| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | $12,506,885 | -16.3% | 1,906 | +156 | $6,561 | $27,443,792 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Getaway | $7,448,925 | - | 1,659 | - | $4,490 | $7,448,925 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | - | Blank Check | $6,653,464 | - | 1,698 | - | $3,918 | $6,653,464 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 5 | Schindler's List | $6,283,385 | +0.4% | 782 | +18 | $8,035 | $37,208,918 | 10 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | My Girl 2 | $6,051,039 | - | 1,841 | - | $3,286 | $6,051,039 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 2 | Mrs. Doubtfire | $5,914,753 | -28.3% | 1,916 | -222 | $3,087 | $188,806,829 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | Philadelphia | $5,620,416 | -22.4% | 1,604 | +10 | $3,504 | $51,863,027 | 8 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 4 | My Father the Hero | $5,111,994 | -23.8% | 1,373 | +180 | $3,723 | $11,822,847 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Grumpy Old Men | $3,853,082 | -31.1% | 1,632 | -90 | $2,360 | $59,179,626 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 17 | In the Name of the Father | $3,106,170 | +116.3% | 495 | +319 | $6,275 | $9,921,947 | 7 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | I'll Do Anything | $2,897,781 | -48.7% | 1,205 | - | $2,404 | $8,543,177 | 2 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Blink | $2,639,560 | -45.3% | 1,351 | -189 | $1,953 | $14,074,325 | 3 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | Intersection | $1,626,159 | -49.5% | 938 | -362 | $1,733 | $19,992,896 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Shadowlands | $1,459,148 | -38.2% | 577 | -376 | $2,528 | $21,587,526 | 7 | - | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | The Pelican Brief | $1,431,167 | -43.8% | 1,295 | -400 | $1,105 | $95,122,048 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 23 | The Fugitive | $932,783 | +6,170.4% | 1,010 | +984 | $923 | $180,361,821 | 28 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Romeo Is Bleeding | $712,572 | -54.7% | 224 | -23 | $3,181 | $2,285,554 | 2 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 18 | 20 | Jurassic Park | $496,040 | -18.4% | 418 | -20 | $1,186 | $343,663,475 | 36 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 22 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | $74,314 | -32.5% | 14 | -5 | $5,308 | $1,088,852 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | - | The Cement Garden | $34,019 | - | 2 | - | $17,009 | $34,019 | 1 | October Films | true | false |
| 21 | - | The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg | $1,302 | - | - | - | - | $1,302 | 1 | First Run | true | false |
