| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 2 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | $6,504,159 | -19.1% | 1,963 | - | $3,313 | $53,814,608 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | - | Greedy | $6,074,175 | - | 1,710 | - | $3,552 | $6,074,175 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | On Deadly Ground | $5,765,452 | -30.5% | 2,010 | - | $2,868 | $28,979,689 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 8 | Schindler's List | $4,404,455 | +7.4% | 803 | - | $5,485 | $51,467,653 | 13 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | The Chase | $4,397,902 | - | 1,633 | - | $2,693 | $4,397,902 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 6 | 3 | Sugar Hill | $4,332,480 | -39% | 859 | +14 | $5,043 | $11,440,202 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 7 | - | Angie | $3,750,226 | - | 808 | - | $4,641 | $3,750,226 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 9 | Mrs. Doubtfire | $3,506,215 | -2.8% | 1,626 | +290 | $2,156 | $201,249,815 | 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | 8 Seconds | $3,307,576 | -21.9% | 836 | - | $3,956 | $7,543,283 | 2 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 10 | 4 | Blue Chips | $3,296,832 | -33.7% | 1,980 | - | $1,665 | $19,660,444 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 5 | Blank Check | $3,216,616 | -32.8% | 1,577 | -150 | $2,039 | $21,918,217 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 6 | Reality Bites | $3,083,225 | -31.9% | 1,073 | -102 | $2,873 | $14,604,770 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 18 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | $2,763,690 | +4,180.9% | 611 | +604 | $4,523 | $3,974,282 | 12 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | In the Name of the Father | $2,236,005 | -15.2% | 688 | +19 | $3,250 | $17,796,877 | 10 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | Philadelphia | $2,043,448 | -30.2% | 968 | -368 | $2,111 | $61,539,435 | 11 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 10 | My Father the Hero | $1,985,269 | -40.7% | 1,086 | -249 | $1,828 | $21,913,498 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | - | China Moon | $1,540,418 | - | 377 | - | $4,085 | $1,540,418 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 18 | 15 | Grumpy Old Men | $1,425,143 | -31.4% | 805 | -276 | $1,770 | $65,484,330 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | 12 | My Girl 2 | $1,173,023 | -58.1% | 1,263 | -590 | $928 | $15,429,194 | 4 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Jurassic Park | $256,795 | -16.7% | 200 | -41 | $1,283 | $344,619,480 | 39 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | - | Sirens | $67,017 | - | 2 | - | $33,508 | $67,017 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 22 | - | The Ref | $16,629 | - | - | - | - | $16,629 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
