| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tootsie | $8,407,104 | -11.4% | 1,214 | +24 | $6,925 | $81,181,848 | 6 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | 48 Hrs. | $3,826,763 | -15.8% | 1,050 | - | $3,644 | $42,477,665 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | The Verdict | $3,262,576 | -10.2% | 838 | +119 | $3,893 | $32,482,995 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 4 | - | Gandhi | $2,324,871 | - | 350 | - | $6,642 | - | 7 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | The Dark Crystal | $2,226,613 | -29.5% | 905 | -103 | $2,460 | $35,499,613 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | The Toy | $1,940,159 | -34.7% | 1,012 | -315 | $1,917 | $41,631,858 | 7 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Sophie's Choice | $1,786,015 | - | 215 | - | $8,307 | - | 7 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Best Friends | $1,661,398 | -28.4% | 834 | -187 | $1,992 | $30,592,093 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,414,911 | -20% | 792 | -52 | $1,786 | $326,208,498 | 33 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | The Man from Snowy River | $1,152,191 | - | 477 | - | $2,415 | - | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 11 | 12 | They Call Me Bruce | $1,086,876 | +73% | 324 | +232 | $3,354 | $6,943,160 | 11 | - | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $901,957 | -18.2% | 555 | -90 | $1,625 | $115,208,541 | 26 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Kiss Me Goodbye | $851,714 | -40.6% | 487 | -229 | $1,748 | $13,283,082 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 14 | - | The House on Sorority Row | $617,661 | - | 153 | - | $4,037 | $617,661 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 15 | 10 | Airplane II: The Sequel | $594,322 | -34.9% | 590 | -52 | $1,007 | $24,811,386 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | - | The Year of Living Dangerously | $35,000 | - | 1 | - | $35,000 | $35,000 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
