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.

Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. Weekend end date Film Box office Notes 1 Hook $11,472,860 2 The Hand That Rocks the Cradle $7,675,016 3 4-day weekend $11,839,246 4 $8,007,691 5 $8,120,455 6 Medicine Man $8,494,271 7 4-day weekend Wayne's World $18,122,710 Wayne's World broke Sleeping with the Enemys 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 $11,812,944 9 $9,641,720 10 $8,371,600 11 $8,430,398 12 Basic Instinct $15,129,385 13 White Men Can't Jump $14,711,124 14 $10,188,583 15 Sleepwalkers $10,017,354 16 Basic Instinct $6,653,950 Basic Instinct reclaimed #1 in fifth weekend of release. 17 $5,355,420 18 $4,042,740 19 $4,012,920 Basic Instinct was number one for the fifth weekend, joint most weeks with Wayne World in 1992. 20 Lethal Weapon 3 $33,243,086 Lethal Weapon 3 broke Terminator 2: Judgment Days record ($31.7 million) for highest weekend debut for a R-rated film. 21 4-day weekend $27,567,462 In second place, Alien 3s opening ($23.1 million) broke Sleeping with the Enemys record ($13.7 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. 22 $15,420,806 23 Patriot Games $18,511,191 Patriot Games broke The Hunt for Red Octobers record ($17.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a spy film. 24 $11,208,134 25 Batman Returns † $45,687,711 Batman Returns broke Batmans 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 $25,425,426 27 $13,823,658 28 A League of Their Own $11,660,303 A League of Their Own reached #1 in its second weekend of release. 29 Honey, I Blew Up the Kid $11,083,318 30 Mo' Money $12,385,415 31 Death Becomes Her $12,110,355 32 Unforgiven $15,018,007 Unforgiven broke A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Masters record ($12 million) for the highest weekend debut in the month of August. 33 $11,374,018 34 $7,741,277 35 Honeymoon in Vegas $7,318,157 36 4-day weekend $9,170,428 37 Sneakers $10,031,145 38 $8,112,395 39 The Last of the Mohicans $10,976,661 40 $9,653,376 41 4-day weekend Under Siege $15,760,003 Under Siege broke Look Who's Talkings record ($12.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in October. 42 $11,151,874 43 $9,024,560 44 $6,195,221 45 Passenger 57 $10,513,925 46 Bram Stoker's Dracula $30,521,679 Bram Stoker's Dracula broke Back to the Future Part IIs record $27.8 million for the highest weekend debut for November and Fright Nights record ($6.11 million) for highest weekend debut for a vampire film. 47 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York $31,126,882 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York broke Bram Stoker's Draculas record for the highest weekend debut for November (which had been set one week earlier), Home Alones record ($17 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Christmas-themed film and Crocodile Dundee IIs record ($24 million) for the highest weekend debut for a comedy film. 48 $28,616,454 In second place, Aladdins opening ($19.3 million) broke Beauty and the Beasts record ($9.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for an animated film and for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film. 49 $12,425,234 50 A Few Good Men $15,517,468 51 $11,145,377 52 $13,608,117

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross Highest-grossing films of 1992 by Calendar Gross Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross 1. Batman ReturnsWarner Bros. Pictures Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, Michael Murphy and Vincent Schiavelli Tim Burton $162,831,698 2. Lethal Weapon 3 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, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes 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, Rob Lowe and Tia Carrere Penelope Spheeris $120,244,016 6. Basic Instinct TriStar Pictures Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Wayne Knight 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. AladdinWalt 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 Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, Matt McCoy, Ernie Hudson, Julianne Moore and Madeline Zima Curtis Hanson $88,036,683 10. Under Siege Warner Bros. Pictures Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Busey, Erika Eleniak and Colm Meaney Andrew Davis $83,563,139

In-Year Release + Highest-grossing films of 1992 by In-year release 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 $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

See also Lists of American films — American films by year Lists of box office number-one films

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