| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Stargate | $22,093,966 | - | 2,033 | - | $10,867 | $22,093,966 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Pulp Fiction | $8,123,252 | -30% | 1,494 | +5 | $5,437 | $33,003,418 | 3 | Miramax | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Specialist | $5,303,613 | -34.2% | 2,363 | -146 | $2,244 | $44,970,507 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Love Affair | $4,833,791 | -32.5% | 1,585 | - | $3,049 | $11,993,122 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | - | The Road to Wellville | $3,356,517 | - | 806 | - | $4,164 | $3,356,517 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 6 | 5 | The River Wild | $3,298,070 | -35.8% | 1,901 | -236 | $1,734 | $37,560,980 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Little Giants | $2,849,707 | -41.8% | 1,954 | -68 | $1,458 | $13,403,574 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | New Nightmare | $2,643,137 | -40.6% | 1,873 | - | $1,411 | $15,097,396 | 3 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Forrest Gump | $2,543,051 | -29.7% | 1,580 | -293 | $1,609 | $286,943,979 | 18 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | Silent Fall | $2,047,025 | - | 1,251 | - | $1,636 | $2,047,025 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 11 | 4 | The Puppet Masters | $2,015,433 | -61% | 1,482 | +1 | $1,359 | $7,179,598 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | The Shawshank Redemption | $2,009,862 | -30.9% | 929 | -43 | $2,163 | $13,008,706 | 6 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | Only You | $1,732,391 | -48.8% | 1,162 | -455 | $1,490 | $17,765,193 | 4 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | $1,505,255 | - | 1,022 | - | $1,472 | $1,505,255 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 15 | 12 | Quiz Show | $1,249,852 | -37.5% | 577 | -137 | $2,166 | $19,603,483 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 17 | Bullets Over Broadway | $745,140 | +445.1% | 36 | +34 | $20,698 | $881,844 | 2 | Miramax | false | false |
| 17 | - | Drop Squad | $443,846 | - | 163 | - | $2,722 | $443,846 | 1 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | true | false |
| 18 | 15 | Radioland Murders | $244,310 | -76.8% | 815 | -29 | $299 | $1,299,060 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | - | The Last Seduction | $87,336 | - | 5 | - | $17,467 | $87,336 | 2 | October Films | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | Clerks | $65,057 | +31.7% | 5 | +3 | $13,011 | $122,326 | 3 | Miramax | false | false |
