| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Birdcage | $13,863,301 | -19.5% | 2,236 | - | $6,200 | $78,384,830 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 2 | - | Sgt. Bilko | $10,643,090 | - | 2,304 | - | $4,619 | $10,643,090 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Executive Decision | $9,128,496 | -27.6% | 2,289 | - | $3,987 | $38,014,156 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | - | Oliver & Company 1996 Re-release | $6,295,273 | - | 2,180 | - | $2,887 | $6,295,273 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Diabolique | $4,528,249 | -37.5% | 1,824 | - | $2,482 | $11,777,031 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | - | A Family Thing | $3,951,676 | - | 1,134 | - | $3,484 | $3,951,676 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 7 | 4 | Up Close & Personal | $3,792,673 | -29.7% | 1,509 | -130 | $2,513 | $40,955,275 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Fargo | $3,624,838 | -0.9% | 596 | +184 | $6,081 | $9,623,728 | 4 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $2,849,647 | -46.8% | 1,786 | -338 | $1,595 | $26,348,178 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | $2,624,292 | - | - | - | - | $2,624,292 | - | New Line Cinema | - | false |
| 11 | 9 | Dead Man Walking | $2,123,579 | +4.2% | 771 | +1 | $2,754 | $33,064,759 | 14 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 12 | - | Primal Fear | $2,021,258 | - | - | - | - | $2,021,258 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 13 | - | Jumanji | $1,875,387 | - | 762 | - | $2,461 | $97,117,233 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 14 | 14 | Braveheart | $855,318 | +76.8% | 483 | +204 | $1,770 | $74,367,444 | 46 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 15 | It's My Party | $147,080 | -27.9% | 29 | +1 | $5,071 | $351,005 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 16 | 16 | Toy Story | $111,744 | -14.1% | 161 | -48 | $694 | $184,739,501 | 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | - | Carried Away | $52,905 | - | 9 | - | $5,878 | $52,905 | 1 | Fine Line Features | true | false |
| 18 | 17 | Jack & Sarah | $45,441 | -43.7% | 29 | +7 | $1,566 | $126,159 | 2 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | Frisk | $31,227 | +107.6% | 4 | +3 | $7,806 | $46,272 | 2 | Strand Releasing | false | false |
| 20 | - | Denise Calls Up | $14,622 | - | 2 | - | $7,311 | $14,622 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | true | false |
