| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Forrest Gump | - | - | - | $173,396,734 | 2,365 | $329,694,499 | 52.6% | Jul 6, 1994 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | The Lion King | - | - | - | $166,847,481 | 2,624 | $312,855,561 | 53.3% | Jun 15, 1994 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | True Lies | - | - | - | $105,243,758 | 2,561 | $146,282,411 | 71.9% | Jul 15, 1994 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | The Client | - | - | - | $60,488,991 | 2,365 | $92,115,211 | 65.7% | Jul 22, 1994 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Mask | - | - | - | $60,015,799 | 2,516 | $119,938,730 | 50% | Jul 29, 1994 | New Line Cinema |
| 6 | Speed | - | - | - | $46,879,094 | 2,169 | $121,248,145 | 38.7% | Jun 10, 1994 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | Angels in the Outfield | - | - | - | $39,147,043 | 1,921 | $50,236,831 | 77.9% | Jul 15, 1994 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Clear and Present Danger | - | - | - | $39,055,444 | 2,433 | $122,187,717 | 32% | Aug 5, 1994 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | The Shadow | - | - | - | $32,063,435 | 1,769 | $32,063,435 | 100% | Jul 1, 1994 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | I Love Trouble | - | - | - | $30,806,194 | 1,746 | $30,806,194 | 100% | Jul 1, 1994 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | Blown Away | - | - | - | $30,156,002 | 1,862 | $30,156,002 | 100% | Jul 1, 1994 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 12 | Wolf | - | - | - | $23,100,104 | 2,117 | $65,002,597 | 35.5% | Jun 17, 1994 | Columbia Pictures |
| 13 | It Could Happen to You | - | - | - | $19,379,561 | 1,544 | $37,939,757 | 51.1% | Jul 29, 1994 | TriStar Pictures |
| 14 | Baby's Day Out | - | - | - | $16,827,402 | 1,707 | $16,827,402 | 100% | Jul 1, 1994 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | The Flintstones | - | - | - | $16,121,460 | 2,594 | $130,531,208 | 12.4% | May 27, 1994 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | The Little Rascals | - | - | - | $15,898,985 | 1,927 | $52,125,282 | 30.5% | Aug 5, 1994 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | Wyatt Earp | - | - | - | $14,715,707 | 1,859 | $25,052,000 | 58.7% | Jun 24, 1994 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | Little Big League | - | - | - | $12,267,790 | 1,606 | $12,267,790 | 100% | Jul 1, 1994 | Columbia Pictures |
| 19 | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold | - | - | - | $11,363,828 | 2,243 | $43,622,150 | 26.1% | Jun 10, 1994 | Columbia Pictures |
| 20 | Lassie | - | - | - | $9,979,683 | 1,785 | $9,979,683 | 100% | Jul 22, 1994 | Paramount Pictures |
| 21 | North | - | - | - | $7,182,747 | 1,481 | $7,182,747 | 100% | Jul 22, 1994 | Columbia Pictures |
| 22 | Maverick | - | - | - | $6,401,139 | 2,537 | $101,631,272 | 6.3% | May 20, 1994 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | Getting Even with Dad | - | - | - | $6,035,983 | 1,955 | $18,869,594 | 32% | Jun 17, 1994 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 24 | When a Man Loves a Woman | - | - | - | $5,232,904 | 1,511 | $50,021,959 | 10.5% | Apr 29, 1994 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | Black Beauty | - | - | - | $4,630,377 | 1,312 | $4,630,377 | 100% | Jul 29, 1994 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | The Cowboy Way | - | - | - | $4,084,011 | 1,833 | $20,280,016 | 20.1% | Jun 3, 1994 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | The Crow | - | - | - | $3,897,090 | 2,119 | $50,693,129 | 7.7% | May 13, 1994 | Miramax |
| 28 | Airheads | - | - | - | $3,300,298 | 1,229 | $5,751,882 | 57.4% | Aug 5, 1994 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 29 | Renaissance Man | - | - | - | $2,967,109 | 1,788 | $24,332,324 | 12.2% | Jun 3, 1994 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 30 | Beverly Hills Cop III | - | - | - | $2,725,070 | 2,748 | $42,614,912 | 6.4% | May 25, 1994 | Paramount Pictures |
| 31 | Three Colors: White | - | - | - | $1,199,958 | 38 | $1,237,219 | 97% | Jun 10, 1994 | Miramax |
| 32 | Schindler's List | - | - | - | $1,177,410 | 1,389 | $96,065,768 | 1.2% | Dec 15, 1993 | Universal Pictures |
| 33 | The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl | - | - | - | $433,522 | 3 | $449,707 | 96.4% | Mar 18, 1994 | Kino International |
| 34 | Eat Drink Man Woman | - | - | - | $278,025 | 217 | $7,294,403 | 3.8% | Aug 3, 1994 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 35 | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1994 Re-release | - | - | - | $275,902 | 1 | $275,902 | 100% | Jul 13, 1994 | Sony Pictures Repertory |
| 36 | The Slingshot | - | - | - | $195,889 | 16 | $308,368 | 63.5% | Jun 3, 1994 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 37 | Barcelona | - | - | - | $177,867 | 274 | $7,266,973 | 2.4% | Jul 29, 1994 | Fine Line Features |
| 38 | The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | - | - | - | $76,433 | 192 | $11,220,670 | 0.7% | Aug 10, 1994 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 39 | Spanking the Monkey | - | - | - | $62,327 | 37 | $1,359,736 | 4.6% | Jul 15, 1994 | Fine Line Features |
| 40 | Freedom on My Mind | - | - | - | $62,177 | 1 | $71,176 | 87.4% | Jun 22, 1994 | Tara Releasing |
| 41 | A Place in the World | - | - | - | $12,454 | 3 | $99,707 | 12.5% | Jul 1, 1994 | First Look International |
| 42 | High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music | - | - | - | $716 | 2 | $53,319 | 1.3% | Apr 29, 1994 | Tara Releasing |
