| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 2 | 1 | $18,990,363 | -18.3% | 24.1% | 2 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | $9,524,784 | 50.2% | 3 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 3 | 9 | $12,425,498 | +1,659.9% | 15.7% | 2 | Legal Eagles | $12,425,498 | 100% | 1 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 4 | 2 | $12,410,304 | -16.1% | 15.7% | 1 | Back to School | $12,410,304 | 100% | 2 | Orion Pictures | - |
| 5 | 3 | $4,061,198 | -23.8% | 5.1% | 2 | Raw Deal | $2,428,174 | 59.8% | 3 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | - |
| 6 | 5 | $2,933,559 | -29.3% | 3.7% | 1 | Cobra | $2,933,559 | 100% | 5 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 7 | 6 | $2,814,585 | -17% | 3.6% | 1 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | $2,814,585 | 100% | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 8 | 4 | $2,723,366 | -42.2% | 3.5% | 2 | SpaceCamp | $1,557,008 | 57.2% | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 9 | 7 | $2,540,984 | -22.1% | 3.2% | 1 | Short Circuit | $2,540,984 | 100% | 7 | TriStar Pictures | - |
