| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | - | - | - | $53,751,580 | 1,950 | $71,319,526 | Dec 1 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Back to the Future Part II | - | - | - | $45,698,995 | 2,107 | $118,450,002 | Nov 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | The War of the Roses | - | - | - | $38,970,601 | 1,559 | $86,888,546 | Dec 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 4 | The Little Mermaid | - | - | - | $26,962,042 | 1,533 | $84,355,863 | Nov 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 5 | Steel Magnolias | - | - | - | $23,988,248 | 1,372 | $83,759,091 | Nov 17 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 6 | Tango & Cash | - | - | - | $17,474,496 | 1,575 | $63,408,614 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Harlem Nights | - | - | - | $16,702,447 | 2,180 | $60,864,870 | Nov 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 8 | Look Who's Talking | - | - | - | $15,630,383 | 1,651 | $140,088,813 | Oct 13 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 9 | Always | - | - | - | $10,953,485 | 1,206 | $43,858,790 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | Prancer | - | - | - | $9,857,537 | 1,728 | $18,587,135 | Nov 17 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 11 | She-Devil | - | - | - | $9,846,622 | 1,452 | $15,351,421 | Dec 8 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 12 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | - | - | - | $8,425,328 | 1,591 | $27,100,027 | Nov 17 | United Artists | false |
| 13 | Blaze | - | - | - | $8,318,647 | 970 | $19,131,246 | Dec 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | The Bear | - | - | - | $7,833,074 | 1,056 | $31,753,898 | Oct 27 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 15 | The Wizard | - | - | - | $7,686,199 | 1,204 | $14,278,900 | Dec 15 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 16 | Family Business | - | - | - | $7,438,993 | 1,230 | $12,195,695 | Dec 15 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 17 | We're No Angels | - | - | - | $6,910,853 | 1,495 | $10,555,348 | Dec 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 18 | Dad | - | - | - | $6,395,792 | 1,188 | $22,103,037 | Oct 27 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | - | - | - | $4,764,958 | 525 | $18,254,702 | Oct 13 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 20 | Sea of Love | - | - | - | $2,903,688 | 1,439 | $58,571,513 | Sep 15 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 21 | The Fabulous Baker Boys | - | - | - | $2,628,069 | 860 | $18,428,904 | Oct 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 22 | Drugstore Cowboy | - | - | - | $2,614,274 | 87 | $4,729,352 | Oct 6 | Avenue Pictures Productions | false |
| 23 | Driving Miss Daisy | - | - | - | $1,300,610 | 1,668 | $106,593,296 | Dec 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 24 | Parenthood | - | - | - | $1,042,183 | 1,399 | $100,047,830 | Aug 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 25 | Born on the Fourth of July | - | - | - | $749,232 | 1,434 | $70,001,698 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | Enemies, A Love Story | - | - | - | $470,485 | 75 | $7,754,571 | Dec 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 27 | Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser | - | - | - | $460,950 | 11 | $518,918 | Oct 1 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 28 | Glory | - | - | - | $329,420 | 811 | $26,828,365 | Dec 14 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 29 | Roger & Me | - | - | - | $285,579 | 265 | $6,706,368 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 30 | Camille Claudel | - | - | - | $99,273 | 34 | $3,331,297 | Dec 21 | Orion Classics | false |
| 31 | Music Box | - | - | - | $97,835 | 462 | $6,263,883 | Dec 22 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 32 | Batman | - | - | - | $58,370 | 2,201 | $251,188,924 | Jun 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | Fear Anxiety Depression | - | - | - | $47,148 | 1 | $47,148 | Dec 8 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 34 | Triumph of the Spirit | - | - | - | $46,569 | 40 | $408,839 | Dec 8 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false |
| 35 | Akira | - | - | - | $11,690 | 2 | $439,162 | Dec 25 | - | false |
