Domestic Box Office For December 1993
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schindler's List | $96,065,768 | 1,389 | $656,636 | 0.7% | 25 | Dec 15 | Sep 29 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Philadelphia | $77,446,440 | 1,604 | $143,433 | 0.2% | 4 | Dec 24 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 3 | Shadowlands | $25,842,377 | 1,023 | $81,082 | 0.3% | 3 | Dec 31 | - | Savoy Pictures |
| 4 | In the Name of the Father | $25,096,862 | 688 | $109,805 | 0.4% | 4 | Dec 31 | Jun 23 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | $10,032,765 | 611 | $74,421 | 0.7% | 6 | Dec 17 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Six Degrees of Separation | $6,405,918 | 201 | $53,058 | 0.8% | 2 | Dec 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | Heaven & Earth | $5,864,949 | 781 | $379,807 | 6.5% | 63 | Dec 25 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Screen Two: The Clothes in the Wardrobe | $2,106,846 | 63 | $161,542 | 7.7% | 60 | Dec 21 | Jun 9 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 9 | Naked | $1,769,305 | 26 | $36,463 | 2.1% | 4 | Dec 17 | Jun 2 | New Line Cinema |
| 10 | Faraway, So Close! | $810,455 | 15 | $55,019 | 6.8% | 13 | Dec 21 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 11 | Wrestling Ernest Hemingway | $278,720 | 47 | $14,871 | 5.3% | 4 | Dec 17 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Bank Robber | $115,842 | 18 | $34,998 | 30.2% | 18 | Dec 10 | - | IRS Media |
| 13 | The Hawk | $8,906 | 1 | $4,535 | 50.9% | 1 | Dec 10 | Dec 23 | Castle Hill Productions |
