| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | $5,095,449 | -21.8% | 1,963 | - | $2,595 | $52,405,898 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | - | Greedy | $4,805,115 | - | 1,710 | - | $2,810 | $4,805,115 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | On Deadly Ground | $4,464,304 | -29.9% | 2,010 | - | $2,221 | $27,678,541 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Sugar Hill | $3,458,511 | -39.5% | 859 | +14 | $4,026 | $10,566,233 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 5 | - | The Chase | $3,421,028 | - | 1,633 | - | $2,094 | $3,421,028 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 6 | 8 | Schindler's List | $3,207,985 | +9.2% | 803 | - | $3,995 | $50,271,183 | 12 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Angie | $2,779,640 | - | 808 | - | $3,440 | $2,779,640 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 4 | Blank Check | $2,726,754 | -33.9% | 1,577 | -150 | $1,729 | $21,428,355 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Blue Chips | $2,660,597 | -34% | 1,980 | - | $1,343 | $19,024,209 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | 8 Seconds | $2,626,487 | -22% | 836 | - | $3,141 | $6,862,194 | 2 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Mrs. Doubtfire | $2,615,297 | -6.1% | 1,626 | +290 | $1,608 | $200,358,897 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 12 | 6 | Reality Bites | $2,346,825 | -34.5% | 1,079 | -96 | $2,175 | $13,868,370 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 18 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | $2,104,938 | +4,905.2% | 611 | +604 | $3,445 | $3,315,530 | 12 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | In the Name of the Father | $1,671,845 | -14.7% | 688 | +19 | $2,430 | $17,232,717 | 10 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | My Father the Hero | $1,610,219 | -41.5% | 1,086 | -249 | $1,482 | $21,538,448 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | Philadelphia | $1,518,792 | -31.8% | 968 | -368 | $1,569 | $61,014,779 | 11 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | - | China Moon | $1,183,843 | - | 377 | - | $3,140 | $1,183,843 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 18 | 15 | Grumpy Old Men | $1,103,146 | -29.7% | 805 | -276 | $1,370 | $65,162,333 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | 11 | My Girl 2 | $1,004,696 | -58.3% | 1,263 | -590 | $795 | $15,260,867 | 4 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Jurassic Park | $190,920 | -17.9% | 222 | -28 | $860 | $344,553,605 | 39 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | - | Sirens | $34,299 | - | 2 | - | $17,149 | $34,299 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
