| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Goodfellas | $8,971,101 | - | 1,070 | - | $8,384 | $8,971,101 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | 1 | Postcards from the Edge | $8,268,663 | -23.8% | 1,322 | +309 | $6,254 | $19,124,361 | 2 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Ghost | $6,590,437 | -14.1% | 1,766 | - | $3,731 | $149,836,775 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Narrow Margin | $4,606,135 | - | 1,132 | - | $4,069 | $4,606,135 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | - | Funny About Love | $3,651,872 | - | 1,213 | - | $3,010 | $3,651,872 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 3 | Death Warrant | $3,550,381 | -44.3% | 1,090 | +1 | $3,257 | $9,928,732 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Flatliners | $2,877,507 | -20.3% | 1,469 | -14 | $1,958 | $51,979,051 | 7 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Presumed Innocent | $2,585,495 | -28.3% | 1,285 | -125 | $2,012 | $79,207,013 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Darkman | $1,870,010 | -41.2% | 1,236 | -432 | $1,512 | $30,835,080 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Hardware | $1,489,929 | -50.8% | 692 | -3 | $2,153 | $4,516,040 | 2 | Miramax | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Men at Work | $1,214,507 | -29.3% | 980 | -55 | $1,239 | $13,436,409 | 5 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Young Guns II | $1,137,232 | -23.8% | 1,008 | -184 | $1,128 | $39,338,121 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 13 | - | The Boyfriend School | $648,491 | - | 177 | - | $3,663 | $648,491 | 1 | Hemdale | true | false |
| 14 | 15 | State of Grace | $639,516 | +126.1% | 192 | +178 | $3,330 | $922,330 | 2 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 16 | White Hunter Black Heart | $350,340 | +46.4% | 78 | +54 | $4,491 | $589,600 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | - | The Tall Guy | $124,925 | - | 30 | - | $4,164 | $124,925 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 17 | - | Miller's Crossing | $49,141 | - | 1 | - | $49,141 | $49,141 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
