| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Backdraft | $19,131,160 | - | 1,852 | - | $10,330 | $19,131,160 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | What About Bob? | $13,195,481 | +5.6% | 1,608 | +145 | $8,206 | $25,696,110 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Hudson Hawk | $8,460,035 | - | 2,071 | - | $4,085 | $8,460,035 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | - | Thelma & Louise | $7,743,338 | - | 1,179 | - | $6,567 | $7,743,338 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 5 | - | Only the Lonely | $7,214,347 | - | 1,521 | - | $4,743 | $7,214,347 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 6 | - | Drop Dead Fred | $4,742,031 | - | 851 | - | $5,572 | $4,742,031 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 7 | 3 | Madonna: Truth or Dare | $3,193,781 | -35.2% | 652 | +114 | $4,898 | $9,084,886 | 3 | Miramax | false | false |
| 8 | - | Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken | $3,140,157 | - | 1,662 | - | $1,889 | $3,140,157 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 9 | 2 | F/X2 | $3,137,231 | -38.6% | 1,499 | -3 | $2,092 | $15,596,742 | 3 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 4 | Switch | $2,706,145 | -34.9% | 1,004 | -9 | $2,695 | $12,139,385 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 5 | Stone Cold | $2,211,318 | -43.4% | 1,724 | -5 | $1,282 | $6,120,301 | 2 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | The Silence of the Lambs | $1,610,388 | -37.9% | 883 | -561 | $1,823 | $120,146,626 | 16 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 7 | Dances with Wolves | $1,574,002 | -40.3% | 743 | -364 | $2,118 | $171,586,384 | 29 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 6 | Oscar | $1,426,321 | -46.7% | 965 | -408 | $1,478 | $20,100,204 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 15 | Kindergarten Cop | $432,483 | -3.2% | 395 | +99 | $1,094 | $89,145,711 | 23 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 18 | Straight Out of Brooklyn | $74,972 | +438.8% | 5 | - | $14,994 | $88,886 | 2 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 17 | 19 | An Angel at My Table | $20,534 | +151.7% | 2 | - | $10,267 | $28,692 | 2 | Fine Line Features | false | false |
