| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Toy Story | - | - | - | $153,739,624 | 2,574 | $191,796,233 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 2 | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | - | - | - | $104,576,537 | 2,705 | $108,385,533 | Nov 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | GoldenEye | - | - | - | $94,209,735 | 2,667 | $106,429,941 | Nov 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 4 | Jumanji | - | - | - | $60,878,651 | 2,530 | $100,475,249 | Dec 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | Father of the Bride Part II | - | - | - | $54,522,500 | 2,148 | $76,594,107 | Dec 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | The American President | - | - | - | $51,901,747 | 1,508 | $60,079,496 | Nov 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | Get Shorty | - | - | - | $41,716,473 | 2,103 | $72,101,622 | Oct 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 8 | Heat | - | - | - | $39,134,037 | 1,704 | $67,436,818 | Dec 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | Waiting to Exhale | - | - | - | $38,777,732 | 1,402 | $67,052,156 | Dec 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | Casino | - | - | - | $37,901,230 | 1,631 | $42,512,375 | Nov 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | Money Train | - | - | - | $34,865,067 | 2,522 | $35,431,113 | Nov 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 12 | Grumpier Old Men | - | - | - | $33,747,643 | 2,037 | $71,518,503 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Sabrina | - | - | - | $33,212,521 | 1,976 | $53,672,080 | Dec 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 14 | Copycat | - | - | - | $22,028,834 | 1,661 | $32,051,917 | Oct 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Powder | - | - | - | $21,695,531 | 1,621 | $30,862,156 | Oct 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 16 | It Takes Two | - | - | - | $19,474,589 | 1,581 | $19,474,589 | Nov 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Home for the Holidays | - | - | - | $17,519,169 | 1,000 | $17,519,169 | Nov 3 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 18 | Tom and Huck | - | - | - | $15,878,081 | 1,614 | $23,920,048 | Dec 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 19 | Sudden Death | - | - | - | $14,816,740 | 1,687 | $20,350,171 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 20 | Now and Then | - | - | - | $12,825,856 | 1,713 | $27,112,329 | Oct 20 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 21 | Fair Game | - | - | - | $11,534,477 | 1,949 | $11,534,477 | Nov 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | Vampire in Brooklyn | - | - | - | $10,785,100 | 2,307 | $19,751,736 | Oct 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 23 | Seven | - | - | - | $10,060,255 | 2,528 | $100,125,643 | Sep 22 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 24 | Dracula: Dead and Loving It | - | - | - | $8,941,745 | 1,425 | $10,772,144 | Dec 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 25 | Nixon | - | - | - | $8,283,740 | 977 | $13,681,765 | Dec 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 26 | Nick of Time | - | - | - | $8,175,346 | 1,849 | $8,175,346 | Nov 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 27 | Cutthroat Island | - | - | - | $7,992,936 | 1,619 | $10,017,322 | Dec 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 28 | Balto | - | - | - | $7,354,915 | 1,433 | $11,348,324 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 29 | Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain | - | - | - | $6,029,091 | 1,301 | $6,029,091 | Nov 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 30 | Mighty Aphrodite | - | - | - | $6,011,444 | 278 | $6,468,498 | Oct 27 | Miramax | false |
| 31 | Sense and Sensibility | - | - | - | $4,806,781 | 1,054 | $43,182,776 | Dec 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 32 | How to Make an American Quilt | - | - | - | $4,047,655 | 1,532 | $23,600,020 | Oct 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 33 | Three Wishes | - | - | - | $3,748,849 | 1,538 | $7,027,517 | Oct 27 | - | false |
| 34 | White Man's Burden | - | - | - | $3,734,870 | 954 | $3,734,870 | Dec 1 | - | false |
| 35 | Assassins | - | - | - | $3,557,353 | 2,343 | $30,303,072 | Oct 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 36 | To Die For | - | - | - | $3,268,192 | 954 | $21,284,514 | Sep 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 37 | Carrington | - | - | - | $3,242,342 | 127 | $3,242,342 | Nov 10 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 38 | Four Rooms | - | - | - | $2,921,354 | 319 | $4,257,354 | Dec 22 | Miramax | false |
| 39 | Dead Presidents | - | - | - | $2,874,915 | 1,084 | $24,147,179 | Oct 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 40 | Othello | - | - | - | $2,844,379 | 2 | $2,844,379 | Dec 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 41 | Wild Bill | - | - | - | $2,193,982 | 775 | $2,193,982 | Dec 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 42 | The Usual Suspects | - | - | - | $1,978,777 | 876 | $23,341,568 | Aug 18 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 43 | Never Talk to Strangers | - | - | - | $1,472,449 | 1,510 | $6,858,261 | Oct 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 44 | Apollo 13 | - | - | - | $1,298,947 | 2,347 | $172,071,312 | Jun 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 45 | Georgia | - | - | - | $1,110,104 | 3 | $1,110,104 | Dec 8 | Miramax | false |
| 46 | The Crossing Guard | - | - | - | $868,979 | 6 | $868,979 | Nov 17 | Miramax | false |
| 47 | Kicking and Screaming | - | - | - | $690,107 | 26 | $718,490 | Oct 6 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 48 | Strange Days | - | - | - | $472,863 | 1,691 | $7,959,291 | Oct 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 49 | Leaving Las Vegas | - | - | - | $384,049 | 1,310 | $32,029,928 | Oct 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 50 | 12 Monkeys | - | - | - | $363,389 | 1,629 | $57,141,459 | Dec 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 51 | Shanghai Triad | - | - | - | $354,184 | 43 | $2,086,101 | Dec 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 52 | Total Eclipse | - | - | - | $340,139 | 54 | $340,139 | Nov 3 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 53 | Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey | - | - | - | $240,688 | 11 | $253,311 | Aug 25 | Orion Classics | false |
| 54 | The Doom Generation | - | - | - | $238,395 | 20 | $284,785 | Oct 25 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 55 | Showgirls | - | - | - | $235,657 | 1,388 | $20,350,754 | Sep 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 56 | The Addiction | - | - | - | $229,776 | 14 | $307,308 | Oct 6 | October Films | false |
| 57 | Mallrats | - | - | - | $176,460 | 852 | $2,122,561 | Oct 20 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 58 | Braveheart | - | - | - | $171,728 | 2,037 | $75,609,945 | May 24 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 59 | Dead Man Walking | - | - | - | $167,146 | 821 | $39,363,635 | Dec 29 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 60 | Stalingrad | - | - | - | $134,392 | 2 | $152,972 | May 24 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 61 | Batman Forever | - | - | - | $131,592 | 2,893 | $184,031,112 | Jun 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 62 | Richard III | - | - | - | $113,365 | 130 | $2,684,904 | Dec 29 | United Artists | false |
| 63 | Frankie Starlight | - | - | - | $103,365 | 5 | $103,365 | Nov 22 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 64 | Restoration | - | - | - | $99,073 | 457 | $4,005,941 | Dec 29 | Miramax | false |
| 65 | The Kingdom | - | - | - | $83,381 | 1 | $83,381 | Nov 3 | October Films | false |
| 66 | Feast of July | - | - | - | $72,269 | 47 | $293,274 | Oct 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 67 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | - | - | - | $65,816 | 36 | $529,766 | Dec 1 | Miramax | false |
| 68 | Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision | - | - | - | $58,661 | 6 | $62,186 | Oct 20 | Ocean Releasing | false |
| 69 | Delta of Venus | - | - | - | $56,029 | 4 | $63,174 | Oct 13 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 70 | The City of Lost Children | - | - | - | $54,126 | 36 | $1,738,611 | Dec 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 71 | Two Bits | - | - | - | $26,282 | 2 | $26,282 | Nov 22 | Miramax | false |
| 72 | Mr. Holland's Opus | - | - | - | $22,732 | 1,659 | $82,569,971 | Dec 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 73 | The Journey of August King | - | - | - | $14,381 | 2 | $14,381 | Nov 10 | Miramax | false |
| 74 | A Business Affair | - | - | - | $7,556 | 1 | $7,556 | Nov 3 | Castle Hill Productions | false |
