| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Mrs. Doubtfire | $20,468,847 | - | 1,605 | - | $12,753 | $27,558,032 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Addams Family Values | $10,650,625 | -24.6% | 2,577 | - | $4,132 | $30,235,417 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | A Perfect World | $8,075,582 | - | 1,964 | - | $4,111 | $11,247,959 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | The Three Musketeers | $7,649,241 | -4.6% | 2,128 | +30 | $3,594 | $33,059,578 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Carlito's Way | $4,620,280 | -21.8% | 1,624 | -10 | $2,845 | $25,256,117 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | My Life | $4,202,676 | -20.9% | 1,290 | - | $3,257 | $19,125,388 | 3 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | $3,707,770 | - | 1,822 | - | $2,035 | $4,531,450 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 6 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | $3,328,681 | +1.4% | 1,374 | -227 | $2,422 | $43,682,814 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Man's Best Friend | $2,834,025 | -26.6% | 1,230 | +10 | $2,304 | $8,035,179 | 2 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 10 | 10 | The Piano | $2,446,752 | +62.9% | 231 | +132 | $10,592 | $5,177,499 | 3 | Miramax | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | The Remains of the Day | $2,200,701 | -19.4% | 517 | - | $4,256 | $10,702,678 | 4 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Cool Runnings | $2,099,526 | -14.6% | 1,196 | -329 | $1,755 | $54,580,043 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 14 | Jurassic Park | $1,855,720 | +652.4% | 770 | +590 | $2,410 | $333,307,310 | 25 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 9 | The Beverly Hillbillies | $1,151,732 | -42% | 1,094 | -548 | $1,052 | $38,699,062 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 15 | - | Josh and S.A.M. | $800,469 | - | 774 | - | $1,034 | $1,007,002 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 16 | - | The Nutcracker | $783,721 | - | 786 | - | $997 | $976,180 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 17 | - | The Snapper | $21,802 | - | 1 | - | $21,802 | $27,996 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 18 | - | The Trial | $14,854 | - | 1 | - | $14,854 | $19,087 | 1 | Angelika Films | true | false |
| 19 | - | Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family | $1,099 | - | 1 | - | $1,099 | $1,489 | 1 | First Run | true | false |
