| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Twister | $57,982,084 | - | 2,414 | - | $24,019 | $57,982,084 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | 2 | The Truth About Cats & Dogs | $5,153,689 | -31.4% | 1,651 | +47 | $3,121 | $21,378,610 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 3 | 1 | The Craft | $3,806,234 | -56% | 1,762 | +5 | $2,160 | $12,452,025 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Primal Fear | $3,147,684 | -33.3% | 1,887 | -96 | $1,668 | $49,136,025 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Quest | $2,798,660 | -47.3% | 2,092 | -6 | $1,337 | $16,996,740 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 7 | The Birdcage | $2,155,404 | -35.2% | 1,281 | -383 | $1,682 | $115,820,661 | 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | The Great White Hype | $1,846,286 | -56.5% | 1,499 | +3 | $1,231 | $6,092,630 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 8 | 9 | James and the Giant Peach | $1,654,688 | -43.1% | 1,590 | -194 | $1,040 | $25,029,103 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | Original Gangstas | $1,494,390 | - | 474 | - | $3,152 | $1,494,390 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 10 | - | Dead Man | $164,213 | - | 16 | - | $10,263 | $164,213 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 11 | 11 | Braveheart | $10,566 | -65.5% | 16 | -23 | $660 | $75,602,919 | 52 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | - | Of Love and Shadows | $9,720 | - | 2 | - | $4,860 | $9,720 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 13 | - | The Low Life | $5,067 | - | 1 | - | $5,067 | $5,067 | 1 | Lionsgate | true | false |
