| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Dragnet | - | - | - | $35,413,026 | 1,343 | $57,387,516 | Jun 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | Full Metal Jacket | - | - | - | $26,747,938 | 1,075 | $46,357,676 | Jun 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | Innerspace | - | - | - | $25,893,810 | 1,603 | $25,893,810 | Jul 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1987 Re-release | - | - | - | $24,433,007 | 1,729 | $46,594,212 | Jul 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 5 | Adventures in Babysitting | - | - | - | $24,250,831 | 1,148 | $34,368,475 | Jul 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | RoboCop | - | - | - | $23,224,215 | 1,601 | $53,424,681 | Jul 17 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Beverly Hills Cop II | - | - | - | $23,114,344 | 2,326 | $153,665,036 | May 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 8 | Spaceballs | - | - | - | $23,090,972 | 1,389 | $38,119,483 | Jun 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 9 | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | - | - | - | $22,949,118 | 1,358 | $30,063,289 | Jul 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | The Witches of Eastwick | - | - | - | $22,294,369 | 1,337 | $63,766,510 | Jun 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Predator | - | - | - | $21,960,388 | 1,636 | $59,735,548 | Jun 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 12 | The Untouchables | - | - | - | $20,994,433 | 1,501 | $76,270,454 | Jun 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | Roxanne | - | - | - | $18,724,576 | 1,124 | $40,050,884 | Jun 19 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 14 | Jaws: The Revenge | - | - | - | $16,106,939 | 1,611 | $20,763,013 | Jul 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 15 | Summer School | - | - | - | $12,976,022 | 1,366 | $35,659,098 | Jul 24 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | Benji the Hunted | - | - | - | $12,800,647 | 1,188 | $22,257,624 | Jun 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 17 | La Bamba | - | - | - | $10,376,766 | 1,251 | $54,215,416 | Jul 24 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 18 | Harry and the Hendersons | - | - | - | $9,119,029 | 1,424 | $29,760,613 | Jun 5 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | - | - | - | $8,989,753 | 1,511 | $15,681,020 | Jul 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | The Secret of My Success | - | - | - | $5,902,913 | 1,346 | $66,995,879 | Apr 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 21 | The Believers | - | - | - | $4,630,684 | 1,548 | $18,753,438 | Jun 12 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 22 | The Living Daylights | - | - | - | $2,440,520 | 1,728 | $51,185,897 | Jul 31 | United Artists | false |
| 23 | The Squeeze | - | - | - | $2,228,951 | 1,152 | $2,228,951 | Jul 10 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 24 | The Lost Boys | - | - | - | $1,245,597 | 1,249 | $32,222,567 | Jul 31 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | White Water Summer | - | - | - | $300,859 | 105 | $300,859 | Jul 10 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 26 | Maid to Order | - | - | - | $263,726 | 522 | $9,868,521 | Jul 31 | New Century | false |
| 27 | Good Morning Babylon | - | - | - | $183,700 | 2 | $183,700 | Jul 17 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 28 | Wish You Were Here | - | - | - | $77,580 | 43 | $3,283,832 | Jul 24 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 29 | Ping Pong | - | - | - | $67,421 | 2 | $67,421 | Jul 17 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 30 | Shadey | - | - | - | $63,598 | 3 | $65,817 | Jun 5 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 31 | The Whistle Blower | - | - | - | $52,527 | 62 | $1,500,000 | Jul 10 | Hemdale | false |
| 32 | O.C. and Stiggs | - | - | - | $29,815 | 18 | $29,815 | Jul 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 33 | Rita, Sue and Bob Too | - | - | - | $14,085 | 8 | $124,167 | Jul 17 | Orion Classics | false |
| 34 | Oviri | - | - | - | $9,325 | 16 | $583,800 | Jul 31 | International Film Marketing | false |
