| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Forrest Gump | - | - | - | $52,497,932 | 2,365 | $329,694,499 | 15.9% | Jul 6, 1994 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | The Specialist | - | - | - | $45,568,943 | 2,522 | $57,362,582 | 79.4% | Oct 7, 1994 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Timecop | - | - | - | $44,853,581 | 2,274 | $44,853,581 | 100% | Sep 16, 1994 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | The River Wild | - | - | - | $37,961,630 | 2,153 | $46,816,343 | 81.1% | Sep 30, 1994 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Pulp Fiction | - | - | - | $34,017,220 | 1,494 | $107,928,762 | 31.5% | Oct 14, 1994 | Miramax |
| 6 | Clear and Present Danger | - | - | - | $26,584,807 | 2,433 | $122,187,717 | 21.8% | Aug 5, 1994 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | Natural Born Killers | - | - | - | $26,329,221 | 1,904 | $50,282,766 | 52.4% | Aug 26, 1994 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Stargate | - | - | - | $24,423,187 | 2,033 | $71,567,262 | 34.1% | Oct 28, 1994 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 9 | Jason's Lyric | - | - | - | $20,851,521 | 804 | $20,851,521 | 100% | Sep 30, 1994 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 10 | Only You | - | - | - | $20,059,210 | 1,617 | $20,059,210 | 100% | Oct 7, 1994 | TriStar Pictures |
| 11 | Quiz Show | - | - | - | $19,603,483 | 822 | $24,822,619 | 79% | Sep 16, 1994 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | Terminal Velocity | - | - | - | $16,487,349 | 1,797 | $16,487,349 | 100% | Sep 23, 1994 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | True Lies | - | - | - | $15,410,442 | 2,561 | $146,282,411 | 10.5% | Jul 15, 1994 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | New Nightmare | - | - | - | $15,314,194 | 1,873 | $18,090,181 | 84.7% | Oct 14, 1994 | New Line Cinema |
| 15 | Milk Money | - | - | - | $14,250,722 | 1,361 | $18,137,661 | 78.6% | Sep 2, 1994 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | Little Giants | - | - | - | $13,775,820 | 2,022 | $19,306,362 | 71.4% | Oct 14, 1994 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | The Shawshank Redemption | - | - | - | $13,224,053 | 972 | $28,341,469 | 46.7% | Sep 23, 1994 | Columbia Pictures |
| 18 | The Mask | - | - | - | $12,583,827 | 2,516 | $119,938,730 | 10.5% | Jul 29, 1994 | New Line Cinema |
| 19 | Love Affair | - | - | - | $12,439,311 | 1,585 | $18,272,894 | 68.1% | Oct 21, 1994 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | Corrina, Corrina | - | - | - | $11,818,216 | 972 | $20,164,171 | 58.6% | Aug 12, 1994 | New Line Cinema |
| 21 | The Little Rascals | - | - | - | $10,716,614 | 1,927 | $52,125,282 | 20.6% | Aug 5, 1994 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | The Client | - | - | - | $8,937,188 | 2,365 | $92,115,211 | 9.7% | Jul 22, 1994 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | - | - | - | $8,692,945 | 192 | $11,220,670 | 77.5% | Aug 10, 1994 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 24 | The Puppet Masters | - | - | - | $8,647,042 | 1,482 | $8,647,042 | 100% | Oct 21, 1994 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | In the Army Now | - | - | - | $7,928,566 | 1,452 | $28,881,266 | 27.5% | Aug 12, 1994 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 26 | The Next Karate Kid | - | - | - | $7,911,380 | 1,489 | $8,914,777 | 88.7% | Aug 12, 1994 | Columbia Pictures |
| 27 | Barcelona | - | - | - | $7,089,106 | 274 | $7,266,973 | 97.6% | Jul 29, 1994 | Fine Line Features |
| 28 | Eat Drink Man Woman | - | - | - | $7,016,378 | 217 | $7,294,403 | 96.2% | Aug 3, 1994 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 29 | Trial by Jury | - | - | - | $6,971,777 | 1,401 | $6,971,777 | 100% | Sep 9, 1994 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | Exit to Eden | - | - | - | $6,841,570 | 1,670 | $6,841,570 | 100% | Oct 14, 1994 | Savoy Pictures |
| 31 | The Lion King | - | - | - | $6,456,300 | 2,624 | $312,855,561 | 2.1% | Jun 15, 1994 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 32 | Ed Wood | - | - | - | $5,887,457 | 623 | $5,887,457 | 100% | Sep 30, 1994 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 33 | Speed | - | - | - | $5,785,709 | 2,169 | $121,248,145 | 4.8% | Jun 10, 1994 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 34 | It Could Happen to You | - | - | - | $5,541,760 | 1,544 | $37,939,757 | 14.6% | Jul 29, 1994 | TriStar Pictures |
| 35 | Camp Nowhere | - | - | - | $4,895,739 | 1,367 | $10,475,705 | 46.7% | Aug 26, 1994 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 36 | Andre | - | - | - | $4,276,597 | 1,469 | $16,820,893 | 25.4% | Aug 19, 1994 | Paramount Pictures |
| 37 | Fresh | - | - | - | $4,086,741 | 413 | $8,094,616 | 50.5% | Aug 19, 1994 | Miramax |
| 38 | Color of Night | - | - | - | $3,843,244 | 1,740 | $19,726,050 | 19.5% | Aug 19, 1994 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 39 | The Road to Wellville | - | - | - | $3,635,604 | 806 | $6,562,513 | 55.4% | Oct 28, 1994 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 40 | Blue Sky | - | - | - | $3,359,465 | 205 | $3,359,465 | 100% | Sep 16, 1994 | Orion Pictures |
| 41 | Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | - | - | - | $3,342,223 | 1,022 | $3,342,223 | 100% | Oct 28, 1994 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 42 | Princess Caraboo | - | - | - | $3,062,530 | 301 | $3,062,530 | 100% | Sep 16, 1994 | TriStar Pictures |
| 43 | Jurassic Park | - | - | - | $2,975,132 | 2,566 | $357,067,947 | 0.8% | Jun 11, 1993 | Universal Pictures |
| 44 | The Scout | - | - | - | $2,694,234 | 1,585 | $2,694,234 | 100% | Sep 30, 1994 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 45 | A Simple Twist of Fate | - | - | - | $2,484,759 | 319 | $3,430,583 | 72.4% | Sep 2, 1994 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 46 | A Good Man in Africa | - | - | - | $2,308,390 | 794 | $2,308,390 | 100% | Sep 9, 1994 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 47 | Silent Fall | - | - | - | $2,047,025 | 1,253 | $3,180,674 | 64.4% | Oct 28, 1994 | Warner Bros. |
| 48 | Frankenstein | - | - | - | $2,028,978 | 2,177 | $22,006,296 | 9.2% | Nov 4, 1994 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 49 | The Flintstones | - | - | - | $1,479,643 | 2,594 | $130,531,208 | 1.1% | May 27, 1994 | Universal Pictures |
| 50 | Radioland Murders | - | - | - | $1,316,865 | 844 | $1,316,865 | 100% | Oct 21, 1994 | Universal Pictures |
| 51 | Spanking the Monkey | - | - | - | $1,297,409 | 37 | $1,359,736 | 95.4% | Jul 15, 1994 | Fine Line Features |
| 52 | Wagons East | - | - | - | $1,296,489 | 1,771 | $4,412,297 | 29.4% | Aug 26, 1994 | TriStar Pictures |
| 53 | Bullets Over Broadway | - | - | - | $1,141,876 | 278 | $13,383,747 | 8.5% | Oct 21, 1994 | Miramax |
| 54 | The War | - | - | - | $932,269 | 1,537 | $16,928,556 | 5.5% | Nov 4, 1994 | Universal Pictures |
| 55 | Maverick | - | - | - | $826,545 | 2,537 | $101,631,272 | 0.8% | May 20, 1994 | Warner Bros. |
| 56 | Drop Squad | - | - | - | $734,693 | 163 | $734,693 | 100% | Oct 28, 1994 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 57 | The Advocate | - | - | - | $545,484 | 17 | $602,329 | 90.6% | Aug 24, 1994 | Miramax |
| 58 | Killing Zoe | - | - | - | $366,751 | 14 | $418,961 | 87.5% | Aug 19, 1994 | October Films |
| 59 | Nostradamus | - | - | - | $364,164 | 9 | $364,164 | 100% | Sep 16, 1994 | Orion Classics |
| 60 | The New Age | - | - | - | $245,217 | 12 | $245,217 | 100% | Sep 16, 1994 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | Double Dragon | - | - | - | $240,122 | 1,087 | $2,341,309 | 10.3% | Nov 4, 1994 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 62 | Clerks | - | - | - | $160,320 | 96 | $3,151,130 | 5.1% | Oct 19, 1994 | Miramax |
| 63 | La scorta | - | - | - | $132,058 | 5 | $147,107 | 89.8% | May 6, 1994 | First Look International |
| 64 | Imaginary Crimes | - | - | - | $89,611 | 7 | $89,611 | 100% | Oct 14, 1994 | Warner Bros. |
| 65 | The Last Seduction | - | - | - | $87,336 | 151 | $5,842,603 | 1.5% | Oct 26, 1994 | October Films |
| 66 | A Place in the World | - | - | - | $87,253 | 3 | $99,707 | 87.5% | Jul 1, 1994 | First Look International |
| 67 | Second Best | - | - | - | $86,115 | 9 | $86,115 | 100% | Sep 30, 1994 | Warner Bros. |
| 68 | Schindler's List | - | - | - | $62,130 | 1,389 | $96,065,768 | <0.1% | Dec 15, 1993 | Universal Pictures |
| 69 | The Browning Version | - | - | - | $59,628 | 24 | $487,391 | 12.2% | Oct 12, 1994 | Paramount Pictures |
| 70 | The Making of '...and God Spoke' | - | - | - | $58,484 | 6 | $58,484 | 100% | Sep 23, 1994 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 71 | Hell | - | - | - | $39,003 | 2 | $39,003 | 100% | Oct 19, 1994 | MK2 Productions |
| 72 | Hoop Dreams | - | - | - | $33,385 | 262 | $7,830,611 | 0.4% | Oct 14, 1994 | Fine Line Features |
| 73 | Sleep with Me | - | - | - | $33,004 | 67 | $200,151 | 16.5% | Sep 23, 1994 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 74 | Vanya on 42nd Street | - | - | - | $28,132 | 28 | $1,746,050 | 1.6% | Oct 21, 1994 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 75 | Oleanna | - | - | - | $5,275 | 22 | $124,693 | 4.2% | Nov 4, 1994 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 76 | Pontiac Moon | - | - | - | $1,056 | 10 | $11,669 | 9% | Nov 4, 1994 | Paramount Pictures |
| 77 | Floundering | - | - | - | $535 | 2 | $20,031 | 2.7% | Nov 4, 1994 | Strand Releasing |
