| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Tootsie | $5,236,117 | - | 1,216 | - | $4,306 | $122,866,401 | 11 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Gandhi | $2,746,571 | - | 734 | - | $3,741 | $22,004,071 | 12 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | The Lords of Discipline | $2,446,643 | - | 800 | - | $3,058 | $6,099,598 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Lovesick | $1,992,149 | - | 744 | - | $2,677 | $5,597,502 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | - | Sophie's Choice | $1,914,974 | - | 495 | - | $3,868 | $15,101,974 | 12 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | 48 Hrs. | $1,887,534 | - | 906 | - | $2,083 | $59,907,363 | 12 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | The Sting II | $1,805,047 | - | 1,272 | - | $1,419 | $5,288,047 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,390,334 | -13.7% | 727 | +2 | $1,912 | $334,376,230 | 38 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | The Verdict | $1,299,939 | - | 655 | - | $1,984 | $45,503,156 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 10 | - | The Year of Living Dangerously | $1,254,256 | - | 679 | - | $1,847 | $3,469,305 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | - | Without a Trace | $1,063,528 | - | 506 | - | $2,101 | $7,409,069 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 12 | - | The Entity | $1,002,041 | - | 502 | - | $1,996 | $10,870,486 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
