Special Report

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

Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

25. Grown Ups (2010)
> Highest position at the box office in 2010: 2
> Domestic box office: $162,001,186
> Cast: Adam Sandler, Salma Hayek, Kevin James
> Director: Dennis Dugan
> IMDb rating: 5.9 out of 10
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 62%
> Top grossing movie in 2010: Avatar (Domestic box office: $760,507,625)

Source: Courtesy of The Weinstein Company

24. Django Unchained (2012)
> Highest position at the box office in 2012: 2
> Domestic box office: $162,805,434
> Cast: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio
> Director: Quentin Tarantino
> IMDb rating: 8.4 out of 10
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 91%
> Top grossing movie in 2012: The Avengers (Domestic box office: $623,357,910)

Source: Courtesy of DreamWorks Distribution

23. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
> Highest position at the box office in 2002: 2
> Domestic box office: $164,606,800
> Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken
> Director: Steven Spielberg
> IMDb rating: 8.1 out of 10
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 89%
> Top grossing movie in 2002: Spider-Man (Domestic box office: $403,706,375)

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

22. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
> Highest position at the box office in 2011: 2
> Domestic box office: $165,249,063
> Cast: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan
> Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
> IMDb rating: 7.2 out of 10
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 74%
> Top grossing movie in 2011: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Domestic box office: $381,193,157)

Source: Courtesy of Lionsgate

21. Knives Out (2019)
> Highest position at the box office in 2019: 2
> Domestic box office: $165,364,060
> Cast: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas
> Director: Rian Johnson
> IMDb rating: 7.9 out of 10
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 92%
> Top grossing movie in 2019: Avengers: Endgame (Domestic box office: $858,373,000)

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