| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Born on the Fourth of July | - | - | - | $38,882,826 | 1,434 | $70,001,698 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | The War of the Roses | - | - | - | $32,841,283 | 1,559 | $86,888,546 | Dec 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 3 | Tango & Cash | - | - | - | $32,428,541 | 1,575 | $63,408,614 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Always | - | - | - | $23,417,887 | 1,206 | $43,858,790 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | The Little Mermaid | - | - | - | $23,147,002 | 1,533 | $84,355,863 | Nov 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | Steel Magnolias | - | - | - | $22,728,088 | 1,372 | $83,759,091 | Nov 17 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 7 | Back to the Future Part II | - | - | - | $16,585,166 | 2,107 | $118,450,002 | Nov 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | Internal Affairs | - | - | - | $16,170,793 | 986 | $27,734,391 | Jan 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | Driving Miss Daisy | - | - | - | $15,925,020 | 1,668 | $106,593,296 | Dec 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Look Who's Talking | - | - | - | $13,024,558 | 1,651 | $140,088,813 | Oct 13 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 11 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | - | - | - | $12,164,491 | 1,950 | $71,319,526 | Dec 1 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Glory | - | - | - | $9,424,505 | 811 | $26,828,365 | Dec 14 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 13 | Ski Patrol | - | - | - | $8,533,973 | 565 | $8,533,973 | Jan 12 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false |
| 14 | Blaze | - | - | - | $8,094,740 | 970 | $19,131,246 | Dec 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 15 | Tremors | - | - | - | $8,067,954 | 1,477 | $16,667,084 | Jan 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 16 | Enemies, A Love Story | - | - | - | $7,087,013 | 75 | $7,754,571 | Dec 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 17 | Harlem Nights | - | - | - | $6,820,461 | 2,180 | $60,864,870 | Nov 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 18 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | - | - | - | $6,815,627 | 1,591 | $27,100,027 | Nov 17 | United Artists | false |
| 19 | The Wizard | - | - | - | $6,592,697 | 1,204 | $14,278,900 | Dec 15 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 20 | Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III | - | - | - | $5,765,562 | 1,107 | $5,765,562 | Jan 12 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 21 | She-Devil | - | - | - | $5,504,796 | 1,452 | $15,351,421 | Dec 8 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 22 | Family Business | - | - | - | $4,756,699 | 1,230 | $12,195,695 | Dec 15 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 23 | Parenthood | - | - | - | $4,474,256 | 1,399 | $100,047,830 | Aug 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 24 | We're No Angels | - | - | - | $3,644,491 | 1,495 | $10,555,348 | Dec 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 25 | Roger & Me | - | - | - | $2,781,175 | 265 | $6,706,368 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Music Box | - | - | - | $2,629,336 | 462 | $6,263,883 | Dec 22 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 27 | Downtown | - | - | - | $2,346,150 | 349 | $2,346,150 | Jan 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 28 | Everybody Wins | - | - | - | $1,372,350 | 451 | $1,372,350 | Jan 19 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 29 | Sweetie | - | - | - | $938,065 | 1 | $938,065 | Jan 19 | Avenue Pictures Productions | false |
| 30 | Akira | - | - | - | $427,471 | 2 | $439,162 | Dec 25 | - | false |
| 31 | Strike It Rich | - | - | - | $359,022 | 206 | $541,626 | Jan 26 | Miramax | false |
| 32 | Streets | - | - | - | $86,708 | 77 | $1,510,053 | Jan 19 | Concorde Pictures | false |
