| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Aliens | $8,640,292 | -14% | 1,454 | +17 | $5,942 | $25,074,095 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 2 | - | Heartburn | $5,783,079 | - | 843 | - | $6,860 | $5,783,079 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Karate Kid Part II | $4,965,149 | -10.7% | 1,610 | +8 | $3,083 | $69,414,898 | 6 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Ruthless People | $4,585,374 | +1.4% | 1,114 | - | $4,116 | $36,899,845 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | Top Gun | $3,817,026 | -5.7% | 1,351 | -33 | $2,825 | $101,801,942 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Back to School | $3,597,674 | -15.4% | 1,434 | -213 | $2,508 | $64,746,064 | 7 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Maximum Overdrive | $3,205,644 | - | 1,198 | - | $2,675 | $3,205,644 | 1 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | true | false |
| 8 | - | Haunted Honeymoon | $2,768,003 | - | 1,046 | - | $2,646 | $2,768,003 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 9 | 6 | About Last Night | $2,526,068 | -25.9% | 863 | +12 | $2,927 | $19,555,856 | 4 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | $2,412,136 | -11.4% | 1,114 | -102 | $2,165 | $48,143,468 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | Out of Bounds | $2,144,764 | - | 1,207 | - | $1,776 | $2,144,764 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 12 | 9 | Running Scared | $2,127,685 | -20.6% | 961 | -228 | $2,214 | $27,231,430 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Legal Eagles | $1,867,445 | -31.2% | 911 | -154 | $2,049 | $40,189,578 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | The Great Mouse Detective | $1,806,521 | -16.9% | 1,086 | -79 | $1,663 | $18,459,416 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | Club Paradise | $1,039,849 | -54.8% | 818 | -368 | $1,271 | $10,679,971 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 11 | Vamp | $1,024,141 | -53.2% | 816 | -288 | $1,255 | $4,094,510 | 2 | New World Pictures | false | false |
