This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1994.

Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. Weekend end date Film Box office Notes 1 Mrs. Doubtfire $11,536,024 2 Philadelphia $13,817,010 Philadelphia reached No. 1 in its first weekend of wide release and fourth overall week. It was the highest-grossing wide debut in January 3 $8,830,605 Philadelphia remained number 1 with a margin of just $32,487 over Mrs. Doubtfire. 4 Mrs. Doubtfire $7,742,001 Mrs. Doubtfire reclaimed number 1 in tenth weekend of release. 5 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective $12,115,105 6 $9,673,717 7 On Deadly Ground $12,679,573 8 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective $6,512,350 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective reclaimed number 1 in its fourth week of release. 9 $5,095,449 10 Guarding Tess $7,065,213 11 Naked Gun : The Final Insult $13,216,531 12 D2: The Mighty Ducks $10,356,748 13 Major League II $7,040,777 14 D2: The Mighty Ducks $5,513,111 D2: The Mighty Ducks reclaimed number 1 in its third week of release. 15 Four Weddings and a Funeral $4,162,489 Four Weddings and a Funeral reached No. 1 in its sixth weekend of limited release. 16 Bad Girls $5,012,200 Andie MacDowell became the first actress in cinema history to star in two back to back number 1 films as she starred in both Four Weddings and a Funeral and Bad Girls. 17 No Escape $4,588,736 18 With Honors $3,741,737 With Honors reached No. 1 in its second week of release. 19 The Crow $11,774,332 Other industry sources disputed Miramax Films' claimed gross, believing that it was overstated by as much as $1 million. 20 Maverick $17,248,545 21 The Flintstones $29,688,730 The Flintstones broke Indiana Jones and the Last Crusades record ($29.4 mil) for the highest Memorial Day weekend debut and The Fugitives record ($23.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a film based on a television show. 22 $18,217,305 23 Speed $14,456,194 24 Wolf $17,911,366 25 The Lion King † $40,888,194 The Lion King broke Aladdin'''s record ($19.3 mil) for the highest weekend debut for an animated film and for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film. It also had the highest weekend debut of 1994. || |- | 26 || || $34,208,876 || || |- | 27 || || Forrest Gump || $24,450,602 || || |- | 28 || || True Lies || $25,869,770 || || |- | 29 || || Forrest Gump || $21,931,425 || Forrest Gump reclaimed number 1 in its third week of release. || |- | 30 || || The Mask || $23,117,068 || || |- | 31 || || rowspan="2" | Clear and Present Danger || $20,348,017 || Clear and Present Danger broke Patriot Games record ($18.5 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a spy film. || |- | 32 || || $15,965,071 || || |- | 33 || || Forrest Gump || $11,248,160 || Forrest Gump reclaimed number 1 in its seventh week of release. || |- | 34 || || Natural Born Killers || $11,166,687 || || |- | 35 || || rowspan="2" | Forrest Gump || $12,221,147 || Forrest Gump reclaimed number 1 in its ninth week of release. || |- | 36 || || $6,760,367 ||Forrest Gump had its fifth weekend at number one, the most in 1994. || |- | 37 || || rowspan="2" | Timecop || $12,064,625 || || |- | 38 || || $8,176,615 || || |- | 39 || || The River Wild || $10,214,450 || || |- | 40 || || The Specialist || $14,317,765 || || |- | 41 || || rowspan="2" | Pulp Fiction || $9,311,882 ||Other sources disputed Miramax Films' claimed gross for Pulp Fiction with many believing that The Specialist was the number one film for the weekend. || |- | 42 || || $8,389,221 || || |- | 43 || || rowspan="2" | Stargate || $16,651,018 || Stargate broke Under Sieges record ($15.7 mil) for the highest weekend debut in October. || |- | 44 || || $12,368,778 || || |- | 45 || || Interview with the Vampire || $36,389,705 || Interview with the Vampire broke Home Alone 2: Lost in New Yorks record ($31.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in November, Lethal Weapon 3's record ($33.2 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a R-rated film and Draculas record ($30.5 million) for highest weekend debut for a vampire film. || |- | 46 || || Star Trek Generations || $23,116,394 || || |- | 47 || || rowspan="2" | The Santa Clause || $20,437,607 || The Santa Clause reached No. 1 in its third weekend of release. || |- | 48 || || $11,390,638 || || |- | 49 || || Disclosure || $10,068,126 || || |- | 50 || || rowspan="3" | Dumb and Dumber'' $16,363,442 51 4-day weekend $15,586,425 52 4-day weekend $14,929,291

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross Highest-grossing films of 1994 by Calendar Gross Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross 1. The Lion King Buena Vista Pictures Distribution voices of Matthew Broderick, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Moira Kelly, Ernie Sabella, Nathan Lane, Robert Guillaume, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, Jim Cummings and Madge Sinclair Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff $298,879,911 2. Forrest Gump Paramount Pictures Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson and Sally Field Robert Zemeckis $298,096,620 3. True Lies 20th Century Fox Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Art Malik and Tia Carrere James Cameron $146,282,411 4. The Santa Clause Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, David Krumholtz, Eric Lloyd and Peter Boyle John Pasquin $132,242,452 5. The Flintstones Universal Pictures John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Elizabeth Perkins, Rosie O'Donnell, Kyle MacLachlan, Halle Berry and Elizabeth Taylor Brian Levant $130,531,208 6. Clear and Present Danger Paramount Pictures Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer and James Earl Jones Phillip Noyce $122,187,717 7. Speed 20th Century Fox Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton and Jeff Daniels Jan de Bont $121,248,145 8. The Mask New Line Cinema Jim Carrey, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene, Amy Yasbeck, Richard Jeni and Cameron Diaz Chuck Russell $118,644,781 9. Mrs. Doubtfire 20th Century Fox Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein. Polly Holliday, Lisa Jakub, Matthew Lawrence, Mara Wilson and Robert Prosky Chris Columbus $110,108,760 10. Maverick Warner Bros. Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner, Graham Greene, James Coburn and Alfred Molina Richard Donner $101,631,272

In-Year Release + Highest-grossing films of 1994 by In-year release Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1. Forrest Gump Paramount $329,694,499 2. The Lion King Disney $312,855,561 3. True Lies 20th Century Fox $146,282,411 4. The Santa Clause Disney $144,833,357 5. The Flintstones Universal $130,531,208 6. Dumb and Dumber New Line Cinema $127,175,374 7. Clear and Present Danger Paramount $122,187,717 8. Speed 20th Century Fox $121,248,145 9. The Mask New Line Cinema $119,938,730 10. Pulp Fiction Miramax $107,928,762

+ Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1994 G The Lion King PG The Santa Clause PG-13 Forrest Gump R True Lies

See also List of American films — American films by year Lists of box office number-one films

References

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