| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Pet Sematary | $10,852,419 | -32.4% | 1,585 | - | $6,846 | $26,896,728 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | K-9 | $9,825,360 | - | 1,677 | - | $5,858 | $9,825,360 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Major League | $5,254,461 | -20.5% | 1,615 | - | $3,253 | $32,375,399 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Criminal Law | $3,452,878 | - | 1,166 | - | $2,961 | $3,452,878 | 1 | Hemdale | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Say Anything | $2,967,621 | -35.9% | 1,056 | -57 | $2,810 | $12,837,534 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Dream Team | $2,886,500 | -30% | 1,365 | -94 | $2,114 | $19,736,520 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Rain Man | $2,318,185 | -25.8% | 1,221 | -170 | $1,898 | $158,814,647 | 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 8 | 13 | Field of Dreams | $2,144,873 | +171.3% | 110 | +88 | $19,498 | $2,935,442 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | Loverboy | $2,089,791 | - | 1,089 | - | $1,919 | $2,089,791 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 10 | 7 | She's Out of Control | $1,589,576 | -40.6% | 961 | -26 | $1,654 | $8,826,796 | 3 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | Red Scorpion | $1,514,718 | -43.4% | 969 | -299 | $1,563 | $4,192,440 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | See You in the Morning | $1,299,517 | -45.1% | 740 | -3 | $1,756 | $3,667,590 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | - | House III: The Horror Show | $963,987 | - | 444 | - | $2,171 | $963,987 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 14 | - | Scandal | $871,558 | - | 94 | - | $9,271 | $871,558 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 15 | 14 | Dangerous Liaisons | $520,775 | -26.9% | 356 | -184 | $1,462 | $31,910,853 | 19 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | - | Working Girl | $466,806 | - | 361 | -60 | $1,293 | $62,292,479 | 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | $408,318 | -14.1% | 106 | -5 | $3,852 | $5,724,092 | 8 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | - | Mississippi Burning | $235,055 | - | 231 | -80 | $1,017 | $34,016,298 | 21 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | 17 | Heathers | $121,752 | -39.2% | 33 | +2 | $3,689 | $1,108,462 | 5 | New World Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | - | Miss Firecracker | $67,734 | - | 6 | - | $11,289 | $67,734 | 1 | Corsair Pictures | true | false |
