| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | - | - | - | $75,287,403 | 2,369 | $165,493,908 | Jun 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Backdraft | - | - | - | $58,522,464 | 1,983 | $77,868,585 | May 24 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | City Slickers | - | - | - | $58,306,575 | 2,171 | $124,033,791 | Jun 7 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 4 | What About Bob? | - | - | - | $52,585,345 | 1,805 | $63,707,829 | May 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 5 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | - | - | - | $43,560,969 | 2,868 | $78,656,813 | Mar 22 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 6 | The Silence of the Lambs | - | - | - | $40,018,335 | 1,642 | $130,742,922 | Feb 14 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Out for Justice | - | - | - | $39,673,161 | 2,010 | $39,673,161 | Apr 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Dances with Wolves | - | - | - | $29,901,867 | 1,636 | $184,208,848 | Nov 9 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 9 | Thelma & Louise | - | - | - | $28,428,502 | 1,180 | $45,360,915 | May 24 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 10 | Soapdish | - | - | - | $26,625,043 | 1,275 | $36,489,888 | May 31 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | Home Alone | - | - | - | $24,059,458 | 2,173 | $285,761,243 | Nov 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 12 | Oscar | - | - | - | $23,562,716 | 1,391 | $23,562,716 | Apr 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Jungle Fever | - | - | - | $22,828,131 | 844 | $32,482,682 | Jun 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 14 | Only the Lonely | - | - | - | $21,830,957 | 1,553 | $21,830,957 | May 24 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 15 | New Jack City | - | - | - | $21,136,415 | 905 | $47,624,353 | Mar 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | F/X2 | - | - | - | $21,082,165 | 1,502 | $21,082,165 | May 10 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 17 | The Rocketeer | - | - | - | $19,350,187 | 1,903 | $46,704,056 | Jun 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 18 | Mortal Thoughts | - | - | - | $18,784,957 | 1,196 | $18,784,957 | Apr 19 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 19 | Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | - | - | - | $17,481,045 | 1,817 | $25,196,249 | Jun 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | Hudson Hawk | - | - | - | $17,218,080 | 2,072 | $17,218,080 | May 24 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 21 | Dying Young | - | - | - | $17,129,866 | 1,552 | $33,669,178 | Jun 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 22 | Sleeping with the Enemy | - | - | - | $16,467,731 | 1,545 | $101,599,005 | Feb 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 23 | Defending Your Life | - | - | - | $16,169,340 | 715 | $16,371,128 | Mar 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 24 | Switch | - | - | - | $15,545,943 | 1,013 | $15,545,943 | May 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | A Kiss Before Dying | - | - | - | $15,429,177 | 1,546 | $15,429,177 | Apr 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | Toy Soldiers | - | - | - | $15,073,942 | 1,358 | $15,073,942 | Apr 26 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 27 | Madonna: Truth or Dare | - | - | - | $15,012,935 | 652 | $15,012,935 | May 10 | Miramax | false |
| 28 | Drop Dead Fred | - | - | - | $13,878,334 | 933 | $13,878,334 | May 24 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 29 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | - | - | - | $13,518,693 | 2,378 | $86,930,411 | Jun 28 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 30 | The Marrying Man | - | - | - | $12,454,768 | 1,343 | $12,454,768 | Apr 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 31 | One Good Cop | - | - | - | $11,276,846 | 1,454 | $11,276,846 | May 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 32 | Class Action | - | - | - | $11,219,120 | 1,132 | $24,277,858 | Mar 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 33 | A Rage in Harlem | - | - | - | $10,438,504 | 545 | $10,438,504 | May 3 | Miramax | false |
| 34 | Stone Cold | - | - | - | $9,151,887 | 1,729 | $9,151,887 | May 17 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 35 | Career Opportunities | - | - | - | $8,955,551 | 1,440 | $11,336,986 | Mar 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 36 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | - | - | - | $8,803,302 | 2,495 | $204,843,345 | Jul 3 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 37 | The Five Heartbeats | - | - | - | $7,723,808 | 862 | $8,750,400 | Mar 29 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 38 | Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken | - | - | - | $7,294,835 | 1,662 | $7,294,835 | May 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 39 | The Hard Way | - | - | - | $7,115,892 | 1,629 | $25,895,485 | Mar 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 40 | Kindergarten Cop | - | - | - | $5,835,303 | 1,937 | $91,457,688 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 41 | The Doors | - | - | - | $5,534,303 | 1,236 | $34,416,893 | Mar 1 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 42 | The Object of Beauty | - | - | - | $5,136,759 | 18 | $5,136,759 | Apr 12 | Avenue Pictures Productions | false |
| 43 | The Perfect Weapon | - | - | - | $4,895,902 | 1,229 | $14,061,361 | Mar 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 44 | Impromptu | - | - | - | $4,076,211 | 166 | $4,076,211 | Apr 12 | Hemdale | false |
| 45 | Mannequin: On the Move | - | - | - | $3,752,428 | 1,540 | $3,752,428 | May 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 46 | Awakenings | - | - | - | $3,630,528 | 1,330 | $52,096,475 | Dec 22 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 47 | Guilty by Suspicion | - | - | - | $3,132,676 | 817 | $9,480,198 | Mar 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 48 | Goodfellas | - | - | - | $2,844,443 | 1,328 | $46,836,214 | Sep 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 49 | The Long Walk Home | - | - | - | $2,808,331 | 272 | $4,873,620 | Dec 22 | Miramax | false |
| 50 | The Nasty Girl | - | - | - | $2,250,995 | 40 | $2,281,569 | Oct 26 | Miramax | false |
| 51 | Eating | - | - | - | $2,081,718 | 19 | $2,100,538 | Nov 16 | Rainbow Releasing | false |
| 52 | Ju Dou | - | - | - | $1,967,488 | 39 | $1,986,433 | Mar 6 | Miramax | false |
| 53 | Spartacus 1991 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,830,650 | 52 | $1,830,650 | Apr 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 54 | Truly Madly Deeply | - | - | - | $1,554,742 | 48 | $1,554,742 | May 3 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 55 | Kickboxer 2: The Road Back | - | - | - | $1,250,712 | 184 | $1,250,712 | Jun 14 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 56 | The Unborn | - | - | - | $1,063,173 | 67 | $1,159,578 | Mar 29 | Concorde Pictures | false |
| 57 | The Godfather Part III | - | - | - | $920,156 | 1,922 | $66,666,062 | Dec 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 58 | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead | - | - | - | $705,286 | 18 | $739,104 | Feb 8 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 59 | Auntie Danielle | - | - | - | $604,624 | 17 | $604,624 | May 17 | Miramax | false |
| 60 | Rich Girl | - | - | - | $561,000 | 1,058 | $561,000 | May 3 | - | false |
| 61 | Sweet Talker | - | - | - | $382,510 | 409 | $382,510 | May 10 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 62 | Iron & Silk | - | - | - | $337,765 | 14 | $356,077 | Feb 15 | Miramax | false |
| 63 | Talent for the Game | - | - | - | $336,396 | 60 | $336,396 | Apr 26 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 64 | True Colors | - | - | - | $330,027 | 9 | $418,807 | Mar 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 65 | Journey of Hope | - | - | - | $261,718 | 18 | $261,718 | Apr 26 | Miramax | false |
| 66 | The Ballad of the Sad Cafe | - | - | - | $184,890 | 1 | $184,890 | May 3 | - | false |
| 67 | Open Doors | - | - | - | $102,178 | 6 | $123,470 | Mar 8 | Orion Classics | false |
| 68 | Straight Out of Brooklyn | - | - | - | $88,886 | 75 | $2,712,293 | May 22 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 69 | Bright Angel | - | - | - | $30,235 | 7 | $158,243 | Jun 14 | Hemdale | false |
| 70 | Everybody's Fine | - | - | - | $29,818 | 48 | $1,745,470 | May 31 | Miramax | false |
| 71 | An Angel at My Table | - | - | - | $28,692 | 20 | $1,054,638 | May 17 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 72 | Europa Europa | - | - | - | $28,389 | 34 | $5,575,738 | Jun 28 | Orion Classics | false |
| 73 | Thousand Pieces of Gold | - | - | - | $23,647 | 10 | $717,772 | Apr 26 | - | false |
| 74 | Opening Night | - | - | - | $23,488 | 1 | $23,488 | May 17 | Castle Hill Productions | false |
| 75 | Daddy Nostalgia | - | - | - | $23,194 | 29 | $1,108,429 | Apr 12 | Avenue Pictures Productions | false |
| 76 | Dark Obsession | - | - | - | $22,892 | 10 | $336,811 | Jun 7 | Circle Films | false |
| 77 | The Reflecting Skin | - | - | - | $3,717 | 2 | $17,042 | Jun 28 | Miramax | false |
| 78 | The Miracle | - | - | - | $3,495 | 41 | $835,519 | Jul 3 | Miramax | false |
