| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Twister | $37,093,440 | -9.7% | 2,785 | +371 | $13,319 | $95,075,524 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | - | Flipper | $4,209,525 | - | 2,385 | - | $1,765 | $4,209,525 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 3 | The Craft | $3,018,289 | -16.4% | 1,762 | - | $1,712 | $15,470,314 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | The Truth About Cats & Dogs | $2,907,920 | -25.2% | 1,654 | +3 | $1,758 | $24,286,530 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 5 | - | Heaven's Prisoners | $2,308,797 | - | 907 | - | $2,545 | $2,308,797 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Primal Fear | $1,955,768 | -18.7% | 1,728 | -159 | $1,131 | $51,091,793 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | The Quest | $1,632,610 | -23.9% | 1,967 | -125 | $830 | $18,629,350 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | The Birdcage | $1,274,938 | -20.6% | 1,181 | -100 | $1,079 | $117,095,599 | 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 9 | - | Executive Decision | $1,026,681 | - | 827 | - | $1,241 | $54,055,567 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | The Great White Hype | $836,157 | -36.8% | 1,183 | -316 | $706 | $6,928,787 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | James and the Giant Peach | $766,605 | -41.1% | 1,351 | -239 | $567 | $25,795,708 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Original Gangstas | $692,877 | -40.2% | 480 | +6 | $1,443 | $2,187,267 | 2 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 17 | Braveheart | $1,952 | -74% | 5 | -11 | $390 | $75,604,871 | 52 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
