| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | - | - | - | $30,050,081 | 1,084 | $62,134,225 | Jan 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Color Purple | - | - | - | $25,730,850 | 1,109 | $94,175,854 | Dec 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | The Jewel of the Nile | - | - | - | $20,083,273 | 1,490 | $75,973,200 | Dec 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 4 | Out of Africa | - | - | - | $16,015,639 | 1,102 | $87,071,205 | Dec 20 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | Wildcats | - | - | - | $12,486,905 | 1,062 | $26,285,544 | Feb 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Murphy's Romance | - | - | - | $12,089,047 | 1,046 | $30,867,525 | Dec 27 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 7 | F/X | - | - | - | $11,321,682 | 914 | $20,603,715 | Feb 7 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 8 | The Delta Force | - | - | - | $11,002,217 | 1,720 | $17,768,900 | Feb 14 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 9 | Youngblood | - | - | - | $10,201,518 | 1,354 | $15,448,384 | Jan 31 | United Artists | false |
| 10 | Rocky IV | - | - | - | $9,876,657 | 2,254 | $127,873,716 | Nov 27 | United Artists | false |
| 11 | Brazil | - | - | - | $9,842,217 | 173 | $9,929,135 | Dec 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 12 | Iron Eagle | - | - | - | $8,003,468 | 1,129 | $24,159,872 | Jan 17 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 13 | The Best of Times | - | - | - | $7,369,255 | 872 | $7,790,931 | Jan 31 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 14 | 9½ Weeks | - | - | - | $6,735,922 | 28 | $6,735,922 | Feb 21 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 15 | Hannah and Her Sisters | - | - | - | $6,135,809 | 761 | $35,392,203 | Feb 7 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Quicksilver | - | - | - | $6,065,635 | 1,253 | $7,634,909 | Feb 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 17 | Spies Like Us | - | - | - | $4,474,133 | 1,700 | $60,088,980 | Dec 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | - | - | - | $4,368,455 | 204 | $17,005,229 | Jul 26 | Island Alive | false |
| 19 | Eliminators | - | - | - | $4,317,386 | 993 | $4,601,256 | Jan 31 | Empire Pictures | false |
| 20 | Power | - | - | - | $3,464,974 | 770 | $3,800,000 | Jan 31 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 21 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | - | - | - | $2,879,358 | 614 | $29,999,213 | Nov 1 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 22 | Back to the Future | - | - | - | $2,864,275 | 1,550 | $211,850,472 | Jul 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 23 | The Hitcher | - | - | - | $2,645,737 | 794 | $5,844,868 | Feb 21 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 24 | The Clan of the Cave Bear | - | - | - | $1,917,042 | 106 | $1,953,732 | Jan 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | Hey There, It's Yogi Bear | - | - | - | $1,881,426 | 346 | $2,438,233 | Jan 17 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 26 | Ran | - | - | - | $1,383,538 | 30 | $3,607,393 | Sep 27 | Orion Classics | false |
| 27 | House | - | - | - | $1,082,921 | 1,440 | $19,444,631 | Feb 28 | New World Pictures | false |
| 28 | Pretty in Pink | - | - | - | $1,070,883 | 1,117 | $40,471,663 | Feb 28 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 29 | La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding | - | - | - | $815,752 | 49 | $345,280 | Feb 14 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 30 | Dream Lover | - | - | - | $502,237 | 171 | $502,237 | Feb 21 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 31 | TerrorVision | - | - | - | $320,256 | 256 | $320,256 | Feb 14 | Empire Pictures | false |
| 32 | Lady Jane | - | - | - | $277,646 | 14 | $277,646 | Feb 7 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 33 | My Chauffeur | - | - | - | $104,556 | 1,253 | $4,781,448 | Jan 24 | Crown | false |
| 34 | Stripper | - | - | - | $87,107 | 1 | $90,000 | Jan 31 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 35 | Turtle Diary | - | - | - | $48,751 | 40 | $2,156,772 | Feb 14 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
