| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Fugitive | $17,239,413 | - | 2,425 | - | $7,109 | $133,670,684 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 2 | - | The Man Without a Face | $5,473,206 | - | 1,065 | - | $5,139 | $12,446,043 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 3 | - | Hard Target | $4,406,080 | - | 1,967 | - | $2,240 | $24,789,175 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 4 | - | Jurassic Park | $4,103,900 | - | 1,420 | - | $2,890 | $316,609,010 | 13 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Needful Things | $4,050,694 | - | 1,986 | - | $2,039 | $11,163,997 | - | Columbia Pictures | - | false |
| 6 | - | Fortress | $4,040,711 | - | 1,204 | - | $3,356 | $4,040,711 | - | Miramax | - | false |
| 7 | - | The Secret Garden | $3,647,631 | - | 1,332 | - | $2,738 | $23,419,736 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 8 | - | In the Line of Fire | $3,204,352 | - | 1,274 | - | $2,515 | $97,875,022 | 9 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | Free Willy | $3,023,208 | - | 1,551 | - | $1,949 | $67,149,001 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 10 | - | Rising Sun | $2,918,411 | - | 1,289 | - | $2,264 | $56,677,703 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 11 | - | Sleepless in Seattle | $2,875,506 | - | 1,278 | - | $2,250 | $112,910,299 | - | TriStar Pictures | - | false |
| 12 | - | The Firm | $2,362,240 | - | 923 | - | $2,559 | $150,032,582 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 13 | - | Manhattan Murder Mystery | $2,031,099 | - | 337 | - | $6,027 | $7,170,480 | - | TriStar Pictures | - | false |
| 14 | - | Calendar Girl | $1,802,688 | - | 1,082 | - | $1,666 | $1,802,688 | - | Columbia Pictures | - | false |
| 15 | - | Rookie of the Year | $1,592,613 | - | 1,223 | - | $1,302 | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 16 | - | Heart and Souls | $1,392,245 | - | 907 | - | $1,535 | $14,540,710 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 17 | - | Kalifornia | $1,159,133 | - | 359 | - | $3,228 | $1,159,133 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) | - | false |
| 18 | - | Robin Hood: Men in Tights | $1,118,648 | - | 801 | - | $1,396 | $32,430,327 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 19 | - | Boxing Helena | $787,724 | - | 161 | - | $4,892 | $787,724 | - | Orion Pictures | - | false |
| 20 | - | Last Action Hero | $348,787 | - | 250 | - | $1,395 | $50,016,394 | 12 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
