Most Popular Movies 1993
This chart shows the 1993 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1993 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1993 - Top 1993 Worldwide
| ← 1992 | Most Popular Overall | 1994 → |
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Domestic BO: $415,404,543 |
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International BO: $643,049,687 |
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| Schindler’s List |
| Director: Steven Spielberg |
| Lead Roles: Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 15, 1993 (Limited) by Universal |
| Keywords: World War II, War, Holocaust, Jewish, Retro Black and White, Intertitle, Epilogue, War Crimes, Bigotry, Corporate Malfeasance, Slavery, Oscars Best Picture Winner, Historical Drama, 1994 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $96,898,818 |
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International BO: $225,298,312 |
Synopsis
Businessman Oskar Schindler arrives in Krakow in 1939, ready to make his fortune from World War II, which has just started. After joining the Nazi party primarily for political expediency, he staffs his factory with Jewish workers for similarly pragmatic reasons. When the SS begins exterminating Jews in the Krakow ghetto, Schindler arranges to have his workers protected to keep his factory in operation, but soon realizes that in so doing, he is also saving innocent lives.
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| Sister Act 2 Back in the Habit |
| Director: Bill Duke |
| Lead Roles: Whoopi Goldberg as Deloris Van Cartier/Sister Mary Clarence |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 10, 1993 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit |
| Keywords: Musicians, Religious, Singers, Set in Las Vegas, Set in San Francisco, High School, Underdog, Scene in End Credits, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $57,319,029 |
4
| Mrs. Doubtfire |
| Director: Chris Columbus |
| Lead Roles: Robin Williams as Daniel Hillard/Mrs. Doubtfire, Sally Field as Miranda Hillard, Lisa Jakob as Lydia Hillard |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 24, 1993 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Cross-Dressing, Babysitters, Comedy Drama, Dysfunctional Family, False Identity, Voice Actor |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $219,195,051 |
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International BO: $222,090,952 |
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| Hocus Pocus |
| Director: Kenny Ortega |
| Lead Roles: Bette Midler as Winifred Sanderson, Sarah Jessica Parker as Sarah Sanderson, Kathy Najimy as Mary Sanderson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 16, 1993 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Secret Magic, New Guy/Girl in School, Curses, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Prologue, Halloween, Bullies, Zombies, Kids Horror |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $49,030,064 |
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International BO: $1,046,929 |
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| El Mariachi |
| Director: Robert Rodriguez |
| Lead Roles: Carlos Gallardo as El Mariachi |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 26, 1993 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $2,040,920 |
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International BO: $1,008 |
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| Hard Target |
| Director: John Woo |
| Lead Roles: Jean-Claude Van Damme as Chance Boudreaux |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 20, 1993 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Action Thriller, Missing Person, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Homeless, Ex-soldier, Humans as Prey, Set in New Orleans, LA |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $31,636,358 |
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| Vale Abraão |
| Director: Manoel De Oliveira |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 15, 1993 (Limited) (Portugal) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Documentary, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $464 |
9
| What's Love Got to Do With It |
| Director: Brian Gibson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 9, 1993 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Performing Arts, Rock 'n' Roll, Musicians, African Americans, Biographical Drama, Biography, Dysfunctional Family, Domestic Abuse, Relationships Gone Wrong |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $39,100,956 |
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International BO: $46,122 |
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| Another Stakeout |
| Director: John Badham |
| Lead Roles: Emilio Estevez as Bill Reimers |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 23, 1993 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Buddy Cop, Buddy Comedy |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $20,107,504 |
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| The Nightmare Before Christmas |
| Director: Henry Selick |
| Lead Roles: Chris Sarandon as Jack Skellington, Catherine O'Hara as Sally, Shock |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 13, 1993 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Christmas, Christmas in November, Kidnap, Werewolf, Monster, Vampire, Halloween, Mummy, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, Kids Horror |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Musical, Stop-Motion Animation, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $87,607,116 |
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International BO: $832,613 |
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| Dead Alive |
| Director: Peter Jackson |
| Lead Roles: Timothy Balme as Lionel Cosgrove, Diana Penalver as Paquita Maria Sanchez |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 12, 1993 (Wide) by Trimark |
| Keywords: Zombies, Prologue, Directing Yourself, Romance, Dysfunctional Family, Cult Movie, Inheritance |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $242,623 |
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| Last Action Hero |
| Director: John McTiernan |
| Lead Roles: Arnold Schwarzenegger as Jack Slater/Himself, F. Murray Abraham as John Practice, Art Carney as Frank, Charles Dance as Benedict, Frank McRae as Lt. Dekker, Tom Noonan as Ripper/Himself, Robert Prosky as Nick, Anthony Quinn as Tony Vivaldi, Mercedes Ruehl as Irene Madigan, Austin O’Brien |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 18, 1993 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Gratuitous Cameos, Supernatural |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $50,016,394 |
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International BO: $87,282,095 |
Synopsis
Danny Madigan is a lonely eleven-year-old boy who escapes from his bleak New York City reality by glorying in the action adventure movies of his favorite film character, Jack Slater. Danny’s friend is an elderly movie projectionist, Nick, who lets Danny into the shabby Times Square movie theater where he works so Danny can see Slater’s new movie. He hands Danny a magic ticket given to him years ago by Houdini, and when Nick rips the ticket and gives Danny the stub, Danny finds himself catapulted from the theater into the back seat of Slater’s speeding sports car in “Jack Slater IV.” Danny becomes Slater’s helper as Jack battles a trio of nefarious bad guys—Benedict, Vivaldi and The Ripper. But things get out of hand when Benedict steals Danny’s magic ticket stub and transports himself into Danny’s reality. Benedict and The Ripper proceed to wreak havoc along Broadway, forcing Slater to cross into reality to get the villains and, in the process, learn about blood and pain.
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| Sleepless in Seattle |
| Director: Nora Ephron |
| Lead Roles: Tom Hanks as Sam Baldwin, Meg Ryan as Annie Reed |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 25, 1993 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Romance, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $126,680,884 |
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International BO: $101,218,442 |
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| Point of No Return |
| Director: John Badham |
| Lead Roles: Bridget Fonda as Maggie |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 19, 1993 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Hitmen, Action Thriller, Remake, Foreign-Language Remake, Addiction, Death Row, Faked Death, Secret Agent, Romance |
| Classification: Remake, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $30,038,362 |
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| In the Line of Fire |
| Director: Wolfgang Petersen |
| Lead Roles: Clint Eastwood as Frank Horrigan |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 9, 1993 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $102,243,874 |
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International BO: $85,100,000 |
Synopsis
Secret service agent Frank Horrigan was on duty the day president Kennedy was assassinated, a fact that still haunts him. The story picks up with Frank Horrigan when the current president is running for re-election and the psychotic Mitch Leary taunts Horrigan by sharing his plans to kill the president. Frank Horrigan again goes on presidential protection duty determined not to lose another president.
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| Shadowlands |
| Director: Richard Attenborough |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 29, 1993 (Wide) by Savoy |
| Keywords: Biography, Writing and Writers, 1950s, Terminal Illness, Cancer, Biographical Drama, Marriage of Convenience, Set in England, Romance, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $25,842,377 |
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| The Pelican Brief |
| Director: Alan J. Pakula |
| Lead Roles: Julia Roberts as Darby Shaw, Denzel Washington as Gray Grantham |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 17, 1993 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Lawyers, Crime Thriller |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $100,768,056 |
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International BO: $87,227,803 |
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| Nowhere to Run |
| Director: Robert Harmon |
| Lead Roles: Jean-Claude Van Damme as Sam Gillen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 15, 1993 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Action Thriller, Life on the Outside, Land Developer, Prison Break, Car Accident, Corrupt Cops, Romance, Single Parent |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $22,189,039 |
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International BO: $30,000,000 |
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| RoboCop 3 |
| Director: Fred Dekker |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 5, 1993 (Wide) by Orion Pictures |
| Keywords: Robot, Corrupt Cops, Action Thriller, Dystopia, Corporate Malfeasance |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $10,696,210 |
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| What's Eating Gilbert Grape |
| Director: Lasse Hallström |
| Lead Roles: Johnny Depp as Gilbert Grape, Juliette Lewis as Becky |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 25, 1993 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Learning Disabilities, Coming-of-Age Drama, Coming of Age, Infidelity, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Life in a Small Town, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Suicide |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $9,170,214 |
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| Batman: Mask of the Phantasm |
| Director: Bruce Timm, Eric Radomski |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 25, 1993 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Action Adventure, Prologue, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Vigilante, Surprise Twist, Government Corruption, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Revenge, Falsely Accused |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Hand Animation, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $5,635,204 |
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| The Three Musketeers |
| Director: Stephen Herek |
| Lead Roles: Charlie Sheen as Aramis |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 12, 1993 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Heroic Adventure, Romance, Royalty, Betrayal, Suicide, 1600s, Set in France |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $53,661,805 |
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| Di shi pan guan (的士判官) |
| Director: Herman Yau |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 14, 1993 (Limited) (Hong Kong) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| The Fugitive |
| Director: Andrew Davis |
| Lead Roles: Harrison Ford as Dr. Richard Kimble |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 6, 1993 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Wrongfully Convicted, Fugitive / On the Run, 1994 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Action Thriller, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Corporate Malfeasance, Surprise Twist, Pharmaceuticals |
| Classification: Based on TV, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $183,875,760 |
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International BO: $169,839,557 |