1992 in film
Events
- January 12 - HAL 9000 is activated, the computer in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey (fictional event: date taken from the film)
Top grossing films
- Aladdin
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- Batman Returns, starring Michael Keaton and Michelle Pfeiffer
- Lethal Weapon 3
- A Few Good Men, starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore
- Sister Act
- The Bodyguard, starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston
- Wayne's World, starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey
- Basic Instinct, starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone
- A League of Their Own. starring Tom Hanks, Madonna, Penny Marshall and others
- Best Picture: Unforgiven - Malpaso Productions, Warner Bros.
- Best Director: Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven
- Best Actor: Al Pacino - Scent of a Woman
- Best Actress: Emma Thompson - Howards End
Births
Deaths
- January 2 - Virginia Field, actress
- January 3 - Dame Judith Anderson, actress
- January 23 - Freddie Bartholomew, actor
- January 26 - José Ferrer, actor
- February 11 - Ray Danton, US actor/director
- March 2 - Sandy Dennis, actress
- March 17 - Lawrence Welk, musician, television and film actor
- March 29 - Paul Henreid, actor, director
- April 22 - Steffi Duna, actress
- April 23 - Satyajit Ray, Indian filmmaker
- April 29 - Mae Clarke, actress
- May 6 - Marlene Dietrich, actress
- May 17 - George Hurrell, photographer
- June 3 - Robert Morley, actor
- July 24 - Arletty, actress
- July 30 - Brenda Marshall, actress
- September 18 - Lona Andre, actress
- October 6 - Denholm Elliott, actor
- October 16 - Shirley Booth, actress
- October 22 - Cleavon Little, actor
- November 2 - Hal Roach, producer/director
- November 19 - Diane Varsi, actress
- December 9 - Vincent Gardenia, actor
- December 17 - Dana Andrews, actor
- December - Pierre Culliford, a.k.a. "Peyo". Belgian Creator of Smurfs
Other movies released
- 1991: The Year Punk Broke
- Alien³
- Bebe's Kids
- The Bodyguard
- The Crying Game
- Death Becomes Her
- Enchanted April
- Eric Clapton: MTV Unplugged (DVD Release)
- The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
- Hero starring Dustin Hoffman
- Honey, I Blew Up The Kid
- Howard's End
- The Last of the Mohicans
- The Lawnmower Man
- Malcolm X
- My Cousin Vinny starring Joe Pesci
- Of Mice and Men
- Patriot Games
- Pushing Hands
- The Player
- Radio Flyer
- Reservoir Dogs
- A River Runs Through It
- Scent of a Woman
- Seven Songs Seldom Seen (Toad the Wet Sprocket music video compilation)
- Single White Female
- Unforgiven, starring Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris. Eastwood also directed.
- Universal Soldier