| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Rain Man | - | - | - | $40,888,723 | 1,590 | $172,825,435 | Dec 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 2 | Fletch Lives | - | - | - | $35,150,960 | 1,512 | $35,150,960 | Mar 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | Major League | - | - | - | $32,375,399 | 1,615 | $49,797,148 | Apr 7 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | Lean on Me | - | - | - | $31,906,454 | 1,107 | $31,906,454 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | - | - | - | $27,506,196 | 1,321 | $40,485,039 | Feb 17 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 6 | Pet Sematary | - | - | - | $26,896,728 | 1,585 | $57,469,467 | Apr 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 7 | The Rescuers 1989 Re-release | - | - | - | $21,215,869 | 1,482 | $21,215,869 | Mar 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | The Dream Team | - | - | - | $19,736,520 | 1,459 | $28,890,240 | Apr 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 9 | Skin Deep | - | - | - | $19,674,852 | 1,062 | $19,674,852 | Mar 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | The 'Burbs | - | - | - | $16,370,851 | 1,956 | $36,601,993 | Feb 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | Chances Are | - | - | - | $16,278,590 | 1,190 | $16,278,590 | Mar 10 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 12 | Leviathan | - | - | - | $15,704,614 | 1,393 | $15,704,614 | Mar 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 13 | Dangerous Liaisons | - | - | - | $15,456,322 | 762 | $34,670,720 | Dec 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Say Anything | - | - | - | $12,837,534 | 1,113 | $20,781,385 | Apr 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 15 | Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | - | - | - | $11,567,217 | 1,627 | $11,567,217 | Mar 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | Working Girl | - | - | - | $11,368,438 | 1,149 | $63,779,477 | Dec 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 17 | New York Stories | - | - | - | $10,763,469 | 514 | $10,763,469 | Mar 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 18 | Cousins | - | - | - | $10,699,011 | 747 | $22,026,369 | Feb 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 19 | Three Fugitives | - | - | - | $10,220,991 | 1,374 | $40,586,886 | Jan 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 20 | Cyborg | - | - | - | $10,166,459 | 830 | $10,166,459 | Apr 7 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 21 | K-9 | - | - | - | $9,825,360 | 1,706 | $43,247,647 | Apr 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 22 | She's Out of Control | - | - | - | $8,826,796 | 987 | $12,065,892 | Apr 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 23 | Troop Beverly Hills | - | - | - | $8,508,843 | 964 | $8,508,843 | Mar 24 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 24 | Dead Bang | - | - | - | $8,125,592 | 1,073 | $8,125,592 | Mar 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | Dead Calm | - | - | - | $7,825,009 | 959 | $7,825,009 | Apr 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Disorganized Crime | - | - | - | $7,723,506 | 1,462 | $7,723,506 | Apr 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 27 | Mississippi Burning | - | - | - | $7,664,505 | 1,134 | $34,603,943 | Dec 9 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 28 | Twins | - | - | - | $7,419,372 | 1,659 | $111,938,388 | Dec 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 29 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | - | - | - | $5,724,092 | 120 | $8,083,123 | Mar 10 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 30 | Dream a Little Dream | - | - | - | $5,552,441 | 1,019 | $5,552,441 | Mar 3 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 31 | Beaches | - | - | - | $4,544,253 | 1,122 | $57,041,866 | Dec 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 32 | Red Scorpion | - | - | - | $4,192,440 | 1,268 | $4,192,440 | Apr 21 | Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment | false |
| 33 | The Fly II | - | - | - | $3,907,017 | 1,528 | $20,021,322 | Feb 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 34 | See You in the Morning | - | - | - | $3,667,590 | 743 | $4,795,009 | Apr 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | Her Alibi | - | - | - | $3,508,326 | 1,429 | $18,699,037 | Feb 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 36 | Criminal Law | - | - | - | $3,452,878 | 1,166 | $9,974,446 | Apr 28 | Hemdale | false |
| 37 | Speed Zone | - | - | - | $3,077,361 | 1,195 | $3,077,361 | Apr 21 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 38 | 976-EVIL | - | - | - | $2,955,917 | 251 | $2,955,917 | Mar 24 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 39 | Field of Dreams | - | - | - | $2,935,442 | 1,100 | $64,532,235 | Apr 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 40 | True Believer | - | - | - | $2,788,771 | 897 | $8,742,750 | Feb 17 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 41 | Farewell to the King | - | - | - | $2,420,917 | 668 | $2,420,917 | Mar 3 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 42 | Sing | - | - | - | $2,260,616 | 864 | $2,260,616 | Mar 31 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 43 | Tap | - | - | - | $2,169,731 | 587 | $9,114,702 | Feb 10 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 44 | Loverboy | - | - | - | $2,089,791 | 1,089 | $3,960,327 | Apr 28 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 45 | Jacknife | - | - | - | $2,049,769 | 109 | $2,049,769 | Mar 10 | Cineplex Odeon Films | false |
| 46 | Rooftops | - | - | - | $2,043,889 | 1,044 | $2,043,889 | Mar 17 | New Century | false |
| 47 | Winter People | - | - | - | $2,023,282 | 298 | $2,023,282 | Apr 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 48 | Heathers | - | - | - | $1,108,462 | 54 | $1,108,462 | Mar 31 | New World Pictures | false |
| 49 | House III: The Horror Show | - | - | - | $963,987 | 444 | $1,738,897 | Apr 28 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 50 | Scandal | - | - | - | $871,558 | 371 | $8,800,000 | Apr 28 | Miramax | false |
| 51 | Slaves of New York | - | - | - | $463,972 | 13 | $463,972 | Mar 17 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 52 | Out Cold | - | - | - | $294,266 | 142 | $294,266 | Mar 3 | Hemdale | false |
| 53 | Paperhouse | - | - | - | $232,738 | 9 | $241,278 | Feb 17 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 54 | Under the Boardwalk | - | - | - | $147,542 | 65 | $147,542 | Apr 14 | New World Pictures | false |
| 55 | Hanussen | - | - | - | $82,635 | 2 | $82,635 | Mar 8 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 56 | Miss Firecracker | - | - | - | $67,734 | 211 | $1,852,655 | Apr 28 | Corsair Pictures | false |
| 57 | Under the Sun of Satan | - | - | - | $56,581 | 2 | $68,765 | Jan 20 | Alive Films | false |
| 58 | Little Vera | - | - | - | $38,293 | 23 | $1,262,598 | Apr 14 | International Film Exchange (IFEX) | false |
| 59 | Teen Witch | - | - | - | $27,843 | 17 | $27,843 | Apr 21 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | false |
| 60 | Wuthering Heights | - | - | - | $20,199 | 7 | $624,643 | Apr 7 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 61 | Checking Out | - | - | - | $18,647 | 8 | $30,877 | Apr 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 62 | Bert Rigby, You're a Fool | - | - | - | $15,209 | 23 | $75,868 | Feb 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 63 | Crusoe | - | - | - | $12,417 | 25 | $315,421 | Mar 31 | Island Pictures | false |
| 64 | Hit List | - | - | - | $4,564 | 3 | $4,564 | Mar 3 | New Line Cinema | false |
