| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Commando | $5,425,253 | -30.5% | 1,504 | +1 | $3,607 | $23,636,141 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Jagged Edge | $4,499,554 | -11.8% | 1,133 | -6 | $3,971 | $15,141,271 | 3 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 5 | Back to the Future | $3,564,730 | -6.4% | 1,289 | +17 | $2,765 | $167,692,526 | 17 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | $3,350,082 | -15.5% | 1,174 | +4 | $2,853 | $7,316,484 | 2 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Silver Bullet | $3,132,876 | -34.7% | 1,285 | - | $2,438 | $7,933,686 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | Agnes of God | $2,629,314 | -26.7% | 646 | +5 | $4,070 | $17,448,668 | 6 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | Better Off Dead | $2,201,371 | -25.1% | 638 | -12 | $3,450 | $5,387,276 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | Sweet Dreams | $2,087,955 | -22.2% | 777 | -1 | $2,687 | $4,944,499 | 3 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 9 | After Hours | $1,993,717 | -20% | 503 | +7 | $3,963 | $6,010,369 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 10 | Invasion U.S.A. | $1,279,537 | -45.4% | 964 | -365 | $1,327 | $16,737,248 | 4 | Cannon Film Distributors | false | false |
| 11 | 12 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | $1,025,639 | -16.9% | 771 | -88 | $1,330 | $38,885,203 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 13 | The Journey of Natty Gann | $958,983 | -10% | 273 | -5 | $3,512 | $3,388,977 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | Re-Animator | $724,941 | - | 129 | - | $5,619 | $724,941 | 1 | Empire Pictures | true | false |
| 14 | - | The Holcroft Covenant | $216,610 | - | 73 | - | $2,967 | $216,610 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 15 | - | The Quiet Earth | $16,375 | - | 1 | - | $16,375 | $16,375 | 1 | Skouras Pictures | true | false |
| 16 | - | Dreamchild | $9,000 | - | 3 | - | $3,000 | $9,000 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
