| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Specialist | $14,317,765 | - | 2,522 | - | $5,677 | $14,317,765 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The River Wild | $7,109,795 | -30.4% | 2,116 | +42 | $3,360 | $20,310,225 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Only You | $5,711,738 | - | 1,600 | - | $3,569 | $5,711,738 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 4 | Forrest Gump | $3,950,473 | -9.6% | 2,324 | -36 | $1,699 | $276,005,307 | 14 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Jason's Lyric | $3,547,308 | -30.8% | 790 | -14 | $4,490 | $11,297,841 | 2 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false | false |
| 6 | 2 | Timecop | $3,229,150 | -40.7% | 2,227 | -47 | $1,450 | $36,205,670 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Quiz Show | $3,160,749 | -6.1% | 822 | +383 | $3,845 | $12,565,785 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 13 | The Shawshank Redemption | $1,968,808 | +225.8% | 328 | +291 | $6,002 | $3,881,734 | 3 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 16 | Ed Wood | $1,903,768 | +2,560.2% | 623 | +621 | $3,055 | $2,301,695 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Terminal Velocity | $1,575,776 | -52.3% | 1,681 | -116 | $937 | $13,113,985 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Clear and Present Danger | $1,151,879 | -42.5% | 1,145 | -345 | $1,006 | $117,356,187 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | - | The Client | $1,037,464 | - | 909 | - | $1,141 | - | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | - | The Little Rascals | $1,017,645 | - | 1,060 | - | $960 | - | 10 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 8 | The Scout | $567,662 | -61.1% | 1,583 | -2 | $358 | $2,405,182 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | Jurassic Park | $283,240 | -30.8% | 194 | -139 | $1,460 | $356,547,160 | 70 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | The Flintstones | $151,240 | -24.4% | 199 | -121 | $760 | $130,474,110 | 20 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
