| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 17 | Born on the Fourth of July | $14,639,250 | +1,967% | 1,310 | +1,302 | $11,175 | $15,793,184 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 1 | The War of the Roses | $8,849,264 | -32.4% | 1,525 | -1 | $5,802 | $55,296,532 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Tango & Cash | $8,696,024 | -29.3% | 1,556 | - | $5,588 | $33,195,111 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 7 | Steel Magnolias | $6,124,906 | -24.3% | 1,369 | +4 | $4,474 | $52,566,070 | 8 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 6 | Always | $5,908,215 | -32.8% | 1,124 | +34 | $5,256 | $21,885,045 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | The Little Mermaid | $5,462,630 | -52% | 1,521 | - | $3,591 | $57,003,966 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Back to the Future Part II | $4,472,636 | -54.5% | 1,732 | -212 | $2,582 | $101,399,116 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | $3,998,449 | -57.7% | 1,846 | -55 | $2,166 | $63,153,484 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Look Who's Talking | $3,262,824 | -32.3% | 1,445 | -37 | $2,258 | $119,471,758 | 13 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Blaze | $2,890,552 | -39.2% | 909 | - | $3,179 | $13,927,058 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 13 | Harlem Nights | $1,575,002 | -41.1% | 802 | -262 | $1,963 | $57,148,587 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Family Business | $1,546,380 | -45.9% | 1,089 | -140 | $1,420 | $10,617,440 | 4 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | The Wizard | $1,337,415 | -58.4% | 1,055 | -138 | $1,267 | $10,858,530 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 14 | She-Devil | $1,247,411 | -43.1% | 1,028 | -421 | $1,213 | $12,347,324 | 5 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 16 | Driving Miss Daisy | $625,648 | -22.9% | 32 | - | $19,551 | $2,390,222 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 18 | Enemies, A Love Story | $544,421 | +57.9% | 35 | +25 | $15,554 | $1,211,979 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 17 | 21 | Glory | $249,729 | +13.8% | 8 | +2 | $31,216 | $704,510 | 5 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 19 | Roger & Me | $209,540 | -22.2% | 9 | - | $23,282 | $648,968 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
