| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult | - | - | - | $28,152,389 | 2,383 | $51,132,598 | Mar 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Schindler's List | - | - | - | $24,759,905 | 1,389 | $96,065,768 | Dec 15 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | - | - | - | $20,570,751 | 1,963 | $72,217,396 | Feb 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Guarding Tess | - | - | - | $19,017,184 | 1,614 | $27,058,304 | Mar 11 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 5 | On Deadly Ground | - | - | - | $15,736,630 | 2,010 | $38,590,458 | Feb 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Sugar Hill | - | - | - | $14,163,960 | 859 | $18,225,518 | Feb 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 7 | Greedy | - | - | - | $13,137,484 | 1,732 | $13,137,484 | Mar 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | Lightning Jack | - | - | - | $12,912,099 | 1,733 | $16,821,273 | Mar 11 | - | false |
| 9 | Mrs. Doubtfire | - | - | - | $12,446,200 | 2,354 | $219,195,243 | Nov 24 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | 8 Seconds | - | - | - | $11,262,311 | 838 | $19,623,396 | Feb 25 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 11 | D2: The Mighty Ducks | - | - | - | $10,356,748 | 2,223 | $45,610,410 | Mar 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 12 | Angie | - | - | - | $9,398,308 | 1,169 | $9,398,308 | Mar 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Blue Chips | - | - | - | $8,839,271 | 1,980 | $23,070,663 | Feb 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 14 | The Ref | - | - | - | $8,630,822 | 861 | $11,439,193 | Mar 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 15 | Philadelphia | - | - | - | $8,580,439 | 1,604 | $77,446,440 | Dec 24 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 16 | The Chase | - | - | - | $7,924,955 | 1,633 | $7,924,955 | Mar 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 17 | Monkey Trouble | - | - | - | $7,814,890 | 1,413 | $16,453,258 | Mar 18 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 18 | Reality Bites | - | - | - | $7,778,405 | 1,175 | $20,982,557 | Feb 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | In the Name of the Father | - | - | - | $7,643,026 | 688 | $25,096,862 | Dec 31 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 20 | Blank Check | - | - | - | $7,626,281 | 1,732 | $30,577,969 | Feb 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 21 | The Paper | - | - | - | $7,256,295 | 1,577 | $38,824,341 | Mar 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 22 | Grumpy Old Men | - | - | - | $7,003,399 | 1,725 | $70,172,621 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | My Father the Hero | - | - | - | $6,985,368 | 1,373 | $25,479,558 | Feb 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 24 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | - | - | - | $6,627,029 | 611 | $10,032,765 | Dec 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 25 | The Piano | - | - | - | $5,127,934 | 671 | $40,157,856 | Nov 12 | Miramax | false |
| 26 | My Girl 2 | - | - | - | $4,303,145 | 1,853 | $17,359,799 | Feb 11 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 27 | Above the Rim | - | - | - | $3,738,800 | 891 | $16,192,320 | Mar 25 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 28 | The Pelican Brief | - | - | - | $3,550,422 | 2,022 | $100,768,056 | Dec 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | The Fugitive | - | - | - | $3,513,939 | 2,425 | $183,875,760 | Aug 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 30 | China Moon | - | - | - | $3,038,499 | 377 | $3,038,499 | Mar 4 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 31 | The Getaway | - | - | - | $2,933,959 | 1,659 | $16,094,974 | Feb 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 32 | Beethoven's 2nd | - | - | - | $2,841,076 | 2,048 | $53,443,066 | Dec 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 33 | Sirens | - | - | - | $1,860,672 | 299 | $7,770,731 | Mar 4 | Miramax | false |
| 34 | Naked | - | - | - | $1,696,875 | 26 | $1,769,305 | Dec 17 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 35 | Jurassic Park | - | - | - | $1,091,175 | 2,566 | $357,067,947 | Jun 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 36 | The Hudsucker Proxy | - | - | - | $952,516 | 126 | $2,816,518 | Mar 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 37 | Mother's Boys | - | - | - | $737,548 | 140 | $737,548 | Mar 18 | Miramax | false |
| 38 | Four Weddings and a Funeral | - | - | - | $693,560 | 1,069 | $52,700,832 | Mar 11 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 39 | The Remains of the Day | - | - | - | $359,854 | 517 | $23,237,911 | Nov 5 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 40 | The Cement Garden | - | - | - | $288,956 | 7 | $322,975 | Feb 11 | October Films | false |
| 41 | Bitter Moon | - | - | - | $57,212 | 62 | $1,862,805 | Mar 18 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 42 | The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl | - | - | - | $16,185 | 3 | $449,707 | Mar 18 | Kino International | false |
