| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Twister | $49,020,368 | -15.5% | 2,785 | +371 | $17,601 | $107,002,452 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | - | Mission: Impossible | $18,094,818 | - | 3,012 | - | $6,007 | $18,094,818 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | - | Flipper | $5,202,170 | - | 2,385 | - | $2,181 | $5,202,170 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | The Craft | $4,870,177 | +28% | 1,762 | - | $2,764 | $17,322,202 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | The Truth About Cats & Dogs | $3,818,421 | -25.9% | 1,654 | +3 | $2,308 | $25,197,031 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 6 | - | Heaven's Prisoners | $2,871,025 | - | 907 | - | $3,165 | $2,871,025 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 7 | 4 | Primal Fear | $2,454,228 | -22% | 1,728 | -159 | $1,420 | $51,590,253 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | The Birdcage | $1,679,822 | -22.1% | 1,181 | -100 | $1,422 | $117,500,483 | 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 9 | - | Executive Decision | $1,308,731 | - | 827 | - | $1,582 | $54,337,617 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | James and the Giant Peach | $963,386 | -41.8% | 1,351 | -239 | $713 | $25,992,489 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 12 | Of Love and Shadows | $9,990 | +2.8% | 4 | +2 | $2,497 | $19,710 | 2 | Miramax | false | false |
| 12 | 13 | The Low Life | $5,771 | +13.9% | 3 | +2 | $1,923 | $10,838 | 2 | Lionsgate | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Braveheart | $3,827 | -63.8% | 5 | -11 | $765 | $75,606,746 | 53 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
