In 1995 the world's top 100 box office hits are estimated to have grossed US$4.16 billion domestically in the US (up 2% on 1994) and close to US$5 billion internationally (up 16.5% on 1995) for a combined total of US$9.1 billion world-wide. Hollywood majors accounted for 99 percent of the US domestic top 100, and 87.5% on the international stage.
The top 20 for 1995 and their domestic, foreign and total grosses, were:
Die Hard With a Vengeance (100 / 253.7 / 353.7); Batman Forever (184 / 149.6 / 333.6);
Apollo 13 (172.1 / 159.2 / 331.3); Pocahontas (141.5 / 175.6 / 317.1); Casper (100.3 / 176.9 / 277.2);
Waterworld (88.2 / 166.4 / 254.6); Goldeneye (92.4 / 126.7 / 219.1); Forrest Gump (31.6 / 163.6 / 195.2);
Dumb & Dumber (68.1 / 119.2 / 187.3);Outbreak (67.8 / 118.1 / 185.9); While You Were Sleeping (81 / 100.9 / 181.9);
The Bridges of Madison County (70.1 / 105.1 / 175.2); Braveheart (67 / 101.5 / 168.5); Disclosure (36.8 / 128.3 / 165.1);
Legends of the Fall (66.2 / 92 / 158.2); Crimson Tide (91.4 / 66 / 157.4); Toy Story (146.2 / 7.2 / 153.4);
Congo (81 / 70.1 / 151.1); Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (104.2 / 37.7 / 141.9); and Bad Boys (65.7 / 74 / 139.7).
Christopher Pickard
