| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Aladdin | - | - | - | $53,961,013 | 2,331 | $217,350,219 | Nov 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 2 | A Few Good Men | - | - | - | $51,431,900 | 2,201 | $141,340,178 | Dec 11 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Bodyguard | - | - | - | $28,734,787 | 1,806 | $121,945,720 | Nov 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Scent of a Woman | - | - | - | $27,884,204 | 1,252 | $63,095,253 | Dec 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | - | - | - | $24,313,833 | 2,461 | $173,585,516 | Nov 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 6 | Forever Young | - | - | - | $23,859,808 | 1,710 | $55,956,187 | Dec 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Alive | - | - | - | $20,124,479 | 1,337 | $36,733,909 | Jan 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | Nowhere to Run | - | - | - | $16,015,883 | 1,776 | $22,189,039 | Jan 15 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 9 | Hoffa | - | - | - | $13,630,980 | 1,103 | $24,276,506 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | Body of Evidence | - | - | - | $13,273,595 | 2,050 | $13,273,595 | Jan 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 11 | The Distinguished Gentleman | - | - | - | $12,780,022 | 1,984 | $46,666,502 | Dec 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 12 | Leap of Faith | - | - | - | $10,902,513 | 1,600 | $23,369,283 | Dec 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | Used People | - | - | - | $9,557,608 | 915 | $17,957,265 | Dec 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 14 | A River Runs Through It | - | - | - | $9,369,564 | 1,080 | $43,440,294 | Oct 9 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 15 | Chaplin | - | - | - | $9,330,974 | 1,080 | $9,493,259 | Dec 25 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 16 | Leprechaun | - | - | - | $8,556,940 | 620 | $8,556,940 | Jan 8 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 17 | The Crying Game | - | - | - | $8,487,920 | 1,097 | $62,548,947 | Nov 27 | Miramax | false |
| 18 | Toys | - | - | - | $8,115,888 | 1,294 | $23,278,931 | Dec 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 19 | The Muppet Christmas Carol | - | - | - | $5,669,918 | 2,084 | $27,281,507 | Dec 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 20 | Trespass | - | - | - | $5,625,650 | 1,027 | $13,249,535 | Dec 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 21 | Malcolm X | - | - | - | $5,454,654 | 1,249 | $48,169,910 | Nov 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | Aspen Extreme | - | - | - | $5,131,633 | 1,455 | $8,041,049 | Jan 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 23 | The Lover | - | - | - | $3,931,890 | 103 | $4,899,194 | Oct 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 24 | Lorenzo's Oil | - | - | - | $3,903,225 | 456 | $7,286,388 | Jan 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 25 | Sniper | - | - | - | $3,364,119 | 1,553 | $18,994,653 | Jan 29 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 26 | Damage | - | - | - | $3,318,585 | 255 | $7,532,911 | Dec 25 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 27 | Flirting | - | - | - | $2,405,271 | 33 | $2,415,396 | Nov 6 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 28 | Matinee | - | - | - | $1,829,856 | 1,144 | $9,532,895 | Jan 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 29 | Hexed | - | - | - | $1,790,069 | 960 | $2,786,807 | Jan 22 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 30 | Peter's Friends | - | - | - | $1,540,454 | 140 | $4,058,564 | Dec 25 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 31 | Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice | - | - | - | $1,505,184 | 963 | $6,980,986 | Jan 29 | Miramax | false |
| 32 | Knight Moves | - | - | - | $923,418 | 420 | $923,418 | Jan 22 | Republic Pictures (I) | false |
| 33 | Unforgiven | - | - | - | $220,606 | 2,087 | $101,157,447 | Aug 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Nemesis | - | - | - | $118,338 | 86 | $2,001,124 | Jan 29 | Imperial Entertainment | false |
| 35 | Man Bites Dog | - | - | - | $20,616 | 4 | $205,569 | Jan 15 | Roxie Releasing | false |
| 36 | Guncrazy | - | - | - | $18,599 | 9 | $114,516 | Jan 20 | - | false |
| 37 | Motorama | - | - | - | $10,535 | 2 | $10,535 | Jan 13 | Two Moon Releasing | false |
| 38 | To Want to Fly | - | - | - | $1,143 | 10 | $78,144 | Feb 3 | Fine Line Features | false |
