| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | $13,049,622 | -34.9% | 2,868 | - | $4,550 | $39,778,530 | 2 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | The Silence of the Lambs | $5,780,994 | -13.6% | 1,616 | +8 | $3,577 | $87,119,351 | 7 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 6 | Dances with Wolves | $5,406,366 | +44.2% | 1,621 | +83 | $3,335 | $144,513,302 | 21 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Career Opportunities | $4,024,800 | - | 1,440 | - | $2,795 | $4,024,800 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | New Jack City | $3,717,454 | -16.4% | 905 | - | $4,107 | $27,864,808 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Sleeping with the Enemy | $3,230,666 | -19.3% | 1,478 | -39 | $2,185 | $78,853,296 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Class Action | $3,043,522 | -28.8% | 1,132 | +24 | $2,688 | $14,289,582 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | Home Alone | $2,433,479 | -12.4% | 1,762 | +5 | $1,381 | $256,778,093 | 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | The Hard Way | $2,061,150 | -31.4% | 1,510 | -119 | $1,365 | $19,607,280 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | The Five Heartbeats | $1,630,689 | - | 862 | - | $1,891 | $1,630,689 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 11 | 9 | The Doors | $1,500,750 | -34.1% | 1,035 | -151 | $1,450 | $29,434,096 | 5 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | The Perfect Weapon | $1,390,545 | -37.8% | 1,082 | -147 | $1,285 | $9,686,765 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Guilty by Suspicion | $1,180,054 | -35% | 585 | -232 | $2,017 | $6,823,454 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 15 | Kindergarten Cop | $748,960 | +15.3% | 604 | +24 | $1,240 | $85,009,983 | 15 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | The Long Walk Home | $675,324 | -35% | 272 | +2 | $2,482 | $2,354,713 | 15 | Miramax | false | false |
| 16 | - | The Unborn | $179,080 | - | 55 | - | $3,256 | $179,080 | 1 | Concorde Pictures | true | false |
| 17 | 19 | Defending Your Life | $91,809 | -0.9% | 3 | - | $30,603 | $229,560 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
