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.)
January 1 – ends its 40-year monopoly distributing all films in China, with 16 other Chinese film studios now responsible for distributing their own films.[3]
China Film Import & Export Corporation
May 27 – actress 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.
Kim Basinger
May 28 – Produced by Hollywood Pictures, 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.
Super Mario Bros.
June 11 – The filmed version of '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.[6]
Michael Crichton
June 18 – 's film career falters with the commercial disappointment of Last Action Hero, despite Columbia Pictures new logo making its debut in that film.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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.
[7]
October 31 – actor accidentally dies of an overdose during the filming of Dark Blood. The film was later completed and released in 2012.
River Phoenix
December 15 – , directed by Steven Spielberg, is released and goes on to win seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Spielberg's first for Best Director.
Schindler's List
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 Hindi 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
January 5 – , English actor
Franz Drameh
January 7 – , Japanese actor and dancer
Yuta Nakatsuka
January 9 – , American actress
Ashley Argota
January 10 - , English actor and writer
Jacob Scipio
January 11 – , French-American actress
Flora Cross
January 18 – , American actress
Morgan York
January 19 – , American-English actor
Gus Lewis
January 26 – , Canadian actor
Cameron Bright
January 28 – , English actor
Will Poulter
January 29 - , American actor
Lewis Pullman
February 3 - , American actor
Brandon Micheal Hall
David Dorfman
February 12 – , American actress
Jennifer Stone
February 13 - , Welsh actress and singer
Sophie Evans
February 14 – , American actor
Shane Harper
February 19 – , American actress and singer
Victoria Justice
February 21 – , Japanese actor
Masaki Suda
February 24 – , American actress
Emily Rudd
Jenna Boyd
March 11 – , English actress
Jodie Comer
March 15 – , British actress
Alia Bhatt
March 22 - , Uruguayan actor
Enzo Vogrincic
March 29 - , American actor
Joe Adler
April 7 – , Burmese comedian, actor, and model (died 2018)
Yell Htwe Aung
April 10 – , actress, singer and musician
Sofia Carson
Vivien Cardone
April 26 - , Japanese actor
Ryoma Takeuchi
April 30 - , Brazilian actor
Henry Zaga
May 6 – , English actress and singer
Naomi Scott
Spencer Fox
Olivia Liang
May 13 – , American actress and singer
Debby Ryan
May 14 – , American actress, singer
Miranda Cosgrove
May 29 – , American actress
Maika Monroe
June 7 - , American actress
Amanda Leighton
June 9 – , American actress
Danielle Chuchran
June 11 - , Indian singer, rapper and actor (died 2022)
Sidhu Moose Wala
June 24 – , American actress
Beanie Feldstein
June 25 – , English actor
Barney Clark
June 26 – , American actress, singer
Ariana Grande
June 27 – , Brazilian actress
Camila Queiroz
June 29 - , Australian actor
Harrison Gilbertson
July 1 – , American actress, singer
Raini Rodriguez
July 3 – , Dutch-American voice actress
Sarah Wiedenheft
July 8 - , American actor
David Corenswet
July 9 – , Canadian actress
Emily Hirst
July 21 - , Brazilian actor and musician
Gabriel Leone
July 23 – , American actress
Lili Simmons
Elizabeth Gillies
July 31 – , Australian actor
Christian Byers
August 1 – , American actor, singer/songwriter, musician and dancer
Leon Thomas III
August 2 – , American actors
Ryan and Kyle Pepi
August 4 – , Japanese actor and DJ
Alan Shirahama
August 5 – , Japanese actress
Suzuka Ohgo
August 7 - , American actress and television personality
Francesca Eastwood
August 8 – , Canadian actress
Devery Jacobs
August 11 – , American actress
Alyson Stoner
Imani Hakim
August 16 – , American actor
Cameron Monaghan
August 18 – , Australian actress, singer
Maia Mitchell
August 26 – , American actress
Keke Palmer
September 1 - , Canadian actor
Alexander Conti
September 18 – , American actor
Patrick Schwarzenegger
September 22 – , American actor
Chase Ellison
September 24 – , American actor
Ben Platt
Greg Davis
Angus T. Jones
October 9 - , American actress and writer
Autumn Chiklis
October 19 - , American actress
Hunter King
Mia Goth
October 29 - , American actress
India Eisley
October 30 – , Canadian actor
Brett Kelly
October 31 – , Guyanese-British actress
Letitia Wright
November 8 - , American actor, comedian and writer (died 2022)
Jak Knight
November 16 – , American comedian and actor
Pete Davidson
November 22 – , French actress
Adèle Exarchopoulos
Anthony De La Torre
December 8 – , American actress
AnnaSophia Robb
December 10 - , German actress
Alicia von Rittberg
December 16 – , Canadian actor
Stephan James
December 17 – , American actress
Kiersey Clemons
Hermione Corfield
December 21 - , Indonesian actress, model and singer (died 2021)
Vanessa Angel
December 22 – , American actress
Aliana Lohan
December 24 - , English actress and model
Millie Brady
December 27 – , English actress