| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Out of Africa | - | - | - | $31,364,193 | 1,102 | $87,071,205 | Dec 20 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | Rocky IV | - | - | - | $28,894,401 | 2,254 | $127,873,716 | Nov 27 | United Artists | false |
| 3 | The Color Purple | - | - | - | $27,167,952 | 1,109 | $94,175,854 | Dec 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | The Jewel of the Nile | - | - | - | $26,083,199 | 1,490 | $75,973,200 | Dec 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 5 | Spies Like Us | - | - | - | $20,322,383 | 1,700 | $60,088,980 | Dec 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians 1985 Re-release | - | - | - | $19,219,482 | 1,185 | $33,049,729 | Dec 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | White Nights | - | - | - | $16,127,766 | 1,064 | $42,160,849 | Nov 22 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 8 | Iron Eagle | - | - | - | $13,247,023 | 1,129 | $24,159,872 | Jan 17 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 9 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | - | - | - | $8,489,583 | 614 | $29,999,213 | Nov 1 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 10 | Young Sherlock Holmes | - | - | - | $7,634,569 | 1,502 | $19,739,575 | Dec 6 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | A Chorus Line | - | - | - | $7,622,219 | 680 | $14,202,899 | Dec 13 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 12 | Back to the Future | - | - | - | $7,406,023 | 1,550 | $211,850,472 | Jul 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 13 | Black Moon Rising | - | - | - | $6,637,565 | 902 | $6,637,565 | Jan 10 | New World Pictures | false |
| 14 | Enemy Mine | - | - | - | $6,635,375 | 713 | $12,303,411 | Dec 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 15 | Runaway Train | - | - | - | $6,595,761 | 965 | $7,683,620 | Dec 6 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 16 | Clue | - | - | - | $6,297,089 | 1,022 | $14,643,997 | Dec 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 17 | Troll | - | - | - | $5,450,815 | 959 | $5,450,815 | Jan 17 | Empire Pictures | false |
| 18 | My Chauffeur | - | - | - | $3,613,652 | 1,253 | $4,781,448 | Jan 24 | Crown | false |
| 19 | Head Office | - | - | - | $3,393,807 | 907 | $3,393,807 | Jan 3 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 20 | Twice in a Lifetime | - | - | - | $3,142,075 | 436 | $8,402,424 | Oct 25 | - | false |
| 21 | The Adventures of the American Rabbit | - | - | - | $1,268,443 | 242 | $1,268,443 | Jan 17 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 22 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | - | - | - | $1,106,605 | 1,084 | $62,134,225 | Jan 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 23 | Santa Claus | - | - | - | $1,102,568 | 1,585 | $23,717,291 | Nov 27 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 24 | The Adventures of Mark Twain | - | - | - | $849,915 | 221 | $849,915 | Jan 17 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 25 | Fool for Love | - | - | - | $755,061 | 57 | $836,156 | Dec 6 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 26 | Youngblood | - | - | - | $749,552 | 1,354 | $15,448,384 | Jan 31 | United Artists | false |
| 27 | Hey There, It's Yogi Bear | - | - | - | $556,807 | 346 | $2,438,233 | Jan 17 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 28 | The Best of Times | - | - | - | $421,674 | 872 | $7,790,931 | Jan 31 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 29 | Power | - | - | - | $335,025 | 770 | $3,800,000 | Jan 31 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 30 | Eliminators | - | - | - | $283,867 | 993 | $4,601,256 | Jan 31 | Empire Pictures | false |
| 31 | The Boy in Blue | - | - | - | $275,000 | 44 | $275,000 | Jan 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 32 | Revolution | - | - | - | $253,734 | 30 | $358,574 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | The Clan of the Cave Bear | - | - | - | $36,690 | 106 | $1,953,732 | Jan 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Murphy's Romance | - | - | - | $34,790 | 1,046 | $30,867,525 | Dec 27 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 35 | Stripper | - | - | - | $2,888 | 1 | $90,000 | Jan 31 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
