| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Patriot Games | $16,094,509 | -36.4% | 2,396 | +31 | $6,717 | $41,391,888 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Sister Act | $14,522,748 | -10.9% | 2,033 | +291 | $7,143 | $47,582,707 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | HouseSitter | $13,452,305 | - | 1,671 | - | $8,050 | $13,452,305 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | Lethal Weapon 3 | $9,373,361 | -25.3% | 2,482 | -86 | $3,776 | $117,210,066 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Far and Away | $5,664,440 | -28% | 1,885 | +65 | $3,005 | $39,315,985 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Encino Man | $4,524,037 | -24.8% | 1,984 | -106 | $2,280 | $30,841,342 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Alien³ | $4,097,673 | -29% | 1,975 | -65 | $2,074 | $47,968,497 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Class Act | $3,197,753 | -30.9% | 1,145 | -3 | $2,792 | $7,825,061 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | - | Batman Returns | $2,033,000 | - | - | - | - | $2,033,000 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 10 | 8 | Basic Instinct | $1,736,388 | -22.8% | 1,041 | -272 | $1,668 | $106,322,744 | 13 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | Aces: Iron Eagle III | $1,384,538 | - | 1,051 | - | $1,317 | $1,384,538 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 12 | - | Fried Green Tomatoes | $1,056,995 | - | 734 | -144 | $1,440 | $78,372,759 | 25 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Howards End | $740,911 | -44.3% | 104 | +36 | $7,124 | $6,390,000 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
