| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | - | - | - | $195,675,682 | 2,495 | $204,843,345 | Jul 3 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 2 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | - | - | - | $83,704,511 | 2,369 | $165,493,908 | Jun 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | - | - | - | $73,411,714 | 2,378 | $86,930,411 | Jun 28 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | Hot Shots! | - | - | - | $69,467,617 | 1,999 | $69,467,617 | Jul 31 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 5 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians 1991 Re-release | - | - | - | $60,830,285 | 1,825 | $60,830,285 | Jul 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | City Slickers | - | - | - | $57,619,030 | 2,171 | $124,033,791 | Jun 7 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 7 | Boyz n the Hood | - | - | - | $57,504,069 | 931 | $57,504,069 | Jul 12 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 8 | Doc Hollywood | - | - | - | $49,937,180 | 1,694 | $54,830,779 | Aug 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | Point Break | - | - | - | $43,218,387 | 1,625 | $43,218,387 | Jul 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | Regarding Henry | - | - | - | $43,001,500 | 1,090 | $43,001,500 | Jul 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | - | - | - | $38,037,513 | 1,649 | $38,037,513 | Jul 19 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 12 | The Doctor | - | - | - | $34,673,800 | 958 | $38,120,905 | Jul 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Double Impact | - | - | - | $30,102,717 | 1,747 | $30,102,717 | Aug 9 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 14 | Dead Again | - | - | - | $29,680,461 | 940 | $38,016,380 | Aug 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 15 | The Rocketeer | - | - | - | $27,353,864 | 1,903 | $46,704,056 | Jun 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare | - | - | - | $25,890,863 | 1,862 | $34,872,033 | Sep 13 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 17 | Problem Child 2 | - | - | - | $25,104,700 | 1,500 | $25,104,700 | Jul 5 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 18 | Pure Luck | - | - | - | $22,641,969 | 1,569 | $22,641,969 | Aug 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | Mobsters | - | - | - | $20,246,790 | 1,449 | $20,246,790 | Jul 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 20 | Backdraft | - | - | - | $19,346,117 | 1,983 | $77,868,585 | May 24 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 21 | Thelma & Louise | - | - | - | $16,932,407 | 1,180 | $45,360,915 | May 24 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 22 | Dying Young | - | - | - | $16,539,310 | 1,552 | $33,669,178 | Jun 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 23 | Child's Play 3 | - | - | - | $14,960,255 | 2,130 | $14,960,255 | Aug 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 24 | V.I. Warshawski | - | - | - | $11,128,309 | 1,133 | $11,128,309 | Jul 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | What About Bob? | - | - | - | $11,122,482 | 1,805 | $63,707,829 | May 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 26 | The Commitments | - | - | - | $10,468,158 | 588 | $14,919,570 | Aug 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 27 | Soapdish | - | - | - | $9,864,840 | 1,275 | $36,489,888 | May 31 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 28 | Jungle Fever | - | - | - | $9,654,545 | 844 | $32,482,682 | Jun 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 29 | Body Parts | - | - | - | $9,188,150 | 1,315 | $9,188,150 | Aug 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 30 | Bingo | - | - | - | $8,667,684 | 933 | $8,667,684 | Aug 9 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 31 | Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | - | - | - | $7,715,200 | 1,817 | $25,196,249 | Jun 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | - | - | - | $7,434,726 | 1,196 | $7,434,726 | Aug 23 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 33 | Defenseless | - | - | - | $6,413,375 | 668 | $6,413,375 | Aug 23 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 34 | Dances with Wolves | - | - | - | $6,378,424 | 1,636 | $184,208,848 | Nov 9 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 35 | Mystery Date | - | - | - | $6,166,819 | 1,371 | $6,166,819 | Aug 16 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 36 | The Fisher King | - | - | - | $5,921,748 | 1,551 | $41,895,491 | Sep 20 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 37 | Late for Dinner | - | - | - | $5,760,003 | 1,013 | $8,906,823 | Sep 20 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 38 | Delirious | - | - | - | $5,546,827 | 1,142 | $5,546,827 | Aug 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 39 | True Identity | - | - | - | $4,693,236 | 824 | $4,693,236 | Aug 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 40 | Dutch | - | - | - | $4,603,929 | 1,232 | $4,603,929 | Jul 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 41 | Necessary Roughness | - | - | - | $4,588,356 | 1,695 | $26,255,594 | Sep 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 42 | Life Stinks | - | - | - | $4,102,526 | 865 | $4,102,526 | Jul 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 43 | Paris Is Burning | - | - | - | $3,779,620 | 91 | $3,779,620 | Aug 9 | Miramax | false |
| 44 | Deceived | - | - | - | $3,517,128 | 1,201 | $28,738,096 | Sep 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 45 | Livin' Large! | - | - | - | $3,402,163 | 825 | $5,467,959 | Sep 20 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 46 | Barton Fink | - | - | - | $3,342,970 | 189 | $6,153,939 | Aug 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 47 | Another You | - | - | - | $2,865,916 | 1,287 | $2,865,916 | Jul 26 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 48 | Return to the Blue Lagoon | - | - | - | $2,807,854 | 1,246 | $2,807,854 | Aug 2 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 49 | Straight Out of Brooklyn | - | - | - | $2,623,407 | 75 | $2,712,293 | May 22 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 50 | The Silence of the Lambs | - | - | - | $2,588,826 | 1,642 | $130,742,922 | Feb 14 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 51 | Showdown in Little Tokyo | - | - | - | $2,275,557 | 140 | $2,275,557 | Aug 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 52 | Everybody's Fine | - | - | - | $1,715,652 | 48 | $1,745,470 | May 31 | Miramax | false |
| 53 | Company Business | - | - | - | $1,501,785 | 232 | $1,501,785 | Sep 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 54 | Mister Johnson | - | - | - | $1,448,537 | 43 | $1,464,242 | Mar 22 | Avenue Pictures Productions | false |
| 55 | Rambling Rose | - | - | - | $1,289,381 | 236 | $6,266,621 | Sep 20 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 56 | Slacker | - | - | - | $1,228,108 | 16 | $1,228,108 | Jul 5 | Orion Classics | false |
| 57 | The Comfort of Strangers | - | - | - | $1,222,658 | 17 | $1,244,381 | Mar 15 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 58 | Daddy Nostalgia | - | - | - | $1,085,235 | 29 | $1,108,429 | Apr 12 | Avenue Pictures Productions | false |
| 59 | An Angel at My Table | - | - | - | $1,025,946 | 20 | $1,054,638 | May 17 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 60 | Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time | - | - | - | $869,325 | 227 | $869,325 | Aug 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 61 | The Miracle | - | - | - | $832,019 | 41 | $835,519 | Jul 3 | Miramax | false |
| 62 | Thousand Pieces of Gold | - | - | - | $694,125 | 10 | $717,772 | Apr 26 | - | false |
| 63 | Kindergarten Cop | - | - | - | $612,402 | 1,937 | $91,457,688 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 64 | The Pope Must Diet | - | - | - | $582,510 | 169 | $582,510 | Aug 30 | Miramax | false |
| 65 | McBain | - | - | - | $456,127 | 166 | $456,127 | Sep 20 | - | false |
| 66 | Dark Obsession | - | - | - | $313,919 | 10 | $336,811 | Jun 7 | Circle Films | false |
| 67 | Pastime | - | - | - | $267,265 | 42 | $267,265 | Aug 23 | Miramax | false |
| 68 | Bright Angel | - | - | - | $128,008 | 7 | $158,243 | Jun 14 | Hemdale | false |
| 69 | Paradise | - | - | - | $106,225 | 918 | $18,634,643 | Sep 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 70 | Naked Tango | - | - | - | $81,777 | 2 | $81,777 | Aug 23 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 71 | The Indian Runner | - | - | - | $74,286 | 9 | $191,125 | Sep 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 72 | Crossing the Line | - | - | - | $59,227 | 2 | $59,227 | Aug 9 | Miramax | false |
| 73 | Blood Oath | - | - | - | $52,654 | 6 | $52,654 | Jul 19 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 74 | My Own Private Idaho | - | - | - | $52,492 | 98 | $6,401,336 | Sep 27 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 75 | Europa Europa | - | - | - | $37,852 | 34 | $5,575,738 | Jun 28 | Orion Classics | false |
| 76 | Dogfight | - | - | - | $29,572 | 24 | $394,631 | Sep 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 77 | The Dark Backward | - | - | - | $28,654 | 1 | $28,654 | Jul 26 | - | false |
| 78 | The Reflecting Skin | - | - | - | $13,320 | 2 | $17,042 | Jun 28 | Miramax | false |
