| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mrs. Doubtfire | $24,878,005 | +250.9% | 1,605 | - | $15,500 | $31,967,190 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 2 | 1 | Addams Family Values | $12,076,475 | -38.3% | 2,577 | - | $4,686 | $31,661,267 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 10 | A Perfect World | $10,068,243 | +217.4% | 1,964 | - | $5,126 | $13,240,620 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | The Three Musketeers | $8,928,029 | -25.1% | 2,128 | +30 | $4,195 | $34,338,366 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Carlito's Way | $5,813,075 | -32.5% | 1,624 | -10 | $3,579 | $26,448,912 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | My Life | $5,089,234 | -35% | 1,290 | - | $3,945 | $20,011,946 | 3 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 17 | We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | $4,071,980 | +394.4% | 1,822 | - | $2,234 | $4,895,660 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | $3,808,019 | -19.8% | 1,374 | -227 | $2,771 | $44,162,152 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Man's Best Friend | $3,245,957 | -37.6% | 1,230 | +10 | $2,638 | $8,447,111 | 2 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 10 | 12 | The Piano | $3,070,634 | +24.2% | 231 | +132 | $13,292 | $5,801,381 | 3 | Miramax | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | The Remains of the Day | $2,778,692 | -27.4% | 517 | - | $5,374 | $11,280,669 | 4 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Cool Runnings | $2,452,063 | -28.2% | 1,196 | -329 | $2,050 | $54,932,580 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 16 | Jurassic Park | $2,322,255 | +148.1% | 754 | -16 | $3,079 | $333,773,845 | 25 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | The Beverly Hillbillies | $1,358,278 | -47.6% | 1,094 | -548 | $1,241 | $38,905,608 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 15 | 18 | Josh and S.A.M. | $915,992 | +343.5% | 774 | - | $1,183 | $1,122,525 | 2 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 19 | The Nutcracker | $902,584 | +369% | 786 | - | $1,148 | $1,095,043 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | 22 | The Snapper | $31,288 | +405.1% | 1 | - | $31,288 | $37,482 | 2 | Miramax | false | false |
| 18 | - | The Trial | $24,593 | - | 1 | - | $24,593 | $24,593 | 2 | Angelika Films | false | false |
| 19 | 23 | Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family | $1,348 | +245.6% | 1 | - | $1,348 | $1,738 | 2 | First Run | false | false |
