Domestic Box Office For 1991
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $204,843,345 | 2,495 | $31,765,506 | 15.5% | 2,274 | Jul 3 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 2 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $165,493,908 | 2,369 | $25,625,602 | 15.5% | 2,369 | Jun 14 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The Addams Family | $113,502,426 | 2,411 | $24,203,754 | 21.3% | 2,411 | Nov 22 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | $86,930,411 | 2,378 | $20,817,139 | 23.9% | 2,378 | Jun 28 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $78,656,813 | 2,868 | $20,030,473 | 25.5% | 2,868 | Mar 22 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 15 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | $74,888,996 | 2,147 | $18,162,837 | 24.3% | 1,804 | Dec 6 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $101,599,005 | 1,545 | $13,777,943 | 13.6% | 1,406 | Feb 8 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | The Silence of the Lambs | $130,742,922 | 1,642 | $13,766,814 | 10.5% | 1,497 | Feb 14 | Oct 10 | Orion Pictures |
| 6 | Hook | $119,654,823 | 2,254 | $13,522,535 | 11.3% | 2,197 | Dec 11 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 5 | City Slickers | $124,033,791 | 2,171 | $13,032,121 | 10.5% | 1,992 | Jun 7 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 37 | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare | $34,872,033 | 1,862 | $12,966,525 | 37.2% | 1,862 | Sep 13 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 14 | Backdraft | $77,868,585 | 1,983 | $12,686,200 | 16.3% | 1,852 | May 24 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | My Girl | $59,489,799 | 2,089 | $12,391,783 | 20.8% | 2,080 | Nov 27 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 18 | Hot Shots! | $69,467,617 | 1,999 | $10,848,182 | 15.6% | 1,929 | Jul 31 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 32 | Out for Justice | $39,673,161 | 2,010 | $10,524,026 | 26.5% | 2,010 | Apr 12 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians 1991 Re-release | $60,830,285 | 1,825 | $10,279,044 | 16.9% | 1,777 | Jul 12 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | Cape Fear | $79,091,969 | 1,707 | $10,261,025 | 13% | 924 | Nov 15 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 34 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | $38,037,513 | 1,649 | $10,241,268 | 26.9% | 1,620 | Jul 19 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 16 | The Prince of Tides | $74,787,599 | 1,546 | $10,035,412 | 13.4% | 1,405 | Dec 27 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 23 | Boyz n the Hood | $57,504,069 | 931 | $10,023,462 | 17.4% | 829 | Jul 12 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 42 | Dying Young | $33,669,178 | 1,552 | $9,725,885 | 28.9% | 1,552 | Jun 21 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 27 | The Rocketeer | $46,704,056 | 1,903 | $9,600,754 | 20.6% | 1,616 | Jun 21 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | What About Bob? | $63,707,829 | 1,805 | $9,216,334 | 14.5% | 1,463 | May 17 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 39 | The Doors | $34,416,893 | 1,236 | $9,151,800 | 26.6% | 840 | Mar 1 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 29 | Point Break | $43,218,387 | 1,625 | $8,514,616 | 19.7% | 1,615 | Jul 12 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 40 | King Ralph | $34,002,045 | 1,646 | $8,327,550 | 24.5% | 1,617 | Feb 15 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | The Last Boy Scout | $59,509,925 | 1,823 | $7,923,669 | 13.3% | 1,823 | Dec 13 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | Double Impact | $30,102,717 | 1,747 | $7,574,703 | 25.2% | 1,735 | Aug 9 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 24 | Doc Hollywood | $54,830,779 | 1,694 | $7,251,854 | 13.2% | 1,575 | Aug 2 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 56 | Lionheart | $24,078,196 | 1,485 | $7,094,552 | 29.5% | 1,462 | Jan 11 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 70 | Hudson Hawk | $17,218,080 | 2,072 | $7,082,820 | 41.1% | 2,071 | May 24 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 26 | New Jack City | $47,624,353 | 905 | $7,039,622 | 14.8% | 862 | Mar 8 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Father of the Bride | $89,325,780 | 1,712 | $7,031,146 | 7.9% | 1,561 | Dec 20 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 36 | Soapdish | $36,489,888 | 1,275 | $6,736,380 | 18.5% | 1,275 | May 31 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 46 | L.A. Story | $28,862,081 | 1,122 | $6,616,915 | 22.9% | 1,091 | Feb 8 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 48 | Necessary Roughness | $26,255,594 | 1,695 | $6,513,130 | 24.8% | 1,695 | Sep 27 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 49 | The Hard Way | $25,895,485 | 1,629 | $6,301,470 | 24.3% | 1,622 | Mar 8 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | Regarding Henry | $43,001,500 | 1,090 | $6,146,782 | 14.3% | 800 | Jul 12 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 28 | Thelma & Louise | $45,360,915 | 1,180 | $6,101,297 | 13.5% | 1,179 | May 24 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 66 | Mortal Thoughts | $18,784,957 | 1,196 | $6,068,524 | 32.3% | 963 | Apr 19 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 64 | Mobsters | $20,246,790 | 1,449 | $6,030,585 | 29.8% | 1,441 | Jul 26 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 65 | House Party 2 | $19,438,638 | 1,185 | $6,027,105 | 31% | 1,165 | Oct 25 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 61 | Only the Lonely | $21,830,957 | 1,553 | $5,997,993 | 27.5% | 1,521 | May 24 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 84 | Flight of the Intruder | $14,587,732 | 1,489 | $5,725,133 | 39.2% | 1,489 | Jan 18 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 79 | Child's Play 3 | $14,960,255 | 2,130 | $5,718,940 | 38.2% | 2,126 | Aug 30 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 38 | White Fang | $34,793,160 | 1,259 | $5,640,712 | 16.2% | 1,108 | Jan 18 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 55 | The People Under the Stairs | $24,204,154 | 1,850 | $5,522,250 | 22.8% | 1,850 | Nov 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 63 | F/X2 | $21,082,165 | 1,502 | $5,455,058 | 25.9% | 1,499 | May 10 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 52 | Problem Child 2 | $25,104,700 | 1,500 | $5,372,880 | 21.4% | 1,464 | Jul 5 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 44 | Jungle Fever | $32,482,682 | 844 | $5,332,860 | 16.4% | 636 | Jun 7 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 73 | Highlander II: The Quickening | $15,556,340 | 1,009 | $5,280,490 | 33.9% | 960 | Nov 1 | - | - |
| 17 | JFK | $70,405,498 | 1,395 | $5,223,658 | 7.4% | 1,164 | Dec 20 | Jun 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 57 | Oscar | $23,562,716 | 1,391 | $5,091,027 | 21.6% | 1,388 | Apr 26 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 50 | Other People's Money | $25,682,090 | 1,249 | $5,012,332 | 19.5% | 1,246 | Oct 18 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 59 | Pure Luck | $22,641,969 | 1,569 | $5,010,810 | 22.1% | 1,561 | Aug 9 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 41 | Curly Sue | $33,691,313 | 1,634 | $4,974,958 | 14.8% | 1,634 | Oct 25 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 69 | The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | $17,373,527 | 1,208 | $4,912,124 | 28.3% | 1,188 | Feb 8 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 62 | Ricochet | $21,756,163 | 1,560 | $4,831,181 | 22.2% | 1,560 | Oct 4 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 58 | Frankie and Johnny | $22,773,535 | 1,150 | $4,768,177 | 20.9% | 1,150 | Oct 11 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 85 | Ernest Scared Stupid | $14,143,280 | 1,787 | $4,453,132 | 31.5% | 1,782 | Oct 11 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 75 | A Kiss Before Dying | $15,429,177 | 1,546 | $4,348,165 | 28.2% | 1,523 | Apr 26 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 47 | Deceived | $28,738,096 | 1,201 | $4,316,719 | 15% | 969 | Sep 27 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 51 | Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | $25,196,249 | 1,817 | $4,233,415 | 16.8% | 1,802 | Jun 7 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 54 | Class Action | $24,277,858 | 1,132 | $4,207,923 | 17.3% | 778 | Mar 15 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 77 | Toy Soldiers | $15,073,942 | 1,358 | $4,182,300 | 27.7% | 1,350 | Apr 26 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 72 | Billy Bathgate | $15,565,363 | 1,177 | $4,051,590 | 26% | 912 | Nov 1 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 88 | The Marrying Man | $12,454,768 | 1,343 | $4,030,749 | 32.4% | 1,340 | Apr 5 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 90 | Career Opportunities | $11,336,986 | 1,440 | $4,024,800 | 35.5% | 1,440 | Mar 29 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 105 | Nothing But Trouble | $8,479,793 | 1,671 | $3,966,240 | 46.8% | 1,671 | Feb 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 86 | The Perfect Weapon | $14,061,361 | 1,229 | $3,934,572 | 28% | 1,229 | Mar 15 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 76 | Shipwrecked | $15,104,156 | 1,393 | $3,871,766 | 25.6% | 1,386 | Mar 1 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 97 | Scenes from a Mall | $9,563,393 | 1,039 | $3,825,068 | 40% | 1,039 | Feb 22 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 83 | Not Without My Daughter | $14,789,113 | 1,141 | $3,804,055 | 25.7% | 1,137 | Jan 11 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 74 | Switch | $15,545,943 | 1,013 | $3,770,991 | 24.3% | 1,013 | May 10 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 93 | The Super | $11,000,863 | 1,581 | $3,656,390 | 33.2% | 1,578 | Oct 4 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 82 | All I Want for Christmas | $14,812,144 | 1,507 | $3,645,720 | 24.6% | 1,507 | Nov 8 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 87 | Drop Dead Fred | $13,878,334 | 933 | $3,625,648 | 26.1% | 851 | May 24 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 102 | Late for Dinner | $8,906,823 | 1,013 | $3,607,545 | 40.5% | 1,013 | Sep 20 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 92 | V.I. Warshawski | $11,128,309 | 1,133 | $3,603,338 | 32.4% | 1,133 | Jul 26 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 35 | Dead Again | $38,016,380 | 940 | $3,479,395 | 9.2% | 450 | Aug 23 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 89 | Shattered | $11,511,031 | 1,288 | $3,457,105 | 30% | 1,286 | Oct 11 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 60 | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | $22,166,041 | 1,698 | $3,435,625 | 15.5% | 1,680 | Nov 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 91 | One Good Cop | $11,276,846 | 1,454 | $3,360,277 | 29.8% | 1,353 | May 3 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 99 | Body Parts | $9,188,150 | 1,315 | $3,032,258 | 33% | 1,315 | Aug 2 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 95 | He Said, She Said | $9,804,775 | 908 | $2,857,164 | 29.1% | 908 | Feb 22 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 100 | Stone Cold | $9,151,887 | 1,729 | $2,811,154 | 30.7% | 1,729 | May 17 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 110 | Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken | $7,294,835 | 1,662 | $2,710,416 | 37.2% | 1,662 | May 24 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 129 | Popcorn | $4,205,000 | 1,055 | $2,563,365 | 61% | 1,055 | Feb 1 | - | - |
| 94 | A Rage in Harlem | $10,438,504 | 545 | $2,458,080 | 23.5% | 540 | May 3 | - | Miramax |
| 108 | Strictly Business | $7,683,267 | 881 | $2,456,772 | 32% | 881 | Nov 8 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 96 | The Butcher's Wife | $9,689,816 | 800 | $2,442,229 | 25.2% | 800 | Oct 25 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 98 | Guilty by Suspicion | $9,480,198 | 817 | $2,278,290 | 24% | 817 | Mar 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 107 | If Looks Could Kill | $7,788,597 | 838 | $2,246,819 | 28.8% | 838 | Mar 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 127 | Run | $4,409,328 | 1,175 | $2,222,056 | 50.4% | 1,173 | Feb 1 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 109 | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | $7,434,726 | 1,196 | $2,200,549 | 29.6% | 1,196 | Aug 23 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 121 | Eve of Destruction | $5,451,119 | 987 | $2,163,024 | 39.7% | 985 | Jan 18 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 104 | Bingo | $8,667,684 | 933 | $2,141,360 | 24.7% | 923 | Aug 9 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 120 | Livin' Large! | $5,467,959 | 825 | $2,129,257 | 38.9% | 825 | Sep 20 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 116 | Mystery Date | $6,166,819 | 1,371 | $1,952,569 | 31.7% | 1,371 | Aug 16 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 112 | Suburban Commando | $6,948,859 | 987 | $1,947,744 | 28% | 899 | Oct 4 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 130 | Life Stinks | $4,102,526 | 865 | $1,920,215 | 46.8% | 865 | Jul 26 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 126 | Dutch | $4,603,929 | 1,232 | $1,867,201 | 40.6% | 1,232 | Jul 19 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 119 | Delirious | $5,546,827 | 1,142 | $1,803,059 | 32.5% | 1,142 | Aug 9 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 133 | Mannequin: On the Move | $3,752,428 | 1,540 | $1,692,817 | 45.1% | 1,540 | May 17 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 103 | The Five Heartbeats | $8,750,400 | 862 | $1,630,689 | 18.6% | 862 | Mar 29 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 135 | Shout | $3,547,684 | 983 | $1,611,725 | 45.4% | 968 | Oct 4 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 113 | Defenseless | $6,413,375 | 668 | $1,590,439 | 24.8% | 666 | Aug 23 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 124 | True Identity | $4,693,236 | 824 | $1,541,581 | 32.8% | 824 | Aug 23 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 137 | Another You | $2,865,916 | 1,287 | $1,537,965 | 53.7% | 1,287 | Jul 26 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 134 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys | $3,603,615 | 850 | $1,361,700 | 37.8% | 850 | Mar 1 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 125 | The Hitman | $4,654,288 | 551 | $1,290,442 | 27.7% | 551 | Oct 25 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 139 | Return to the Blue Lagoon | $2,807,854 | 1,246 | $1,277,428 | 45.5% | 1,246 | Aug 2 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 101 | Warlock | $9,094,451 | 261 | $780,360 | 8.6% | 173 | Jan 11 | - | Trimark Pictures |
| 167 | Cool as Ice | $1,193,062 | 393 | $638,625 | 53.5% | 393 | Oct 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 168 | Year of the Gun | $1,182,273 | 739 | $606,046 | 51.3% | 739 | Nov 1 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 159 | Book of Love | $1,382,259 | 227 | $596,131 | 43.1% | 227 | Feb 1 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 78 | Madonna: Truth or Dare | $15,012,935 | 652 | $543,250 | 3.6% | 51 | May 10 | - | Miramax |
| 156 | Company Business | $1,501,785 | 232 | $533,610 | 35.5% | 232 | Sep 6 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 177 | The Taking of Beverly Hills | $939,277 | 541 | $525,936 | 56% | 541 | Oct 11 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 142 | Showdown in Little Tokyo | $2,275,557 | 140 | $455,192 | 20% | 140 | Aug 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 164 | Kickboxer 2: The Road Back | $1,250,712 | 184 | $444,239 | 35.5% | 184 | Jun 14 | - | Trimark Pictures |
| 143 | 29th Street | $2,120,564 | 131 | $431,660 | 20.4% | 131 | Nov 1 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 178 | Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time | $869,325 | 227 | $381,889 | 43.9% | 227 | Aug 30 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 193 | Rich Girl | $561,000 | 1,058 | $368,056 | 65.6% | 1,058 | May 3 | - | - |
| 198 | McBain | $456,127 | 166 | $320,000 | 70.2% | 166 | Sep 20 | - | - |
| 115 | Rambling Rose | $6,266,621 | 236 | $314,631 | 5% | 26 | Sep 20 | Jan 16 | New Line Cinema |
| 31 | The Fisher King | $41,895,491 | 1,551 | $311,662 | 0.7% | 10 | Sep 20 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 132 | Paris Is Burning | $3,779,620 | 91 | $310,127 | 8.2% | 23 | Aug 9 | - | Miramax |
| 81 | Once Around | $14,851,083 | 735 | $309,571 | 2.1% | 16 | Jan 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 204 | American Ninja 4: The Annihilation | $358,047 | 171 | $277,462 | 77.5% | 171 | Mar 8 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 197 | Meet the Applegates | $485,772 | 155 | $274,815 | 56.6% | 155 | Feb 1 | - | Triton Pictures |
| 80 | The Commitments | $14,919,570 | 588 | $271,333 | 1.8% | 8 | Aug 16 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 117 | Barton Fink | $6,153,939 | 189 | $268,561 | 4.4% | 11 | Aug 23 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 191 | The Pope Must Diet | $582,510 | 169 | $264,147 | 45.3% | 169 | Aug 30 | - | Miramax |
| 207 | Two Evil Eyes | $349,618 | 150 | $260,410 | 74.5% | 150 | Oct 25 | Oct 31 | Taurus Entertainment Company |
| 203 | Sweet Talker | $382,510 | 409 | $258,105 | 67.5% | 409 | May 10 | May 23 | New Line Cinema |
| 147 | Madame Bovary | $1,942,423 | 53 | $236,113 | 12.2% | 52 | Dec 27 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 53 | Little Man Tate | $25,010,896 | 1,012 | $230,106 | 0.9% | 7 | Oct 11 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 122 | The Object of Beauty | $5,136,759 | 18 | $208,119 | 4.1% | 18 | Apr 12 | Apr 18 | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 169 | The Unborn | $1,159,578 | 67 | $179,080 | 15.4% | 55 | Mar 29 | Jun 13 | Concorde Pictures |
| 144 | Cadence | $2,070,871 | 31 | $173,601 | 8.4% | 31 | Jan 18 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 163 | The Rapture | $1,277,404 | 46 | $171,603 | 13.4% | 36 | Oct 4 | Jan 16 | Fine Line Features |
| 173 | Whore | $1,008,404 | 52 | $165,534 | 16.4% | 52 | Oct 4 | - | Trimark Pictures |
| 33 | The Doctor | $38,120,905 | 958 | $165,392 | 0.4% | 6 | Jul 26 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | Beauty and the Beast | $145,863,363 | 1,960 | $162,146 | 0.1% | 2 | Nov 15 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 189 | Queens Logic | $612,781 | 37 | $144,341 | 23.6% | 37 | Feb 1 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 25 | Bugsy | $49,114,016 | 1,253 | $140,358 | 0.3% | 4 | Dec 13 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 212 | Closet Land | $259,012 | 153 | $121,635 | 47% | 153 | Mar 6 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 160 | At Play in the Fields of the Lord | $1,345,903 | 25 | $118,162 | 8.8% | 11 | Dec 6 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 138 | The Man in the Moon | $2,853,801 | 121 | $109,935 | 3.9% | 24 | Oct 4 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 11 | Fried Green Tomatoes | $82,418,501 | 1,331 | $105,317 | 0.1% | 5 | Dec 27 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 215 | Stepping Out | $246,000 | 9 | $94,492 | 38.4% | 7 | Oct 4 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 71 | Defending Your Life | $16,371,128 | 715 | $92,622 | 0.6% | 3 | Mar 22 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 148 | Spartacus 1991 Re-release | $1,830,650 | 52 | $92,162 | 5% | 4 | Apr 26 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 220 | Men of Respect | $139,155 | 33 | $82,841 | 59.5% | 33 | Jan 18 | Feb 7 | Columbia Pictures |
| 152 | High Heels | $1,710,057 | 22 | $74,103 | 4.3% | 13 | Dec 20 | - | Miramax |
| 68 | For the Boys | $17,860,280 | 1,308 | $71,348 | 0.4% | 2 | Nov 22 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 43 | Grand Canyon | $33,243,020 | 1,223 | $67,546 | 0.2% | 2 | Dec 27 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 175 | Meeting Venus | $1,000,348 | 32 | $65,715 | 6.6% | 3 | Nov 15 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 141 | Naked Lunch | $2,641,357 | 102 | $64,491 | 2.4% | 5 | Dec 27 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 209 | Talent for the Game | $336,396 | 60 | $62,571 | 18.6% | 60 | Apr 26 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 200 | True Colors | $418,807 | 9 | $59,517 | 14.2% | 6 | Mar 15 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 140 | Straight Out of Brooklyn | $2,712,293 | 75 | $58,918 | 2.2% | 5 | May 22 | Oct 17 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 210 | Pastime | $267,265 | 42 | $54,726 | 20.5% | 42 | Aug 23 | - | Miramax |
| 131 | Impromptu | $4,076,211 | 166 | $51,176 | 1.3% | 3 | Apr 12 | - | Hemdale |
| 214 | The National Film Board of Canada's Animation Festival | $249,167 | 11 | $49,551 | 19.9% | 11 | Dec 26 | Feb 6 | Expanded Entertainment |
| 213 | Twenty-One | $256,521 | 24 | $46,183 | 18% | 15 | Oct 4 | Dec 19 | Triton Pictures |
| 123 | La Femme Nikita | $5,017,971 | 118 | $44,047 | 0.9% | 2 | Mar 8 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 136 | Homicide | $2,971,661 | 257 | $43,650 | 1.5% | 2 | Oct 11 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 162 | Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse | $1,318,449 | 28 | $42,992 | 3.3% | 4 | Nov 27 | - | Triton Pictures |
| 171 | Kafka | $1,059,071 | 32 | $40,814 | 3.9% | 2 | Dec 4 | - | Miramax |
| 67 | Paradise | $18,634,643 | 918 | $38,778 | 0.2% | 2 | Sep 20 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 181 | Until the End of the World | $829,625 | 22 | $38,553 | 4.6% | 4 | Dec 27 | Mar 19 | Warner Bros. |
| 111 | Rush | $7,241,350 | 664 | $36,890 | 0.5% | 8 | Dec 20 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 224 | The Inner Circle | $93,292 | 3 | $36,782 | 39.4% | 3 | Dec 27 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 161 | City of Hope | $1,345,015 | 84 | $35,281 | 2.6% | 5 | Oct 11 | Jan 30 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 149 | Prospero's Books | $1,750,301 | 126 | $34,728 | 2% | 2 | Nov 15 | - | Miramax |
| 217 | The Indian Runner | $191,125 | 9 | $34,047 | 17.8% | 4 | Sep 20 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 118 | Europa Europa | $5,575,738 | 34 | $31,433 | 0.6% | 2 | Jun 28 | Jul 16 | Orion Classics |
| 196 | Rhapsody in August | $516,431 | 12 | $26,771 | 5.2% | 7 | Dec 19 | Mar 19 | Orion Classics |
| 166 | Slacker | $1,228,108 | 16 | $24,307 | 2% | 2 | Jul 5 | Mar 19 | Orion Classics |
| 185 | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead | $739,104 | 18 | $24,004 | 3.2% | 2 | Feb 8 | Jun 6 | Cinecom Pictures |
| 190 | Auntie Danielle | $604,624 | 17 | $20,730 | 3.4% | 2 | May 17 | Aug 22 | Miramax |
| 202 | Dogfight | $394,631 | 24 | $18,736 | 4.7% | 1 | Sep 13 | Nov 21 | Warner Bros. |
| 150 | Everybody's Fine | $1,745,470 | 48 | $18,367 | 1.1% | 1 | May 31 | Oct 3 | Miramax |
| 219 | Bright Angel | $158,243 | 7 | $17,410 | 11% | 4 | Jun 14 | - | Hemdale |
| 187 | Thousand Pieces of Gold | $717,772 | 10 | $16,553 | 2.3% | 1 | Apr 26 | - | - |
| 223 | Open Doors | $123,470 | 6 | $15,726 | 12.7% | 2 | Mar 8 | May 23 | Orion Classics |
| 206 | Iron & Silk | $356,077 | 14 | $15,256 | 4.3% | 1 | Feb 15 | May 9 | Miramax |
| 208 | Diamond Skulls | $336,811 | 10 | $15,001 | 4.5% | 1 | Jun 7 | - | Circle Films |
| 165 | The Comfort of Strangers | $1,244,381 | 17 | $14,537 | 1.2% | 1 | Mar 15 | Sep 5 | Skouras Pictures |
| 229 | Blood Oath | $52,654 | 6 | $14,296 | 27.2% | 4 | Jul 19 | Aug 22 | Skouras Pictures |
| 170 | Daddy Nostalgia | $1,108,429 | 29 | $14,252 | 1.3% | 1 | Apr 12 | Jul 25 | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 128 | Hear My Song | $4,313,473 | 214 | $12,965 | 0.3% | 1 | Dec 27 | - | Miramax |
| 172 | An Angel at My Table | $1,054,638 | 20 | $12,905 | 1.2% | 2 | May 17 | Oct 10 | Fine Line Features |
| 155 | Life Is Sweet | $1,516,414 | 27 | $12,856 | 0.8% | 1 | Oct 25 | Apr 23 | October Films |
| 211 | Journey of Hope | $261,718 | 18 | $12,489 | 4.8% | 2 | Apr 26 | - | Miramax |
| 226 | Naked Tango | $81,777 | 2 | $12,283 | 15% | 1 | Aug 23 | Oct 10 | New Line Cinema |
| 180 | The Miracle | $835,519 | 41 | $12,076 | 1.4% | 1 | Jul 3 | Oct 10 | Miramax |
| 158 | Mister Johnson | $1,464,242 | 43 | $11,051 | 0.8% | 1 | Mar 22 | Jul 25 | Avenue Pictures Productions |
