This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1993.
Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. Weekend end date Film Box office Notes 1 Aladdin $15,642,073 Aladdin reached No. 1 in its fifth weekend of release. 2 A Few Good Men $9,012,668 A Few Good Men reclaimed #1 in its fifth weekend of release. 3 4-day weekend Aladdin $10,920,346 Aladdin reclaimed #1 in seventh weekend of release. 4 $7,438,690 5 $6,319,917 6 Loaded Weapon 1 $9,202,722 7 4-day weekend Groundhog Day $14,652,108 8 $9,330,577 9 Falling Down $8,724,452 10 $7,625,100 11 CB4 $6,122,450 12 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III $12,419,597 13 $7,405,465 14 Cop and a Half $6,027,285 15 Indecent Proposal $18,387,632 Indecent Proposal broke Pet Sematarys record ($12.0 million) for highest weekend debut in April. 16 $14,724,600 17 $10,010,763 18 $7,089,915 19 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story $10,019,970 20 Dave $8,506,834 Dave reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release. 21 Sliver $12,138,283 22 4-day weekend Cliffhanger $20,458,022 23 $12,152,400 24 Jurassic Park † $47,026,828Jurassic Park broke Batman Returns records ($45.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for the month of June, for a summer release, a PG-13 rated film, and of all-time. It had the highest weekend debut of 1993. 25 $38,455,860 Jurassic Park broke Batmans record ($30 million) for the highest second weekend gross of all time. 26 $27,690,520 27 4-day weekend The Firm $32,476,785 28 $17,937,098 29 $13,281,416 30 Poetic Justice $11,728,455 31 Rising Sun $15,195,941 32 The Fugitive $23,758,855 The Fugitive broke Unforgivens record ($15 million) for the highest weekend debut in the month of August and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Countrys record ($18.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film based on a television show. It stayed at number 1 for 6 weeks, the most in 1993. 33 $22,438,277 34 $18,148,331 35 $14,502,865 36 4-day weekend $17,239,413 37 $8,316,440 38 Striking Distance $8,705,808 39 The Good Son $12,520,305 40 Malice $9,232,650 41 4-day weekend Demolition Man $15,973,850 42 $10,284,335 43 The Beverly Hillbillies $7,178,556 The Beverly Hillbilles reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release. 44 The Nightmare Before Christmas $8,212,477 45 $7,684,284 46 The Three Musketeers $10,621,992 47 Addams Family Values $14,117,545 48 Mrs. Doubtfire $20,468,847 49 $14,735,459 50 Wayne's World 2 $13,516,699 51 The Pelican Brief $16,864,404 52 $11,124,936 53 Mrs. Doubtfire $16,346,568 Mrs. Doubtfire reclaimed #1 in its sixth weekend of release.
Highest-grossing films
Calendar gross Highest-grossing films of 1993 by Calendar Gross Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross 1. Jurassic Park Universal Pictures Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Bob Peck, Martin Ferrero, BD Wong, Samuel L. Jackson, Wayne Knight, Joseph Mazzello and Ariana Richards Steven Spielberg $338,929,640 2. The Fugitive Warner Bros. Pictures Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward, Joe Pantoliano, Andreas Katsulas, Julianne Moore and Jeroen Krabbé Andrew Davis $179,290,645 3. The Firm Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, Hal Holbrook, David Strathairn, Wilford Brimley and Gary Busey Sydney Pollack $158,348,367 4. Sleepless in Seattle TriStar Pictures Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Bill Pullman, Ross Malinger, Rosie O'Donnell, Rita Wilson and Rob Reiner Nora Ephron $126,680,884 5. 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 $118,899,051 6. Mrs. Doubtfire 20th Century Fox Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein, Polly Holliday, Lisa Jakub, Matthew Lawrence, Mara Wilson and Robert Prosky Chris Columbus $109,086,478 7. Indecent Proposal Paramount Pictures Robert Redford, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Oliver Platt and Seymour Cassel Adrian Lyne $106,614,059 8. In the Line of Fire Columbia Pictures Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole, Fred Dalton Thompson and John Mahoney Wolfgang Petersen $102,314,823 9. Cliffhanger TriStar Pictures Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker, Janine Turner, Leon, Paul Winfield and Ralph Waite Renny Harlin $84,049,211 10. A Few Good Men Columbia Pictures Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, James Marshall, J. T. Walsh and Kiefer Sutherland Rob Reiner $78,211,341
In-year release + Highest-grossing films of 1993 by In-year release Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1. Jurassic Park Universal $357,067,947 2. Mrs. Doubtfire 20th Century Fox $219,195,243 3. The Fugitive Warner Bros. $183,875,760 4. The Firm Paramount $158,348,367 5. Sleepless in Seattle TriStar $126,680,884 6. Indecent Proposal Paramount $106,614,059 7. In the Line of Fire Columbia $102,314,823 8. The Pelican Brief Warner Bros. $100,768,056 9. Schindler's List Universal $96,065,768 10. Cliffhanger TriStar $84,049,211
+ Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1993 G Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey PG Sleepless in Seattle PG-13 Jurassic Park R The Firm
See also List of American films — American films by year Lists of box office number-one films
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