| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | $14,051,402 | +40.2% | 1,667 | +901 | $8,429 | $24,075,017 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Juice | $9,088,029 | - | 1,089 | - | $8,345 | $9,088,029 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | - | Freejack | $7,814,921 | - | 1,551 | - | $5,038 | $7,814,921 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | Hook | $7,608,051 | -1.6% | 2,077 | -177 | $3,663 | $99,661,516 | 7 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Father of the Bride | $7,369,043 | +2.8% | 1,689 | +42 | $4,362 | $60,060,790 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 2 | The Prince of Tides | $7,128,035 | -8.7% | 1,525 | +69 | $4,674 | $48,953,240 | 4 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 9 | Grand Canyon | $7,111,004 | +55.3% | 803 | +439 | $8,855 | $12,013,926 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | JFK | $7,025,513 | +9% | 1,350 | +167 | $5,204 | $46,734,156 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Beauty and the Beast | $6,013,520 | +2.1% | 1,805 | -155 | $3,331 | $95,978,771 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 5 | Kuffs | $4,941,085 | -28.2% | 1,432 | +21 | $3,450 | $11,826,765 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Bugsy | $3,686,209 | -12.8% | 1,173 | -80 | $3,142 | $34,918,761 | 6 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | The Last Boy Scout | $2,793,482 | -43.6% | 1,432 | -309 | $1,950 | $53,574,105 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | $2,414,568 | -32% | 1,189 | -423 | $2,030 | $67,845,297 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | Cape Fear | $1,972,345 | -26.2% | 1,082 | -139 | $1,822 | $71,419,907 | 10 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | The Addams Family | $1,938,780 | -33.8% | 1,085 | -465 | $1,786 | $104,147,101 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | My Girl | $1,567,805 | -31% | 1,098 | -405 | $1,427 | $53,306,391 | 9 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | Rush | $1,525,773 | -35.6% | 664 | +136 | $2,297 | $4,474,783 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Fried Green Tomatoes | $1,079,321 | +21.6% | 35 | - | $30,837 | $2,546,019 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | 35 Up | $18,371 | +365.4% | 1 | - | $18,371 | $22,318 | 2 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
