| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Home Alone | $27,299,391 | - | 1,202 | - | $22,711 | $27,299,391 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 2 | - | Rocky V | $19,606,494 | - | 2,053 | - | $9,550 | $19,606,494 | 1 | United Artists | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Child's Play 2 | $6,279,875 | -52.1% | 2,017 | +21 | $3,113 | $19,393,595 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Three Men and a Little Lady | $5,325,522 | - | - | - | - | $5,325,522 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | - | The Rescuers Down Under | $4,799,569 | - | 1,230 | - | $3,902 | $4,799,569 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 3 | Ghost | $4,530,151 | -18.5% | 1,713 | - | $2,644 | $191,843,970 | 19 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Predator 2 | $4,504,169 | - | - | - | - | $4,504,169 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 8 | 2 | Jacob's Ladder | $4,097,222 | -38% | 1,264 | +2 | $3,241 | $20,529,472 | 3 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 17 | Dances with Wolves | $3,871,641 | +300.2% | 14 | - | $276,545 | $4,839,019 | 2 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 5 | Reversal of Fortune | $2,281,118 | -30.7% | 649 | -12 | $3,514 | $7,634,134 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 4 | Sibling Rivalry | $2,077,553 | -46.6% | 1,361 | -94 | $1,526 | $15,393,607 | 4 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 6 | White Palace | $1,893,395 | -34.9% | 863 | -22 | $2,193 | $14,789,026 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 7 | Quigley Down Under | $1,868,410 | -34.3% | 1,051 | -29 | $1,777 | $16,360,116 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 14 | 8 | Memphis Belle | $1,633,918 | -41.5% | 1,059 | -161 | $1,542 | $24,222,767 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | Avalon | $1,385,935 | -26.7% | 595 | -20 | $2,329 | $12,602,909 | 7 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | - | Robot Jox | $181,046 | - | - | - | - | $181,046 | 1 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | true | false |
| 17 | - | The Nutcracker Prince | $147,490 | - | - | - | - | $147,490 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 18 | - | Hidden Agenda | $19,411 | - | - | - | - | $19,411 | 1 | Hemdale | true | false |
| 19 | - | Eating | $18,820 | - | 2 | - | $9,410 | $18,820 | 1 | Rainbow Releasing | true | false |
