Domestic Box Office For October 1993
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cool Runnings | $68,856,263 | 1,832 | $7,046,648 | 10.2% | 1,387 | Oct 1 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Demolition Man | $58,055,768 | 2,258 | $14,262,432 | 24.6% | 2,246 | Oct 8 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | $50,003,043 | 1,671 | $191,232 | 0.4% | 2 | Oct 29 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | Malice | $46,405,336 | 1,519 | $9,232,650 | 19.9% | 1,431 | Oct 1 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 5 | The Beverly Hillbillies | $44,029,386 | 2,162 | $9,525,375 | 21.6% | 2,152 | Oct 15 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | The Joy Luck Club | $32,901,136 | 600 | $159,009 | 0.5% | 3 | Oct 29 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | The Age of Innocence | $32,255,440 | 839 | $2,317,289 | 7.2% | 83 | Oct 1 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 8 | Rudy | $22,750,363 | 1,465 | $881,191 | 3.9% | 117 | Oct 22 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 9 | A Bronx Tale | $17,287,898 | 1,082 | $3,716,456 | 21.5% | 1,077 | Oct 1 | - | Savoy Pictures |
| 10 | Judgment Night | $12,526,677 | 1,545 | $4,088,955 | 32.6% | 1,543 | Oct 15 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | For Love or Money | $11,146,270 | 1,644 | $4,016,220 | 36% | 1,626 | Oct 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | Mr. Jones | $8,345,845 | 1,483 | $3,102,695 | 37.2% | 1,481 | Oct 8 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 13 | Fatal Instinct | $7,839,327 | 1,886 | $3,502,569 | 44.7% | 1,886 | Oct 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 14 | Mr. Nanny | $4,348,572 | 1,293 | $1,853,647 | 42.6% | 1,293 | Oct 8 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 15 | Mr. Wonderful | $3,125,424 | 720 | $1,177,311 | 37.7% | 720 | Oct 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
