| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Pretty in Pink | - | - | - | $24,308,876 | 1,117 | $40,471,663 | Feb 28 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Color Purple | - | - | - | $19,184,756 | 1,109 | $94,175,854 | Dec 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | Gung Ho | - | - | - | $18,717,412 | 1,175 | $36,611,610 | Mar 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | - | - | - | $17,858,744 | 1,084 | $62,134,225 | Jan 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 5 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | - | - | - | $17,371,377 | 1,788 | $43,579,163 | Mar 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Hannah and Her Sisters | - | - | - | $16,293,823 | 761 | $35,392,203 | Feb 7 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 7 | House | - | - | - | $11,864,178 | 1,440 | $19,444,631 | Feb 28 | New World Pictures | false |
| 8 | Wildcats | - | - | - | $10,364,448 | 1,062 | $26,285,544 | Feb 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | Out of Africa | - | - | - | $10,045,557 | 1,102 | $87,071,205 | Dec 20 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | Murphy's Romance | - | - | - | $9,970,536 | 1,046 | $30,867,525 | Dec 27 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 11 | Back to the Future | - | - | - | $9,758,057 | 1,550 | $211,850,472 | Jul 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 12 | F/X | - | - | - | $9,282,030 | 914 | $20,603,715 | Feb 7 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 13 | The Delta Force | - | - | - | $6,766,679 | 1,720 | $17,768,900 | Feb 14 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 14 | Just Between Friends | - | - | - | $6,408,791 | 352 | $6,408,791 | Mar 21 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 15 | Sleeping Beauty 1986 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,119,535 | 1,159 | $15,120,195 | Mar 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Highlander | - | - | - | $5,900,000 | 1,040 | $5,900,000 | Mar 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 17 | Crossroads | - | - | - | $5,839,031 | 982 | $5,839,031 | Mar 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 18 | The Money Pit | - | - | - | $5,168,720 | 1,193 | $37,499,651 | Mar 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation | - | - | - | $4,889,584 | 1,476 | $8,540,346 | Mar 7 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 20 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | - | - | - | $3,828,141 | 204 | $17,005,229 | Jul 26 | Island Alive | false |
| 21 | The Hitcher | - | - | - | $3,199,129 | 794 | $5,844,868 | Feb 21 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 22 | April Fool's Day | - | - | - | $3,105,936 | 1,202 | $12,947,763 | Mar 28 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 23 | Nomads | - | - | - | $2,278,264 | 496 | $2,278,264 | Mar 7 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 24 | Rad | - | - | - | $2,015,882 | 286 | $2,015,882 | Mar 21 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 25 | Quicksilver | - | - | - | $1,569,274 | 1,253 | $7,634,909 | Feb 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 26 | GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords | - | - | - | $1,338,264 | 1,045 | $1,338,264 | Mar 21 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 27 | Lucas | - | - | - | $1,071,052 | 629 | $8,200,000 | Mar 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 28 | A Room with a View | - | - | - | $74,993 | 150 | $20,966,644 | Mar 7 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 29 | Ginger & Fred | - | - | - | $19,876 | 1 | $837,623 | Mar 28 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
