| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Distributor
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date |
|---|
| 1 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $136,206,365 | 2,461 | $173,585,516 | Nov 20 |
| 2 | Batman Returns | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $133,215,269 | 2,644 | $162,831,698 | Jun 19 |
| 3 | Basic Instinct | - | - | - | TriStar Pictures | $117,727,224 | 1,884 | $117,727,224 | Mar 20 |
| 4 | The Bodyguard | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $79,567,308 | 1,806 | $121,945,720 | Nov 25 |
| 5 | Unforgiven | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $75,013,499 | 2,087 | $101,157,447 | Aug 7 |
| 6 | A Few Good Men | - | - | - | Columbia Pictures | $63,128,837 | 2,201 | $141,340,178 | Dec 11 |
| 7 | Far and Away | - | - | - | Universal Pictures | $58,883,840 | 1,885 | $58,883,840 | May 22 |
| 8 | Alien³ | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $55,473,545 | 2,227 | $55,473,545 | May 22 |
| 9 | Hook | - | - | - | TriStar Pictures | $55,392,978 | 2,254 | $119,654,823 | Dec 11 |
| 10 | Malcolm X | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $42,715,256 | 1,249 | $48,169,910 | Nov 20 |
| 11 | The Distinguished Gentleman | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $33,886,480 | 1,984 | $46,666,502 | Dec 4 |
| 12 | A River Runs Through It | - | - | - | Columbia Pictures | $31,739,301 | 1,080 | $43,440,294 | Oct 9 |
| 13 | Forever Young | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $25,793,991 | 1,710 | $55,956,187 | Dec 18 |
| 14 | The Muppet Christmas Carol | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $21,611,589 | 2,084 | $27,281,507 | Dec 11 |
| 15 | Toys | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $15,163,043 | 1,294 | $23,278,931 | Dec 18 |
| 16 | Leap of Faith | - | - | - | Paramount Pictures | $12,466,770 | 1,600 | $23,369,283 | Dec 18 |
| 17 | Beauty and the Beast | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $9,802,779 | 1,960 | $145,863,363 | Nov 15 |
| 18 | Howards End | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Classics | $8,741,291 | 547 | $25,966,555 | Mar 13 |
| 19 | Bugsy | - | - | - | TriStar Pictures | $8,451,386 | 1,253 | $49,114,016 | Dec 13 |
| 20 | Trespass | - | - | - | Universal Pictures | $6,908,725 | 1,027 | $13,249,535 | Dec 25 |
| 21 | Beethoven | - | - | - | Universal Pictures | $5,678,894 | 1,938 | $57,114,049 | Apr 3 |
| 22 | Fried Green Tomatoes | - | - | - | Universal Pictures | $5,102,737 | 1,331 | $82,418,501 | Dec 27 |
| 23 | The Addams Family | - | - | - | Paramount Pictures | $4,875,238 | 2,411 | $113,502,426 | Nov 22 |
| 24 | The Player | - | - | - | New Line Cinema | $4,495,063 | 452 | $21,706,101 | Apr 10 |
| 25 | The Prince of Tides | - | - | - | Columbia Pictures | $4,267,843 | 1,546 | $74,787,599 | Dec 27 |
| 26 | Wayne's World | - | - | - | Paramount Pictures | $4,105,213 | 1,878 | $121,697,323 | Feb 14 |
| 27 | Honey, I Blew Up the Kid | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $4,060,082 | 2,429 | $58,662,452 | Jul 17 |
| 28 | The Crying Game | - | - | - | Miramax | $3,200,942 | 1,097 | $62,548,947 | Nov 27 |
| 29 | Pure Country | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $2,562,747 | 1,103 | $15,164,458 | Oct 23 |
| 30 | JFK | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $2,443,081 | 1,395 | $70,405,498 | Dec 20 |
| 31 | Hoffa | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $2,129,152 | 1,103 | $24,276,506 | Dec 25 |
| 32 | Hear My Song | - | - | - | Miramax | $1,537,059 | 214 | $4,313,473 | Dec 27 |
| 33 | HouseSitter | - | - | - | Universal Pictures | $1,276,190 | 1,987 | $58,500,635 | Jun 12 |
| 34 | The Lover | - | - | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | $967,304 | 103 | $4,899,194 | Oct 30 |
| 35 | The Double Life of Véronique | - | - | - | Miramax | $897,259 | 22 | $1,999,955 | Nov 22 |
| 36 | Scent of a Woman | - | - | - | Universal Pictures | $842,840 | 1,252 | $63,095,253 | Dec 23 |
| 37 | Night on Earth | - | - | - | Fine Line Features | $752,587 | 40 | $2,015,810 | May 1 |
| 38 | Raise the Red Lantern | - | - | - | Orion Classics | $655,018 | 40 | $2,603,061 | Mar 13 |
| 39 | Europa Europa | - | - | - | Orion Classics | $650,988 | 34 | $5,575,738 | Jun 28 |
| 40 | Kafka | - | - | - | Miramax | $650,496 | 32 | $1,059,071 | Dec 4 |
| 41 | Peter's Friends | - | - | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | $643,545 | 140 | $4,058,564 | Dec 25 |
| 42 | Used People | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $643,449 | 915 | $17,957,265 | Dec 18 |
| 43 | Delicatessen | - | - | - | Miramax | $565,024 | 32 | $1,794,187 | Apr 3 |
| 44 | Rhapsody in August | - | - | - | Orion Classics | $514,680 | 12 | $516,431 | Dec 19 |
| 45 | Naked Lunch | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $511,586 | 102 | $2,641,357 | Dec 27 |
| 46 | Where Angels Fear to Tread | - | - | - | Fine Line Features | $511,102 | 35 | $1,403,033 | Feb 28 |
| 47 | Mistress | - | - | - | Rainbow Releasing | $505,488 | 33 | $1,102,469 | Aug 7 |
| 48 | Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse | - | - | - | Triton Pictures | $480,180 | 28 | $1,318,449 | Nov 27 |
| 49 | A Brief History of Time | - | - | - | Triton Pictures | $404,650 | 45 | $2,279,692 | Aug 21 |
| 50 | 35 Up | - | - | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | $375,241 | 21 | $922,872 | Jan 15 |
| 51 | Mindwalk | - | - | - | Triton Pictures | $359,290 | 14 | $774,048 | Oct 11 |
| 52 | At Play in the Fields of the Lord | - | - | - | Universal Pictures | $339,095 | 25 | $1,345,903 | Dec 6 |
| 53 | Edward II | - | - | - | Fine Line Features | $331,952 | 16 | $694,438 | Mar 20 |
| 54 | Screenplay: Antonia and Jane | - | - | - | Miramax | $313,491 | 23 | $1,002,078 | Oct 11 |
| 55 | Incident at Oglala | - | - | - | Miramax | $283,409 | 12 | $536,848 | May 8 |
| 56 | The Waterdance | - | - | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | $269,388 | 60 | $1,723,319 | May 15 |
| 57 | Light Sleeper | - | - | - | Fine Line Features | $258,755 | 37 | $1,050,861 | Aug 21 |
| 58 | Johnny Stecchino | - | - | - | New Line Cinema | $250,464 | 18 | $626,057 | Oct 9 |
| 59 | Damage | - | - | - | New Line Cinema | $233,850 | 255 | $7,532,911 | Dec 25 |
| 60 | Terminal Bliss | - | - | - | Cannon Film Distributors | $215,500 | 356 | $215,500 | Mar 6 |
| 61 | Cabeza de Vaca | - | - | - | Concorde Pictures | $194,808 | 11 | $789,127 | May 15 |
| 62 | Meeting Venus | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $185,194 | 32 | $1,000,348 | Nov 15 |
| 63 | In the Soup | - | - | - | Triton Pictures | $184,916 | 4 | $256,249 | Oct 23 |
| 64 | The Panama Deception | - | - | - | Empowerment Project | $173,894 | 11 | $309,596 | Jul 31 |
| 65 | The Best Intentions | - | - | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | $173,691 | 47 | $1,253,106 | Jul 10 |
| 66 | American Dream | - | - | - | Miramax | $167,566 | 7 | $269,823 | Mar 18 |
| 67 | Chaplin | - | - | - | TriStar Pictures | $162,285 | 1,080 | $9,493,259 | Dec 25 |
| 68 | The Living End | - | - | - | October Films | $161,052 | 17 | $692,585 | Aug 14 |
| 69 | Life Is Sweet | - | - | - | October Films | $152,664 | 27 | $1,516,414 | Oct 25 |
| 70 | Until the End of the World | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $142,960 | 22 | $829,625 | Dec 27 |
| 71 | Close My Eyes | - | - | - | Castle Hill Productions | $129,543 | 1 | $135,893 | Nov 8 |
| 72 | Proof | - | - | - | Fine Line Features | $109,679 | 19 | $524,668 | Mar 20 |
| 73 | Becoming Colette | - | - | - | Castle Hill Productions | $78,895 | 16 | $272,931 | Nov 6 |
| 74 | The Adjuster | - | - | - | Orion Classics | $77,522 | 18 | $396,573 | May 29 |
| 75 | Tous les matins du monde | - | - | - | October Films | $58,847 | 33 | $3,089,497 | Nov 13 |
| 76 | Under Suspicion | - | - | - | Columbia Pictures | $56,866 | 7 | $221,295 | Feb 28 |
| 77 | The Inner Circle | - | - | - | Columbia Pictures | $56,510 | 3 | $93,292 | Dec 27 |
| 78 | One False Move | - | - | - | IRS Media | $42,385 | 32 | $1,543,112 | May 8 |
| 79 | Passion Fish | - | - | - | Miramax | $36,332 | 191 | $4,814,619 | Dec 9 |
| 80 | Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight | - | - | - | Concorde Pictures | $35,154 | 18 | $35,154 | Jan 3 |
| 81 | Diary of a Hitman | - | - | - | - | $31,815 | 18 | $31,815 | May 1 |
| 82 | Bed & Breakfast | - | - | - | Hemdale | $29,058 | 2 | $44,947 | Aug 7 |
| 83 | London Kills Me | - | - | - | Fine Line Features | $27,365 | 10 | $170,667 | Aug 7 |
| 84 | Brother's Keeper | - | - | - | - | $23,804 | 15 | $1,305,915 | Sep 9 |
| 85 | Flirting | - | - | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | $10,125 | 33 | $2,415,396 | Nov 6 |
| 86 | The Vagrant | - | - | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | $5,900 | 8 | $5,900 | May 15 |
| 87 | Who Shot Pat? | - | - | - | Castle Hill Productions | $2,343 | 1 | $2,343 | May 1 |
| 88 | High Strung | - | - | - | - | $904 | 1 | $904 | Dec 4 |
