| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Birdcage | $17,214,261 | -21.8% | 2,236 | - | $7,698 | $64,521,529 | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Executive Decision | $12,614,247 | -22.5% | 2,289 | +57 | $5,510 | $28,885,660 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | - | Diabolique | $7,248,782 | - | 1,824 | - | $3,974 | $7,248,782 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 4 | 4 | Up Close & Personal | $5,391,890 | -23% | 1,639 | +4 | $3,289 | $37,162,602 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $5,352,401 | -26.1% | 2,124 | -5 | $2,519 | $23,498,531 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 12 | Fargo | $3,659,374 | +178.2% | 412 | +354 | $8,881 | $5,998,890 | 3 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 7 | - | Girl 6 | $3,046,677 | - | 1,077 | - | $2,828 | $3,046,677 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 8 | 6 | Mr. Holland's Opus | $2,733,924 | -13.1% | 1,491 | +16 | $1,833 | $73,583,626 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 11 | Dead Man Walking | $2,037,164 | +12.2% | 770 | +4 | $2,645 | $30,941,180 | 13 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 10 | - | Sense and Sensibility | $1,522,037 | - | 1,000 | +298 | $1,522 | $39,465,071 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | - | Race the Sun | $1,414,244 | - | 1,218 | - | $1,161 | $1,414,244 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 12 | - | The Postman | $1,080,583 | - | 430 | +83 | $2,512 | $16,614,056 | 41 | Miramax | false | false |
| 13 | - | Babe | $562,540 | - | 447 | -120 | $1,258 | $62,917,820 | 34 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 14 | Braveheart | $483,805 | +17% | 279 | -132 | $1,734 | $73,512,126 | 45 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | It's My Party | $203,925 | - | 28 | - | $7,283 | $203,925 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 16 | 15 | Toy Story | $130,096 | -40.4% | 209 | -114 | $622 | $184,627,757 | 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | - | Jack & Sarah | $80,718 | - | 22 | - | $3,669 | $80,718 | 1 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | true | false |
| 18 | - | Frisk | $15,045 | - | 1 | - | $15,045 | $15,045 | 1 | Strand Releasing | true | false |
