| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
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|---|
| 1 | 9 | $10,052,042 | +387.8% | 20.6% | 2 | Aliens | $10,052,042 | 100% | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 2 | 2 | $6,770,045 | -18.4% | 13.9% | 2 | Top Gun | $4,048,254 | 59.8% | 10 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 3 | 1 | $6,695,928 | -24.6% | 13.7% | 2 | Ruthless People | $4,521,331 | 67.5% | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 4 | 3 | $5,561,854 | -16.6% | 11.4% | 1 | The Karate Kid Part II | $5,561,854 | 100% | 5 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 5 | 6 | $4,251,177 | -19.3% | 8.7% | 1 | Back to School | $4,251,177 | 100% | 6 | Orion Pictures | - |
| 6 | 4 | $3,764,550 | -42.5% | 7.7% | 2 | Legal Eagles | $2,715,750 | 72.1% | 5 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 7 | 7 | $3,408,703 | -30.4% | 7% | 2 | About Last Night | $3,408,703 | 100% | 3 | TriStar Pictures | - |
| 8 | 8 | $2,681,056 | -34.5% | 5.5% | 1 | Running Scared | $2,681,056 | 100% | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 9 | 5 | $2,301,600 | -59.7% | 4.7% | 2 | Club Paradise | $2,301,600 | 100% | 2 | Warner Bros. | - |
