| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Independence Day | $45,873,988 | - | 2,880 | - | $15,928 | $45,873,988 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 2 | - | The Nutty Professor | $42,327,475 | - | 2,115 | - | $20,012 | $42,327,475 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Eraser | $25,659,004 | -29.6% | 2,556 | +146 | $10,038 | $62,082,780 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $23,407,308 | -28.6% | 2,778 | - | $8,425 | $56,203,258 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Striptease | $17,596,761 | - | 1,970 | - | $8,932 | $17,596,761 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 6 | 3 | The Rock | $16,606,486 | -21% | 2,409 | -17 | $6,893 | $103,921,890 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Phenomenon | $8,358,220 | - | - | - | - | $8,358,220 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 8 | 5 | Twister | $7,627,500 | -23% | 2,318 | -214 | $3,290 | $222,398,282 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Mission: Impossible | $7,232,267 | -25% | 2,212 | -199 | $3,269 | $166,664,633 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 4 | The Cable Guy | $7,004,353 | -54.3% | 2,042 | -615 | $3,430 | $52,647,998 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | DragonHeart | $2,684,690 | -40.4% | 1,461 | -546 | $1,837 | $44,814,495 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Toy Story | $424,874 | -17.3% | 424 | -98 | $1,002 | $190,805,127 | 33 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
