| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Karate Kid Part II | $8,870,625 | -29.9% | 1,327 | +4 | $6,684 | $28,885,135 | 2 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 3 | Back to School | $6,839,183 | -12.5% | 1,751 | +141 | $3,905 | $34,046,705 | 3 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Legal Eagles | $6,022,848 | -25.1% | 1,248 | - | $4,826 | $18,448,346 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Ruthless People | $5,274,306 | - | 1,111 | - | $4,747 | $5,274,306 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | - | Running Scared | $5,227,757 | - | 1,376 | - | $3,799 | $5,227,757 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Top Gun | $5,037,030 | -13.3% | 1,485 | -46 | $3,391 | $72,438,864 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | $4,312,047 | -24.6% | 1,330 | - | $3,242 | $26,736,986 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | Labyrinth | $3,549,243 | - | 1,141 | - | $3,110 | $3,549,243 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 9 | - | American Anthem | $1,867,969 | - | 900 | - | $2,075 | $1,867,969 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 10 | 6 | Cobra | $1,243,795 | -36.4% | 1,115 | -462 | $1,115 | $44,769,650 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Short Circuit | $1,147,410 | -26.1% | 1,045 | -257 | $1,098 | $34,703,795 | 8 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | $1,115,952 | -40.4% | 1,066 | -339 | $1,046 | $35,957,158 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
