List of 1992 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 1992.[1]

Number-one films

#	Weekend end date	Film	Box office	Notes	Ref
1	January 5, 1992	Hook	$11,472,860		[2]
2	January 12, 1992	The Hand That Rocks the Cradle	$7,675,016		[3]
3	January 20, 1992^{4-day weekend}		$11,839,246		[4]
4	January 26, 1992		$8,007,691		[5]
5	February 2, 1992		$8,120,455		[6]
6	February 9, 1992	Medicine Man	$8,494,271		[7]
7	February 17, 1992^{4-day weekend}	Wayne's World	$18,122,710	Wayne's World broke Sleeping with the Enemy's record ($13.7 million) for the highest weekend debut in the month of February. It remained number one for five weeks, the joint most (with Basic Instinct) in 1992.	[8]
8	February 23, 1992		$11,812,944		[9]
9	March 1, 1992		$9,641,720		[10]
10	March 8, 1992		$8,371,600		[11]
11	March 15, 1992		$8,430,398		[12]
12	March 22, 1992	Basic Instinct	$15,129,385		[13]
13	March 29, 1992	White Men Can't Jump	$14,711,124		[14]
14	April 5, 1992	White Men Can't Jump	$10,188,583		[15]
15	April 12, 1992	Sleepwalkers	$10,017,354		[16]
16	April 19, 1992	Basic Instinct	$6,653,950	Basic Instinct reclaimed #1 in fifth weekend of release.	[17]
17	April 26, 1992		$5,355,420		[18]
18	May 3, 1992		$4,042,740		[19]
19	May 10, 1992		$4,012,920	Basic Instinct was number one for the fifth weekend, joint most weeks with Wayne World in 1992.	[20]
20	May 17, 1992	Lethal Weapon 3	$33,243,086	Lethal Weapon 3 broke Terminator 2: Judgment Day's record ($31.7 million) for highest weekend debut for a R-rated film.	[21]
21	May 25, 1992^{4-day weekend}		$27,567,462	In second place, Alien 3's opening ($23.1 million) broke Sleeping with the Enemy's record ($13.7 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist.	[22]
22	May 31, 1992		$15,420,806		[23]
23	June 7, 1992	Patriot Games	$18,511,191	Patriot Games broke The Hunt for Red October's record ($17.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a spy film.	[24]
24	June 14, 1992	Patriot Games	$11,208,134		[25]
25	June 21, 1992	Batman Returns	$45,687,711	Batman Returns broke Batman's records ($40.4 million) for the highest weekend debut in the month of June, for a summer release, a superhero film, a PG-13 rated film, a Warner Bros. film, and of all-time. It had the highest weekend debut of 1992.	[26]
26	June 28, 1992		$25,425,426		[27]
27	July 5, 1992		$13,823,658		[28]
28	July 12, 1992	A League of Their Own	$11,660,303	A League of Their Own reached #1 in its second weekend of release.	[29]
29	July 19, 1992	Honey, I Blew Up the Kid	$11,083,318		[30]
30	July 26, 1992	Mo' Money	$12,385,415		[31]
31	August 2, 1992	Death Becomes Her	$12,110,355		[32]
32	August 9, 1992	Unforgiven	$15,018,007	Unforgiven broke A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master's record ($12 million) for the highest weekend debut in the month of August.	[33]
33	August 16, 1992		$11,374,018		[34]
34	August 23, 1992		$7,741,277		[35]
35	August 30, 1992	Honeymoon in Vegas	$7,318,157		[36]
36	September 7, 1992^{4-day weekend}	Honeymoon in Vegas	$9,170,428		[37]
37	September 13, 1992	Sneakers	$10,031,145		[38]
38	September 20, 1992	Sneakers	$8,112,395		[39]
39	September 27, 1992	The Last of the Mohicans	$10,976,661		[40]
40	October 4, 1992	The Last of the Mohicans	$9,653,376		[41]
41	October 12, 1992^{4-day weekend}	Under Siege	$15,760,003	Under Siege broke Look Who's Talking's record ($12.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in October.	[42]
42	October 18, 1992		$11,151,874		[43]
43	October 25, 1992		$9,024,560		[44]
44	November 1, 1992		$6,195,221		[45]
45	November 8, 1992	Passenger 57	$10,513,925		[46]
46	November 15, 1992	Dracula	$30,521,679	Dracula broke Fright Night's record ($6.11 million) for highest weekend debut for a vampire film.	[47]
47	November 22, 1992	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	$31,126,882	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York broke Home Alone's record ($17 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Christmas-themed film and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi's record ($30.4 million) for the largest opening weekend for 20th Century Fox.	[48]
48	November 29, 1992		$28,616,454	In second place, Aladdin's opening ($19.3 million) broke The Land Before Time's record ($7.5 million) for the highest weekend debut for an animated film.	[49]
49	December 6, 1992		$12,425,234		[50]
50	December 13, 1992	A Few Good Men	$15,517,468		[51]
51	December 20, 1992		$11,145,377		[52]
52	December 27, 1992		$13,608,117		[53]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 1992 by Calendar Gross[54]

Rank	Title	Studio(s)	Actor(s)	Director(s)	Gross
1.	Batman Returns	Warner Bros. Pictures	Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle and Michael Murphy	Tim Burton	$162,831,698
2.	Lethal Weapon 3	Warner Bros. Pictures	Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo and Stuart Wilson	Richard Donner	$144,731,527
3.	Sister Act	Walt Disney Studios	Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith and Harvey Keitel	Emile Ardolino	$139,605,150
4.	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	20th Century Fox	Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Tim Curry, Brenda Fricker and Catherine O'Hara	Chris Columbus	$136,206,365
5.	Wayne's World	Paramount Pictures	Mike Myers, Dana Carvey and Rob Lowe	Penelope Spheeris	$120,244,016
6.	Basic Instinct	TriStar Pictures	Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza and Jeanne Tripplehorn	Paul Verhoeven	$117,727,224
7.	A League of Their Own	Columbia Pictures	Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty, Jon Lovitz, David Strathairn, Garry Marshall and Bill Pullman	Penny Marshall	$107,533,928
8.	Aladdin	Walt Disney Studios	voices of Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried and Douglas Seale	Ron Clements and John Musker	$99,144,774
9.	The Hand That Rocks the Cradle	Walt Disney Studios	Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, Matt McCoy and Ernie Hudson	Curtis Hanson	$88,036,683
10.	Under Siege	Warner Bros. Pictures	Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey	Andrew Davis	$83,563,139

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 1992 by In-year release[55]
Rank	Title	Distributor	Domestic gross
1.	Aladdin	Disney	$217,350,219
2.	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	20th Century Fox	$173,585,516
3.	Batman Returns	Warner Bros.	$162,831,698
4.	Lethal Weapon 3	Warner Bros.	$144,731,527
5.	A Few Good Men	Columbia	$141,340,178
6.	Sister Act	Disney	$139,605,150
7.	The Bodyguard	Warner Bros.	$121,945,720
8.	Wayne's World	Paramount	$121,697,323
9.	Basic Instinct	TriStar	$117,727,224
10.	A League of Their Own	Columbia	$107,533,928

Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1992
G	Aladdin
PG	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
PG-13	Batman Returns
R	Lethal Weapon 3

List of 1992 box office number-one films in the United States

Number-one films

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

In-Year Release

References

See also