| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | $6,504,159 | $5,095,449 | 78.3% | $1,408,710 | 21.7% | 1,963 | 5 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 2 | Greedy | $6,074,175 | $4,805,115 | 79.1% | $1,269,060 | 20.9% | 1,710 | 1 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 3 | On Deadly Ground | $5,765,452 | $4,464,304 | 77.4% | $1,301,148 | 22.6% | 2,010 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 4 | Schindler's List | $4,404,455 | $3,207,985 | 72.8% | $1,196,470 | 27.2% | 803 | 13 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 5 | The Chase | $4,397,902 | $3,421,028 | 77.8% | $976,874 | 22.2% | 1,633 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 6 | Sugar Hill | $4,332,480 | $3,458,511 | 79.8% | $873,969 | 20.2% | 859 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 7 | Angie | $3,750,226 | $2,779,640 | 74.1% | $970,586 | 25.9% | 808 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 8 | Mrs. Doubtfire | $3,506,215 | $2,615,297 | 74.6% | $890,918 | 25.4% | 1,626 | 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 9 | 8 Seconds | $3,307,576 | $2,626,487 | 79.4% | $681,089 | 20.6% | 836 | 2 | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 10 | Blue Chips | $3,296,832 | $2,660,597 | 80.7% | $636,235 | 19.3% | 1,980 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 11 | Blank Check | $3,216,616 | $2,726,754 | 84.8% | $489,862 | 15.2% | 1,577 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 12 | Reality Bites | $3,083,225 | $2,346,825 | 76.1% | $736,400 | 23.9% | 1,073 | 3 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 13 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | $2,763,690 | $2,104,938 | 76.2% | $658,752 | 23.8% | 611 | 12 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 14 | In the Name of the Father | $2,236,005 | $1,671,845 | 74.8% | $564,160 | 25.2% | 688 | 10 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 15 | Philadelphia | $2,043,448 | $1,518,792 | 74.3% | $524,656 | 25.7% | 968 | 11 | TriStar Pictures | - | false |
| 16 | My Father the Hero | $1,985,269 | $1,610,219 | 81.1% | $375,050 | 18.9% | 1,086 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 17 | China Moon | $1,540,418 | $1,183,843 | 76.8% | $356,575 | 23.2% | 377 | 1 | Orion Pictures | - | false |
| 18 | Grumpy Old Men | $1,425,143 | $1,103,146 | 77.4% | $321,997 | 22.6% | 805 | 11 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 19 | My Girl 2 | $1,173,023 | $1,004,696 | 85.6% | $168,327 | 14.4% | 1,263 | 4 | Columbia Pictures | - | false |
| 20 | Jurassic Park | $256,795 | $190,920 | 74.4% | $65,875 | 25.6% | 200 | 39 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 21 | Sirens | $67,017 | $34,299 | 51.2% | $32,718 | 48.8% | 2 | 1 | Miramax | - | false |
| 22 | The Ref | $16,629 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| - | Toto the Hero | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105 | Triton Pictures | - | false |
| - | The Getaway | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
