Domestic Box Office For October 1994
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulp Fiction | $107,928,762 | 1,494 | $9,311,882 | 8.6% | 1,338 | Oct 14 | - | Miramax |
| 2 | Stargate | $71,567,262 | 2,033 | $16,651,018 | 23.3% | 2,033 | Oct 28 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 3 | The Specialist | $57,362,582 | 2,522 | $14,317,765 | 25% | 2,522 | Oct 7 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Shawshank Redemption | $28,341,469 | 972 | $727,327 | 2.6% | 33 | Oct 14 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 5 | Quiz Show | $24,822,619 | 822 | $757,714 | 3.1% | 27 | Oct 7 | May 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | Only You | $20,059,210 | 1,617 | $5,711,738 | 28.5% | 1,600 | Oct 7 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 7 | Little Giants | $19,306,362 | 2,022 | $4,778,029 | 24.7% | 2,022 | Oct 14 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Love Affair | $18,272,894 | 1,585 | $5,438,758 | 29.8% | 1,585 | Oct 21 | Jan 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | New Nightmare | $18,090,181 | 1,873 | $6,667,118 | 36.9% | 1,850 | Oct 14 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 10 | The Puppet Masters | $8,647,042 | 1,482 | $4,069,057 | 47.1% | 1,481 | Oct 21 | Jan 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | Exit to Eden | $6,841,570 | 1,670 | $3,012,695 | 44% | 1,670 | Oct 14 | - | Savoy Pictures |
| 12 | The Road to Wellville | $6,562,513 | 806 | $2,580,108 | 39.3% | 806 | Oct 28 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | Ed Wood | $5,887,457 | 623 | $71,566 | 1.2% | 2 | Oct 7 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | $3,342,223 | 1,022 | $1,119,016 | 33.5% | 1,022 | Oct 28 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | Silent Fall | $3,180,674 | 1,253 | $1,531,244 | 48.1% | 1,251 | Oct 28 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Radioland Murders | $1,316,865 | 844 | $835,570 | 63.5% | 844 | Oct 21 | - | Universal Pictures |
