| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Batman Returns | $69,311,642 | - | 2,644 | - | $26,214 | $71,344,642 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | 2 | Sister Act | $12,465,190 | -14.2% | 2,075 | +42 | $6,007 | $60,047,897 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 1 | Patriot Games | $11,457,933 | -28.8% | 2,396 | - | $4,782 | $52,849,821 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | HouseSitter | $10,716,300 | -20.3% | 1,764 | +93 | $6,075 | $24,168,605 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Lethal Weapon 3 | $6,853,094 | -26.9% | 2,205 | -277 | $3,107 | $124,063,160 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Far and Away | $4,661,820 | -17.7% | 1,746 | -139 | $2,670 | $43,977,805 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Encino Man | $2,683,796 | -40.7% | 1,729 | -255 | $1,552 | $33,525,138 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Alien³ | $2,342,751 | -42.8% | 1,501 | -474 | $1,560 | $50,311,248 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Class Act | $1,883,992 | -41.1% | 881 | -264 | $2,138 | $9,709,053 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 10 | Basic Instinct | $1,533,875 | -11.7% | 875 | -166 | $1,753 | $107,856,619 | 14 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | Wayne's World | $1,334,639 | - | 832 | -120 | $1,604 | $118,926,749 | 19 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 13 | Howards End | $718,430 | -3% | 111 | +7 | $6,472 | $7,108,430 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false | false |
