| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Rumble in the Bronx | $12,119,351 | - | 1,736 | - | $6,981 | $12,119,351 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Broken Arrow | $10,533,308 | -34.4% | 2,372 | -20 | $4,440 | $46,932,072 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Muppet Treasure Island | $7,658,221 | -37.9% | 2,089 | +19 | $3,665 | $19,984,629 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Happy Gilmore | $7,607,030 | -37.4% | 2,052 | +30 | $3,707 | $19,761,240 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | Mr. Holland's Opus | $6,476,881 | -28.8% | 1,599 | -30 | $4,050 | $58,123,515 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | City Hall | $5,516,554 | -41.7% | 1,815 | - | $3,039 | $14,982,656 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | - | Before and After | $4,931,392 | - | 1,313 | - | $3,755 | $4,931,392 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | - | Mary Reilly | $3,530,711 | - | 1,470 | - | $2,401 | $3,530,711 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 9 | 6 | Mr. Wrong | $3,424,234 | -50.1% | 1,487 | - | $2,302 | $10,291,535 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 10 | Dead Man Walking | $3,007,670 | -25.9% | 757 | -59 | $3,973 | $21,919,558 | 9 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Sense and Sensibility | $2,930,281 | -35.7% | 1,054 | - | $2,780 | $33,031,292 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Leaving Las Vegas | $2,561,270 | -42.3% | 1,013 | -297 | $2,528 | $23,838,008 | 18 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 13 | 7 | Black Sheep | $2,398,505 | -57.5% | 1,911 | -181 | $1,255 | $28,800,707 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Unforgettable | $2,022,014 | - | 1,573 | - | $1,285 | $2,022,014 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 15 | 12 | Beautiful Girls | $1,604,264 | -47.9% | 542 | -261 | $2,959 | $8,370,179 | 3 | Miramax | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Braveheart | $1,351,100 | -38.8% | 611 | -181 | $2,211 | $70,604,639 | 41 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | Toy Story | $706,951 | -61.5% | 618 | -401 | $1,143 | $183,489,944 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 19 | Bottle Rocket | $170,100 | +2,254% | 28 | - | $6,075 | $177,326 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 19 | - | Anne Frank Remembered | $36,896 | - | 4 | - | $9,224 | $36,896 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | true | false |
