| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Footloose | $6,300,641 | -4.8% | 1,384 | - | $4,552 | $24,615,584 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Against All Odds | $3,766,128 | - | 976 | - | $3,858 | $3,766,128 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Blame It on Rio | $2,583,051 | -20.7% | 1,102 | -132 | $2,343 | $11,008,085 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Lassiter | $2,190,075 | -25.3% | 945 | - | $2,317 | $11,874,357 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | Unfaithfully Yours | $2,149,601 | -16.1% | 769 | -40 | $2,795 | $14,071,671 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Terms of Endearment | $2,088,781 | -25.6% | 1,114 | -124 | $1,875 | $84,800,617 | 15 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Harry & Son | $1,900,000 | - | 920 | - | $2,065 | $1,900,000 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 11 | Weekend Pass | $1,354,883 | +39.1% | 475 | +89 | $2,852 | $7,564,150 | 5 | Crown | false | false |
| 9 | 9 | Never Cry Wolf | $1,002,549 | -15.9% | 492 | -36 | $2,037 | $23,734,906 | 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | The Right Stuff | $896,726 | -32% | 566 | -58 | $1,584 | $20,360,569 | 20 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Angel | $860,975 | -31.2% | 408 | -91 | $2,110 | $13,204,876 | 8 | New World Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Broadway Danny Rose | $778,420 | -40.2% | 347 | -235 | $2,243 | $8,221,935 | 6 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | The Dresser | $632,453 | - | 233 | - | $2,714 | $2,370,630 | 13 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Sahara | $550,848 | - | 344 | - | $1,601 | $550,848 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 15 | 13 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $99,124 | +38.5% | 60 | -7 | $1,652 | $252,340,283 | 41 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 16 | - | Repo Man | $95,300 | - | 39 | - | $2,443 | $95,300 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 17 | - | This Is Spinal Tap | $30,835 | - | 3 | - | $10,278 | $30,835 | 1 | Embassy Pictures | true | false |
