Screen Source presents:
$100 Million Movies from 1990 to 2000


What were the most popular / highest money making movies by year at the theaters? Here they are...

2000
(19 Movies)

Title

Gross (million)

Director

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

$253.4

Ron Howard

Mission: Impossible 2

$215.4

John Woo

Gladiator

$186.6

Ridley Scott

The Perfect Storm

$182.6

Wolfgang Petersen

Meet the Parents

$161.3

Jay Roach

X-Men

$157.3

Bryan Singer

Scary Movie

$157.0

Keenen Ivory Wayans

What Lies Beneath

$155.4

Robert Zemeckis

Dinosaur

$137.7

Eric Leighton and
Ralph Zondag

Erin Brockovich

$125.5

Steven Soderbergh

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

$123.3

Peter Segal

Charlie's Angels

$122.8

Joseph McGinty Nichol

Big Mamma's House

$117.6

Raja Gosnell

What Women Want

$115.8

Nancy Meyers

Remember the Titans

$113.7

Boaz Yakin

The Patriot

$113.3

Roland Emmerich

Cast Away

$109.7

Robert Zemeckis

Chicken Run

$106.8

Peter Lord and
Nick Park

Gone in 60 Seconds

$101.6

Dominic Sena

 

1999
(21 Movies)

Title

Gross (million)

Director

"Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace"

$431

George Lucas

"The Sixth Sense"

$293.5

M. Night Shyamalan

"Toy Story 2"

$245.4

John Lasseter
and Ash Brannon

"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me"

$205.9

Jay Roach

"The Matrix"

$171.4

Andy and Larry Wachowski

"Tarzan"

$171

Chris Buck
and Kevin Lima

"Big Daddy"

$163.5

Dennis Dugan

"The Mummy"

$155.2

Stephen Sommers

"Runaway Bride"

$152.1

Garry Marshall

"The Blair Witch Project"

$140.5

Dan Myrick and
Eduardo Sanchez

"Stuart Little"

$140

Rob Minkoff

"The Green Mile"

$136.8

Frank Darabont

"American Beauty"

$130

Sam Mendes

"The World Is Not Enough"

$126.9

Michael Apted

"Double Jeopardy"

$116.7

Bruce Beresford

"Notting Hill"

$116.1

Roger Michell

"Wild Wild West"

$113.8

Barry Sonnenfeld

"Analyze This"

$106.8

Harold Ramis

"The General's Daughter"

$102.7

Simon West

"American Pie"

$101.7

Paul Weitz and
Chris Weitz

"Sleepy Hollow"

$101

Tim Burton

 

1998
(18 Movies)

Title

Gross (million)

Director

"Saving Private Ryan"

$216.2

Steven Spielberg

"Armageddon"

$201.6

Michael Bay

"There's Something About Mary"

$176.4

Bobby and
Peter Farrelly

"A Bug's Life"

$162.7

John Lasseter and
Andrew Stanton

"The Waterboy"

$161.5

Frank Coraci

"Doctor Dolittle"

$144.1

Betty Thomas

"Rush Hour"

$141.2

Brett Ratner

"Deep Impact"

$140.4

Mimi Leder

"Godzilla"

$136.1

Roland Emmerich

"Patch Adams"

$135

Tom Shadyac

"Lethal Weapon 4"

$130.4

Richard Donner

"The Truman Show"

$125.6

Peter Weir

"Mulan"

$120.6

Tony Bancroft and
Barry Cook

"You've Got Mail"

$115.7

Nora Ephron

"Enemy of the State"

$111.5

Tony Scott

"The Prince of Egypt"

$101.3

Brenda Chapman
and Steve Hickner

"The Rugrats Movie"

$100.4

Igor Kovalyov
and Norton Virg

"Shakespeare in Love"

$100.2

John Madden

 

1997
(16 Movies)

Title

Gross (million)

Director

"Titanic"

$600.7

James Cameron

"Men in Black"

$250.1

Barry Sonnenfeld

"The Lost World: Jurassic Park"

$229.1

Steven Spielberg

"Liar Liar"

$181.4

Tom Shadyac

"Air Force One"

$172.6

Wolfgang Petersen

"As Good as It Gets"

$147.6

James L. Brooks

"Good Will Hunting"

$138.3

Gus Van Sant

"Star Wars" (re-release)

$138.2

George Lucas

"My Best Friend's Wedding"

$126.8

P.J. Hogan

"Tomorrow Never Dies"

$125.3

Roger Spottiswoode

"Face/Off"

$112.2

John Woo

"Batman and Robin"

$107.3

Joel Schumacher

"George of the Jungle"

$105.3

Sam Weisman

"Scream 2"

$101.3

Wes Craven

"Con Air"

$101.1

Simon West

"Contact"

$100.9

Robert Zemeckis

 

1996
(15 Movies)

Title

Gross (million)

Director

"Independence Day"

$306

Roland Emmerich

"Twister"

$241.6

Jan de Bont

"Mission: Impossible"

$181

Brian De Palma

"Jerry Maguire"

$153.6

Cameron Crowe

"Ransom"

$136.4

Ron Howard

"101 Dalmatians"

$136.2

Stephen Herek

"The Rock"

$134

Michael Bay

"The Nutty Professor"

$128.8

Tom Shadyac

"The Birdcage"

$124

Mike Nichols

"A Time to Kill"

$108.7

Joel Schumacher

"The First Wives Club"

$105.4

Hugh Wilson

"Phenomenon"

$104.6

Jon Turteltaub

"Scream"

$103

Wes Craven

"Eraser"

$101.3

Chuck Russell

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame"

$101.1

Gary Trousdale
and Kirk Wise

 

1995
(10 Movies)

Title

Gross (million)

Director

"Toy Story"

$191.8

John Lasseter

"Batman Forever"

$184

Joel Schumacher

"Apollo 13"

$172

Ron Howard

"Pocahontas"

$141.6

Mike Gabriel and
Eric Goldberg

"Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls"

$108.3

Steve Oedekerk

"Goldeneye"

$106.4

Martin Campbell

"Jumanji"

$100.4

Joe Johnston

"Casper"

$100.3

Brad Silberling

"Seven"

$100.1

David Fincher

"Die Hard With a Vengeance"

$100

John McTiernan

 

1994
(12 Movies)

Title

Gross (million)

Director

"Forrest Gump"

$329.7

Robert Zemeckis

"The Lion King"

$312.9

Roger Allers and
Rob Minkoff

"True Lies"

$146.3

James Cameron

"The Santa Clause"

$144.8

Mike Gabriel and
Eric Goldberg

"The Flintstones"

$130.5

Brian Levan

"Dumb and Dumber"

$127.2

Peter Farrelly

"Clear and Present Danger"

$122

Phillip Noyce

"Speed"

$121.2

Jan de Bont

"The Mask"

$119.9

Chuck Russell

"Pulp Fiction"

$107.9

Quentin Tarantino

"Interview With The Vampire"

$105.2

Neil Jordan

"Maverick"

$101.6

Richard Donner

 

1993
(8 Movies)

Title

Gross (million)

Director

"Jurassic Park"

$356.8

Steven Spielberg

"Mrs. Doubtfire"

$219.2

Chris Columbus

"The Fugitive"

$183.7

Andrew Davis

"The Firm"

$158.3

Sydney Pollack

"Sleepless in Seattle"

$126.6

Nora Ephron

"Indecent Proposal"

$106.6

Adrian Lyn

"In the Line of Fire"

$102.2

Wolfgang Petersen

"The Pelican Brief"

$100.7

Alan J. Pakula

 

1992
(11 Movies)

Title

Gross (million)

Director

"Aladdin"

$217.4

Ron Clements and
John Musker

"Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"

$172.7

Chris Columbus

"Batman Returns"

$162.8

Tim Burton

"Lethal Weapon 3"

$144.7

Richard Donner

"A Few Good Men"

$141.3

Rob Reiner

"Sister Act"

$139.6

Emile Ardolino

"The Bodyguard"

$121.9

Mick Jackson

"Wayne's World"

$121.7

Penelope Spheeris

"Basic Instinct"

$117.7

Paul Verhoeven

"A League of Their Own"

$107.5

Penny Marshall

"Unforgiven"

$101.2

Clint Eastwood

 

1991
(8 Movies)

Title

Gross (million)

Director

"Terminator 2: Judgment Day"

$204.4

James Cameron

"Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"

$165.5

Kevin Reynolds

"Beauty and the Beast"

$144.8

Gary Trousdale
and Kirk Wise

"The Silence of the Lambs"

$130.7

Jonathan Demme

"City Slickers"

$123.5

Ron Underwood

"Hook"

$119.7

Steven Spielberg

"The Addams Family"

$113.4

Barry Sonnenfeld

"Sleeping With the Enemy"

$101.6

Joseph Ruben

 

1990
(9 Movies)

Title

Gross (million)

Director

"Home Alone"

$285

Chris Columbus

"Ghost"

$217.6

Jerry Zucker

"Dances With Wolves"

$184.2

Kevin Costner

"Pretty Woman"

$178.4

Garry Marshall

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"

$135.3

Steve Barron

"The Hunt for Red October"

$120.7

John McTiernan

"Total Recall"

$119.4

Paul Verhoeven

"Die Hard 2: Die Harder"

$117.4

Renny Harlin

"Dick Tracy"

$103.7

Warren Beatty

Updated February 1, 2001

Data provided by multiple sources including Exhibitor Relations
Gross dollars reflect only U.S. box office from only the year of release


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