| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | D2: The Mighty Ducks | $10,356,748 | - | 2,182 | - | $4,746 | $10,356,748 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult | $8,011,646 | -39.4% | 2,383 | +22 | $3,362 | $24,889,241 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 23 | The Paper | $7,005,640 | +3,891.7% | 1,092 | +1,087 | $6,415 | $7,256,295 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Schindler's List | $5,698,045 | +30.8% | 1,378 | +132 | $4,135 | $68,354,543 | 15 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Above the Rim | $3,738,800 | - | 836 | - | $4,472 | $3,738,800 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 6 | 2 | Guarding Tess | $3,163,440 | -36.9% | 1,614 | +1 | $1,960 | $19,017,184 | 3 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | Monkey Trouble | $2,460,356 | -45.6% | 1,413 | +1 | $1,741 | $7,814,890 | 2 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 8 | 15 | Philadelphia | $1,941,168 | +70.1% | 888 | +215 | $2,186 | $66,821,922 | 14 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Lightning Jack | $1,928,975 | -39.8% | 1,565 | -168 | $1,232 | $12,912,099 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Mrs. Doubtfire | $1,891,187 | +8.1% | 1,153 | -91 | $1,640 | $208,689,169 | 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | $1,627,390 | -39.4% | 1,507 | -240 | $1,079 | $64,433,729 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | The Ref | $1,510,194 | -34.9% | 861 | +64 | $1,754 | $8,630,822 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | The Piano | $1,406,175 | - | 670 | - | $2,098 | $36,320,307 | 20 | Miramax | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | 8 Seconds | $1,265,140 | -18.2% | 836 | -2 | $1,513 | $13,682,715 | 5 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 15 | - | The Pelican Brief | $1,208,357 | - | 753 | - | $1,604 | $98,844,868 | 15 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | - | Beethoven's 2nd | $917,825 | - | 706 | - | $1,300 | $49,611,980 | 15 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 11 | On Deadly Ground | $847,220 | -44.1% | 1,024 | -400 | $827 | $35,393,068 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | In the Name of the Father | $827,755 | -34.2% | 602 | -57 | $1,375 | $22,074,212 | 13 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | Sirens | $702,887 | +27.8% | 206 | +106 | $3,412 | $1,861,122 | 4 | Miramax | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | $672,675 | -28.1% | 337 | -228 | $1,996 | $7,809,955 | 15 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 16 | Reality Bites | $532,165 | -44.6% | 340 | -218 | $1,565 | $18,308,710 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 25 | The Hudsucker Proxy | $470,949 | +452.6% | 126 | +120 | $3,737 | $744,166 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 23 | 24 | Jurassic Park | $186,615 | +21.8% | 143 | -20 | $1,305 | $345,316,275 | 42 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
