| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Specialist | $19,765,525 | - | 2,522 | - | $7,837 | $19,765,525 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The River Wild | $9,254,045 | -29.9% | 2,116 | +42 | $4,373 | $22,454,475 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Only You | $7,442,943 | - | 1,600 | - | $4,651 | $7,442,943 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | Jason's Lyric | $4,548,760 | -41.3% | 790 | -14 | $5,757 | $12,299,293 | 2 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Forrest Gump | $4,372,908 | -35.2% | 2,324 | -36 | $1,881 | $276,427,742 | 15 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Timecop | $4,293,900 | -37.9% | 2,227 | -47 | $1,928 | $37,270,420 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Quiz Show | $4,183,135 | -3.6% | 822 | +383 | $5,088 | $13,588,171 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 13 | The Shawshank Redemption | $2,835,581 | +224.2% | 328 | +291 | $8,645 | $4,748,507 | 3 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 15 | Ed Wood | $2,627,750 | +560.4% | 623 | +621 | $4,217 | $3,025,677 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Terminal Velocity | $2,139,952 | -50.4% | 1,681 | -116 | $1,273 | $13,678,161 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Clear and Present Danger | $1,516,963 | -40.2% | 1,145 | -345 | $1,324 | $117,721,271 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 14 | Jurassic Park | $324,995 | -32.7% | 154 | -141 | $2,110 | $356,588,915 | 70 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 16 | The Flintstones | $190,045 | -19.8% | 199 | -121 | $955 | $130,512,915 | 20 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | The Browning Version | $10,909 | - | - | - | - | $10,909 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
