Box Office Flashback: 1993

[claws]

DOMESTIC GROSSES #1–20

01. $357,067,947 - Jurassic Park
02. $219,195,243 - Mrs. Doubtfire
03. $183,875,760 - The Fugitive
04. $158,348,367 - The Firm
05. $126,680,884 - Sleepless in Seattle
06. $106,614,059 - Indecent Proposal
07. $102,314,823 - In the Line of Fire
08. $100,768,056 - The Pelican Brief
09. $096,065,768 - Schindler's List
10. $084,049,211 - Cliffhanger

11. $077,698,625 - Free Willy
12. $077,446,440 - Philadelphia
13. $070,906,973 - Groundhog Day
14. $070,172,621 - Grumpy Old Men
15. $068,856,263 - Cool Runnings
16. $063,270,710 - Dave
17. $063,179,523 - Rising Sun
18. $058,055,768 - Demolition Man
19. $057,319,029 - Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
20. $056,505,065 - Tombstone

Seen all except Grumpy Old Men and Cool Runnings, which was annoyingly hyped as I recall. Too bad Andrew Davis (The Fugitive) hasn't made any movies since 2006. Such an underrated director.

[Flick James]

In the Line of Fire, Schindler's List, and Groundhog Day alone make this a good year. There are some other good ones too.

[ChocolateChipCharlie]

Epic.

[Doggett]

Lots of different genres in there.
A good mix of films, it's nice to know audiences will go to anything as long as it's good (Well, I don't know why anyone would pay to see Dave...).

[Mr. DS]

I have a major regret not seeing Jurassic Park in the theater. 

[Rev. Powell]

SHINDLER'S LIST & GROUNDHOG DAY are both 5 star classics in my book.

Notable non-qualifiers:

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (disappointing that this couldn't crack the top 20)
DAZED AND CONFUSED
NATURAL BORN KILLERS
TRUE ROMANCE
ARIZONA DREAM
CRONOS
RED ROCK WEST (not released theatrically)

[JaseSF]

DOMESTIC GROSSES #1–20

01. $357,067,947 - Jurassic Park (I loved this one, totally a thrill ride. Shouldn't be # 1 though)
02. $219,195,243 - Mrs. Doubtfire (Actually this was quite funny and surprisingly moving at times)
03. $183,875,760 - The Fugitive (a bit dumbed down perhaps but still pretty good)
04. $158,348,367 - The Firm (Didn't care for it at all)
05. $126,680,884 - Sleepless in Seattle (Pretty good)
06. $106,614,059 - Indecent Proposal (Not half bad thriller)
07. $102,314,823 - In the Line of Fire (Decent)
08. $100,768,056 - The Pelican Brief (Haven't seen)
09. $096,065,768 - Schindler's List (modern classic)
10. $084,049,211 - Cliffhanger (overrated but has its moments)

11. $077,698,625 - Free Willy (overrated but recall it being a huge deal - unconvincing plot)
12. $077,446,440 - Philadelphia (pretty good, great acting from Hanks)
13. $070,906,973 - Groundhog Day (my favourite from this year)
14. $070,172,621 - Grumpy Old Men (pretty darn good and funny IMO)
15. $068,856,263 - Cool Runnings (Half decent)
16. $063,270,710 - Dave (haven't seen)
17. $063,179,523 - Rising Sun (haven't seen)
18. $058,055,768 - Demolition Man (Surprisingly enjoyable, fun and funny)
19. $057,319,029 - Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (O.K. no great shakes)
20. $056,505,065 - Tombstone (haven't seen)

[akiratubo]

01. $357,067,947 - Jurassic Park
Idiot picture, but the dinosaurs were cool.

02. $219,195,243 - Mrs. Doubtfire
s**t

03. $183,875,760 - The Fugitive
Excellent movie, easily the best on this list.

04. $158,348,367 - The Firm
An example of how good Tom Cruise can be when he tones it down a little.  Also, Gene Hackman!

05. $126,680,884 - Sleepless in Seattle
Never saw.

06. $106,614,059 - Indecent Proposal
Never saw.

07. $102,314,823 - In the Line of Fire
Pretty good.

08. $100,768,056 - The Pelican Brief
Meh.

09. $096,065,768 - Schindler's List
I am philosophically opposed to movies based on real people and events, but Liam Neeson did a great job with his role.

10. $084,049,211 - Cliffhanger
One of Stallone's best.

11. $077,698,625 - Free Willy
Never saw.

12. $077,446,440 - Philadelphia
This was about the gay lawyer with HIV, right?

13. $070,906,973 - Groundhog Day
Never saw.

14. $070,172,621 - Grumpy Old Men
Meh.

15. $068,856,263 - Cool Runnings
Never saw.

16. $063,270,710 - Dave
???

17. $063,179,523 - Rising Sun
I remember enjoying this quite a bit, but I've never seen it again.

18. $058,055,768 - Demolition Man
One of Stallone's worst.

19. $057,319,029 - Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Never saw.

20. $056,505,065 - Tombstone
Starts out good, falls apart about halfway through.  The showdown with Doc Holliday and Johnny Ringo was great.

[Hammock Rider]

01. $357,067,947 - Jurassic Park----"Dodgson, Dodgson, we have Dodgson here! See? Nobody cares. Nice hat! What are ya tryin' to look like - a secret agent? "

02. $219,195,243 - Mrs. Doubtfire---Missed it.
03. $183,875,760 - The Fugitive--- It was exciting and intelligent, and set in my hometown!
04. $158,348,367 - The Firm---Missed it
05. $126,680,884 - Sleepless in Seattle----Missed it
06. $106,614,059 - Indecent Proposal---Missed it.
07. $102,314,823 - In the Line of Fire---I liked it alot. Malkovich vs Eastwood, that's good stuff.
08. $100,768,056 - The Pelican Brief---Missed it.
09. $096,065,768 - Schindler's List----Impressive all around.
10. $084,049,211 - Cliffhanger---One of my favorite Stallone movies.

11. $077,698,625 - Free Willy----Double Missed it.
12. $077,446,440 - Philadelphia---Missed it.
13. $070,906,973 - Groundhog Day---Classic comedy.
14. $070,172,621 - Grumpy Old Men----It was pretty funny and good to see Matthau and Lemon working together again.
15. $068,856,263 - Cool Runnings----I liked it. I'm a sucker for anything with John Candy.
16. $063,270,710 - Dave----Missed it
17. $063,179,523 - Rising Sun---A good mix of thriller and light social commentary.
18. $058,055,768 - Demolition Man--I loved this one. It was an over the top action movie with a sense of humor. IMHO a helf serious parady of action movies, like the more recent Shoot'em Up. I still quote some lines from it.
19. $057,319,029 - Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit--Missed it
20. $056,505,065 - Tombstone--I loved it. It wasn't to heavy or introspective, just a fun action packed Western with some good performances, especially by Val Kilmer.

[Flick James]

Jurassic Park----"Dodgson, Dodgson, we have Dodgson here! See? Nobody cares. Nice hat! What are ya tryin' to look like - a secret agent? "

I consider every scene in which that actor appears as a highlight scene.