| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Commando | $4,171,033 | - | 1,504 | - | $2,773 | $22,381,921 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 2 | - | Jagged Edge | $3,364,905 | - | 1,133 | - | $2,969 | $14,006,622 | 3 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 1 | Back to the Future | $2,881,120 | -3.3% | 1,289 | +17 | $2,235 | $167,008,916 | 16 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | $2,620,337 | - | 1,174 | - | $2,231 | $6,586,739 | 2 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Silver Bullet | $2,422,194 | - | 1,285 | - | $1,884 | $7,223,004 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | Agnes of God | $1,989,658 | - | 646 | - | $3,079 | $16,809,012 | 6 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Better Off Dead | $1,817,612 | - | 638 | - | $2,848 | $5,003,517 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | - | Sweet Dreams | $1,584,936 | - | 777 | - | $2,039 | $4,441,480 | 3 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | After Hours | $1,543,891 | - | 503 | - | $3,069 | $5,560,543 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | - | Invasion U.S.A. | $1,021,411 | - | 964 | - | $1,059 | $16,479,122 | 4 | Cannon Film Distributors | false | false |
| 11 | - | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | $791,566 | - | 771 | - | $1,026 | $38,651,130 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | - | The Journey of Natty Gann | $764,601 | - | 273 | - | $2,800 | $3,194,595 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | Marie | $559,303 | - | 465 | - | $1,202 | $1,342,417 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 14 | - | Re-Animator | $543,728 | - | 129 | - | $4,214 | $543,728 | 1 | Empire Pictures | true | false |
| 15 | - | The Holcroft Covenant | $151,627 | - | 73 | - | $2,077 | $151,627 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 16 | - | The Quiet Earth | $9,825 | - | 1 | - | $9,825 | $9,825 | 1 | Skouras Pictures | true | false |
