Company Town : 1994’S TOP 20 FILMS

Total grosses of the Top 20 box-office releases for the period Jan. 3 through Dec. 29, ranked by play period in millions of dollars:

Rank: 1

Film: Forrest Gump

Distributor: Paramount

Wks. in release: 25

Release date: July 6

Play period box office: $297.6

B.O. to date*: $297.6

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Rank: 2

Film: The Lion King

Distributor: Buena Vista

Wks. in release: 28

Release date: June 15

Play period box office: $297.3

B.O. to date*: $297.3

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Rank: 3

Film: True Lies

Distributor: Fox

Wks. in release: 24

Release date: July 15

Play period box office: $146.2

B.O. to date*: $146.2

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Rank: 4

Film: The Flintstones

Distributor: Universal

Wks. in release: 20

Release date: May 27

Play period box office: $130.5

B.O. to date*: $130.5

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Rank: 5

Film: The Santa Clause

Distributor: Buena Vista

Wks. in release: 7

Release date: Nov. 11

Play period box office: $129.7

B.O. to date*: $129.7

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Rank: 6

Film: Clear and Present Danger

Distributor: Paramount

Wks. in release: 21

Release date: Aug. 3

Play period box office: $121.7

B.O. to date*: $121.7

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Rank: 7

Film: Speed

Distributor: Fox

Wks. in release: 25

Release date: June 10

Play period box office: $121.2

B.O. to date*: $121.2

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Rank: 8

Film: The Mask

Distributor: New Line

Wks. in release: 22

Release date: July 29

Play period box office: $118.2

B.O. to date*: $118.2

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Rank: 9

Film: Maverick

Distributor: Warner Bros.

Wks. in release: 23

Release date: May 20

Play period box office: $101.6

B.O. to date*: $101.6

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Rank: 10

Film: Interview With the Vampire

Distributor: Warner Bros.

Wks. in release: 7

Release date: Nov. 11

Play period box office: $99.3

B.O. to date*: $99.3

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Rank: 11

Film: Mrs. Doubtfire

Distributor: Fox

Wks. in release: 32

Release date: Nov. 24**

Play period box office: $96.7

B.O. to date*: $219.2

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Rank: 12

Film: The Client

Distributor: Warner Bros.

Wks. in release: 20

Release date: July 20

Play period box office: $92.1

B.O. to date*: $92.1

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Rank: 13

Film: Schindler’s List

Distributor: Universal

Wks. in release: 41

Release date: Dec. 15**

Play period box office: $89.9

B.O. to date*: $96.1

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Rank: 14

Film: Philadelphia

Distributor: TriStar

Wks. in release: 34

Release date: Dec. 22**

Play period box office: $76.9

B.O. to date*: $77.4

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Rank: 15

Film: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Distributor: Warner Bros.

Wks. in release: 22

Release date: Feb. 4

Play period box office: $72.2

B.O. to date*: $72.2

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Rank: 16

Film: Star Trek Generations

Distributor: Paramount

Wks. in release: 6

Release date: Nov. 18

Play period box office: $69.5

B.O. to date*: $69.5

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Rank: 17

Film: Stargate

Distributor: MGM/UA

Wks. in release: 9

Release date: Oct. 28

Play period box office: $67.9

B.O. to date*: $67.9

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Rank: 18

Film: Wolf

Distributor: Columbia

Wks. in release: 19

Release date: June 17

Play period box office: $65.0

B.O. to date*: $65.0

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Rank: 19

Film: Pulp Fiction

Distributor: Miramax

Wks. in release: 11

Release date: Oct. 14

Play period box office: $61.6

B.O. to date*: $61.6

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Rank: 20

Film: The Specialist

Distributor: Warner Bros.

Wks. in release: 12

Release date: Oct. 7

Play period box office: $55.6

B.O. to date*: $55.6

* Distributors receive roughly half of box-office revenue, on average.

** 1993

Source: Entertainment Data Inc.