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The year 1992 in film involved many significant film releases.

Highest-grossing films

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The top 10 films released in 1992 by worldwide gross are as follows:[1]

Highest-grossing films of 1992
Rank Title Distributor Worldwide gross
1 Aladdin Buena Vista $504,050,219
2 The Bodyguard Warner Bros. $411,006,740
3 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 20th Century Fox $358,994,850
4 Basic Instinct Sony / Carolco $352,927,224
5 Lethal Weapon 3 Warner Bros. $321,731,527
6 Batman Returns $266,822,354
7 A Few Good Men Sony $243,240,178
8 Sister Act Buena Vista $231,605,150
9 Bram Stoker's Dracula Sony $215,862,692
10 Wayne's World Paramount $183,097,323

Events

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Awards

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Category/Organization 50th Golden Globe Awards
January 23, 1993
46th BAFTA Awards
March 21, 1993
65th Academy Awards
March 29, 1993
Drama Musical and/or Comedy
Best Film Scent of a Woman The Player Howards End Unforgiven
Best Director Clint Eastwood
Unforgiven
Robert Altman
The Player
Clint Eastwood
Unforgiven
Best Actor Al Pacino
Scent of a Woman
Tim Robbins
The Player
Robert Downey Jr.
Chaplin
Al Pacino
Scent of a Woman
Best Actress Emma Thompson
Howards End
Miranda Richardson
Enchanted April
Emma Thompson
Howards End
Best Supporting Actor Gene Hackman
Unforgiven
Best Supporting Actress Joan Plowright
Enchanted April
Miranda Richardson
Damage
Marisa Tomei
My Cousin Vinny
Best Screenplay, Adapted Bo Goldman
Scent of a Woman
Michael Tolkin
The Player
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Howards End
Best Screenplay, Original Woody Allen
Husbands and Wives
Neil Jordan
The Crying Game
Best Original Score Aladdin
Alan Menken
Strictly Ballroom
David Hirschfelder
Aladdin
Alan Menken
Best Original Song "A Whole New World"
Aladdin
N/A "A Whole New World"
Aladdin
Best Foreign Language Film Indochine Raise the Red Lantern Indochine

1992 films

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By country/region

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By genre/medium

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Births

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Deaths

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Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films
January 2 Virginia Field 74 UK Actress
3 Judith Anderson 94 Australia Actress
7 Richard Hunt 40 US Puppeteer, Actor
7 Andrew Marton 87 Hungary Director
8 Anthony Dawson 75 UK Actor
8 Marjorie Kane 82 US Actress
9 Steve Brodie 72 US Actor
15 Hari Rhodes 59 US Actor
17 Dorothy Alison 66 Australia Actress
23 Freddie Bartholomew 67 UK Actor
23 Ian Wolfe 95 US Actor
24 Ken Darby 82 US Composer, Lyricist
26 José Ferrer 79 Puerto Rico Actor, Director
27 Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies 101 UK Actress
February 1 Dick York 63 US Actor
4 John Dehner 76 US Actor
8 Baruch Lumet 93 US Actor
9 Jack Kinney 82 US Director, Animator
10 Fred Hynes 83 US Sound Engineer
11 Ray Danton 60 US Actor
13 Dorothy Tree 85 US Actress
24 Doreen Montgomery 79 UK Screenwriter
March 2 Robert Clatworthy 80 US Art Director, Production Designer
2 Sandy Dennis 54 US Actress
3 Robert Beatty 82 Canada Actor
4 Néstor Almendros 61 Spain Cinematographer
4 Art Babbitt 84 US Animator
11 László Benedek 87 Hungary Director
11 Richard Brooks 85 US Director, Screenwriter
15 Helen Deutsch 85 US Screenwriter
17 Jack Arnold 79 US Director
17 Grace Stafford 88 US Actress
18 Arnold Diamond 76 UK Actor
19 Cesare Danova 66 Italy Actor
20 Georges Delerue 67 France Composer
21 John Ireland 82 Canada Actor
22 Melissa Stribling 65 UK Actress
25 Nancy Walker 69 US Actress, Director
28 Wendell Mayes 72 US Screenwriter
29 Paul Henreid 84 Hungary Actor
April 3 Karl Tunberg 85 US Screenwriter
5 Molly Picon 92 US Actress
6 Andy Russell 72 US Singer, Actor
10 Cec Linder 71 Poland Actor
11 James Brown 72 US Actor
14 David Miller 82 US Director
16 Neville Brand 71 US Actor
19 Frankie Howerd 75 UK Actor
20 Mae Clarke 81 US Actress
20 Benny Hill 68 UK Actor
22 Steffi Duna 82 Hungary Actress
22 Rosemary Odell 67 US Costume Designer
23 Satyajit Ray 70 India Director, Screenwriter
May 3 George Murphy 89 US Actor, Dancer
6 Marlene Dietrich 90 Germany Actress
8 Richard Derr 73 US Actor
10 John Lund 81 US Actor
12 Robert Reed 59 US Actor
15 Bartlett Mullins 87 UK Actor
16 Marisa Mell 53 Austria Actress
18 Marshall Thompson 66 US Actor
June 2 Philip Dunne 84 US Screenwriter, Director
3 Robert Morley 84 UK Actor
5 Laurence Naismith 83 UK Actor
6 Larry Riley 38 US Actor
12 Renié Conley 90 US Costume Designer
22 Chuck Mitchell 64 US Actor
27 Allan Jones 84 US Actor, Singer
July 1 Franco Cristaldi 67 Italy Producer
12 Reginald Beck 90 UK Film Editor
23 Arletty 94 France Actress
23 Maxine Audley 69 UK Actress
23 Amjad Khan 51 India Actor
28 Lester Shorr 85 US Cinematographer
30 Brenda Marshall 76 US Actress
August 7 John Anderson 69 US Actor
16 Malcolm Atterbury 85 US Actor
18 John Sturges 82 US Director
19 Gianni Polidori 68 Italy Production Designer
21 Charles Nichols 81 US Director, Animator
23 Virginia Sale 93 US Actress
25 George R. Nelson 65 US Set Decorator
September 4 John van Dreelen 70 Netherlands Actor
6 Henry Ephron 81 US Screenwriter
6 Mervyn Johns 93 UK Actor
12 H. F. Koenekamp 100 US Special Effects Artist, Cinematographer
12 Ruth Nelson 87 US Actress
12 Ed Peck 75 US Actor
12 Anthony Perkins 60 US Actor, Director
15 Michael Luciano 83 US Film Editor
17 Feodor Chaliapin Jr. 86 Russia Actor
18 Herbert W. Spencer 87 Chile Orchestrator, Composer
21 Bill Williams 77 US Actor
29 Paul Jabara 44 US Actor, Songwriter
29 Bill Rowe 61 UK Sound Engineer
October 6 Denholm Elliott 70 UK Actor
6 Natalie Moorhead 91 US Actress
9 Ben Maddow 83 US Screenwriter
16 Shirley Booth 87 US Actress
16 Anna Hill Johnstone 79 US Costume Designer
16 Vladek Sheybal 69 Poland Actor
22 Cleavon Little 53 US Actor
23 Dorothy Dunbar 90 US Actress
November 2 Hal Roach 100 US Director, Producer
6 Mark Rosenberg 44 US Producer
7 Jack Kelly 65 US Actor
10 Chuck Connors 71 US Actor
12 Eddie Mayehoff 83 US Actor
13 Alan Balsam 42 US Film Editor
17 Todd Armstrong 83 US Actor
18 Dorothy Kirsten 82 US Singer, Actress
19 Diane Varsi 54 US Actress
20 John Foreman 67 US Producer
22 Sterling Holloway 87 US Actor
22 Ronald Sinclair 68 New Zealand Actor, Film Editor
23 Rita Corday 72 US Actress
26 Joby Blanshard 73 UK Actor
26 John Sharp 72 UK Actor
29 Robert Shayne 92 US Actor
29 Robert F. Simon 83 US Actor
December 2 Michael Gothard 53 UK Actor
6 Percy Herbert 72 UK Actor
6 Hank Worden 91 US Actor
9 Franco Franchi 64 Italy Actor
9 Vincent Gardenia 71 Italy Actor
11 Michael Robbins 62 UK Actor
11 Walter M. Simonds 81 US Art Director, Production Designer
15 William Ware Theiss 61 US Costume Designer
17 Dana Andrews 83 US Actor
20 Steve Ross 65 US Studio Executive
22 Milo Sperber 81 UK Actor
25 Sandra Dorne 68 UK Actress

Film debuts

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References

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  1. ^ "1992 Worldwide Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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