| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Hook | $15,218,400 | +57.9% | 2,238 | +14 | $6,800 | $57,312,855 | 3 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 6 | Beauty and the Beast | $10,670,669 | +119.4% | 1,940 | +15 | $5,500 | $63,690,996 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Father of the Bride | $10,507,033 | +49.4% | 1,579 | +18 | $6,654 | $24,954,829 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | The Prince of Tides | $10,035,412 | - | 1,405 | - | $7,142 | $10,035,412 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Last Boy Scout | $8,354,040 | +48.7% | 1,823 | - | $4,582 | $30,799,519 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | JFK | $7,445,904 | +42.5% | 1,164 | - | $6,396 | $17,628,624 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | $6,824,899 | +25.2% | 2,147 | - | $3,178 | $50,445,760 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | The Addams Family | $6,201,491 | +79.4% | 2,122 | +225 | $2,922 | $88,784,161 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Bugsy | $5,738,572 | +24.4% | 1,244 | +25 | $4,613 | $14,781,591 | 3 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | My Girl | $4,316,126 | +59.1% | 1,620 | -231 | $2,664 | $41,460,684 | 5 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Cape Fear | $3,602,805 | +70.2% | 1,327 | -61 | $2,715 | $59,227,867 | 7 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 12 | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | $1,340,320 | +99.9% | 1,481 | -78 | $905 | $15,024,015 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | Madame Bovary | $236,113 | - | 52 | - | $4,540 | $236,113 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | true | false |
| 14 | 13 | High Heels | $137,808 | +86% | 22 | +9 | $6,264 | $292,431 | 2 | Miramax | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | Rush | $124,005 | +236.1% | 9 | +1 | $13,778 | $258,981 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 16 | - | Fried Green Tomatoes | $105,317 | - | 5 | - | $21,063 | $105,317 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 17 | - | Grand Canyon | $67,546 | - | 2 | - | $33,773 | $67,546 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 18 | - | Naked Lunch | $64,491 | - | 5 | - | $12,898 | $64,491 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 19 | - | The National Film Board of Canada's Animation Festival | $49,551 | - | 11 | - | $4,504 | $62,651 | 1 | Expanded Entertainment | true | false |
| 20 | - | Until the End of the World | $38,553 | - | 4 | - | $9,638 | $38,553 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 21 | - | The Inner Circle | $36,782 | - | 3 | - | $12,260 | $36,782 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 22 | - | Hear My Song | $12,965 | - | 1 | - | $12,965 | $12,965 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
