| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | $17,505,699 | -11.4% | 24.5% | 5 | The Specialist | $11,845,745 | 67.7% | 2 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 3 | 2 | $9,164,975 | -34.8% | 12.8% | 5 | The River Wild | $6,669,575 | 72.8% | 3 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 5 | 4 | $5,208,667 | -30% | 7.3% | 1 | Only You | $5,208,667 | 100% | 2 | TriStar Pictures | - |
| 6 | 5 | $4,357,783 | -26.1% | 6.1% | 2 | Forrest Gump | $4,357,783 | 100% | 16 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 7 | 3 | $4,107,292 | -54.1% | 5.7% | 3 | Quiz Show | $2,765,509 | 67.3% | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 9 | 7 | $3,343,519 | +17.9% | 4.7% | 1 | The Shawshank Redemption | $3,343,519 | 100% | 4 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 10 | 6 | $2,554,818 | -43.8% | 3.6% | 1 | Jason's Lyric | $2,554,818 | 100% | 3 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | - |
