| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | On Deadly Ground | $8,301,326 | -44.3% | 2,010 | - | $4,130 | $23,214,237 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | $8,044,102 | -32% | 1,963 | +40 | $4,097 | $47,310,449 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | - | Sugar Hill | $7,107,722 | - | 845 | - | $8,411 | $7,107,722 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | Blue Chips | $4,975,180 | -56.3% | 1,980 | - | $2,512 | $16,363,612 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Blank Check | $4,784,506 | -34.1% | 1,727 | -5 | $2,770 | $18,701,601 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Reality Bites | $4,529,870 | -35.2% | 1,175 | +26 | $3,855 | $11,521,545 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | 8 Seconds | $4,235,707 | - | 836 | - | $5,066 | $4,235,707 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 8 | 6 | Schindler's List | $4,099,155 | -28.8% | 803 | +1 | $5,104 | $47,063,198 | 12 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Mrs. Doubtfire | $3,606,523 | -32.3% | 1,336 | -44 | $2,699 | $197,743,600 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | My Father the Hero | $3,346,097 | -29.7% | 1,335 | -28 | $2,506 | $19,928,229 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Philadelphia | $2,927,176 | -37.8% | 1,336 | -113 | $2,191 | $59,495,987 | 10 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | My Girl 2 | $2,798,879 | -48.2% | 1,853 | - | $1,510 | $14,256,171 | 3 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | In the Name of the Father | $2,635,865 | -12.2% | 669 | +120 | $3,940 | $15,560,872 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | The Getaway | $2,520,285 | -41% | 1,549 | -110 | $1,627 | $14,241,135 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Grumpy Old Men | $2,076,587 | -25.9% | 1,081 | -184 | $1,920 | $64,059,187 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | The Piano | $1,481,735 | -23.6% | 671 | +5 | $2,208 | $31,827,401 | 16 | Miramax | false | false |
| 17 | 17 | Jurassic Park | $308,270 | -21.1% | 241 | -36 | $1,279 | $344,362,685 | 38 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 18 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | $64,559 | +12.9% | 7 | - | $9,222 | $1,210,592 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
