| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | $10,657,113 | -24.2% | 1,722 | +55 | $6,188 | $34,732,130 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 18 | Fried Green Tomatoes | $7,595,035 | +603.7% | 673 | +638 | $11,285 | $10,141,054 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 7 | Grand Canyon | $4,892,259 | -31.2% | 1,044 | +241 | $4,686 | $16,906,185 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 4 | 5 | Father of the Bride | $4,867,125 | -34% | 1,712 | +23 | $2,842 | $64,927,915 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 8 | JFK | $4,762,185 | -32.2% | 1,370 | +20 | $3,476 | $51,496,341 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | The Prince of Tides | $4,503,100 | -36.8% | 1,545 | +20 | $2,914 | $53,456,340 | 5 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Hook | $4,367,328 | -42.6% | 2,037 | -40 | $2,144 | $104,028,844 | 8 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 9 | Beauty and the Beast | $4,190,479 | -30.3% | 1,761 | -44 | $2,379 | $100,169,250 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 3 | Freejack | $3,877,766 | -50.4% | 1,560 | +9 | $2,485 | $11,692,687 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 2 | Juice | $3,519,916 | -61.3% | 1,100 | +11 | $3,199 | $12,607,945 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Kuffs | $2,750,440 | -44.3% | 1,433 | +1 | $1,919 | $14,577,205 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Bugsy | $2,344,693 | -36.4% | 1,082 | -91 | $2,166 | $37,263,454 | 7 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | The Last Boy Scout | $1,505,590 | -46.1% | 1,236 | -196 | $1,218 | $55,079,695 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | - | Love Crimes | $1,500,321 | - | 669 | - | $2,242 | $1,500,321 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 15 | 13 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | $1,356,156 | -43.8% | 886 | -303 | $1,530 | $69,201,453 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
