| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The 'Burbs | $7,344,780 | -43% | 1,956 | +4 | $3,755 | $20,231,142 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Rain Man | $6,064,474 | -23.9% | 1,590 | - | $3,814 | $117,925,924 | 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | $5,685,867 | -22% | 1,228 | +32 | $4,630 | $12,978,843 | 2 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 8 | Dangerous Liaisons | $3,791,545 | +3.3% | 762 | +415 | $4,975 | $16,454,531 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Three Fugitives | $3,493,504 | -35.4% | 1,354 | -20 | $2,580 | $30,365,895 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | Beaches | $3,088,462 | -31% | 1,057 | -15 | $2,921 | $39,648,655 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | Cousins | $3,008,735 | -28.2% | 747 | +27 | $4,027 | $11,327,358 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | The Fly II | $2,678,749 | -46.9% | 1,310 | -218 | $2,044 | $16,114,305 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 9 | 10 | Working Girl | $2,476,972 | -22.9% | 963 | +138 | $2,572 | $50,924,041 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | True Believer | $2,349,003 | -34.8% | 895 | -2 | $2,624 | $5,953,979 | 2 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 12 | Mississippi Burning | $2,118,368 | -25.7% | 1,125 | -9 | $1,882 | $26,351,793 | 12 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Twins | $1,955,275 | -32.4% | 1,135 | -80 | $1,722 | $100,026,705 | 12 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | Her Alibi | $1,604,037 | -43.5% | 960 | -176 | $1,670 | $15,190,711 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 14 | Tap | $1,513,471 | -39.7% | 577 | -10 | $2,623 | $6,944,971 | 3 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | Bert Rigby, You're a Fool | $60,659 | - | 23 | - | $2,637 | $60,659 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 16 | - | High Hopes | $41,947 | - | 1 | - | $41,947 | $41,947 | 1 | Skouras Pictures | true | false |
| 17 | - | Powwow Highway | $14,523 | - | 1 | - | $14,523 | $14,523 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
