| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 2 | $8,015,715 | +46.5% | 20.1% | 3 | Out of Africa | $4,290,395 | 53.5% | 7 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 2 | 10 | $7,746,241 | +398.5% | 19.5% | 2 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $7,746,241 | 100% | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 3 | 1 | $6,942,219 | -15.2% | 17.4% | 2 | The Color Purple | $5,575,228 | 80.3% | 7 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 4 | 5 | $6,931,008 | +135.8% | 17.4% | 2 | Youngblood | $5,246,866 | 75.7% | 1 | United Artists | - |
| 5 | 4 | $4,804,428 | +40.2% | 12.1% | 3 | The Jewel of the Nile | $2,439,031 | 50.8% | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 6 | 3 | $3,394,277 | -30.1% | 8.5% | 1 | Iron Eagle | $3,394,277 | 100% | 3 | TriStar Pictures | - |
| 7 | 7 | $1,987,072 | -2.4% | 5% | 1 | Eliminators | $1,987,072 | 100% | 1 | Empire Pictures | - |
