Domestic Box Office For 1993
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jurassic Park | $357,067,947 | 2,566 | $47,026,828 | 13.2% | 2,404 | Jun 11 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | The Firm | $158,348,367 | 2,393 | $25,400,000 | - | 2,393 | Jul 2 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | The Fugitive | $183,875,760 | 2,425 | $23,758,855 | 12.9% | 2,340 | Aug 6 | Mar 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Mrs. Doubtfire | $219,195,243 | 2,354 | $20,468,847 | 9.3% | 1,605 | Nov 24 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | Indecent Proposal | $106,614,059 | 1,922 | $18,387,632 | 17.2% | 1,694 | Apr 9 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | Sleepless in Seattle | $126,680,884 | 1,657 | $17,253,733 | 13.6% | 1,579 | Jun 25 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 8 | The Pelican Brief | $100,768,056 | 2,022 | $16,864,404 | 16.7% | 1,993 | Dec 17 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Cliffhanger | $84,049,211 | 2,431 | $16,176,967 | 19.2% | 2,333 | May 28 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 26 | Last Action Hero | $50,016,394 | 2,339 | $15,338,241 | 30.7% | 2,306 | Jun 18 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 7 | In the Line of Fire | $102,314,823 | 2,129 | $15,269,388 | 14.9% | 1,903 | Jul 9 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 17 | Rising Sun | $63,179,523 | 1,722 | $15,195,941 | 24.1% | 1,510 | Jul 30 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 18 | Demolition Man | $58,055,768 | 2,258 | $14,262,432 | 24.6% | 2,246 | Oct 8 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | Addams Family Values | $48,919,043 | 2,577 | $14,117,545 | 28.9% | 2,577 | Nov 19 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 29 | Wayne's World 2 | $48,197,805 | 2,400 | $13,516,699 | 28% | 2,400 | Dec 10 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 32 | The Good Son | $44,789,789 | 1,902 | $12,520,305 | 28% | 1,847 | Sep 24 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | Groundhog Day | $70,906,973 | 1,742 | $12,517,672 | 17.7% | 1,640 | Feb 12 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 34 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III | $42,273,609 | 2,087 | $12,419,597 | 29.4% | 2,087 | Mar 19 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 45 | Sliver | $36,300,000 | 2,093 | $12,138,283 | 33.4% | 2,093 | May 21 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 31 | Made in America | $44,942,695 | 2,048 | $11,821,326 | 26.3% | 2,048 | May 28 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 59 | Poetic Justice | $27,515,786 | 1,285 | $11,728,455 | 42.6% | 1,273 | Jul 23 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 21 | The Three Musketeers | $53,898,845 | 2,128 | $10,621,992 | 19.7% | 2,069 | Nov 12 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 41 | Hot Shots! Part Deux | $38,922,972 | 2,140 | $10,250,661 | 26.3% | 2,122 | May 21 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 49 | Hard Target | $32,589,677 | 1,999 | $10,106,500 | 31% | 1,972 | Aug 20 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 47 | Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | $35,113,743 | 1,985 | $10,019,970 | 28.5% | 1,887 | May 7 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 33 | The Beverly Hillbillies | $44,029,386 | 2,162 | $9,525,375 | 21.6% | 2,152 | Oct 15 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | Dennis the Menace | $51,270,765 | 2,085 | $9,331,139 | 18.2% | 2,085 | Jun 25 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | Malice | $46,405,336 | 1,519 | $9,232,650 | 19.9% | 1,431 | Oct 1 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 56 | Loaded Weapon 1 | $27,979,399 | 2,015 | $9,202,722 | 32.9% | 1,989 | Feb 5 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 22 | Rookie of the Year | $53,615,089 | 1,544 | $9,122,714 | 17% | 1,460 | Jul 9 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 42 | Carlito's Way | $36,948,322 | 1,634 | $9,116,675 | 24.7% | 1,615 | Nov 12 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 36 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1993 Re-release | $41,634,471 | 1,831 | $9,018,121 | 21.7% | 1,814 | Jul 2 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 37 | Falling Down | $40,903,593 | 1,827 | $8,724,452 | 21.3% | 1,220 | Feb 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 63 | Striking Distance | $24,107,867 | 1,917 | $8,705,808 | 36.1% | 1,889 | Sep 17 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 43 | Alive | $36,733,909 | 1,337 | $8,624,292 | 23.5% | 1,132 | Jan 15 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 74 | Super Mario Bros. | $20,915,465 | 2,081 | $8,532,623 | 40.8% | 2,081 | May 28 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 71 | Nowhere to Run | $22,189,039 | 1,776 | $8,203,255 | 37% | 1,745 | Jan 15 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 39 | Hocus Pocus | $39,514,713 | 1,472 | $8,125,471 | 20.6% | 1,430 | Jul 16 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | Sommersby | $50,081,992 | 1,762 | $8,104,624 | 16.2% | 1,432 | Feb 5 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 54 | A Perfect World | $31,130,999 | 1,964 | $8,075,582 | 25.9% | 1,964 | Nov 24 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Free Willy | $77,698,625 | 1,937 | $7,868,829 | 10.1% | 1,476 | Jul 16 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | $57,319,029 | 2,178 | $7,569,219 | 13.2% | 2,132 | Dec 10 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 86 | Jason Goes to Hell | $15,935,068 | 1,355 | $7,552,190 | 47.4% | 1,355 | Aug 13 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 91 | Body of Evidence | $13,273,595 | 2,050 | $7,365,429 | 55.5% | 2,050 | Jan 15 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 16 | Dave | $63,270,710 | 1,916 | $7,306,755 | 11.5% | 1,155 | May 7 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 55 | Point of No Return | $30,038,362 | 1,659 | $7,160,389 | 23.8% | 1,545 | Mar 19 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 73 | Coneheads | $21,274,717 | 1,978 | $7,100,501 | 33.4% | 1,978 | Jul 23 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | Cool Runnings | $68,856,263 | 1,832 | $7,046,648 | 10.2% | 1,387 | Oct 1 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 44 | Son in Law | $36,448,400 | 1,406 | $7,033,310 | 19.3% | 1,389 | Jul 2 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 46 | Robin Hood: Men in Tights | $35,739,755 | 1,407 | $6,841,830 | 19.1% | 1,263 | Jul 30 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 67 | The Program | $23,032,565 | 1,661 | $6,821,931 | 29.6% | 1,653 | Sep 24 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | Tombstone | $56,505,065 | 1,955 | $6,454,752 | 11.4% | 1,504 | Dec 24 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 81 | CB4 | $17,953,778 | 1,226 | $6,122,450 | 34.1% | 1,204 | Mar 12 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 76 | Fire in the Sky | $19,885,552 | 1,435 | $6,116,484 | 30.8% | 1,422 | Mar 12 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 52 | Cop & ½ | $31,889,691 | 1,793 | $6,027,285 | 18.9% | 1,603 | Apr 2 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | Beethoven's 2nd | $53,443,066 | 2,048 | $6,017,225 | 11.3% | 2,026 | Dec 17 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 82 | Born Yesterday | $17,952,857 | 1,301 | $5,911,343 | 32.9% | 1,297 | Mar 26 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 77 | Sniper | $18,994,653 | 1,553 | $5,715,435 | 30.1% | 1,551 | Jan 29 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 68 | Guilty as Sin | $22,866,222 | 1,427 | $5,713,708 | 25% | 1,132 | Jun 4 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 58 | My Life | $27,804,899 | 1,290 | $5,536,098 | 19.9% | 800 | Nov 12 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 75 | Another Stakeout | $20,208,496 | 1,477 | $5,418,316 | 26.8% | 1,185 | Jul 23 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 80 | Posse | $18,289,763 | 949 | $5,311,902 | 29% | 949 | May 14 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 87 | Needful Things | $15,185,672 | 1,986 | $5,202,478 | 34.3% | 1,963 | Aug 27 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 64 | The Adventures of Huck Finn | $24,103,594 | 1,803 | $5,033,029 | 20.9% | 1,786 | Apr 2 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 90 | The Crush | $13,609,396 | 1,759 | $5,024,976 | 36.9% | 1,759 | Apr 2 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 89 | The Vanishing | $14,543,394 | 1,658 | $5,009,928 | 34.4% | 1,656 | Feb 5 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 50 | The Sandlot | $32,434,006 | 1,775 | $4,918,712 | 15.2% | 1,772 | Apr 9 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 53 | The Secret Garden | $31,181,347 | 1,332 | $4,625,583 | 14.8% | 1,319 | Aug 13 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 103 | Who's the Man? | $11,299,730 | 954 | $4,533,392 | 40.1% | 954 | Apr 23 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 113 | Flesh and Bone | $9,709,451 | 1,200 | $4,517,066 | 46.5% | 1,200 | Nov 5 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 101 | Army of Darkness | $11,502,976 | 1,391 | $4,424,535 | 38.5% | 1,387 | Feb 19 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 97 | Undercover Blues | $12,324,660 | 1,598 | $4,379,488 | 35.5% | 1,596 | Sep 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 85 | Heart and Souls | $16,589,540 | 1,301 | $4,322,250 | 26.1% | 1,275 | Aug 13 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 107 | RoboCop 3 | $10,696,210 | 1,796 | $4,304,829 | 40.2% | 1,796 | Nov 5 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 78 | Untamed Heart | $18,898,806 | 1,123 | $4,125,556 | 21.8% | 1,123 | Feb 12 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 95 | Judgment Night | $12,526,677 | 1,545 | $4,088,955 | 32.6% | 1,543 | Oct 15 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 128 | Fortress | $6,739,141 | 1,204 | $4,040,711 | 60% | 1,204 | Sep 3 | - | Miramax |
| 62 | The Man Without a Face | $24,760,338 | 1,332 | $4,026,775 | 16.3% | 865 | Aug 27 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 98 | True Romance | $12,281,551 | 1,254 | $4,023,420 | 32.8% | 1,254 | Sep 10 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 109 | Look Who's Talking Now | $10,340,263 | 1,886 | $4,022,570 | 38.9% | 1,858 | Nov 5 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 79 | Geronimo: An American Legend | $18,635,620 | 1,636 | $4,018,452 | 21.6% | 1,605 | Dec 10 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 104 | For Love or Money | $11,146,270 | 1,644 | $4,016,220 | 36% | 1,626 | Oct 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 110 | Boiling Point | $10,058,318 | 1,425 | $4,006,019 | 39.8% | 1,425 | Apr 16 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 94 | Weekend at Bernie's II | $12,741,891 | 1,358 | $4,004,668 | 31.4% | 1,334 | Jul 9 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 14 | Grumpy Old Men | $70,172,621 | 1,725 | $3,874,911 | 5.5% | 1,244 | Dec 25 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 92 | Man's Best Friend | $12,974,636 | 1,230 | $3,861,079 | 29.8% | 1,220 | Nov 19 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 57 | Menace II Society | $27,912,072 | 581 | $3,816,393 | 13.7% | 464 | May 28 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 105 | Mad Dog and Glory | $11,081,586 | 1,118 | $3,815,555 | 34.4% | 1,098 | Mar 5 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 83 | A Bronx Tale | $17,287,898 | 1,082 | $3,716,456 | 21.5% | 1,077 | Oct 1 | - | - |
| 115 | We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | $9,317,021 | 1,829 | $3,707,770 | 39.8% | 1,822 | Nov 24 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 112 | Amos & Andrew | $9,745,803 | 1,233 | $3,617,317 | 37.1% | 1,233 | Mar 5 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 96 | Life with Mikey | $12,440,858 | 1,719 | $3,606,279 | 29% | 1,366 | Jun 4 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 114 | Matinee | $9,532,895 | 1,144 | $3,601,015 | 37.8% | 1,143 | Jan 29 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 93 | A Far Off Place | $12,890,752 | 1,622 | $3,522,836 | 27.3% | 1,610 | Mar 12 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 122 | Fatal Instinct | $7,839,327 | 1,886 | $3,502,569 | 44.7% | 1,886 | Oct 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 100 | So I Married an Axe Murderer | $11,585,483 | 1,355 | $3,466,930 | 29.9% | 1,349 | Jul 30 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 88 | Indian Summer | $14,904,910 | 1,401 | $3,368,711 | 22.6% | 1,047 | Apr 23 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 120 | Aspen Extreme | $8,041,049 | 1,455 | $3,342,613 | 41.6% | 1,455 | Jan 22 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 65 | Benny & Joon | $23,261,580 | 1,314 | $3,285,063 | 14.1% | 408 | Apr 16 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 108 | The Dark Half | $10,611,160 | 1,563 | $3,250,883 | 30.6% | 1,563 | Apr 23 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 118 | Mr. Jones | $8,345,845 | 1,483 | $3,102,695 | 37.2% | 1,481 | Oct 8 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 116 | Lost in Yonkers | $9,285,189 | 1,190 | $3,002,150 | 32.3% | 1,190 | May 14 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 132 | The Temp | $6,419,876 | 1,438 | $2,877,744 | 44.8% | 1,438 | Feb 12 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 129 | Best of the Best II | $6,608,687 | 1,247 | $2,840,931 | 43% | 1,247 | Mar 5 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 126 | Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice | $6,980,986 | 963 | $2,719,750 | 39% | 946 | Jan 29 | - | Miramax |
| 131 | The Real McCoy | $6,484,246 | 1,672 | $2,705,425 | 41.7% | 1,670 | Sep 10 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 121 | The Meteor Man | $8,016,708 | 1,060 | $2,643,091 | 33% | 1,060 | Aug 6 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 137 | Hear No Evil | $5,679,569 | 1,432 | $2,641,474 | 46.5% | 1,430 | Mar 26 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 117 | Leprechaun | $8,556,940 | 620 | $2,493,020 | 29.1% | 620 | Jan 8 | - | Trimark Pictures |
| 51 | The Age of Innocence | $32,255,440 | 839 | $2,317,289 | 7.2% | 83 | Sep 17 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 143 | Jack the Bear | $5,145,823 | 1,071 | $2,219,891 | 43.1% | 1,065 | Apr 2 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 130 | Once Upon a Forest | $6,582,052 | 1,496 | $2,206,251 | 33.5% | 1,487 | Jun 18 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 145 | Surf Ninjas | $4,916,135 | 1,321 | $2,026,278 | 41.2% | 1,321 | Aug 20 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 102 | Manhattan Murder Mystery | $11,330,911 | 337 | $2,015,360 | 17.8% | 268 | Aug 18 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 138 | Swing Kids | $5,632,086 | 544 | $1,967,957 | 34.9% | 542 | Mar 5 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 140 | Three of Hearts | $5,495,507 | 793 | $1,928,076 | 35.1% | 792 | Apr 30 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 144 | Ghost in the Machine | $5,086,909 | 1,031 | $1,854,431 | 36.5% | 1,031 | Dec 31 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 148 | Mr. Nanny | $4,348,572 | 1,293 | $1,853,647 | 42.6% | 1,293 | Oct 8 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 163 | Calendar Girl | $2,570,550 | 1,082 | $1,802,688 | 70.1% | 1,082 | Sep 3 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 155 | Happily Ever After | $3,299,382 | 1,018 | $1,756,050 | 53.2% | 1,018 | May 28 | - | First National Film Corporation |
| 150 | Warlock: The Armageddon | $3,902,679 | 1,320 | $1,747,317 | 44.8% | 1,320 | Sep 24 | - | Trimark Pictures |
| 157 | Splitting Heirs | $3,246,063 | 850 | $1,738,315 | 53.6% | 850 | Apr 30 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 66 | The Remains of the Day | $23,237,911 | 517 | $1,528,982 | 6.6% | 94 | Nov 5 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 153 | My Boyfriend's Back | $3,335,984 | 1,165 | $1,465,476 | 43.9% | 1,165 | Aug 6 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 146 | Into the West | $4,790,801 | 550 | $1,410,414 | 29.4% | 550 | Sep 17 | Dec 23 | Miramax |
| 162 | Hexed | $2,786,807 | 960 | $1,351,510 | 48.5% | 960 | Jan 22 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 156 | Only the Strong | $3,283,371 | 668 | $1,286,889 | 39.2% | 668 | Aug 27 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 152 | Father Hood | $3,418,141 | 643 | $1,286,806 | 37.6% | 643 | Aug 27 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 159 | Airborne | $2,850,263 | 982 | $1,262,239 | 44.3% | 982 | Sep 17 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 151 | Tom and Jerry: The Movie | $3,560,469 | 1,045 | $1,255,912 | 35.3% | 1,045 | Jul 30 | - | Miramax |
| 40 | What's Love Got to Do with It | $39,100,956 | 1,100 | $1,222,718 | 3.1% | 58 | Jun 11 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 139 | Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | $5,617,391 | 1,506 | $1,189,975 | 21.2% | 1,506 | Dec 25 | Feb 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 158 | Mr. Wonderful | $3,125,424 | 720 | $1,177,311 | 37.7% | 720 | Oct 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 165 | Kalifornia | $2,395,231 | 359 | $1,159,133 | 48.4% | 359 | Sep 3 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 164 | Son of the Pink Panther | $2,438,031 | 983 | $1,129,689 | 46.3% | 983 | Aug 27 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 124 | Searching for Bobby Fischer | $7,266,383 | 233 | $1,121,354 | 15.4% | 219 | Aug 13 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 169 | Married to It | $2,059,832 | 822 | $1,077,278 | 52.3% | 822 | Mar 26 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 147 | Blood In, Blood Out | $4,496,583 | 391 | $1,002,548 | 22.3% | 391 | Apr 30 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 119 | Dazed and Confused | $8,144,774 | 214 | $918,127 | 11.3% | 183 | Sep 24 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 106 | Gettysburg | $10,769,960 | 248 | $913,617 | 8.5% | 124 | Oct 8 | Mar 17 | New Line Cinema |
| 173 | The Night We Never Met | $1,884,814 | 504 | $911,736 | 48.4% | 504 | Apr 30 | - | Miramax |
| 184 | Ernest Rides Again | $1,450,029 | 1,190 | $905,010 | 62.4% | 1,190 | Nov 12 | - | - |
| 69 | Rudy | $22,750,363 | 1,465 | $881,191 | 3.9% | 117 | Oct 15 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 177 | A Home of Our Own | $1,677,807 | 428 | $808,428 | 48.2% | 428 | Nov 5 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 178 | Josh and S.A.M. | $1,640,220 | 774 | $800,469 | 48.8% | 774 | Nov 24 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 174 | Boxing Helena | $1,796,389 | 161 | $787,724 | 43.9% | 161 | Sep 3 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 167 | The Nutcracker | $2,119,994 | 786 | $783,721 | 37% | 786 | Nov 24 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 185 | Shadow of the Wolf | $1,434,174 | 373 | $747,119 | 52.1% | 373 | Mar 5 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 183 | A Dangerous Woman | $1,497,222 | 293 | $680,441 | 45.4% | 293 | Nov 30 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 9 | Schindler's List | $96,065,768 | 1,389 | $656,636 | 0.7% | 25 | Dec 15 | Sep 29 | Universal Pictures |
| 207 | The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them | $690,966 | 630 | $525,004 | 76% | 630 | Mar 26 | Apr 8 | Miramax |
| 192 | Money for Nothing | $1,039,824 | 449 | $491,206 | 47.2% | 449 | Sep 10 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 198 | Knight Moves | $923,418 | 420 | $459,900 | 49.8% | 420 | Jan 22 | - | Republic Pictures (I) |
| 193 | The Thing Called Love | $1,029,721 | 490 | $433,254 | 42.1% | 490 | Aug 27 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 136 | Heaven & Earth | $5,864,949 | 781 | $379,807 | 6.5% | 63 | Dec 25 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 170 | El Mariachi | $2,040,920 | 88 | $312,528 | 15.3% | 66 | Feb 26 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 191 | Excessive Force | $1,152,117 | 501 | $308,499 | 26.8% | 501 | May 14 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 194 | Love Field | $1,014,726 | 210 | $301,000 | 29.7% | 210 | Feb 12 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 84 | Sidekicks | $17,180,393 | 1,270 | $250,003 | 1.5% | 63 | Apr 9 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 171 | Nemesis | $2,001,124 | 86 | $197,231 | 9.9% | 86 | Jan 29 | Jun 24 | Imperial Entertainment |
| 27 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | $50,003,043 | 1,671 | $191,232 | 0.4% | 2 | Oct 15 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 209 | Deception | $608,866 | 112 | $162,274 | 26.7% | 67 | Oct 29 | Dec 23 | Miramax |
| 168 | Screen Two: The Clothes in the Wardrobe | $2,106,846 | 63 | $161,542 | 7.7% | 60 | Dec 21 | Jun 9 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 179 | Black Diamond Rush | $1,634,386 | 47 | $161,115 | 9.9% | 11 | Oct 12 | - | - |
| 48 | The Joy Luck Club | $32,901,136 | 600 | $159,009 | 0.5% | 3 | Sep 10 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 38 | The Piano | $40,157,856 | 671 | $151,419 | 0.4% | 4 | Nov 12 | Jun 30 | Miramax |
| 99 | Strictly Ballroom | $11,738,022 | 401 | $145,977 | 1.2% | 9 | Feb 12 | - | Miramax |
| 125 | Fearless | $6,995,302 | 749 | $144,044 | 2.1% | 6 | Oct 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Philadelphia | $77,446,440 | 1,604 | $143,433 | 0.2% | 4 | Dec 24 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 176 | Carnosaur | $1,753,979 | 65 | $142,127 | 8.1% | 65 | May 21 | - | Concorde Pictures |
| 166 | Rich in Love | $2,149,866 | 374 | $140,434 | 6.5% | 24 | Mar 5 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 127 | The Wedding Banquet | $6,933,459 | 113 | $134,870 | 1.9% | 7 | Aug 6 | Apr 28 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 61 | In the Name of the Father | $25,096,862 | 688 | $109,805 | 0.4% | 4 | Dec 31 | Jun 23 | Universal Pictures |
| 70 | Much Ado About Nothing | $22,549,338 | 204 | $108,617 | 0.5% | 3 | May 7 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 141 | Orlando | $5,319,445 | 78 | $107,030 | 2% | 3 | Jun 9 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 226 | Fifty/Fifty | $229,041 | 337 | $104,450 | 45.6% | 337 | Mar 26 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 230 | No Place to Hide | $135,004 | 215 | $91,000 | 67.4% | 215 | Apr 16 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 227 | Bopha! | $212,483 | 26 | $88,390 | 41.6% | 26 | Sep 24 | Nov 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 161 | Map of the Human Heart | $2,806,881 | 523 | $81,636 | 2.9% | 6 | Apr 23 | Aug 5 | Miramax |
| 60 | Shadowlands | $25,842,377 | 1,023 | $81,082 | 0.3% | 3 | Dec 31 | - | - |
| 123 | Lorenzo's Oil | $7,286,388 | 456 | $79,353 | 1.1% | 3 | Jan 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 205 | Bodies, Rest & Motion | $764,724 | 6 | $75,957 | 9.9% | 6 | Apr 9 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 149 | This Boy's Life | $4,104,962 | 773 | $74,425 | 1.8% | 3 | Apr 9 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 111 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | $10,032,765 | 611 | $74,421 | 0.7% | 6 | Dec 17 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 142 | Farewell My Concubine | $5,216,888 | 3 | $69,408 | 1.3% | 3 | Oct 15 | - | Miramax |
| 35 | Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey | $41,833,324 | 1,798 | $60,672 | 0.1% | 2 | Feb 5 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 218 | Ethan Frome | $296,081 | 27 | $57,623 | 19.5% | 17 | Mar 12 | - | Miramax |
| 182 | M. Butterfly | $1,498,795 | 120 | $57,280 | 3.8% | 3 | Oct 1 | Dec 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 135 | The Cemetery Club | $6,011,745 | 523 | $56,833 | 0.9% | 6 | Feb 5 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 202 | Faraway, So Close! | $810,455 | 15 | $55,019 | 6.8% | 13 | Dec 21 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 133 | Six Degrees of Separation | $6,405,918 | 201 | $53,058 | 0.8% | 2 | Dec 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 214 | Especially on Sunday | $442,676 | 15 | $51,479 | 11.6% | 5 | Aug 13 | Oct 28 | Miramax |
| 189 | King of the Hill | $1,214,231 | 5 | $46,476 | 3.8% | 5 | Aug 20 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 239 | The Pickle | $84,471 | 40 | $45,570 | 53.9% | 40 | Apr 30 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 175 | Naked | $1,769,305 | 26 | $36,463 | 2.1% | 4 | Dec 17 | Jun 2 | New Line Cinema |
| 233 | Bank Robber | $115,842 | 18 | $34,998 | 30.2% | 18 | Dec 10 | - | IRS Media |
| 180 | Wide Sargasso Sea | $1,614,784 | 1 | $33,806 | 2.1% | 1 | Apr 16 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 236 | Twenty Bucks | $89,558 | 8 | $30,667 | 34.2% | 8 | Oct 22 | - | Triton Pictures |
| 203 | Visions of Light | $799,856 | 13 | $27,761 | 3.5% | 2 | Feb 24 | - | Kino International |
| 243 | Mac | $39,437 | 2 | $27,587 | 70% | 2 | Feb 19 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 188 | Baraka | $1,254,237 | 15 | $26,812 | 2.1% | 2 | Sep 24 | Jun 16 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
