| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult | $11,274,794 | -33.2% | 2,383 | +22 | $4,731 | $28,152,389 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | D2: The Mighty Ducks | $10,356,748 | - | 2,182 | - | $4,746 | $10,356,748 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Schindler's List | $8,247,345 | +15.2% | 1,378 | +129 | $5,985 | $70,903,843 | 16 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 22 | The Paper | $7,005,640 | +2,694.9% | 1,092 | +1,087 | $6,415 | $7,256,295 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Above the Rim | $3,738,800 | - | 836 | - | $4,472 | $3,738,800 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 6 | 3 | Guarding Tess | $3,163,440 | -51.6% | 1,614 | +1 | $1,960 | $19,017,184 | 3 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Monkey Trouble | $2,460,356 | -54.1% | 1,413 | +1 | $1,741 | $7,814,890 | 2 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 8 | 12 | Philadelphia | $1,941,168 | +6.7% | 888 | +215 | $2,186 | $66,821,922 | 14 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Lightning Jack | $1,928,975 | -52.4% | 1,565 | -168 | $1,232 | $12,912,099 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Mrs. Doubtfire | $1,846,167 | -22.7% | 1,153 | -91 | $1,601 | $208,644,149 | 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | $1,627,390 | -53% | 1,507 | -240 | $1,079 | $64,433,729 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | The Ref | $1,510,194 | -50.5% | 861 | +64 | $1,754 | $8,630,822 | 4 | 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 | -37.3% | 836 | -2 | $1,513 | $13,682,715 | 5 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 15 | - | The Pelican Brief | $1,035,959 | - | 753 | - | $1,375 | $98,672,470 | 15 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 11 | On Deadly Ground | $847,310 | -57.9% | 1,024 | -400 | $827 | $35,393,158 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | In the Name of the Father | $827,785 | -52.4% | 602 | -57 | $1,375 | $22,074,242 | 13 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 17 | Reality Bites | $800,535 | -38.6% | 241 | -279 | $3,321 | $18,577,080 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | - | Beethoven's 2nd | $780,850 | - | 706 | - | $1,106 | $49,475,005 | 15 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | Sirens | $702,437 | -4.8% | 206 | +106 | $3,409 | $1,860,672 | 4 | Miramax | false | false |
| 21 | 24 | The Hudsucker Proxy | $679,299 | +472.6% | 126 | +120 | $5,391 | $952,516 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 22 | 16 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | $672,675 | -49.3% | 337 | -228 | $1,996 | $7,809,955 | 15 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 23 | Jurassic Park | $265,735 | +10.6% | 137 | -21 | $1,939 | $345,395,395 | 42 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
