1993 in film

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.)

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Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 1993 by worldwide gross are as follows:[1]

Highest-grossing films of 1993
RankTitleDistributorWorldwide gross
1 Jurassic Park Universal $914,691,120[2]
2 Mrs. Doubtfire 20th Century Fox $441,286,195
3 The Fugitive Warner Bros. $368,875,760
4 Schindler's List Universal $321,306,305
5 The Firm Paramount $270,248,367
6 Indecent Proposal $266,614,059
7 Cliffhanger Sony $255,000,211
8 Sleepless in Seattle $227,799,884
9 Philadelphia $206,678,440
10 The Pelican Brief Warner Bros. $195,268,056

Events

Awards

Category/Organization51st Golden Globe Awards
January 22, 1994
66th Academy Awards
March 21, 1994
47th BAFTA Awards
April 14, 1994
DramaMusical or Comedy
Best FilmSchindler's ListMrs. DoubtfireSchindler's List
Best DirectorSteven Spielberg
Schindler's List
Best ActorTom Hanks
Philadelphia
Robin Williams
Mrs. Doubtfire
Tom Hanks
Philadelphia
Anthony Hopkins
The Remains of the Day
Best ActressHolly Hunter
The Piano
Angela Bassett
What's Love Got to Do with It
Holly Hunter
The Piano
Best Supporting ActorTommy Lee Jones
The Fugitive
Ralph Fiennes
Schindler's List
Best Supporting ActressWinona Ryder
The Age of Innocence
Anna Paquin
The Piano
Miriam Margolyes
The Age of Innocence
Best Screenplay, AdaptedSteven Zaillian
Schindler's List
Steven Zaillian
Schindler's List
Best Screenplay, OriginalJane Campion
The Piano
Danny Rubin
Groundhog Day
Best Original ScoreHeaven & Earth
Kitarō
Schindler's List
John Williams
Best Original Song"Streets of Philadelphia"
Philadelphia
N/A
Best Foreign Language FilmFarewell My ConcubineBelle EpoqueFarewell My Concubine

1993 films

By country/region

  • List of American films of 1993
  • List of Argentine films of 1993
  • List of Australian films of 1993
  • List of Bangladeshi films of 1993
  • List of British films of 1993
  • List of Canadian films of 1993
  • List of French films of 1993
  • List of Hong Kong films of 1993
  • List of Indian films of 1993
    • List of Hindi films of 1993
    • List of Kannada films of 1993
    • List of Malayalam films of 1993
    • List of Marathi films of 1993
    • List of Tamil films of 1993
    • List of Telugu films of 1993
  • List of Japanese films of 1993
  • List of Mexican films of 1993
  • List of Pakistani films of 1993
  • List of Russian films of 1993
  • List of South Korean films of 1993
  • List of Spanish films of 1993

By genre/medium

  • List of action films of 1993
  • List of animated feature films of 1993
  • List of avant-garde films of 1993
  • List of crime films of 1993
  • List of comedy films of 1993
  • List of drama films of 1993
  • List of horror films of 1993
  • List of science fiction films of 1993
  • List of thriller films of 1993
  • List of western films of 1993

Births

  • January 5 – Franz Drameh, English actor
  • January 7 – Yuta Nakatsuka, Japanese actor and dancer
  • January 9 – Ashley Argota, American actress
  • January 10 - Jacob Scipio, English actor and writer
  • January 11 – Flora Cross, French-American actress
  • January 18 – Morgan York, American actress
  • January 19 – Gus Lewis, American-English actor
  • January 26 – Cameron Bright, Canadian actor
  • January 28 – Will Poulter, English actor
  • January 29 - Lewis Pullman, American actor
  • February 7
    • David Dorfman, American actor
    • Philip Wiegratz, German former actor
  • February 12 – Jennifer Stone, American actress
  • February 13 - Sophie Evans, Welsh actress and singer
  • February 14 – Shane Harper, American actor
  • February 19 – Victoria Justice, American actress and singer
  • February 21 – Masaki Suda, Japanese actor
  • February 24 – Emily Rudd, American actress
  • March 4 -
    • Jenna Boyd, American actress
    • Abigail Mavity, American actress
  • March 11 – Jodie Comer, English actress
  • March 15 – Alia Bhatt, British actress
  • March 22 - Enzo Vogrincic, Uruguayan actor
  • March 29 - Joe Adler, American actor
  • April 7 – Yell Htwe Aung, Burmese comedian, actor, and model (died 2018)
  • April 10 – Sofia Carson, actress, singer and musician
  • April 14
    • Vivien Cardone, American actress
    • Graham Phillips, American actor, filmmaker and singer
  • April 26 - Ryoma Takeuchi, Japanese actor
  • April 30 - Henry Zaga, Brazilian actor
  • May 6 – Naomi Scott, English actress and singer
  • May 10
  • May 11
  • May 13 – Debby Ryan, American actress and singer
  • May 14 – Miranda Cosgrove, American actress, singer
  • May 29 – Maika Monroe, American actress
  • June 7 - Amanda Leighton, American actress
  • June 9 – Danielle Chuchran, American actress
  • June 11 - Sidhu Moose Wala, Indian singer, rapper and actor (died 2022)
  • June 24 – Beanie Feldstein, American actress
  • June 25 – Barney Clark, English actor
  • June 26 – Ariana Grande, American actress, singer
  • June 27 – Camila Queiroz, Brazilian actress
  • June 29 - Harrison Gilbertson, Australian actor
  • July 1 – Raini Rodriguez, American actress, singer
  • July 3 – Sarah Wiedenheft, Dutch-American voice actress
  • July 9 – Emily Hirst, Canadian actress
  • July 21 - Gabriel Leone, Brazilian actor and musician
  • July 23 – Lili Simmons, American actress
  • July 26
  • July 31 – Christian Byers, Australian actor
  • August 1 – Leon Thomas III, American actor, singer/songwriter, musician and dancer
  • August 2 – Ryan and Kyle Pepi, American actors
  • August 4 – Alan Shirahama, Japanese actor and DJ
  • August 5 – Suzuka Ohgo, Japanese actress
  • August 7 - Francesca Eastwood, American actress and television personality
  • August 8 – Devery Jacobs, Canadian actress
  • August 11 – Alyson Stoner, American actress
  • August 12 –
    • Imani Hakim, American actress
    • Hannah Quinlivan, Taiwanese-Australian actress and model
  • August 16 – Cameron Monaghan, American actor
  • August 18 – Maia Mitchell, Australian actress, singer
  • August 26 – Keke Palmer, American actress
  • September 1 - Alexander Conti, Canadian actor
  • September 18 – Patrick Schwarzenegger, American actor
  • September 22 – Chase Ellison, American actor
  • September 24 – Ben Platt, American actor
  • September 25
  • October 8
  • October 9 - Autumn Chiklis, American actress and writer
  • October 25
    • Mia Goth, English actress
    • Bessie Carter, English actress
    • Rachel Matthews, American actress
  • October 29 - India Eisley, American actress
  • October 30 – Brett Kelly, Canadian actor
  • October 31 – Letitia Wright, Guyanese-British actress
  • November 8 - Jak Knight, American actor, comedian and writer (died 2022)
  • November 16 – Pete Davidson, American comedian and actor
  • November 22 – Adèle Exarchopoulos, French actress
  • November 24
    • Anthony De La Torre, American actor
    • Zoe Levin, American actress
  • December 8 – AnnaSophia Robb, American actress
  • December 10 - Alicia von Rittberg, German actress
  • December 16 – Stephan James, Canadian actor
  • December 17 – Kiersey Clemons, American actress
  • December 19
  • December 21 - Vanessa Angel, Indonesian actress, model and singer (died 2021)
  • December 22 – Aliana Lohan, American actress
  • December 24 - Millie Brady, English actress and model
  • December 27 – Olivia Cooke, English actress

Deaths

MonthDateNameAgeCountryProfessionNotable films
January 1June Clayworth70USActress
  • Strange Wives
  • Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
4Leonard Kibrick68USActor
6Rudolf Nureyev54RussiaDancer, Actor
14Robert A. Mattey82USSpecial Effects Artist
15Sammy Cahn79USSongwriter
16Glenn Corbett59USActor
16Florence Desmond87UKActress
  • Three Came Home
  • Gay Love
20Joseph Anthony80USDirector
  • Career
  • All in a Night's Work
20Audrey Hepburn63UKActress
24Don Bassman64USSound Engineer
27André "the Giant" Roussimoff46FranceWrestler, Actor
28John Steadman83USActor
29Gustav Hasford45USScreenwriterFull Metal Jacket
February 5Joseph L. Mankiewicz83USDirector, Screenwriter, Producer
5Tip Tipping34UKStuntman, Actor
8Douglas Heyes73USScreenwriter, Director
13Willoughby Gray76UKActor
14Lester Wilson50USChoreographer
18Ted Haworth75USArt Director, Production Designer
18Rita La Roy91USActress
  • Hold That Woman!
  • A Holy Terror
18Leslie Norman81UKDirector
25Mary Walter80PhilippinesActress
  • Oro, Plata, Mata
  • Shake, Rattle & Roll
26Constance Ford69USActress
27Lillian Gish99USActress
28Franco Brusati70ItalyDirector, Screenwriter
  • To Forget Venice
  • Bread and Chocolate
28Joyce Carey94UKActress
28Ishirō Honda81JapanDirector
28Ruby Keeler82USActress, Dancer
March 4Harper Goff81USArt Director, Set Designer
4Richard Sale81USScreenwriter, Director
5Asta Vihandi63EstoniaActress, Singer
  • Mikhaylo Lomonosov
  • A Young Retiree
7Patricia Lawrence67UKActress
9Bob Crosby79USSinger, Actor
  • The Five Pennies
  • Kansas City Kitty
11Irene Ware82USActress
12Michael Kanin83USScreenwriter
16Donald Randolph87South AfricaActor
16Chishū Ryū88JapanActor
17Helen Hayes92USActress
21Buddy Swan63USActor
27Kate Reid62UKActress
31Brandon Lee28USActor
April 3Eugenie Leontovich83RussiaActress
3Alexandre Mnouchkine85RussiaProducer
7Gladys Lehman101USScreenwriter
7Arleen Whelan78USActress
  • Kidnapped
  • That Wonderful Urge
15William Bakewell84USActor
20Cantinflas81MexicoActor
29Michael Gordon83USDirector
May 6Ann Todd82UKActress
7Mary Philbin90USActress
9Mary Duncan97USActress
9Daniel Paredes46USCostume Designer
19Richard Murphy81USScreenwriter, Director
25Dan Seymour78USActor
26Jan Wiley77USActress
27Roger MacDougall82UKScreenwriter
29Richard Macdonald73UKProduction Designer
June 5Conway Twitty59USSinger, Actor
  • College Confidential
  • Sex Kittens Go to College
6James Bridges57USDirector, Screenwriter
6Mort Mills74USActor
9Alexis Smith72CanadaActress
10Richard Webb77USActor
11Bernard Bresslaw59UKActor
11Ray Sharkey40USActor
  • The Idolmaker
  • Heart Beat
22Victor Maddern67UKActor
25Wes Bishop60USScreenwriter, Producer, Actor
25Eileen Stevens77USActress
July 2Fred Gwynne66USActor
3Joe DeRita83USActor
4Anne Shirley75USActress
9John Beaird40USScreenwriter
15David Brian78USActor
18John Beck83USProducer
18Jean Negulesco93RomaniaDirector
21Robert Glass53USSound Engineer
21Valda Hansen60USActress
25Nan Grey75USActress
25Cecilia Parker79CanadaActress
  • Andy Hardy's Double Life
  • A Family Affair
26Daniel Fuchs84USScreenwriter
31Lenore Aubert75SloveniaActress
  • I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
  • They Got Me Covered
August 1Claire Du Brey100USActress
3James Donald76UKActor
7Roy Budd46UKComposer
8Harry Bellaver88USActor
10Irene Sharaff83USCostume Designer
16Ellsworth Fredricks89USCinematographer
16Stewart Granger80UKActor
23Gregory Gaye92RussiaActor
28Rene Ray81UKActress
30Richard Jordan56USActor
September 4Hervé Villechaize50FranceActor
5Claude Renoir79FranceCinematographer
5John Truscott57USProduction Designer, Costume Designer
7Hall Bartlett70USDirector
12Raymond Burr76CanadaActor
12Harold Innocent58UKActor
12Charles Lamont98USDirector
  • Bagdad
  • Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
17James Griffith77USActor, Screenwriter
  • Bullwhip
  • The Amazing Transparent Man
17Zita Johann89GermanyActress
17Christian Nyby80USFilm Editor, Director
29Gordon Douglas85USDirector
October 2William Berger65AustriaActor
5Jane Nigh68USActress
  • Blue Grass of Kentucky
  • Rodeo
7Cyril Cusack82South AfricaActor
7Kenneth Nelson63USActor
12Patrick Holt81UKActor
13Gwen Welles42USActress
14Leon Ames91USActor
15Walter Newman77USScreenwriter
25Vincent Price82USActor
26Albert Zugsmith83USProducer, Director
29Elliot Scott78UKProduction Designer
30Margaret Vyner78AustraliaScreenwriter, Actress
  • The Grass Is Greener
  • Encore
31Federico Fellini73ItalyDirector, Screenwriter
31River Phoenix23USActor
November 3Duncan Gibbins41UKDirector
  • Fire with Fire
  • Eve of Destruction
3John Lupton65USActor
4Ely Landau73USProducer
5Michael Bilton73UKActor
5Mario Cecchi Gori73ItalyProducer
7Charles Aidman68USActor
  • War Hunt
  • Kotch
7Jack Martin Smith82USArt Director
9Stanley Myers60UKComposer
9Gerald Thomas72UKDirector, Film Editor
10Wensley Pithey79South AfricaActor
12Anna Sten84RussiaActress
  • Nana
  • The Wedding Night
15Evelyn Venable80USActress
15Gladys Walton90USActress
  • Playing with Fire
  • A Little Girl in a Big City
18Fritz Feld93GermanyActor
19Dorothy Revier89USActress
20Emile Ardolino50USDirector
21Bill Bixby59USActor
21Richard Wordsworth78UKActor
28Kenneth Connor75UKActor
  • Carry On
  • Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
December 5Alexandre Trauner87HungaryArt Director, Production Designer
6Don Ameche85USActor
14Myrna Loy88USActress
16Moses Gunn64USActor
17Janet Margolin50USActress
18Steve James41USActor, Stuntman
18Sam Wanamaker74USActor
22Don DeFore80USActor
  • Ramrod
  • It Happened on Fifth Avenue
22Salah Zulfikar67EgyptActor, Producer
  • Aghla Min Hayati
  • The Other Man
22Alexander Mackendrick81UKDirector
23James Ellison83USActor
26Jeff Morrow86USActor
27Michael Callen38USActor
28William Austin90CanadaFilm Editor
  • Flat Top
  • What Price Vengeance
28Howard Caine65USActor
29Marie Kean75IrelandActress
30Mack David81USSongwriter

Film debuts

References

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  2. "Jurassic Park (1993)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013.
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