Special Report

Highest-Grossing Movies That Never Hit No. 1 at Box Office

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

5. A Star Is Born (2018)
> Highest position at the box office in 2018: 2
> Domestic box office: $215,288,866
> Cast: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott
> Director: Bradley Cooper
> IMDb rating: 7.6 out of 10
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 79%
> Top grossing movie in 2018: Black Panther (Domestic box office: $700,059,566)

Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

4. Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
> Highest position at the box office in 2007: 2
> Domestic box office: $217,326,974
> Cast: Jason Lee, Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman
> Director: Tim Hill
> IMDb rating: 5.2 out of 10
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 64%
> Top grossing movie in 2007: Spider-Man 3 (Domestic box office: $336,530,303)

Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
> Highest position at the box office in 2009: 3
> Domestic box office: $219,614,612
> Cast: Jason Lee, Zachary Levi, David Cross
> Director: Betty Thomas
> IMDb rating: 4.5 out of 10
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 49%
> Top grossing movie in 2009: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Domestic box office: $402,111,870)

Source: Courtesy of IFC Films

2. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
> Highest position at the box office in 2002: 2
> Domestic box office: $241,438,208
> Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine
> Director: Joel Zwick
> IMDb rating: 6.6 out of 10
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 73%
> Top grossing movie in 2002: Spider-Man (Domestic box office: $403,706,375)

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures

1. Sing (2016)
> Highest position at the box office in 2016: 2
> Domestic box office: $270,329,045
> Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane
> Director: Garth Jennings
> IMDb rating: 7.1 out of 10
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 72%
> Top grossing movie in 2016: Finding Dory (Domestic box office: $486,295,561)

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