| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Pulp Fiction | $9,311,882 | - | 1,338 | - | $6,959 | $9,311,882 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Specialist | $8,972,766 | -37.3% | 2,522 | - | $3,557 | $28,738,291 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | - | New Nightmare | $6,667,118 | - | 1,850 | - | $3,603 | $6,667,118 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | The River Wild | $5,231,790 | -26.4% | 2,153 | +37 | $2,430 | $27,686,265 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Little Giants | $4,778,029 | - | 2,022 | - | $2,363 | $4,778,029 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 6 | 3 | Only You | $4,114,777 | -28% | 1,600 | - | $2,571 | $11,557,720 | 2 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Forrest Gump | $3,272,015 | -17.2% | 2,070 | -254 | $1,580 | $279,699,757 | 15 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | Exit to Eden | $3,012,695 | - | 1,670 | - | $1,804 | $3,012,695 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 9 | 8 | The Shawshank Redemption | $2,402,549 | +22% | 944 | +616 | $2,545 | $7,151,056 | 4 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Quiz Show | $2,148,473 | -32% | 822 | - | $2,613 | $15,736,644 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 5 | Jason's Lyric | $2,046,495 | -42.3% | 629 | -161 | $3,253 | $14,345,788 | 3 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 12 | 6 | Timecop | $1,770,990 | -45.2% | 1,482 | -745 | $1,195 | $39,041,410 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | Ed Wood | $992,427 | -47.9% | 623 | - | $1,592 | $4,018,104 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 15 | Jurassic Park | $159,500 | -43.7% | 116 | -78 | $1,375 | $356,748,415 | 71 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | The Browning Version | $48,719 | - | 12 | - | $4,059 | $59,628 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 16 | - | Imaginary Crimes | $21,748 | - | 7 | - | $3,106 | $21,748 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 17 | - | Hoop Dreams | $18,396 | - | 3 | - | $6,132 | $18,396 | 1 | Fine Line Features | true | false |
