| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tootsie | $4,349,058 | -16.9% | 1,221 | +5 | $3,561 | $128,631,605 | 12 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Gandhi | $2,349,892 | -14.4% | 766 | +32 | $3,067 | $25,259,056 | 13 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 6 | 48 Hrs. | $1,807,448 | -4.2% | 800 | -106 | $2,259 | $62,219,679 | 13 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | The Lords of Discipline | $1,727,582 | -29.4% | 800 | - | $2,159 | $8,366,467 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Vigilante | $1,588,464 | - | 250 | - | $6,353 | $1,588,464 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Lovesick | $1,532,301 | -23.1% | 712 | -32 | $2,152 | $7,539,812 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Sophie's Choice | $1,507,447 | -21.3% | 519 | +24 | $2,904 | $16,956,447 | 13 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | Joysticks | $1,431,065 | - | 310 | - | $4,616 | $1,431,065 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 9 | 9 | The Verdict | $1,124,537 | -13.5% | 626 | -29 | $1,796 | $47,005,480 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,014,451 | -27% | 611 | -116 | $1,660 | $335,769,779 | 39 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | The Year of Living Dangerously | $932,370 | -25.7% | 290 | -389 | $3,215 | $4,790,260 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | - | The Man from Snowy River | $886,012 | - | 500 | - | $1,772 | $14,779,354 | 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 13 | - | They Call Me Bruce | $769,404 | - | 291 | - | $2,644 | $11,215,366 | 17 | - | false | false |
| 14 | - | My Tutor | $435,188 | - | 96 | - | $4,533 | $435,188 | 1 | Crown | true | false |
| 15 | - | Tender Mercies | $46,977 | - | 3 | - | $15,659 | $46,977 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 16 | - | Baby It's You | $12,420 | - | 1 | - | $12,420 | $12,420 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
