| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Guarding Tess | $7,065,213 | - | 1,601 | - | $4,413 | $7,065,213 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | - | Lightning Jack | $5,401,743 | - | 1,710 | - | $3,158 | $5,401,743 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | $4,121,502 | -19.1% | 1,810 | -153 | $2,277 | $57,936,110 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | - | The Ref | $3,044,097 | - | 701 | - | $4,342 | $3,060,726 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 6 | Schindler's List | $2,842,625 | -11.4% | 803 | - | $3,540 | $54,310,278 | 13 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | On Deadly Ground | $2,692,914 | -39.7% | 1,860 | -150 | $1,447 | $31,672,603 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | 2 | Greedy | $2,632,645 | -45.2% | 1,732 | +22 | $1,520 | $8,706,820 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 11 | Mrs. Doubtfire | $2,320,204 | -11.3% | 1,456 | -170 | $1,593 | $203,570,019 | 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Angie | $2,246,480 | -19.2% | 1,169 | +361 | $1,921 | $5,996,706 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 10 | 8 Seconds | $2,153,595 | -18% | 836 | - | $2,576 | $9,696,878 | 3 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 11 | 4 | Sugar Hill | $2,125,723 | -38.5% | 780 | -79 | $2,725 | $13,565,925 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Blank Check | $1,754,144 | -35.7% | 1,312 | -265 | $1,337 | $23,672,361 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 5 | The Chase | $1,732,737 | -49.4% | 1,632 | -1 | $1,061 | $6,130,639 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Reality Bites | $1,372,565 | -41.5% | 817 | -262 | $1,680 | $15,977,335 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | $1,325,357 | -37% | 611 | - | $2,169 | $5,299,639 | 13 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 9 | Blue Chips | $1,235,393 | -53.6% | 1,210 | -770 | $1,020 | $20,895,837 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | In the Name of the Father | $1,213,940 | -27.4% | 667 | -21 | $1,820 | $19,010,817 | 11 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Philadelphia | $1,095,984 | -27.8% | 708 | -260 | $1,548 | $62,635,419 | 12 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 21 | Sirens | $262,055 | +664% | 24 | +22 | $10,918 | $329,072 | 2 | Miramax | false | false |
| 20 | 20 | Jurassic Park | $187,215 | -1.9% | 193 | -29 | $970 | $344,806,695 | 40 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | - | Four Weddings and a Funeral | $138,486 | - | 5 | - | $27,697 | $138,486 | 1 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | true | false |
| 22 | - | The Hudsucker Proxy | $104,490 | - | 5 | - | $20,898 | $104,490 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
