| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Commando | - | - | - | $27,283,430 | 1,504 | $35,100,000 | Oct 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | Jagged Edge | - | - | - | $19,328,070 | 1,139 | $40,491,165 | Oct 4 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 3 | Back to the Future | - | - | - | $15,161,877 | 1,550 | $211,850,472 | Jul 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 4 | Agnes of God | - | - | - | $12,792,895 | 646 | $25,627,836 | Sep 13 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 5 | Invasion U.S.A. | - | - | - | $12,343,342 | 1,735 | $17,536,256 | Sep 27 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 6 | Silver Bullet | - | - | - | $9,951,023 | 1,285 | $12,361,866 | Oct 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 7 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | - | - | - | $9,633,371 | 1,175 | $14,393,902 | Oct 11 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 8 | Better Off Dead | - | - | - | $6,825,651 | 650 | $10,297,601 | Aug 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | After Hours | - | - | - | $6,577,604 | 503 | $10,609,321 | Sep 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | - | - | - | $6,521,838 | 894 | $40,940,662 | Aug 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Sweet Dreams | - | - | - | $6,322,742 | 778 | $9,085,049 | Oct 4 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 12 | Teen Wolf | - | - | - | $6,245,311 | 1,425 | $33,086,611 | Aug 23 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 13 | The Journey of Natty Gann | - | - | - | $4,058,378 | 362 | $9,708,373 | Sep 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Plenty | - | - | - | $3,695,339 | 228 | $6,148,000 | Sep 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 15 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | - | - | - | $3,595,998 | 204 | $17,005,229 | Jul 26 | Island Alive | false |
| 16 | Krush Groove | - | - | - | $3,585,868 | 519 | $11,052,713 | Oct 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Compromising Positions | - | - | - | $2,268,740 | 574 | $12,531,831 | Aug 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 18 | The Quiet Earth | - | - | - | $2,123,135 | 1 | $2,123,135 | Oct 18 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 19 | Marie | - | - | - | $1,869,952 | 465 | $2,507,995 | Sep 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 20 | Creator | - | - | - | $1,846,154 | 820 | $5,349,607 | Sep 20 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 21 | Maxie | - | - | - | $1,733,670 | 778 | $2,564,278 | Sep 27 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 22 | Re-Animator | - | - | - | $1,552,381 | 185 | $2,023,414 | Oct 18 | Empire Pictures | false |
| 23 | Cocoon | - | - | - | $1,246,467 | 1,163 | $76,113,124 | Jun 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 24 | Dreamchild | - | - | - | $1,224,964 | 3 | $1,215,923 | Oct 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 25 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | - | - | - | $423,276 | 14 | $437,547 | Sep 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | The Holcroft Covenant | - | - | - | $393,825 | 73 | $393,825 | Oct 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 27 | Code Name: Emerald | - | - | - | $366,552 | 195 | $561,548 | Sep 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 28 | When Father Was Away on Business | - | - | - | $16,131 | 1 | $16,131 | Oct 11 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 29 | Colonel Redl | - | - | - | $2,357 | 1 | $2,357 | Oct 4 | Orion Classics | false |
