| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 2 | $6,112,115 | +6.7% | 17.9% | 1 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $6,112,115 | 100% | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 2 | 1 | $5,757,950 | -9% | 16.9% | 3 | Out of Africa | $3,548,440 | 61.6% | 8 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 3 | 4 | $5,330,126 | +0.1% | 15.6% | 2 | The Color Purple | $5,330,126 | 100% | 8 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 5 | 3 | $3,951,640 | -28.5% | 11.6% | 2 | Youngblood | $2,937,658 | 74.3% | 2 | United Artists | - |
| 6 | 5 | $3,664,831 | -12.6% | 10.8% | 1 | Murphy's Romance | $3,664,831 | 100% | 7 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 7 | 6 | $2,340,895 | -38.7% | 6.9% | 3 | The Jewel of the Nile | $1,545,191 | 66% | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 8 | 7 | $2,120,042 | -24.9% | 6.2% | 1 | Iron Eagle | $2,120,042 | 100% | 4 | TriStar Pictures | - |
