| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills Cop II | - | - | - | $57,894,614 | 2,326 | $153,665,036 | May 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Secret of My Success | - | - | - | $21,869,556 | 1,346 | $66,995,879 | Apr 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | Project X | - | - | - | $10,634,226 | 1,025 | $18,532,286 | Apr 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 4 | Ishtar | - | - | - | $10,545,234 | 1,139 | $14,375,181 | May 15 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 5 | Creepshow 2 | - | - | - | $10,303,563 | 1,012 | $14,000,000 | May 1 | New World Pictures | false |
| 6 | The Gate | - | - | - | $9,640,970 | 1,148 | $13,539,458 | May 15 | New Century | false |
| 7 | Ernest Goes to Camp | - | - | - | $9,209,522 | 1,541 | $23,509,382 | May 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | Blind Date | - | - | - | $8,533,557 | 1,390 | $39,321,715 | Mar 27 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 9 | My Life as a Dog | - | - | - | $8,345,266 | 1 | $8,345,266 | May 1 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 10 | Lethal Weapon | - | - | - | $8,072,808 | 1,420 | $65,207,127 | Mar 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Platoon | - | - | - | $7,979,652 | 1,564 | $138,530,565 | Dec 19 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 12 | Extreme Prejudice | - | - | - | $6,908,887 | 1,071 | $11,307,844 | Apr 24 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 13 | Raising Arizona | - | - | - | $6,365,951 | 697 | $22,847,564 | Mar 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 14 | Gardens of Stone | - | - | - | $5,262,047 | 612 | $5,262,047 | May 8 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 15 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | - | - | - | $4,845,133 | 1,750 | $28,061,343 | Apr 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | River's Edge | - | - | - | $4,600,000 | 3 | $4,600,000 | May 8 | Island Pictures | false |
| 17 | The Aristocats 1987 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,358,345 | 1,491 | $17,452,658 | Apr 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 18 | Hot Pursuit | - | - | - | $4,215,849 | 975 | $4,215,849 | May 8 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 19 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | - | - | - | $4,030,975 | 1,383 | $44,793,222 | Feb 27 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 20 | American Ninja 2: The Confrontation | - | - | - | $4,000,000 | 397 | $4,000,000 | May 1 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 21 | The Chipmunk Adventure | - | - | - | $3,448,446 | 916 | $6,804,312 | May 22 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 22 | Tin Men | - | - | - | $3,396,627 | 798 | $25,411,386 | Mar 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 23 | Malone | - | - | - | $3,060,858 | 1,326 | $3,060,858 | May 1 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 24 | The Allnighter | - | - | - | $2,700,000 | 977 | $2,700,000 | May 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 25 | Evil Dead II | - | - | - | $2,260,413 | 310 | $5,923,044 | Mar 13 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 26 | My Demon Lover | - | - | - | $1,718,338 | 1,115 | $3,922,273 | Apr 24 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 27 | Crocodile Dundee | - | - | - | $1,514,487 | 1,495 | $174,803,506 | Sep 26 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 28 | Swimming to Cambodia | - | - | - | $1,068,935 | 21 | $1,092,911 | Mar 13 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 29 | The Good Father | - | - | - | $391,561 | 17 | $421,201 | Feb 11 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 30 | 84 Charing Cross Road | - | - | - | $278,251 | 24 | $1,083,486 | Feb 13 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 31 | Personal Services | - | - | - | $93,095 | 31 | $1,744,164 | May 15 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 32 | Summer Heat | - | - | - | $70,104 | 36 | $350,481 | May 29 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 33 | Forever, Lulu | - | - | - | $21,306 | 1 | $36,786 | Apr 24 | TriStar Pictures | false |
