| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Rocky IV | $11,189,102 | -44% | 1,325 | - | $8,444 | $48,118,724 | 2 | United Artists | false | false |
| 2 | - | Spies Like Us | $8,614,039 | - | 1,556 | - | $5,536 | $8,614,039 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 3 | - | White Nights | $4,549,095 | - | 891 | - | $5,105 | $6,019,702 | 3 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | Santa Claus: The Movie | $3,146,824 | -44.3% | 970 | - | $3,244 | $10,839,191 | 2 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Young Sherlock Holmes | $2,538,234 | - | 920 | - | $2,758 | $2,538,234 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 3 | One Magic Christmas | $1,711,966 | -57.3% | 827 | - | $2,070 | $10,048,839 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | King Solomon's Mines | $1,500,882 | -60.5% | 1,106 | -16 | $1,357 | $12,359,126 | 3 | Cannon Film Distributors | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Back to the Future | $985,468 | -53.6% | 898 | -235 | $1,097 | $184,904,944 | 23 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Jagged Edge | $852,781 | -60% | 868 | -29 | $982 | $35,649,253 | 10 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Once Bitten | $466,804 | -68.7% | 650 | -253 | $718 | $9,090,192 | 4 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | To Live and Die in L.A. | $436,469 | -58% | 601 | -81 | $726 | $14,685,444 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 12 | - | Krush Groove | $313,014 | - | 289 | - | $1,083 | $11,052,713 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | - | Agnes of God | $283,579 | - | 492 | - | $576 | $25,627,836 | 13 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Starchaser: The Legend of Orin | $120,012 | -84.5% | 137 | -568 | $876 | $3,360,800 | 3 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false | false |
| 15 | - | Fool for Love | $55,637 | - | 2 | - | $27,818 | $55,637 | 1 | Cannon Film Distributors | true | false |
