| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Under Siege | - | - | - | $47,681,464 | 2,248 | $83,563,139 | Oct 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | The Last of the Mohicans | - | - | - | $39,979,797 | 1,856 | $75,505,856 | Sep 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 3 | The Mighty Ducks | - | - | - | $28,520,795 | 1,873 | $50,752,337 | Oct 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | Hero | - | - | - | $16,101,276 | 1,826 | $19,507,345 | Oct 2 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 5 | Mr. Baseball | - | - | - | $15,761,709 | 1,866 | $20,883,046 | Oct 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 6 | Sneakers | - | - | - | $14,341,374 | 2,062 | $51,432,691 | Sep 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | Candyman | - | - | - | $13,543,452 | 1,500 | $25,792,310 | Oct 16 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 8 | Consenting Adults | - | - | - | $12,461,364 | 1,538 | $21,591,728 | Oct 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | Captain Ron | - | - | - | $11,315,949 | 1,533 | $22,518,097 | Sep 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 10 | Singles | - | - | - | $9,029,116 | 1,330 | $18,471,850 | Sep 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Mr. Saturday Night | - | - | - | $8,193,116 | 1,687 | $13,351,357 | Sep 25 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 12 | School Ties | - | - | - | $7,957,622 | 806 | $14,715,067 | Sep 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | Glengarry Glen Ross | - | - | - | $7,383,970 | 417 | $10,725,228 | Oct 2 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 14 | 1492: Conquest of Paradise | - | - | - | $7,191,399 | 1,008 | $7,191,399 | Oct 9 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 15 | Of Mice and Men | - | - | - | $5,471,088 | 398 | $5,471,088 | Oct 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 16 | A River Runs Through It | - | - | - | $4,869,421 | 1,080 | $43,440,294 | Oct 9 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 17 | Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth | - | - | - | $4,853,026 | 898 | $12,534,961 | Sep 11 | Miramax | false |
| 18 | Sarafina! | - | - | - | $4,778,129 | 700 | $7,306,242 | Sep 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 19 | Honeymoon in Vegas | - | - | - | $4,417,616 | 1,765 | $35,208,854 | Aug 28 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 20 | Pure Country | - | - | - | $4,297,604 | 1,103 | $15,164,458 | Oct 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | Single White Female | - | - | - | $4,150,345 | 1,744 | $48,017,402 | Aug 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 22 | Dr. Giggles | - | - | - | $4,124,411 | 1,683 | $8,403,433 | Oct 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 23 | Husbands and Wives | - | - | - | $3,952,091 | 868 | $10,555,619 | Sep 18 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 24 | Night and the City | - | - | - | $3,896,674 | 1,100 | $6,202,756 | Oct 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 25 | The Public Eye | - | - | - | $3,067,917 | 635 | $3,067,917 | Oct 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | Innocent Blood | - | - | - | $2,791,069 | 1,326 | $4,943,279 | Sep 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 27 | Bob Roberts | - | - | - | $2,239,766 | 306 | $4,479,470 | Sep 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 28 | Unforgiven | - | - | - | $1,893,715 | 2,087 | $101,157,447 | Aug 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | Blade Runner The Final Cut | - | - | - | $1,601,297 | 94 | $3,740,330 | Sep 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 30 | Zebrahead | - | - | - | $1,557,771 | 251 | $1,557,771 | Oct 23 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false |
| 31 | The Best Intentions | - | - | - | $1,229,757 | 47 | $1,253,106 | Jul 10 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 32 | Batman Returns | - | - | - | $1,200,294 | 2,644 | $162,831,698 | Jun 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | Cabeza de Vaca | - | - | - | $780,531 | 11 | $789,127 | May 15 | Concorde Pictures | false |
| 34 | The Panama Deception | - | - | - | $298,220 | 11 | $309,596 | Jul 31 | Empowerment Project | false |
| 35 | Reservoir Dogs | - | - | - | $290,069 | 61 | $2,832,029 | Oct 23 | Miramax | false |
| 36 | Rampage | - | - | - | $121,578 | 172 | $796,368 | Oct 30 | Miramax | false |
| 37 | The Lover | - | - | - | $79,274 | 103 | $4,899,194 | Oct 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 38 | Breaking the Rules | - | - | - | $52,285 | 75 | $52,285 | Oct 9 | Miramax | false |
| 39 | Feed | - | - | - | $45,488 | 1 | $45,488 | Oct 7 | Original Cinema | false |
| 40 | Johnny Stecchino | - | - | - | $23,190 | 18 | $626,057 | Oct 9 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 41 | In the Soup | - | - | - | $20,139 | 4 | $256,249 | Oct 23 | Triton Pictures | false |
