Every May, movie fans scour through the annual summer blockbuster previews to see what’s coming and what’s worth getting excited about. For funzies, here’s what people had to look forward to 25 years ago in the Summer of 1992. Not nearly as many sequels and franchises as we have today, and only one superhero movie! What a quaint time it was.

But it also included that year’s Academy Award winner for Best Picture, so there’s that.

The image galley below takes you through, in order, the major movies that were released from May through August, their release dates, and box office totals. Final box office Top 10 finish is below the gallery at the end of this post.

Summer Movies of 1992
Click on any poster for a larger image gallery. 

May 15, 1992: LETHAL WEAPON 3 – $144.7 million total box office gross

May 22, 1992: FAR AND AWAY – $58.8 million total box office gross

May 22, 1992: ALIEN3 – $55.4 million total box office gross

May 22, 1992: ENCINO MAN – $40.6 million total box office gross

May 29, 1992: SISTER ACT – $139.6 million total box office gross

June 5, 1992: PATRIOT GAMES – $83.3 million total box office gross

June 5, 1992: CLASS ACT – $13.2 million total box office gross

June 12, 1992: HOUSESITTER – $58.5 million total box office gross

June 19, 1992: BATMAN RETURNS – $162.8 million total box office gross

June 26, 1992: UNLAWFUL ENTRY – $57.1 million total box office gross

July 1, 1992: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN – $107.5 million total box office gross

July 1, 1992: BOOMERANG – $70 million total box office gross

July 10, 1992: PRELUDE TO A KISS – $20 million total box office gross

July 10, 1992: COOL WORLD – $14.1 million total box office gross

July 17, 1992: HONEY, I BLEW UP THE KID! – $58.6 million total box office gross

July 17, 1992: A STRANGER AMONG US – $12.2 million total box office gross

July 31, 1992: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER – $16.6 million total box office gross

July 31, 1992: DEATH BECOMES HER – $58.4 million total box office gross

July 31, 1992: ENCHANTED APRIL – $13.2 million total box office gross

August 7, 1992: UNFORGIVEN – $101.1 million total box office gross

August 7, 1992: 3 NINJAS – $29 million total box office gross

August 7, 1992: RAISING CAIN – $21.3 million total box office gross

August 7, 1992: WHISPERS IN THE DARK – $11.1 million total box office gross

August 14, 1992: STAY TUNED – $10.7 million total box office gross

August 28, 1992: HONEYMOON IN VEGAS – $35.2 million total box office gross

August 28, 1992: PET SEMATARY TWO – $17 million total box office gross

The Top 10 for Summer 1992:

1. Batman Returns – $162.8 million
2. Lethal Weapon 3 – $144.7 million
3. Sister Act – $139.6 million
4. A League of Their Own – $107.5 million
5. Unforgiven – $101.1 million
6. Patriot Games – $83.3 million
7. Boomerang – $70 million
8. Far and Away – $58.8 million
9. Honey, I Blew Up The Kid! – $58.6 million
10. Housesitter – – $58.5 million

Although the insanely hyped sequel Batman Returns won the summer, it ended up finishing 3rd for the year. The top two films of 1992: Aladdin was #1 with $217.3 million and, at #2 with $173.5 million, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.