# List of 1992 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1992.

## Number-one films

| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. |
| # | Weekend end date | Film | Box office | Notes |
| 1 | January 5, 1992 | Hook | $11,472,860 | |
| 2 | January 12, 1992 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | $7,675,016 | |
| 3 | January 20, 1992$^{4-dayweekend}$ | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | $11,839,246 | |
| 4 | January 26, 1992 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | $8,007,691 | |
| 5 | February 2, 1992 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | $8,120,455 | |
| 6 | February 9, 1992 | Medicine Man | $8,494,271 | |
| 7 | February 17, 1992$^{4-dayweekend}$ | Wayne's World | $18,122,710 | Wayne's World broke Sleeping with the Enemy's record ($13.7 million) for the highest weekend debut in the month of February. It remained number one for five weeks, the joint most (with Basic Instinct) in 1992. |
| 8 | February 23, 1992 | Wayne's World | $11,812,944 | |
| 9 | March 1, 1992 | Wayne's World | $9,641,720 | |
| 10 | March 8, 1992 | Wayne's World | $8,371,600 | |
| 11 | March 15, 1992 | Wayne's World | $8,430,398 | |
| 12 | March 22, 1992 | Basic Instinct | $15,129,385 | |
| 13 | March 29, 1992 | White Men Can't Jump | $14,711,124 | |
| 14 | April 5, 1992 | White Men Can't Jump | $10,188,583 | |
| 15 | April 12, 1992 | Sleepwalkers | $10,017,354 | |
| 16 | April 19, 1992 | Basic Instinct | $6,653,950 | Basic Instinct reclaimed #1 in fifth weekend of release. |
| 17 | April 26, 1992 | Basic Instinct | $5,355,420 | |
| 18 | May 3, 1992 | Basic Instinct | $4,042,740 | |
| 19 | May 10, 1992 | Basic Instinct | $4,012,920 | Basic Instinct was number one for the fifth weekend, joint most weeks with Wayne World in 1992. |
| 20 | May 17, 1992 | Lethal Weapon 3 | $33,243,086 | Lethal Weapon 3 broke Terminator 2: Judgment Day's record ($31.7 million) for highest weekend debut for a R-rated film. |
| 21 | May 25, 1992$^{4-dayweekend}$ | Lethal Weapon 3 | $27,567,462 | In second place, Alien 3's opening ($23.1 million) broke Sleeping with the Enemy's record ($13.7 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. |
| 22 | May 31, 1992 | Lethal Weapon 3 | $15,420,806 | |
| 23 | June 7, 1992 | Patriot Games | $18,511,191 | Patriot Games broke The Hunt for Red October's record ($17.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a spy film. |
| 24 | June 14, 1992 | Patriot Games | $11,208,134 | |
| 25 | June 21, 1992 | Batman Returns † | $45,687,711 | Batman Returns broke Batman's records ($40.4 million) for the highest weekend debut in the month of June, for a summer release, a superhero film, a PG-13 rated film, a Warner Bros. film, and of all-time. It had the highest weekend debut of 1992. |
| 26 | June 28, 1992 | Batman Returns † | $25,425,426 | |
| 27 | July 5, 1992 | Batman Returns † | $13,823,658 | |
| 28 | July 12, 1992 | A League of Their Own | $11,660,303 | A League of Their Own reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
| 29 | July 19, 1992 | Honey, I Blew Up the Kid | $11,083,318 | |
| 30 | July 26, 1992 | Mo' Money | $12,385,415 | |
| 31 | August 2, 1992 | Death Becomes Her | $12,110,355 | |
| 32 | August 9, 1992 | Unforgiven | $15,018,007 | Unforgiven broke A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master's record ($12 million) for the highest weekend debut in the month of August. |
| 33 | August 16, 1992 | Unforgiven | $11,374,018 | |
| 34 | August 23, 1992 | Unforgiven | $7,741,277 | |
| 35 | August 30, 1992 | Honeymoon in Vegas | $7,318,157 | |
| 36 | September 7, 1992$^{4-dayweekend}$ | Honeymoon in Vegas | $9,170,428 | |
| 37 | September 13, 1992 | Sneakers | $10,031,145 | |
| 38 | September 20, 1992 | Sneakers | $8,112,395 | |
| 39 | September 27, 1992 | The Last of the Mohicans | $10,976,661 | |
| 40 | October 4, 1992 | The Last of the Mohicans | $9,653,376 | |
| 41 | October 12, 1992$^{4-dayweekend}$ | Under Siege | $15,760,003 | Under Siege broke Look Who's Talking's record ($12.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in October. |
| 42 | October 18, 1992 | Under Siege | $11,151,874 | |
| 43 | October 25, 1992 | Under Siege | $9,024,560 | |
| 44 | November 1, 1992 | Under Siege | $6,195,221 | |
| 45 | November 8, 1992 | Passenger 57 | $10,513,925 | |
| 46 | November 15, 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | $30,521,679 | Bram Stoker's Dracula broke Back to the Future Part II's record $27.8 million for the highest weekend debut for November and Fright Night's record ($6.11 million) for highest weekend debut for a vampire film. |
| 47 | November 22, 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | $31,126,882 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York broke Bram Stoker's Dracula's record for the highest weekend debut for November (which had been set one week earlier), Home Alone's record ($17 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Christmas-themed film and Crocodile Dundee II's record ($24 million) for the highest weekend debut for a comedy film. |
| 48 | November 29, 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | $28,616,454 | In second place, Aladdin's opening ($19.3 million) broke Beauty and the Beast's record ($9.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for an animated film and for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film. |
| 49 | December 6, 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | $12,425,234 | |
| 50 | December 13, 1992 | A Few Good Men | $15,517,468 | |
| 51 | December 20, 1992 | A Few Good Men | $11,145,377 | |
| 52 | December 27, 1992 | A Few Good Men | $13,608,117 | |

## Highest-grossing films
### Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 1992 by Calendar Gross
| Rank | Title | Studio(s) | Actor(s) | Director(s) | Gross |
| 1. | Batman Returns | Warner Bros. Pictures | Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, Michael Murphy and Vincent Schiavelli | Tim Burton | $162,831,698 |
| 2. | Lethal Weapon 3 | Warner Bros. Pictures | Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo and Stuart Wilson | Richard Donner | $144,731,527 |
| 3. | Sister Act | Walt Disney Studios | Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes and Harvey Keitel | Emile Ardolino | $139,605,150 |
| 4. | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | 20th Century Fox | Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Tim Curry, Brenda Fricker and Catherine O'Hara | Chris Columbus | $136,206,365 |
| 5. | Wayne's World | Paramount Pictures | Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe and Tia Carrere | Penelope Spheeris | $120,244,016 |
| 6. | Basic Instinct | TriStar Pictures | Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Wayne Knight | Paul Verhoeven | $117,727,224 |
| 7. | A League of Their Own | Columbia Pictures | Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty, Jon Lovitz, David Strathairn, Garry Marshall and Bill Pullman | Penny Marshall | $107,533,928 |
| 8. | Aladdin | Walt Disney Studios | voices of Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried and Douglas Seale | Ron Clements and John Musker | $99,144,774 |
| 9. | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | Walt Disney Studios | Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, Matt McCoy, Ernie Hudson, Julianne Moore and Madeline Zima | Curtis Hanson | $88,036,683 |
| 10. | Under Siege | Warner Bros. Pictures | Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Busey, Erika Eleniak and Colm Meaney | Andrew Davis | $83,563,139 |

### In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 1992 by In-year release :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
| 1. | Aladdin | Disney | $217,350,219 |
| 2. | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | 20th Century Fox | $173,585,516 |
| 3. | Batman Returns | Warner Bros. | $162,831,698 |
| 4. | Lethal Weapon 3 | Warner Bros. | $144,731,527 |
| 5. | A Few Good Men | Columbia | $141,340,178 |
| 6. | Sister Act | Disney | $139,605,150 |
| 7. | The Bodyguard | Warner Bros. | $121,945,720 |
| 8. | Wayne's World | Paramount | $121,697,323 |
| 9. | Basic Instinct | TriStar | $117,727,224 |
| 10. | A League of Their Own | Columbia | $107,533,928 |
Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1992 :
| G | Aladdin |
| PG | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York |
| PG-13 | Batman Returns |
| R | Lethal Weapon 3 |