| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
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|---|
| 1 | 2 | $7,024,002 | +27.7% | 22.5% | 3 | Reckless | $3,089,116 | 44% | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 2 | 1 | $5,376,325 | -14.6% | 17.2% | 2 | Terms of Endearment | $3,881,348 | 72.2% | 12 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 3 | 6 | $3,752,815 | +42.2% | 12% | 2 | Sudden Impact | $1,885,984 | 50.3% | 9 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 4 | 4 | $3,350,850 | -26.3% | 10.7% | 1 | Silkwood | $3,350,850 | 100% | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 5 | 3 | $3,102,000 | -32.1% | 9.9% | 2 | The Lonely Guy | $1,576,000 | 50.8% | 2 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 6 | 5 | $2,764,766 | -17.9% | 8.9% | 1 | Never Cry Wolf | $2,764,766 | 100% | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 8 | 9 | $1,443,264 | +12.3% | 4.6% | 1 | Angel | $1,443,264 | 100% | 4 | New World Pictures | - |
| 9 | 7 | $1,176,417 | -49.3% | 3.8% | 2 | Broadway Danny Rose | $1,176,417 | 100% | 2 | Orion Pictures | - |
| 10 | 8 | $1,109,966 | -19.8% | 3.6% | 2 | The Big Chill | $1,109,966 | 100% | 19 | Columbia Pictures | - |
