A selection of the highest-grossing films of the 1990s (20 photos)

Are the 90s really the best decade in cinema history? A strong statement, no doubt. But millions of people are firmly convinced of this, because in the decade before last there were simply an indecent number of hits that have already become classics. To list absolutely all the hit films of the 90s... it would take a lot of time. But our humble post will be enough for the TOP 20 highest-grossing films of the 1990s! And let us note once again that we are talking primarily about money. If your favorite movie isn't here, don't worry.

20th place - Mission: Impossible (1996)





Box office: $457 million

Afterwards, 6 more films in this series were released, which together collected more than 4 billion dollars.

19th place - Pretty Woman (1990)



Box office: $463.4 million

Now the film has the status of one of the most exemplary melodramas of all time.

18th place - The Matrix (1999)





Box office: $463.5 million

The influence of the first “Matrix” on science fiction films and special effects in general is still felt today.

17th place - Home Alone (1990)



Box office: $476 million

A family comedy with a child in the lead role that grosses almost half a billion - it turns out that this is possible.

16th place - Saving Private Ryan (1998)



Box office: $481 million

The opening scene is, to this day, probably the most ambitious, spectacular, realistic and creepy of its kind in any war film.

15th place - Toy Story 2 (1999)



Box office: $485 million

The sequel to the breakthrough and brilliant cartoon, which turned out to be exactly how brilliant and breakthrough it was. Only Pixar can do that.

14th place - Smerch (1996)



Box office: $494 million

One of the most unexpected films on the list. The disaster film about a natural disaster did not receive high ratings, but it became a box office hit. By the way, a sequel to the film with young actors will be released in 2024.

13th place - Aladdin (1992)



Box office: $504 million

The Disney animation studio experienced its own Renaissance in the 1990s and skillfully created hits. And “Aladdin” is not the last on this list.

12th place - Ghost (1990)



Box office: $505 million

Another legendary melodrama, but unlike “Pretty Woman” with a fantastic element and an Oscar for the script.

11th place - Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)



Box office: $519 million

A great sequel that turned out to be even stronger than the great original. Iron Arnie on the side of the heroes, “liquid metal” and a breathtaking soundtrack - everything about this film is cool.

10th place - Armageddon (1998)



Box office: $553 million

An all-star team of astronauts and drillers (the cast is simply a bomb) saves the world from an asteroid to the song “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing.” The film collected an excellent box office, but in its homeland it is still considered a bust.

9th place - Men in Black (1997)



Box office: $589 million

A win-win fantastic concept about a secret organization that controls aliens on Earth turned into an excellent film, whose coolness cannot be forgotten even after the neuralizer.

8th place - Jurassic Park: The Lost World (1997)



Box office: $618 million

Another unobvious top participant. The second part of the famous dinosaur story is very much inferior to the original on all fronts, despite the fact that it was also directed by Spielberg. But the crazy success of the first “Park” attracted many people to the premiere of the sequel.

7th place - The Sixth Sense (1999)



Box office: $672 million

A film with one of the most sudden and shocking plot twists in cinema history.

6th place - Forrest Gump (1994)



Box office: $677 million

One of the best films in the history of mankind, in which everything that could be intertwined was intertwined: the idea, the direction, the starring role, special effects, the themes raised, humor and an extremely interesting excursion into the history of the United States.

5th place - The Lion King (1994)



Box office: $763 million

Once again, the Disney studio is at its animation peak. The cartoon is so successful that its controversial 2019 film remake grossed more than $1.5 billion. People are ready to look at the lion’s “circle of life” in any form.

4th place - Independence Day (1996)



Box office: $817 million

An attack by warlike aliens is much worse than an asteroid impact! Here the special effects did not disappoint, showing in all their glory the creepy “flying saucer” and the irreconcilable struggle between people and aliens on the big screen.

3rd place - Jurassic Park (1993)



Box office: $914 million

Laura Dern's character in this frame reproduces the expressions on the faces of a large number of spectators who saw this masterpiece in theaters for the first time.

2nd place - Star Wars. Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (1999)



Box office: $924 million

Star Wars is back 16 years after The Last Jedi! People in 1999 could not miss this. Another thing is that not all viewers considered the film successful, but it was definitely a film event.

1st place - Titanic (1997)



Box office: $1.8 billion

The only billionaire film of the 20th century. It is still the fourth highest-grossing film in cinema history. But beyond the monetary successes, this is a truly brilliant combination of melodrama and disaster film, perfectly acted and directed. If you look solely at the numbers, Titanic can be considered the best film in history, because never before or since has a film with such insane box office receipts received so many awards - 11 Oscars.