| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Pulp Fiction | $13,280,967 | - | 1,338 | - | $9,925 | $13,280,967 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Specialist | $11,845,745 | -40.1% | 2,522 | - | $4,696 | $31,611,270 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | - | New Nightmare | $8,002,134 | - | 1,850 | - | $4,325 | $8,002,134 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | The River Wild | $6,669,575 | -27.9% | 2,153 | +37 | $3,097 | $29,124,050 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Little Giants | $5,659,954 | - | 2,022 | - | $2,799 | $5,659,954 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 6 | 3 | Only You | $5,208,667 | -30% | 1,600 | - | $3,255 | $12,651,610 | 2 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Forrest Gump | $4,357,783 | -0.3% | 2,070 | -254 | $2,105 | $280,785,525 | 16 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | Exit to Eden | $3,962,243 | - | 1,670 | - | $2,372 | $3,962,243 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 9 | 8 | The Shawshank Redemption | $3,343,519 | +17.9% | 944 | +616 | $3,541 | $8,092,026 | 4 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Quiz Show | $2,765,509 | -33.9% | 822 | - | $3,364 | $16,353,680 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 4 | Jason's Lyric | $2,554,818 | -43.8% | 629 | -161 | $4,061 | $14,854,111 | 3 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 12 | 6 | Timecop | $2,321,140 | -45.9% | 1,482 | -745 | $1,566 | $39,591,560 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | Ed Wood | $1,341,783 | -48.9% | 623 | - | $2,153 | $4,367,460 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Jurassic Park | $174,260 | -46.4% | 100 | -54 | $1,742 | $356,763,175 | 71 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | Hoop Dreams | $33,385 | - | 3 | - | $11,128 | $33,385 | 1 | Fine Line Features | true | false |
| 16 | - | Clerks | $7,866 | - | - | - | - | $7,866 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 17 | - | Hell | $2,747 | - | - | - | - | $2,747 | 1 | - | true | false |
