| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Independence Day | - | - | - | $281,937,276 | 2,977 | $306,169,268 | Jul 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | Twister | - | - | - | $241,721,524 | 2,808 | $241,721,524 | May 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | Mission: Impossible | - | - | - | $177,277,615 | 3,012 | $180,981,856 | May 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | The Rock | - | - | - | $130,345,354 | 2,426 | $134,069,511 | Jun 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 5 | The Nutty Professor | - | - | - | $117,970,630 | 2,239 | $128,814,019 | Jun 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 6 | Eraser | - | - | - | $97,789,496 | 2,556 | $101,295,562 | Jun 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Phenomenon | - | - | - | $96,596,240 | 2,139 | $104,636,382 | Jul 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | - | - | - | $91,489,705 | 2,835 | $100,138,851 | Jun 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | A Time to Kill | - | - | - | $89,597,293 | 2,313 | $108,766,007 | Jul 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | The Cable Guy | - | - | - | $60,240,295 | 2,657 | $60,240,295 | Jun 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 11 | Courage Under Fire | - | - | - | $59,031,057 | 2,001 | $59,031,057 | Jul 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 12 | DragonHeart | - | - | - | $51,367,375 | 2,193 | $51,367,375 | May 31 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 13 | Jack | - | - | - | $43,709,613 | 2,232 | $58,620,973 | Aug 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Tin Cup | - | - | - | $33,332,314 | 2,102 | $53,854,588 | Aug 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Striptease | - | - | - | $33,109,743 | 1,979 | $33,109,743 | Jun 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 16 | Eddie | - | - | - | $31,387,164 | 2,000 | $31,387,164 | May 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 17 | Matilda | - | - | - | $29,502,064 | 2,006 | $33,459,416 | Aug 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 18 | Spy Hard | - | - | - | $26,960,191 | 2,319 | $26,960,191 | May 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 19 | Harriet the Spy | - | - | - | $26,570,048 | 1,876 | $26,570,048 | Jul 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 20 | The Truth About Cats & Dogs | - | - | - | $26,151,936 | 1,654 | $34,861,807 | Apr 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 21 | Kingpin | - | - | - | $25,023,434 | 1,975 | $25,023,434 | Jul 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 22 | The Craft | - | - | - | $24,819,936 | 1,762 | $24,819,936 | May 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 23 | Escape from L.A. | - | - | - | $22,157,886 | 2,312 | $25,477,365 | Aug 9 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 24 | Chain Reaction | - | - | - | $21,226,204 | 2,256 | $21,226,204 | Aug 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 25 | Multiplicity | - | - | - | $21,075,014 | 2,134 | $21,075,014 | Jul 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 26 | Flipper | - | - | - | $20,080,020 | 2,419 | $20,080,020 | May 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 27 | Kazaam | - | - | - | $18,937,262 | 2,019 | $18,937,262 | Jul 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 28 | The Phantom | - | - | - | $17,323,326 | 2,163 | $17,323,326 | Jun 7 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 29 | Fled | - | - | - | $17,193,231 | 2,104 | $17,193,231 | Jul 19 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 30 | The Frighteners | - | - | - | $16,759,216 | 1,675 | $16,759,216 | Jul 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 31 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | - | - | - | $16,443,197 | 2,039 | $27,663,982 | Aug 23 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 32 | Supercop | - | - | - | $16,270,600 | 1,469 | $16,270,600 | Jul 26 | Miramax | false |
| 33 | The Adventures of Pinocchio | - | - | - | $15,094,530 | 1,879 | $15,094,530 | Jul 26 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 34 | Primal Fear | - | - | - | $14,847,307 | 1,983 | $56,116,183 | Apr 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 35 | The Fan | - | - | - | $14,141,105 | 2,016 | $18,626,419 | Aug 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 36 | The Arrival | - | - | - | $14,063,331 | 1,693 | $14,063,331 | May 31 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 37 | The Birdcage | - | - | - | $13,719,359 | 2,285 | $124,060,553 | Mar 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 38 | A Very Brady Sequel | - | - | - | $13,040,500 | 2,147 | $21,440,752 | Aug 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 39 | The Quest | - | - | - | $12,795,547 | 2,098 | $21,686,547 | Apr 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 40 | Emma | - | - | - | $12,514,898 | 848 | $22,231,658 | Aug 2 | Miramax | false |
| 41 | Lone Star | - | - | - | $11,962,634 | 143 | $12,408,986 | Jun 21 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 42 | Trainspotting | - | - | - | $9,948,898 | 357 | $16,491,080 | Jul 19 | Miramax | false |
| 43 | James and the Giant Peach | - | - | - | $8,480,972 | 2,268 | $28,946,127 | Apr 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 44 | Alaska | - | - | - | $8,345,551 | 1,566 | $11,829,959 | Aug 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 45 | The Great White Hype | - | - | - | $8,008,255 | 1,499 | $8,008,255 | May 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 46 | House Arrest | - | - | - | $7,032,782 | 1,623 | $7,032,782 | Aug 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 47 | Toy Story | - | - | - | $6,897,039 | 2,574 | $191,796,233 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 48 | The Crow: City of Angels | - | - | - | $6,443,676 | 2,423 | $17,917,287 | Aug 30 | Miramax | false |
| 49 | Executive Decision | - | - | - | $6,037,218 | 2,289 | $56,569,216 | Mar 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 50 | Last Dance | - | - | - | $5,939,449 | 1,563 | $5,939,449 | May 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 51 | Mulholland Falls | - | - | - | $5,803,854 | 1,625 | $11,526,099 | Apr 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 52 | Bordello of Blood | - | - | - | $5,781,045 | 1,695 | $5,781,045 | Aug 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 53 | Cold Comfort Farm | - | - | - | $5,682,429 | 6 | $5,682,429 | May 10 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 54 | The Pallbearer | - | - | - | $5,656,388 | 829 | $5,656,388 | May 3 | Miramax | false |
| 55 | First Kid | - | - | - | $5,338,312 | 1,878 | $26,491,793 | Aug 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 56 | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | - | - | - | $5,019,776 | 1,131 | $34,767,836 | Apr 5 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 57 | Heaven's Prisoners | - | - | - | $5,009,305 | 907 | $5,009,305 | May 17 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 58 | Joe's Apartment | - | - | - | $4,619,014 | 1,512 | $4,619,014 | Jul 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 59 | Sunset Park | - | - | - | $4,562,650 | 1,257 | $10,163,782 | Apr 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 60 | Fear | - | - | - | $4,391,105 | 1,615 | $20,831,000 | Apr 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 61 | She's the One | - | - | - | $4,366,934 | 464 | $9,538,948 | Aug 23 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 62 | Antonia's Line | - | - | - | $4,166,058 | 73 | $4,228,275 | Feb 2 | First Look International | false |
| 63 | Original Gangstas | - | - | - | $3,718,087 | 480 | $3,718,087 | May 10 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 64 | The Substitute | - | - | - | $3,634,324 | 1,762 | $14,818,176 | Apr 19 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 65 | Moll Flanders | - | - | - | $3,486,957 | 311 | $3,486,957 | Jun 14 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 66 | Barb Wire | - | - | - | $3,120,088 | 1,312 | $3,793,614 | May 3 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 67 | Solo | - | - | - | $3,105,922 | 1,230 | $5,107,669 | Aug 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 68 | Carpool | - | - | - | $2,427,125 | 1,487 | $3,325,651 | Aug 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 69 | The Trigger Effect | - | - | - | $1,887,791 | 524 | $3,622,979 | Aug 30 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 70 | I Shot Andy Warhol | - | - | - | $1,856,541 | 58 | $1,875,527 | May 1 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 71 | The Stupids | - | - | - | $1,593,929 | 1,292 | $2,491,989 | Aug 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 72 | Phat Beach | - | - | - | $1,383,553 | 408 | $1,383,553 | Aug 2 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 73 | Stealing Beauty | - | - | - | $1,204,454 | 195 | $4,722,310 | Jun 14 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 74 | The Celluloid Closet | - | - | - | $1,195,035 | 38 | $1,400,591 | Mar 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 75 | Dead Man | - | - | - | $1,037,847 | 37 | $1,037,847 | May 10 | Miramax | false |
| 76 | Heavy | - | - | - | $941,414 | 22 | $941,414 | Jun 5 | Lionsgate | false |
| 77 | Stonewall | - | - | - | $692,400 | 17 | $692,400 | Jul 26 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 78 | The Visitors | - | - | - | $659,810 | 4 | $659,810 | Jul 12 | Miramax | false |
| 79 | Anne Frank Remembered | - | - | - | $578,158 | 31 | $1,310,200 | Feb 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 80 | Boys | - | - | - | $516,349 | 328 | $516,349 | May 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 81 | The Last Supper | - | - | - | $407,475 | 40 | $459,749 | Apr 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 82 | Cyclo | - | - | - | $283,637 | 6 | $284,692 | Aug 1 | Lionsgate | false |
| 83 | Foxfire | - | - | - | $269,300 | 218 | $269,300 | Aug 23 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 84 | Cemetery Man | - | - | - | $219,931 | 25 | $253,986 | Apr 26 | October Films | false |
| 85 | Land and Freedom | - | - | - | $216,300 | 10 | $228,800 | Mar 15 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 86 | Basquiat | - | - | - | $153,446 | 109 | $3,011,195 | Aug 9 | Miramax | false |
| 87 | The Spitfire Grill | - | - | - | $150,049 | 1,247 | $12,658,486 | Aug 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 88 | A Perfect Candidate | - | - | - | $134,933 | 8 | $134,485 | Jun 19 | Seventh Art Releasing | false |
| 89 | For the Moment | - | - | - | $106,097 | 3 | $121,548 | Apr 19 | John Aaron Productions | false |
| 90 | The Search for One-eye Jimmy | - | - | - | $71,314 | 4 | $71,314 | Jun 21 | Northern Arts Entertainment | false |
| 91 | The Neon Bible | - | - | - | $70,872 | 3 | $78,072 | Mar 1 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 92 | Madame Butterfly | - | - | - | $65,196 | 1 | $65,196 | May 3 | Arrow Releasing | false |
| 93 | Denise Calls Up | - | - | - | $56,575 | 16 | $148,121 | Mar 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 94 | Switchblade Sisters | - | - | - | $51,264 | 13 | $51,264 | Jun 14 | Rolling Thunder Pictures | false |
| 95 | Braveheart | - | - | - | $48,185 | 2,037 | $75,609,945 | May 24 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 96 | The Low Life | - | - | - | $45,436 | 3 | $45,436 | May 10 | Lionsgate | false |
| 97 | August | - | - | - | $38,046 | 5 | $69,081 | Apr 19 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 98 | Manny & Lo | - | - | - | $34,117 | 27 | $502,313 | Jul 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 99 | Man with a Plan | - | - | - | $33,402 | 2 | $33,402 | May 31 | - | false |
| 100 | Flirt | - | - | - | $32,963 | 7 | $263,192 | Aug 7 | Lionsgate | false |
| 101 | Small Faces | - | - | - | $23,809 | 12 | $155,239 | Aug 14 | October Films | false |
| 102 | Freeway | - | - | - | $22,868 | 9 | $295,493 | Aug 23 | Roxie Releasing | false |
| 103 | Of Love and Shadows | - | - | - | $19,710 | 4 | $19,710 | May 10 | Miramax | false |
| 104 | Girlfriends | - | - | - | $18,000 | 1 | $18,000 | Jul 19 | First Run | false |
| 105 | Catwalk | - | - | - | $16,510 | 3 | $28,672 | Feb 16 | Arrow Releasing | false |
| 106 | Open Season | - | - | - | $9,481 | 5 | $9,481 | May 3 | Legacy Releasing Corporation | false |
| 107 | A Modern Affair | - | - | - | $3,281 | 2 | $14,286 | May 24 | Tara Releasing | false |
