The year 1993 in film involved many significant films, including the blockbuster hits Jurassic Park, The Fugitive, and The Firm. (For more about films in foreign languages, check sources in those languages.)
Highest-grossing films
The top 10 films released in 1993 by worldwide gross are as follows:
Events
January 1 – China Film Import & Export Corporation ends its 40-year monopoly distributing all films in China, with 16 other Chinese film studios now responsible for distributing their own films. January 29 – Bram Stoker's Dracula opens in the United Kingdom setting an opening weekend record of £2,633,635 million. March 31 – actor Brandon Lee is accidentally killed during the filming of The Crow. May 27 – actress Kim Basinger files for bankruptcy after a California judge initially orders her to pay $8.9 million for refusing to honor a verbal contract to star in the film Boxing Helena. As a result, Basinger loses the town that she purchased in 1989, Braselton, Georgia, to her partner in the deal, the pension fund of Chicago-based Ameritech. May 28 – Produced by Hollywood Pictures, Super Mario Bros. opens, marking the first video game film released, starring Bob Hoskins as Mario and John Leguizamo as Luigi. The film would unfortunately end up grossing only $20.9 million domestically and receive negative reviews from critics. June 11 – The filmed version of Michael Crichton's novel Jurassic Park, a dinosaur epic with groundbreaking special effects directed by Steven Spielberg, breaks box-office records with a record $50 million opening weekend and goes on to become the highest-grossing film ever made with a worldwide gross of over $900 million. June 18 – Arnold Schwarzenegger's film career falters with the commercial disappointment of Last Action Hero. July 16 – Jurassic Park opens in Mexico and the United Kingdom and on July 17 in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, setting opening records in each market. October 31 – actor River Phoenix accidentally dies of an overdose during the filming of Dark Blood. The film was later completed and released in 2012. December 15 – Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg, is released and goes on to win seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Spielberg's first for Best Director. December 22 – Turner Broadcasting System acquired Castle Rock Entertainment.
Awards
1993 wide release films
January–March
April–June
July–September
October–December
Notable films released in 1993
U.S. unless stated
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Aankhen (The Eyes), starring Govinda – (India) Abraham's Valley (Vale Abraão) – (Portugal) Acting on Impulse, starring Linda Fiorentino, C. Thomas Howell, Nancy Allen Addams Family Values, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Anjelica Huston, Raúl Juliá, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Joan Cusack The Age of Innocence, directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer Airborne, starring Shane McDermott and Seth Green Al-Kompars (a.k.a. The Extras) – (Syria) Alive, starring Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano, Josh Hamilton Amos & Andrew, starring Nicolas Cage and Samuel L. Jackson Another Stakeout, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Rosie O'Donnell L'Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque (The Tree, the Mayor and the Mediatheque), directed by Éric Rohmer – (France) Arizona Dream, starring Johnny Depp and Jerry Lewis Army of Darkness, directed by Sam Raimi, starring Bruce Campbell and Embeth Davidtz Aspen Extreme, starring Peter Berg, Paul Gross, Finola Hughes, Teri Polo