| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Cobra | $18,933,359 | - | 2,131 | - | $8,884 | $18,933,359 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | - | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | $14,559,697 | - | 1,596 | - | $9,122 | $14,559,697 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Top Gun | $11,919,174 | -2.4% | 1,056 | +28 | $11,287 | $24,136,200 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | Short Circuit | $6,308,345 | +16.9% | 1,310 | +246 | $4,815 | $18,315,375 | 3 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Sweet Liberty | $3,688,120 | -14.5% | 1,238 | +4 | $2,979 | $8,002,605 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | $2,001,904 | -28.5% | 977 | -125 | $2,049 | $15,448,943 | 4 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | $1,149,795 | +16.7% | 784 | +3 | $1,466 | $41,744,528 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 9 | Pretty in Pink | $765,126 | -0.8% | 540 | -65 | $1,416 | $37,951,140 | 13 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 10 | Gung Ho | $730,843 | -3.3% | 609 | -43 | $1,200 | $34,621,145 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | Hannah and Her Sisters | $700,263 | - | 332 | - | $2,109 | $32,372,778 | 16 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
