These are the 50 highest-grossing films of the 1990s. The 90s marked a huge leap in motion picture special effects. With the advent of that era's computers, CGI finally began to reach a photo realistic quality as seen in such films as Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park. The films on this list span multiple genres and demographics. As the top 50 grossing films of the 1990s, rest assured that the movies on this list are the most popular and some of the best.
What are the top 90s movies by box office sales? Take a look here and you'll see some real blockbusters.
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Jurassic Park
Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff GoldblumReleased: 1993
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Box Office: $914,691,118
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Toy Story
Tom Hanks, Tim AllenReleased: 1995
Directed by: John Lasseter
Box Office: $191,796,233 - 3
79
25
The Lion King
Whoopi Goldberg, Jeremy IronsReleased: 1994
Directed by: Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers
Box Office: $783,841,776 - 4
85
31
Home Alone
Macaulay Culkin, Joe PesciReleased: 1990
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Box Office: $476,684,675 - 5
96
42
Forrest Gump
Tom Hanks, Sally FieldReleased: 1994
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Box Office: $677,387,716 - 6
62
17
Saving Private Ryan
Tom Hanks, Matt DamonReleased: 1998
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Box Office: $481,840,909 - 7
97
51
Titanic
Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate WinsletReleased: 1997
Directed by: James Cameron
Box Office: $1,843,201,268 - 8
62
25
The Sixth Sense
Bruce Willis, Mischa BartonReleased: 1999
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Box Office: $672,806,292 - 9
62
28
Mrs. Doubtfire
Robin Williams, Pierce BrosnanReleased: 1993
Directed by: Chris Columbus, Chuck Jones
Box Office: $441,286,195 - 10
52
19
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward FurlongReleased: 1991
Directed by: James Cameron
Box Office: $519,398,546 - 11
52
22
Apollo 13
Tom Hanks, Bryce Dallas HowardReleased: 1995
Directed by: Ron Howard
Box Office: $172,071,312 - 12
51
22
Independence Day
Will Smith, Jeff GoldblumReleased: 1996
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Box Office: $817,400,891 - 13
53
25
The Matrix
Keanu Reeves, Hugo WeavingReleased: 1999
Directed by: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Box Office: $171,479,930 - 14
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22
Men in Black
Will Smith, Sylvester StalloneReleased: 1997
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
Box Office: $589,390,539 - 15
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22
Aladdin
Robin Williams, Gilbert GottfriedReleased: 1992
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
Box Office: $504,050,219 - 16
42
18
The Mummy
Rachel Weisz, Brendan FraserReleased: 1999
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Box Office: $155,385,488 - 17
52
29
Armageddon
Ben Affleck, Bruce WillisReleased: 1998
Directed by: Michael Bay
Box Office: $553,709,788 - 18
46
24
Liar Liar
Jim Carrey, Jennifer TillyReleased: 1997
Directed by: Tom Shadyac
Box Office: $181,410,615 - 19
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Ghost
Demi Moore, Whoopi GoldbergReleased: 1990
Directed by: Jerry Zucker
Box Office: $505,702,588 - 20
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22
Toy Story 2
Tom Hanks, Kelsey GrammerReleased: 1999
Directed by: John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich, Ash Brannon
Box Office: $245,852,179 - 21
42
22
Pretty Woman
Julia Roberts, Richard GereReleased: 1990
Directed by: Garry Marshall
Box Office: $178,406,268 - 22
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9
The Fugitive
Julianne Moore, Harrison FordReleased: 1993
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Box Office: $183,875,760 - 23
29
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Twister
Helen Hunt, Philip Seymour HoffmanReleased: 1996
Directed by: Jan de Bont
Box Office: $494,471,524 - 24
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Air Force One
Harrison Ford, Gary OldmanReleased: 1997
Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
Box Office: $172,956,409 - 25
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There's Something About Mary
Cameron Diaz, Sarah SilvermanReleased: 1998
Directed by: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
Box Office: $176,484,651
