| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Philadelphia | $13,817,010 | - | 1,245 | - | $11,098 | $14,766,736 | - | TriStar Pictures | - | false |
| 2 | - | Mrs. Doubtfire | $10,281,452 | - | 2,354 | - | $4,367 | $151,757,238 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 3 | - | House Party 3 | $6,850,010 | - | 848 | - | $8,077 | $6,850,010 | - | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 4 | - | Grumpy Old Men | $6,771,712 | - | 1,606 | - | $4,216 | $34,580,450 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 5 | - | The Pelican Brief | $5,798,756 | - | 1,934 | - | $2,998 | $81,662,226 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 6 | - | Iron Will | $5,313,406 | - | 1,901 | - | $2,795 | $5,313,406 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 7 | - | Tombstone | $4,629,621 | - | 1,849 | - | $2,503 | $39,541,834 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 8 | - | The Air Up There | $4,597,976 | - | 1,721 | - | $2,671 | $10,972,655 | - | Miramax | - | false |
| 9 | - | Shadowlands | $3,679,026 | - | 734 | - | $5,012 | $9,410,812 | - | - | - | false |
| 10 | - | Schindler's List | $3,574,620 | - | 252 | - | $14,185 | $14,750,603 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | Beethoven's 2nd | $3,459,445 | - | 1,820 | - | $1,900 | $40,778,195 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 12 | - | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | $2,240,959 | - | 1,568 | - | $1,429 | $49,547,420 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 13 | - | The Piano | $1,691,518 | - | 500 | - | $3,383 | $22,454,941 | - | Miramax | - | false |
| 14 | - | Wayne's World 2 | $1,204,261 | - | 1,000 | - | $1,204 | $45,264,562 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 15 | - | In the Name of the Father | $956,414 | - | 67 | - | $14,274 | $1,595,431 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 16 | - | Heaven & Earth | $918,281 | - | 781 | - | $1,175 | $4,863,580 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 17 | - | Cabin Boy | $815,400 | - | 565 | - | $1,443 | $2,706,041 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 18 | - | Jurassic Park | $600,600 | - | 520 | - | $1,155 | $341,235,220 | 32 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | - | Death Wish: The Face of Death | $503,936 | - | 248 | - | $2,032 | $503,936 | - | Trimark Pictures | - | false |
| 20 | - | Six Degrees of Separation | $158,599 | - | 19 | - | $8,347 | $1,357,848 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 21 | - | Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | $123,135 | - | 247 | - | $498 | $5,222,869 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 22 | - | Three Colors: Blue | $90,021 | - | 19 | - | $4,737 | $390,719 | - | Miramax | - | false |
| 23 | - | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | $57,225 | - | 7 | - | $8,175 | $545,100 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 24 | - | Where the Rivers Flow North | $46,775 | - | 14 | - | $3,341 | $46,775 | - | Caledonia Pictures | - | false |
| 25 | - | Body Snatchers | $31,494 | - | 13 | - | $2,422 | $31,494 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
