| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
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|---|
| 1 | 6 | $8,506,068 | +61.3% | 16.6% | 2 | Ruthless People | $5,285,843 | 62.1% | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | $7,996,429 | -14.5% | 15.6% | 2 | Top Gun | $4,636,548 | 58% | 8 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 3 | 5 | $7,596,140 | +26.1% | 14.8% | 2 | Legal Eagles | $4,357,740 | 57.4% | 3 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 4 | 1 | $6,973,718 | -35.1% | 13.6% | 2 | The Karate Kid Part II | $6,284,953 | 90.1% | 3 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 5 | 3 | $5,076,101 | -25.8% | 9.9% | 1 | Back to School | $5,076,101 | 100% | 4 | Orion Pictures | - |
| 6 | 7 | $4,988,646 | +6.2% | 9.7% | 3 | About Last Night | $3,152,469 | 63.2% | 1 | TriStar Pictures | - |
| 7 | 4 | $4,190,295 | -33.9% | 8.2% | 2 | Running Scared | $4,190,295 | 100% | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 8 | 8 | $3,150,924 | +153.3% | 6.2% | 2 | Under the Cherry Moon | $3,150,924 | 100% | 1 | Warner Bros. | - |
