| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | $36,785,367 | +47.9% | 66.3% | 3 | The Untouchables | $18,206,691 | 49.5% | 1 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 2 | 3 | $9,206,375 | +171.4% | 16.6% | 2 | Harry and the Hendersons | $6,247,740 | 67.9% | 1 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 3 | 2 | $3,444,027 | -29% | 6.2% | 2 | Ernest Goes to Camp | $3,402,481 | 98.8% | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 4 | 5 | $1,461,825 | -30.3% | 2.6% | 1 | The Gate | $1,461,825 | 100% | 4 | New Century | - |
| 5 | 8 | $1,249,938 | +2.4% | 2.3% | 1 | Platoon | $1,249,938 | 100% | 25 | Orion Pictures | - |
| 6 | 4 | $946,216 | -55.8% | 1.7% | 1 | Ishtar | $946,216 | 100% | 4 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 7 | 6 | $895,738 | -54.8% | 1.6% | 1 | Creepshow 2 | $895,738 | 100% | 6 | New World Pictures | - |
| 8 | 7 | $777,852 | -46.5% | 1.4% | 2 | The Chipmunk Adventure | $777,852 | 100% | 3 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | - |
| 9 | 9 | $693,510 | -41.4% | 1.2% | 1 | Lethal Weapon | $693,510 | 100% | 14 | Warner Bros. | - |
