 31, 1994 The Mask $23,117,068 [33]
31 August 7, 1994 Clear and Present Danger $20,348,017 Clear and Present Danger broke Patriot Games' record ($18.5 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a spy film. [34]
32 August 14, 1994 $15,965,071 [35]
33 August 21, 1994 Forrest Gump $11,248,160 Forrest Gump reclaimed number 1 in its seventh week of release. [36]
34 August 28, 1994 Natural Born Killers $11,166,687 [37]
35 September 4, 1994 Forrest Gump $12,221,147 Forrest Gump reclaimed number 1 in its ninth week of release. [38]
36 September 11, 1994 $6,760,367 Forrest Gump had its fifth weekend at number one, the most in 1994. [39]
37 September 18, 1994 Timecop $12,064,625 [40]
38 September 25, 1994 $8,176,615 [41]
39 October 2, 1994 The River Wild $10,214,450 [42]
40 October 9, 1994 The Specialist $14,317,765 [43]
41 October 16, 1994 Pulp Fiction $9,311,882 Other sources disputed Miramax Films' claimed gross for Pulp Fiction with many believing that The Specialist was the number one film for the weekend. [44][22]
42 October 23, 1994 $8,389,221 [45]
43 October 30, 1994 Stargate $16,651,018 Stargate broke Under Siege's record ($15.7 mil) for the highest weekend debut in October. [46]
44 November 6, 1994 $12,368,778 [47]
45 November 13, 1994 Interview with the Vampire $36,389,705 Interview with the Vampire broke Home Alone 2: Lost in New York's record ($31.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in November, Lethal Weapon 3's record ($33.2 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a R-rated film and Dracula's record ($30.5 million) for highest weekend debut for a vampire film. [48][49]
46 November 20, 1994 Star Trek Generations $23,116,394 [50]
47 November 27, 1994 The Santa Clause $20,437,607 The Santa Clause reached No. 1 in its third weekend of release. [51]
48 December 4, 1994 $11,390,638 [52]
49 December 11, 1994 Disclosure $10,068,126 [53]
50 December 18, 1994 Dumb and Dumber $16,363,442 [54]
51 December 25, 19944-day weekend $15,586,425 [55]
52 January 1, 19954-day weekend $14,929,291 [56]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 1994 by Calendar Gross[57][58]

Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross
1. The Lion King Buena Vista Pictures Distribution voices of Matthew Broderick, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Moira Kelly, Ernie Sabella, Nathan Lane, Robert Guillaume, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, Jim Cummings, and Madge Sinclair Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff $298,879,911[58]
2. Forrest Gump Paramount Pictures Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Field Robert Zemeckis $298,096,620[58]
3. True Lies 20th Century Fox Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Art Malik, and Tia Carrere James Cameron $146,282,411
4. The Santa Clause Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, David Krumholtz, and Peter Boyle John Pasquin $132,242,452
5. The Flintstones Universal Pictures John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Elizabeth Perkins, Rosie O'Donnell, Kyle MacLachlan, Halle Berry, and Elizabeth Taylor Brian Levant $130,531,208
6. Clear and Present Danger Paramount Pictures Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer, and James Earl Jones Phillip Noyce $122,187,717
7. Speed 20th Century Fox Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton, and Jeff Daniels Jan de Bont $121,248,145[58]
8. The Mask New Line Cinema Jim Carrey, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene, Amy Yasbeck, Richard Jeni, and Cameron Diaz Chuck Russell $118,644,781[58]
9. Mrs. Doubtfire 20th Century Fox Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein, and Robert Prosky Chris Columbus $110,108,760
10. Maverick Warner Bros. Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner, Graham Greene, James Coburn, and Alfred Molina Richard Donner $101,631,272[58]

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 1994 by In-year release[59]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1. Forrest Gump Paramount $329,694,499
2. The Lion King Disney $312,855,561
3. True Lies 20th Century Fox $146,282,411
4. The Santa Clause Disney $144,833,357
5. The Flintstones Universal $130,531,208
6. Dumb and Dumber New Line Cinema $127,175,374
7. Clear and Present Danger Paramount $122,187,717
8. Speed 20th Century Fox $121,248,145
9. The Mask New Line Cinema $119,938,730
10. Pulp Fiction Miramax $107,928,762


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1994
G The Lion King
PG The Santa Clause
PG-13 Forrest Gump
R True Lies

See also

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Chronology

Preceded by 1994 Succeeded by