| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
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|---|
| 1 | 9 | $16,433,803 | +432.3% | 21.3% | 2 | Aliens | $16,433,803 | 100% | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 2 | 2 | $11,229,560 | -15.3% | 14.6% | 2 | Top Gun | $6,684,234 | 59.5% | 10 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 3 | 1 | $10,694,729 | -22.5% | 13.9% | 2 | Ruthless People | $7,020,107 | 65.6% | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 4 | 3 | $8,923,641 | -16.2% | 11.6% | 1 | The Karate Kid Part II | $8,923,641 | 100% | 5 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 5 | 6 | $6,628,546 | -16.3% | 8.6% | 1 | Back to School | $6,628,546 | 100% | 6 | Orion Pictures | - |
| 6 | 4 | $5,683,040 | -40.4% | 7.4% | 2 | Legal Eagles | $4,126,010 | 72.6% | 5 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 7 | 7 | $5,197,309 | -29.4% | 6.7% | 2 | About Last Night | $5,197,309 | 100% | 3 | TriStar Pictures | - |
| 8 | 8 | $4,113,873 | -31.5% | 5.3% | 1 | Running Scared | $4,113,873 | 100% | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 9 | 5 | $3,604,498 | -56.5% | 4.7% | 2 | Club Paradise | $3,604,498 | 100% | 2 | Warner Bros. | - |
