| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Twister | - | - | - | $218,039,708 | 2,808 | $241,721,524 | May 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Mission: Impossible | - | - | - | $164,266,086 | 3,012 | $180,981,856 | May 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Rock | - | - | - | $98,298,358 | 2,426 | $134,069,511 | Jun 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | Primal Fear | - | - | - | $55,249,929 | 1,983 | $56,116,183 | Apr 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 5 | The Birdcage | - | - | - | $53,597,607 | 2,285 | $124,060,553 | Mar 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 6 | The Cable Guy | - | - | - | $50,451,572 | 2,657 | $60,240,295 | Jun 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | Eraser | - | - | - | $47,420,492 | 2,556 | $101,295,562 | Jun 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | DragonHeart | - | - | - | $43,280,386 | 2,193 | $51,367,375 | May 31 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 9 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | - | - | - | $42,827,653 | 2,835 | $100,138,851 | Jun 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 10 | The Truth About Cats & Dogs | - | - | - | $34,861,807 | 1,654 | $34,861,807 | Apr 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 11 | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | - | - | - | $33,643,136 | 1,131 | $34,767,836 | Apr 5 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 12 | James and the Giant Peach | - | - | - | $28,946,127 | 2,268 | $28,946,127 | Apr 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Eddie | - | - | - | $27,749,494 | 2,000 | $31,387,164 | May 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Spy Hard | - | - | - | $26,960,191 | 2,319 | $26,960,191 | May 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 15 | Sgt. Bilko | - | - | - | $25,795,467 | 2,326 | $30,356,793 | Mar 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 16 | The Nutty Professor | - | - | - | $25,411,725 | 2,239 | $128,814,019 | Jun 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 17 | The Craft | - | - | - | $24,819,936 | 1,762 | $24,819,936 | May 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 18 | Executive Decision | - | - | - | $23,771,340 | 2,289 | $56,569,216 | Mar 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | The Quest | - | - | - | $21,686,547 | 2,098 | $21,686,547 | Apr 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 20 | Fear | - | - | - | $20,831,000 | 1,615 | $20,831,000 | Apr 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 21 | Flipper | - | - | - | $20,080,020 | 2,419 | $20,080,020 | May 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 22 | Independence Day | - | - | - | $19,660,278 | 2,977 | $306,169,268 | Jul 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 23 | Oliver & Company 1996 Re-release | - | - | - | $18,174,314 | 2,189 | $20,872,291 | Mar 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 24 | The Substitute | - | - | - | $14,818,176 | 1,762 | $14,818,176 | Apr 19 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 25 | The Phantom | - | - | - | $14,403,361 | 2,163 | $17,323,326 | Jun 7 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 26 | The Arrival | - | - | - | $14,063,331 | 1,693 | $14,063,331 | May 31 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 27 | Flirting with Disaster | - | - | - | $13,765,765 | 969 | $14,702,438 | Mar 22 | Miramax | false |
| 28 | Up Close & Personal | - | - | - | $12,300,670 | 1,639 | $51,088,705 | Mar 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 29 | Mulholland Falls | - | - | - | $11,526,099 | 1,625 | $11,526,099 | Apr 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 30 | Fargo | - | - | - | $11,156,420 | 716 | $24,611,975 | Mar 8 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 31 | Sunset Park | - | - | - | $10,163,782 | 1,257 | $10,163,782 | Apr 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 32 | Mrs. Winterbourne | - | - | - | $10,082,005 | 1,612 | $10,082,005 | Apr 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 33 | Celtic Pride | - | - | - | $9,255,027 | 1,836 | $9,255,027 | Apr 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 34 | A Family Thing | - | - | - | $8,431,841 | 1,134 | $10,125,417 | Mar 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 35 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | - | - | - | $8,052,682 | 2,129 | $32,772,492 | Mar 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 36 | The Great White Hype | - | - | - | $8,008,255 | 1,499 | $8,008,255 | May 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 37 | Diabolique | - | - | - | $7,910,803 | 1,824 | $17,100,266 | Mar 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 38 | Mr. Holland's Opus | - | - | - | $7,702,223 | 1,659 | $82,569,971 | Dec 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 39 | Striptease | - | - | - | $7,541,469 | 1,979 | $33,109,743 | Jun 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 40 | Dead Man Walking | - | - | - | $7,512,348 | 821 | $39,363,635 | Dec 29 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 41 | All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | - | - | - | $6,364,560 | 2,037 | $8,620,678 | Mar 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 42 | Last Dance | - | - | - | $5,939,449 | 1,563 | $5,939,449 | May 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 43 | Toy Story | - | - | - | $5,886,692 | 2,574 | $191,796,233 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 44 | Cold Comfort Farm | - | - | - | $5,682,429 | 6 | $5,682,429 | May 10 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 45 | The Pallbearer | - | - | - | $5,656,388 | 829 | $5,656,388 | May 3 | Miramax | false |
| 46 | Jane Eyre | - | - | - | $5,200,601 | 35 | $5,200,601 | Apr 12 | Miramax | false |
| 47 | Heaven's Prisoners | - | - | - | $5,009,305 | 907 | $5,009,305 | May 17 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 48 | Antonia's Line | - | - | - | $4,166,058 | 73 | $4,228,275 | Feb 2 | First Look International | false |
| 49 | Original Gangstas | - | - | - | $3,718,087 | 480 | $3,718,087 | May 10 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 50 | Jumanji | - | - | - | $3,657,693 | 2,530 | $100,475,249 | Dec 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 51 | Phenomenon | - | - | - | $3,582,093 | 2,139 | $104,636,382 | Jul 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 52 | Moll Flanders | - | - | - | $3,486,957 | 311 | $3,486,957 | Jun 14 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 53 | Barb Wire | - | - | - | $3,120,088 | 1,312 | $3,793,614 | May 3 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 54 | Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy | - | - | - | $2,389,246 | 413 | $2,654,308 | Apr 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 55 | Faithful | - | - | - | $2,104,439 | 803 | $2,104,439 | Apr 5 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 56 | I Shot Andy Warhol | - | - | - | $1,875,527 | 58 | $1,875,527 | May 1 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 57 | Braveheart | - | - | - | $1,731,253 | 2,037 | $75,609,945 | May 24 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 58 | Anne Frank Remembered | - | - | - | $1,273,304 | 31 | $1,310,200 | Feb 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 59 | The Celluloid Closet | - | - | - | $1,195,035 | 38 | $1,400,591 | Mar 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 60 | Dead Man | - | - | - | $1,037,847 | 37 | $1,037,847 | May 10 | Miramax | false |
| 61 | Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie | - | - | - | $1,007,306 | 26 | $1,007,306 | Apr 19 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 62 | Girl 6 | - | - | - | $852,783 | 1,077 | $4,939,939 | Mar 22 | - | false |
| 63 | Chungking Express | - | - | - | $552,388 | 20 | $600,200 | Mar 8 | - | false |
| 64 | Boys | - | - | - | $516,349 | 328 | $516,349 | May 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 65 | Stealing Beauty | - | - | - | $508,020 | 195 | $4,722,310 | Jun 14 | - | false |
| 66 | The Last Supper | - | - | - | $459,749 | 40 | $459,749 | Apr 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 67 | It's My Party | - | - | - | $355,542 | 29 | $622,503 | Mar 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 68 | Carried Away | - | - | - | $268,301 | 9 | $290,978 | Mar 29 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 69 | Race the Sun | - | - | - | $263,867 | 1,218 | $1,945,552 | Mar 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 70 | Cemetery Man | - | - | - | $253,986 | 25 | $253,986 | Apr 26 | October Films | false |
| 71 | Lone Star | - | - | - | $232,184 | 143 | $12,408,986 | Jun 21 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 72 | Land and Freedom | - | - | - | $216,300 | 10 | $228,800 | Mar 15 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 73 | Getting Away with Murder | - | - | - | $197,322 | 155 | $197,322 | Apr 12 | - | false |
| 74 | Denise Calls Up | - | - | - | $141,851 | 16 | $148,121 | Mar 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 75 | For the Moment | - | - | - | $121,548 | 3 | $121,548 | Apr 19 | - | false |
| 76 | Jack & Sarah | - | - | - | $118,431 | 29 | $218,626 | Mar 22 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 77 | The Search for One-eye Jimmy | - | - | - | $71,314 | 4 | $71,314 | Jun 21 | Northern Arts Entertainment | false |
| 78 | The Neon Bible | - | - | - | $70,872 | 3 | $78,072 | Mar 1 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 79 | August | - | - | - | $69,081 | 5 | $69,081 | Apr 19 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 80 | Madame Butterfly | - | - | - | $65,196 | 1 | $65,196 | May 3 | Arrow Releasing | false |
| 81 | Frisk | - | - | - | $59,005 | 4 | $87,433 | Mar 22 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 82 | Switchblade Sisters | - | - | - | $51,264 | 13 | $51,264 | Jun 14 | - | false |
| 83 | The Low Life | - | - | - | $45,436 | 3 | $45,436 | May 10 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 84 | Loaded | - | - | - | $44,231 | 7 | $44,231 | Apr 12 | Miramax | false |
| 85 | Heavy | - | - | - | $34,093 | 22 | $941,414 | Jun 5 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 86 | Man with a Plan | - | - | - | $33,402 | 2 | $33,402 | May 31 | - | false |
| 87 | Of Love and Shadows | - | - | - | $19,710 | 4 | $19,710 | May 10 | Miramax | false |
| 88 | Catwalk | - | - | - | $16,510 | 3 | $28,672 | Feb 16 | Arrow Releasing | false |
| 89 | A Perfect Candidate | - | - | - | $11,448 | 8 | $134,485 | Jun 19 | Seventh Art Releasing | false |
| 90 | Open Season | - | - | - | $9,481 | 5 | $9,481 | May 3 | - | false |
| 91 | A Modern Affair | - | - | - | $3,281 | 2 | $14,286 | May 24 | Tara Releasing | false |
