| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Predator | $17,512,969 | - | 1,623 | - | $10,790 | $17,512,969 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 2 | - | The Witches of Eastwick | $14,789,334 | - | 1,103 | - | $13,408 | $14,789,334 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Beverly Hills Cop II | $12,662,492 | -28.1% | 2,326 | - | $5,443 | $101,818,070 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 1 | The Untouchables | $10,457,489 | -42.6% | 1,012 | - | $10,333 | $28,664,180 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | The Believers | $8,108,346 | - | 1,534 | - | $5,285 | $8,108,346 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 3 | Harry and the Hendersons | $6,286,998 | +0.6% | 1,419 | +1 | $4,430 | $12,534,738 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Ernest Goes to Camp | $2,437,427 | -28.4% | 1,321 | -179 | $1,845 | $17,821,415 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | The Secret of My Success | $2,313,705 | -21.8% | 1,109 | -144 | $2,086 | $57,825,716 | 10 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | Million Dollar Mystery | $792,088 | - | 1,396 | - | $567 | $792,088 | 1 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | true | false |
| 10 | 7 | Platoon | $781,634 | -37.5% | 609 | -173 | $1,283 | $133,002,731 | 26 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Crocodile Dundee | $720,044 | -26.4% | 457 | -138 | $1,575 | $170,981,254 | 38 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | The Chipmunk Adventure | $609,634 | -21.6% | 669 | -206 | $911 | $5,666,498 | 4 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
