Domestic Box Office For October 1993
| 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 15 | - | 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 | Rudy | $22,750,363 | 1,465 | $881,191 | 3.9% | 117 | Oct 15 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 7 | A Bronx Tale | $17,287,898 | 1,082 | $3,716,456 | 21.5% | 1,077 | Oct 1 | - | Savoy Pictures |
| 8 | Judgment Night | $12,526,677 | 1,545 | $4,088,955 | 32.6% | 1,543 | Oct 15 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | For Love or Money | $11,146,270 | 1,644 | $4,016,220 | 36% | 1,626 | Oct 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Gettysburg | $10,769,960 | 248 | $913,617 | 8.5% | 124 | Oct 8 | Mar 17 | New Line Cinema |
| 11 | Mr. Jones | $8,345,845 | 1,483 | $3,102,695 | 37.2% | 1,481 | Oct 8 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 12 | Fatal Instinct | $7,839,327 | 1,886 | $3,502,569 | 44.7% | 1,886 | Oct 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 13 | Fearless | $6,995,302 | 749 | $144,044 | 2.1% | 6 | Oct 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | Short Cuts | $6,110,979 | 165 | - | - | - | Oct 1 | Apr 7 | Fine Line Features |
| 15 | Farewell My Concubine | $5,216,888 | 3 | $69,408 | 1.3% | 3 | Oct 15 | - | Miramax |
| 16 | Mr. Nanny | $4,348,572 | 1,293 | $1,853,647 | 42.6% | 1,293 | Oct 8 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 17 | Mr. Wonderful | $3,125,424 | 720 | $1,177,311 | 37.7% | 720 | Oct 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | Black Diamond Rush | $1,634,386 | 47 | $161,115 | 9.9% | 11 | Oct 12 | - | Warren Miller Entertainment |
| 19 | M. Butterfly | $1,498,795 | 120 | $57,280 | 3.8% | 3 | Oct 1 | Dec 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | Ruby in Paradise | $1,001,437 | 35 | $25,297 | 2.5% | 2 | Oct 8 | May 26 | October Films |
| 21 | Deception | $608,866 | 112 | $162,274 | 26.7% | 67 | Oct 29 | Dec 23 | Miramax |
| 22 | Twenty Bucks | $89,558 | 8 | $30,667 | 34.2% | 8 | Oct 22 | - | Triton Pictures |
| 23 | It's All True | $86,980 | - | - | - | - | Oct 17 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 24 | Return of the Living Dead III | $54,207 | 9 | $14,810 | 27.3% | 9 | Oct 29 | - | Trimark Pictures |
| 25 | Freaked | $29,296 | 2 | $6,957 | 23.7% | 2 | Oct 1 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 26 | Deadfall | $18,369 | 2 | $9,183 | 50% | 2 | Oct 8 | - | Trimark Pictures |
