| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Primal Fear | $8,591,200 | -20.4% | 1,983 | - | $4,332 | $35,100,326 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Substitute | $7,701,363 | - | 1,742 | - | $4,420 | $7,701,363 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | James and the Giant Peach | $6,511,495 | -32% | 2,268 | +6 | $2,871 | $16,092,499 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | The Birdcage | $6,175,457 | -29.7% | 2,285 | - | $2,702 | $105,937,720 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Fear | $5,126,415 | -38.1% | 1,615 | +31 | $3,174 | $13,408,335 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | Mrs. Winterbourne | $5,031,317 | - | 1,612 | - | $3,121 | $5,031,317 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 7 | - | Celtic Pride | $4,661,716 | - | 1,832 | - | $2,544 | $4,661,716 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | $4,417,499 | -39.8% | 1,131 | - | $3,905 | $27,186,790 | 3 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Flirting with Disaster | $2,511,091 | -33.4% | 969 | - | $2,591 | $9,861,363 | 5 | Miramax | false | false |
| 10 | 10 | Fargo | $1,943,255 | -21.6% | 699 | -17 | $2,780 | $17,440,668 | 7 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 11 | 12 | Braveheart | $158,755 | -53.6% | 189 | -163 | $839 | $75,503,536 | 49 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | - | August | $17,323 | - | 4 | - | $4,330 | $17,323 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | true | false |
| 13 | 14 | Toy Story | $12,004 | -72.8% | 26 | -55 | $461 | $184,870,217 | 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | For the Moment | $10,400 | - | 3 | - | $3,466 | $10,400 | 1 | - | true | false |
