| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tootsie | $9,007,489 | +31.5% | 1,197 | -18 | $7,525 | $117,630,284 | 10 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 4 | Gandhi | $4,344,207 | +72.9% | 531 | +174 | $8,181 | $19,257,500 | 11 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | The Lords of Discipline | $3,652,955 | - | 800 | - | $4,566 | $3,652,955 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | - | Lovesick | $3,605,353 | - | 718 | - | $5,021 | $3,605,353 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 5 | - | The Sting II | $3,483,000 | - | 1,294 | - | $2,691 | $3,483,000 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 2 | 48 Hrs. | $3,229,242 | +2.6% | 906 | -144 | $3,564 | $58,019,829 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Sophie's Choice | $2,515,000 | +18.7% | 414 | +16 | $6,074 | $13,187,000 | 11 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 9 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $2,288,584 | +105.2% | 722 | +243 | $3,169 | $332,985,896 | 37 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Without a Trace | $2,205,817 | +4.6% | 596 | -115 | $3,701 | $6,345,541 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | The Verdict | $2,152,363 | +8% | 579 | -229 | $3,717 | $44,203,217 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 11 | 3 | The Entity | $2,085,644 | -32.1% | 581 | -454 | $3,589 | $9,868,445 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 12 | - | The Year of Living Dangerously | $2,047,681 | - | 690 | - | $2,967 | $2,215,049 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | - | An Officer and a Gentleman | $1,140,192 | - | 667 | - | $1,709 | $118,116,927 | 30 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | The Pirates of Penzance | $320,797 | - | 91 | - | $3,525 | $320,797 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 15 | - | Table for Five | $187,900 | - | 40 | - | $4,697 | $187,900 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 16 | - | The King of Comedy | $179,241 | - | 14 | - | $12,802 | $179,241 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
