| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | $11,380,580 | -14.6% | 36.2% | 3 | Field of Dreams | $5,777,360 | 50.8% | 4 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 2 | 8 | $7,098,741 | +648.8% | 22.6% | 2 | See No Evil, Hear No Evil | $7,098,741 | 100% | 1 | TriStar Pictures | - |
| 3 | 2 | $6,280,531 | -36.8% | 20% | 2 | Pet Sematary | $3,969,591 | 63.2% | 4 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 4 | 6 | $1,241,578 | -21.7% | 3.9% | 1 | Rain Man | $1,241,578 | 100% | 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 5 | 7 | $1,223,450 | +24.7% | 3.9% | 1 | Scandal | $1,223,450 | 100% | 3 | Miramax | - |
| 6 | 3 | $1,195,132 | -59.8% | 3.8% | 3 | Listen to Me | $934,088 | 78.2% | 2 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 7 | 5 | $1,114,198 | -33.7% | 3.5% | 1 | Say Anything | $1,114,198 | 100% | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 8 | 4 | $1,039,438 | -45.9% | 3.3% | 1 | Criminal Law | $1,039,438 | 100% | 3 | Hemdale | - |
