# List of 1993 box office number-one films in the United States
This list covers the films that reached number one on the United States weekend box office chart during 1993, together with the year's highest-grossing releases.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Runner-up | *The Fugitive* (Warner Bros.), $176,469,222 in 1993 per Box Office Mojo; the list page records $179,290,645[1](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1993/) |
| Third place | *The Firm* (Paramount), $158,348,367[1](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1993/) |
| Longest weekly run documented | *The Fugitive*, number one for at least the three weekends of August 6–12, August 13–19, and August 20–26, 1993[2](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekly/by-year/1993/?sort=top10Gross) |
| Biggest opening | *Jurassic Park*, $47,026,828 from 2,404 theaters on June 11, 1993[3](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1993/?grossesOption=totalGrosses&releaseScale=wide) |
| Holiday-season leader | *Mrs. Doubtfire* held number one over Thanksgiving and through the year-end Dec 31–Jan 6, 1994 frame[2](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekly/by-year/1993/?sort=top10Gross) |
## Number-one weekends
[Box Office Mojo](https://www.edgepedia.org/box-office-mojo)'s weekly chart for 1993 records the following films at number one, with the combined top-ten gross for each week shown as a measure of overall market activity that week.[2](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekly/by-year/1993/?sort=top10Gross)
| Weekend | Number-one film | Top 10 gross |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1–7 | *Aladdin* | $92,283,547 |
| Jan 15–21 | *Aladdin* | $76,212,431 |
| May 28–Jun 3 | *Cliffhanger* | $93,209,872 |
| Jun 11–17 | *Jurassic Park* | $121,497,379 |
| Jun 18–24 | *Jurassic Park* | $119,858,971 |
| Jun 25–Jul 1 | *Jurassic Park* | $123,260,502 |
| Jul 2–8 | *The Firm* | $171,219,397 |
| Jul 9–15 | *The Firm* | $144,452,991 |
| Jul 16–22 | *The Firm* | $124,156,365 |
| Jul 23–29 | *In the Line of Fire* | $120,158,128 |
| Jul 30–Aug 5 | *Rising Sun* | $106,887,213 |
| Aug 6–12 | *The Fugitive* | $103,057,206 |
| Aug 13–19 | *The Fugitive* | $98,085,414 |
| Aug 20–26 | *The Fugitive* | $79,358,736 |
| Nov 19–25 | *Addams Family Values* | $75,410,719 |
| Nov 26–Dec 2 | *Mrs. Doubtfire* | $81,049,651 |
| Dec 17–23 | *The Pelican Brief* | $84,197,189 |
| Dec 24–30 | *Mrs. Doubtfire* | $119,952,890 |
| Dec 31–Jan 6, 1994 | *Mrs. Doubtfire* | $92,268,299 |
Contemporary reporting adds one debut-weekend chart-topper in late July: [John Singleton](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-singleton)'s *Poetic Justice* took first place in its opening frame with an estimated $11.7 million, displacing *In the Line of Fire* ($11.2 million) and *The Firm* ($10.0 million) that weekend.[4](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/style/1993/07/27/top-ten-films/0a17a839-6b0b-41ff-a75e-a0b5e18721c3/) The same report noted that Universal City Cinemas in Los Angeles declined to carry the film despite its first-place opening.[4](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/style/1993/07/27/top-ten-films/0a17a839-6b0b-41ff-a75e-a0b5e18721c3/)
## Highest-grossing films of 1993
Ranked by earnings during the 1993 calendar year, the domestic top three were *Jurassic Park* ($338,929,640), *The Fugitive*, and *The Firm* ($158,348,367).[1](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1993/) The two trackers differ on *The Fugitive*: Box Office Mojo's yearly chart lists $176,469,222 earned in 1993 with a total gross of $183,875,760, while the list page gives a calendar gross of $179,290,645.[1](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1993/)
The Numbers ranks 1993 releases by cumulative North American gross across all years of release, which changes the order behind *Jurassic Park* ($415,404,543): *Mrs. Doubtfire* ($219,195,051) moves to second, ahead of *The Fugitive* ($183,968,665) and *The Firm* ($158,340,892).[5](https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/domestic/all-movies/cumulative/released-in-1993) On the calendar-year view, *Mrs. Doubtfire* earned $122,765,084 in 1993 because it opened on November 24.[6](https://www.the-numbers.com/market/1993/top-grossing-movies)
## The summer of Jurassic Park
*Jurassic Park* opened on June 11, 1993 in 2,404 theaters and grossed $47,026,828 over its first weekend, 13.2 percent of its eventual $357,067,947 total.[3](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1993/?grossesOption=totalGrosses&releaseScale=wide) It then held the weekly number-one position through the frames of June 11–17, June 18–24, and June 25–July 1, with the week of July 2–8 posting the year's largest combined top-ten gross, $171,219,397, as *The Firm* took over the top spot.[2](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekly/by-year/1993/?sort=top10Gross) By late July the film had accumulated about $271 million while still drawing $8.4 million weekends in its seventh week.[4](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/style/1993/07/27/top-ten-films/0a17a839-6b0b-41ff-a75e-a0b5e18721c3/)
The film's reach extended well beyond the domestic calendar. The Numbers credits it with $1,058,454,230 in cumulative worldwide gross, and Box Office Mojo's lifetime chart places it at $1,103,136,847 worldwide after later re-releases, with 36.9 percent of that total earned domestically.[7](https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/worldwide/all-movies/cumulative/released-in-1993) • [8](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/ww_top_lifetime_gross/?area=XWW)
## Year-end and holiday season
The final weeks of 1993 were contested by holiday releases. *Addams Family Values* led the November 19–25 frame, after which *Mrs. Doubtfire*, released November 24 for 20th Century Fox, took over and dominated the [Thanksgiving](https://www.edgepedia.org/thanksgiving) and Christmas corridors.[2](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekly/by-year/1993/?sort=top10Gross) • [1](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1993/) *The Pelican Brief* briefly led the December 17–23 week before *Mrs. Doubtfire* reclaimed the top spot for the December 24–30 frame ($119,952,890 combined top ten) and held it into the first week of 1994.[2](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekly/by-year/1993/?sort=top10Gross) *Mrs. Doubtfire* finished with $219,195,243 domestically.[1](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1993/)
## References
1. [Domestic Box Office For 1993, Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1993/)
2. [Domestic Box Office Weeklies For 1993, Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekly/by-year/1993/?sort=top10Gross)
3. [Domestic Box Office For 1993, wide releases, Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1993/?grossesOption=totalGrosses&releaseScale=wide)
4. [Top Ten Films, The Washington Post, July 26, 1993](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/style/1993/07/27/top-ten-films/0a17a839-6b0b-41ff-a75e-a0b5e18721c3/)
5. [1993 Top-Grossing Movies in North America / Worldwide, The Numbers](https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/domestic/all-movies/cumulative/released-in-1993)
6. [1993 Top-Grossing Movies (calendar year), The Numbers](https://www.the-numbers.com/market/1993/top-grossing-movies)
7. [1993 Top-Grossing Worldwide Movies - The Numbers](https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/worldwide/all-movies/cumulative/released-in-1993)
8. [Top Lifetime Grosses, Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/ww_top_lifetime_gross/?area=XWW)
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