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The year 1992 in film involved many significant films. (For more about films in foreign languages, check sources in those languages.)
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Top grossing films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aladdin | Disney | $217,350,219 |
| 2. | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Fox | $173,585,516 |
| 3. | Batman Returns | Warner Bros. | $162,831,698 |
| 4. | Lethal Weapon 3 | Warner Bros. | $144,731,527 |
| 5. | A Few Good Men | Columbia | $141,340,178 |
| 6. | Sister Act | Touchstone | $139,605,150 |
| 7. | The Bodyguard | Warner Bros. | $121,945,720 |
| 8. | Wayne's World | Paramount | $121,697,323 |
| 9. | Basic Instinct | TriStar | $117,727,224 |
| 10. | A League of Their Own | Columbia | $107,533,928 |
source: [1]
Awards
- Best Picture: Unforgiven - Malpaso Productions, Warner Bros.
- Best Director: Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven
- Best Actor: Al Pacino - Scent of a Woman
- Best Actress: Emma Thompson - Howards End
- Best Supporting Actor: Gene Hackman - Unforgiven
- Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei - My Cousin Vinny
- Best Foreign Language Film: Indochine, directed by Régis Wargnier, France
- Drama:
- Best Picture: Scent of a Woman
- Best Actor: Al Pacino - Scent of a Woman
- Best Actress: Emma Thompson - Howards End
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: The Player
- Best Actor: Tim Robbins - The Player
- Best Actress: Miranda Richardson - Enchanted April
- Other
- Best Director: Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven
- Best Foreign Language Film: Indochine, France
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- The Best Intentions (Den goda viljan), directed by Bille August, Denmark
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- The Story of Qiu Ju (Qiu Ju da guan si), directed by Zhang Yimou, China / Hong Kong
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- Grand Canyon, directed by Lawrence Kasdan, United States
Films released in 1992
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A
- Aces: Iron Eagle III
- Aladdin, directed by John Musker and Ron Clements
- Alien³, directed by David Fincher, starring Sigourney Weaver
- American Me
- Article 99
B
- The Babe, starring John Goodman
- Basic Instinct, starring Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone
- Batman Returns, directed by Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito and Michelle Pfeiffer
- Bebe's Kids
- Beethoven, starring Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt
- Belle Époque (The Age of Beauty) - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (for 1993)
- The Best Intentions (Den goda viljan) - Palme d'Or award
- Blame It On The Bellboy
- Bob Roberts
- The Bodyguard, starring Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston
- Boomerang, starring Eddie Murphy, David Alan Grier, Halle Berry, Martin Lawrence, Robin Givens
- Braindead
- Bram Stoker's Dracula, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins and Keanu Reeves
- Bridge, The
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Kristy Swanson, Luke Perry, Donald Sutherland, Rutger Hauer and Paul Reubens
C
- Candyman
- Captain Ron, starring Kurt Russell and Martin Short
- Carry On Columbus
- Chaplin, starring Robert Downey, Jr.
- Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
- City of Joy
- Class Act
- Consenting Adults, starring Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Kevin Spacey and Rebecca Miller
- Cool World, starring Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne and Brad Pitt
- CrissCross
- The Crying Game, directed by Neil Jordan, starring Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Miranda Richardson and Forest Whitaker
- The Cutting Edge, starring D.B. Sweeney and Moira Kelly
D
- Damage, starring Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche and Miranda Richardson
- Death Becomes Her, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis and Goldie Hawn
- Deep Cover, starring Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum
- Diggstown, starring James Woods, Louis Gossett, Jr
- The Distinguished Gentleman, starring Eddie Murphy
- Dr. Giggles
E
- El Mariachi
- Enchanted April, starring Miranda Richardson and Joan Plowright
- Encino Man, starring Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser and Pauly Shore
- Equinox
- Evil Toons
F
- Far and Away, directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman
- Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, directed by Bill Kroyer
- A Few Good Men, directed by Rob Reiner, starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson and Demi Moore
- Final Analysis, starring Richard Gere and Kim Basinger
- Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives
- Forever Young, starring Mel Gibson, Elijah Wood, Jamie Lee Curtis
- Four Eyes And Six Guns
- Freejack, starring Emilio Estevez, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo and Mick Jagger
G
- Gladiator, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr.
- Glengarry Glen Ross, starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin and Kevin Spacey
- For a Lost Soldier (Voor een verloren soldaat), director Roeland Kerbosch, starring Jeroen Krabbe, Maarten Smit and Andrew Kelley
- Godzilla vs. Mothra
H
- The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, starring Rebecca De Mornay and Annabella Sciorra
- Hard Boiled
- Hero, starring Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis and Andy Garcia
- Hoffa, starring Jack Nicholson
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, starring Macaulay Culkin
- Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, starring Rick Moranis
- Honeymoon in Vegas, starring James Caan, Nicolas Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker
- HouseSitter, starring Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn
- Howards End, directed by James Ivory, starring Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Vanessa Redgrave and Helena Bonham Carter
- Husbands and Wives, directed by Woody Allen, starring Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Judy Davis and Sydney Pollack
I
- Indochine - Academy and Golden Globe Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, starring Catherine Deneuve
- Innocent Blood
J
- Jennifer Eight, starring Andy Garcia and Uma Thurman
- Jin san jiao qun ying hui (Mission of Justice)
- Juice
- Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
K
- K2: The Ultimate High
- Kuffs, starring Christian Slater, Milla Jovovich
L
- Ladybugs
- The Last of the Mohicans, starring Daniel Day-Lewis
- The Lawnmower Man
- A League of Their Own, starring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna, Lori Petty, Rosie O'Donnell, Garry Marshall
- Leap of Faith, starring Steve Martin and Debra Winger
- Lethal Weapon 3, starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci and Rene Russo
- Light Sleeper
- Like Water For Chocolate
- Lorenzo's Oil, starring Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon
- Love Field, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Dennis Haysbert, with notable role by Rhoda Griffis as Jacqueline Kennedy
- Love Potion No. 9, starring Sandra Bullock and Tate Donovan
- The Lover
M
- Mad at the Moon
- Malcolm X, directed by Spike Lee, starring Denzel Washington
- The Mambo Kings, starring Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas
- Man Trouble
- Memoirs of an Invisible Man, directed by John Carpenter, starring Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill and Michael McKean
- A Midnight Clear
- The Mighty Ducks, starring Emilio Estevez
- Mo' Money
- Mr. Baseball
- Mr. Saturday Night, starring Billy Crystal and David Paymer
- My Cousin Vinny, starring Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, Fred Gwynne and Mitchell Whitfield
N
- The Naked Truth
- Newsies, starring Christian Bale, David Moscow, Ann-Margret, Bill Pullman
- Night and the City
- Nitrate Kisses
- Noises Off
O
P
- Passenger 57, starring Wesley Snipes
- Passion Fish
- Patriot Games, starring Harrison Ford
- Pet Sematary Two
- Pushing Hands
- The Player - starring Tim Robbins-Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)
- Porco Rosso
- Prelude to a Kiss, starring Alec Baldwin and Meg Ryan
- The Princess and the Goblin
- Prom Night IV: Deliver us from Evil
- The Public Eye
R
- Radio Flyer, starring Elijah Wood
- Raising Cain
- Rapid Fire
- Reservoir Dogs, directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi and Lawrence Tierney
- A River Runs Through It, directed by Robert Redford, starring Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt, Brenda Blethyn and Emily Lloyd
- Rock-a-Doodle, directed by Don Bluth
- Ruby
S
- Samantha
- Scent of a Woman - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Drama), starring Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell and Gabrielle Anwar
- School Ties, starring Brendan Fraser
- Shakes the Clown
- Shining Through, starring Michael Douglas and Melanie Griffith
- Single White Female, starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh
- Singles, directed by Cameron Crowe, starring Bridget Fonda, Matt Dillon, Campbell Scott and Kyra Sedgwick
- Sister Act, starring Whoopi Goldberg
- Sleepwalkers (based on a Stephen King novel)
- Sneakers
- Split Second
- Stay Tuned, directed by Peter Hyams
- Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
- Storyville
- A Stranger Among Us, starring Melanie Griffith
T
- There Goes the Neighborhood
- Thunderheart, starring Val Kilmer
- The Story of Qiu Ju (Qiu Ju da guan si) - Golden Lion award
- Toys, starring Robin Williams
- Trespass
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
U
- Under Siege, starring Steven Seagal and Tommy Lee Jones
- Unforgiven, starring Clint Eastwood (also director), Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris - Academy Award for Best Picture
- Universal Soldier, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren
- Unlawful Entry
W
- Waxwork II: Lost in Time
- The Waterdance
- Wayne's World, starring Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe, Tia Carrere, Brian Doyle-Murray and Lara Flynn Boyle
- Where the Day Takes You
- White Men Can't Jump, starring Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson and Rosie Perez
- White Sands
- Wind
Y
Births
- January 19 - Logan Lerman, actor
- February 14 - Freddie Highmore, actor
- April 4 - Alexa Nikolas, actress
- July 22 - Selena Gomez, actress and singer
- August 20 - Demi Lovato, actress and singer
- September 16 - Nick Jonas, singer (Jonas Brothers)
- October 9 - Tyler James Williams, actor
- November 23 - Miley Cyrus, actress and singer
Deaths
- January 2 - Virginia Field, actress
- January 3 - Dame Judith Anderson, actress
- January 7 - Richard Hunt, actor and muppeter (The Muppet Movie, Follow That Bird)
- January 23 - Freddie Bartholomew, actor
- January 26 - José Ferrer, actor
- February 11 - Ray Danton, US actor/director
- March 2 - Sandy Dennis, actress
- March 29 - Paul Henreid, actor, director
- April 22 - Steffi Duna, actress
- April 23 - Satyajit Ray, Indian filmmaker
- April 29 - Mae Clarke, actress
- May 6 - Marlene Dietrich, actress
- May 17 - George Hurrell, photographer
- May 17 - Lawrence Welk, musician, television and film actor
- June 3 - Robert Morley, actor
- July 24 - Arletty, actress
- July 30 - Brenda Marshall, actress
- September 12 - Anthony Perkins, actor
- September 18 - Lona Andre, actress
- October 6 - Denholm Elliott, actor
- October 16 - Shirley Booth, actress
- October 22 - Cleavon Little, actor
- November 2 - Hal Roach, producer/director
- November 19 - Diane Varsi, actress
- December 9 - Vincent Gardenia, actor
- December 17 - Dana Andrews, actor
- December 24 - Pierre Culliford, also known as "Peyo". Belgian Creator of The Smurfs