| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tootsie | $7,900,318 | -17.5% | 1,222 | - | $6,465 | $101,775,251 | 8 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Entity | $4,712,288 | - | 1,031 | - | $4,570 | $4,712,288 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | 48 Hrs. | $3,910,906 | -4.8% | 1,050 | - | $3,724 | $51,642,580 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Gandhi | $3,082,703 | -11.3% | 357 | - | $8,635 | $12,400,623 | 9 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Verdict | $2,716,740 | -26.4% | 854 | -50 | $3,181 | $40,057,847 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 6 | - | Without a Trace | $2,031,149 | - | 721 | - | $2,817 | $2,031,149 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 7 | 6 | Sophie's Choice | $1,631,000 | -26.1% | 212 | -1 | $7,693 | $8,553,000 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | Videodrome | $1,543,000 | - | 600 | - | $2,571 | $1,543,000 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 9 | 5 | The Dark Crystal | $1,359,000 | -38.7% | 617 | -199 | $2,202 | $39,736,000 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 10 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,294,241 | -21.5% | 699 | -22 | $1,851 | $329,581,773 | 35 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | The Toy | $1,263,647 | -37.5% | 725 | -242 | $1,742 | $45,370,882 | 9 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | The Man from Snowy River | $1,258,606 | -24.3% | 458 | -59 | $2,748 | $11,650,371 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Best Friends | $1,142,707 | -33.4% | 719 | -132 | $1,589 | $33,964,513 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
