| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | - | - | - | $36,935,478 | 1,788 | $43,579,163 | Mar 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Gung Ho | - | - | - | $30,741,429 | 1,175 | $36,611,610 | Mar 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | Pretty in Pink | - | - | - | $26,643,440 | 1,117 | $40,471,663 | Feb 28 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | The Money Pit | - | - | - | $25,998,822 | 1,193 | $37,499,651 | Mar 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | The Color Purple | - | - | - | $24,610,079 | 1,109 | $94,175,854 | Dec 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Out of Africa | - | - | - | $20,889,062 | 1,102 | $87,071,205 | Dec 20 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | Hannah and Her Sisters | - | - | - | $19,207,531 | 761 | $35,392,203 | Feb 7 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 8 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | - | - | - | $18,664,036 | 1,084 | $62,134,225 | Jan 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | Sleeping Beauty 1986 Re-release | - | - | - | $14,507,449 | 1,159 | $15,120,195 | Mar 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 10 | April Fool's Day | - | - | - | $12,947,763 | 1,202 | $12,947,763 | Mar 28 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | House | - | - | - | $11,864,178 | 1,440 | $19,444,631 | Feb 28 | New World Pictures | false |
| 12 | Wildcats | - | - | - | $10,364,448 | 1,062 | $26,285,544 | Feb 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Murphy's Romance | - | - | - | $9,970,536 | 1,046 | $30,867,525 | Dec 27 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 14 | Back to the Future | - | - | - | $9,303,132 | 1,550 | $212,326,307 | Jul 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 15 | Legend | - | - | - | $9,092,665 | 1,187 | $15,502,112 | Apr 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 16 | Lucas | - | - | - | $8,200,000 | 629 | $8,200,000 | Mar 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 17 | Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation | - | - | - | $8,085,592 | 1,476 | $8,540,346 | Mar 7 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 18 | F/X | - | - | - | $7,444,638 | 914 | $20,603,715 | Feb 7 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 19 | Murphy's Law | - | - | - | $7,219,872 | 1,260 | $9,947,631 | Apr 18 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 20 | Just Between Friends | - | - | - | $6,408,791 | 352 | $6,408,791 | Mar 21 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 21 | Highlander | - | - | - | $5,900,000 | 1,040 | $5,900,000 | Mar 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 22 | Crossroads | - | - | - | $5,839,031 | 982 | $5,839,031 | Mar 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 23 | Critters | - | - | - | $5,351,785 | 633 | $13,167,232 | Apr 11 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 24 | Band of the Hand | - | - | - | $4,865,912 | 930 | $4,865,912 | Apr 11 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 25 | Off Beat | - | - | - | $4,842,778 | 1,127 | $4,842,778 | Apr 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 26 | The Delta Force | - | - | - | $4,533,653 | 1,720 | $17,768,900 | Feb 14 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 27 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | - | - | - | $3,828,141 | 204 | $17,005,229 | Jul 26 | Island Alive | false |
| 28 | Wise Guys | - | - | - | $3,365,618 | 424 | $8,475,466 | Apr 18 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 29 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | - | - | - | $2,992,099 | 614 | $29,999,213 | Nov 1 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 30 | P.O.W. the Escape | - | - | - | $2,497,233 | 476 | $2,497,233 | Apr 4 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 31 | Violets Are Blue... | - | - | - | $2,428,520 | 654 | $4,743,287 | Apr 11 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 32 | Nomads | - | - | - | $2,278,264 | 496 | $2,278,264 | Mar 7 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 33 | Rad | - | - | - | $2,015,882 | 286 | $2,015,882 | Mar 21 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 34 | The Hitcher | - | - | - | $1,929,991 | 794 | $5,844,868 | Feb 21 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 35 | GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords | - | - | - | $1,338,264 | 1,045 | $1,338,264 | Mar 21 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 36 | 8 Million Ways to Die | - | - | - | $1,305,114 | 215 | $1,305,114 | Apr 25 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 37 | Water | - | - | - | $1,256,862 | 248 | $1,256,862 | Apr 18 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 38 | Absolute Beginners | - | - | - | $930,211 | 4 | $930,211 | Apr 18 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 39 | Ginger & Fred | - | - | - | $837,623 | 1 | $837,623 | Mar 28 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 40 | Quicksilver | - | - | - | $737,206 | 1,253 | $7,634,909 | Feb 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 41 | At Close Range | - | - | - | $255,704 | 83 | $2,347,000 | Apr 18 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 42 | A Room with a View | - | - | - | $74,993 | 150 | $20,966,644 | Mar 7 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 43 | Three Men and a Cradle | - | - | - | $39,594 | 32 | $2,052,466 | Apr 25 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 44 | Desert Bloom | - | - | - | $36,361 | 15 | $416,393 | Apr 18 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 45 | Crimewave | - | - | - | $5,101 | 7 | $5,101 | Apr 25 | Columbia Pictures | false |
