Special Report

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

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures

35. Les Miserables (2012)
> Highest position at the box office in 2012: 4
> Domestic box office: $148,809,770
> Cast: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway
> Director: Tom Hooper
> IMDb rating: 7.6 out of 10
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 79%
> Top grossing movie in 2012: The Avengers (Domestic box office: $623,357,910)

Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

34. American Hustle (2013)
> Highest position at the box office in 2013: 2
> Domestic box office: $150,098,456
> Cast: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper
> Director: David O. Russell
> IMDb rating: 7.2 out of 10
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 74%
> Top grossing movie in 2013: Iron Man 3 (Domestic box office: $408,992,272)

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

33. Daddy’s Home (2015)
> Highest position at the box office in 2015: 2
> Domestic box office: $150,357,137
> Cast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini
> Director: Sean Anders
> IMDb rating: 6.2 out of 10
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 49%
> Top grossing movie in 2015: Jurassic World (Domestic box office: $652,306,625)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

32. We’re the Millers (2013)
> Highest position at the box office in 2013: 2
> Domestic box office: $150,394,119
> Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts
> Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
> IMDb rating: 7.0 out of 10
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 72%
> Top grossing movie in 2013: Iron Man 3 (Domestic box office: $408,992,272)

Source: Courtesy of Lionsgate

31. La La Land (2016)
> Highest position at the box office in 2016: 2
> Domestic box office: $151,101,803
> Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt
> Director: Damien Chazelle
> IMDb rating: 8.0 out of 10
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 81%
> Top grossing movie in 2016: Finding Dory (Domestic box office: $486,295,561)

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