| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
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| 1 | 6 | $15,758,079 | +80.7% | 17.6% | 2 | Ruthless People | $8,375,766 | 53.2% | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 2 | 5 | $13,596,722 | +45.6% | 15.2% | 2 | Psycho III | $6,888,590 | 50.7% | 1 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 3 | 2 | $13,553,880 | -14.5% | 15.1% | 2 | Top Gun | $7,780,737 | 57.4% | 8 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 4 | 1 | $10,413,044 | -39.9% | 11.6% | 2 | The Karate Kid Part II | $10,413,044 | 100% | 3 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 5 | 7 | $9,506,646 | +36.7% | 10.6% | 3 | About Last Night | $6,589,469 | 69.3% | 1 | TriStar Pictures | - |
| 6 | 3 | $8,271,250 | -25.6% | 9.2% | 1 | Back to School | $8,271,250 | 100% | 4 | Orion Pictures | - |
| 7 | 4 | $6,697,365 | -32.4% | 7.5% | 2 | Running Scared | $6,697,365 | 100% | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 8 | 8 | $6,381,265 | +287.4% | 7.1% | 2 | Under the Cherry Moon | $6,381,265 | 100% | 1 | Warner Bros. | - |
