| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tootsie | $7,325,537 | -12.9% | 1,222 | +8 | $5,994 | $91,621,405 | 7 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | 48 Hrs. | $3,160,722 | -17.4% | 1,050 | - | $3,010 | $46,785,259 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | The Verdict | $2,808,166 | -13.9% | 904 | +66 | $3,106 | $36,456,529 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Gandhi | $2,408,466 | +3.6% | 357 | +7 | $6,746 | $8,252,717 | 8 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | The Dark Crystal | $1,790,022 | -19.6% | 816 | -89 | $2,193 | $37,949,022 | 7 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | The Toy | $1,631,957 | -15.9% | 967 | -45 | $1,687 | $43,716,628 | 8 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | Sophie's Choice | $1,619,682 | -9.3% | 213 | -2 | $7,604 | $6,334,682 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | Best Friends | $1,330,918 | -19.9% | 851 | +17 | $1,563 | $32,436,242 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 10 | The Man from Snowy River | $1,288,403 | +11.8% | 517 | +40 | $2,492 | $10,018,604 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,271,340 | -10.1% | 721 | -71 | $1,763 | $327,909,778 | 34 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 11 | They Call Me Bruce | $807,000 | -25.8% | 300 | -24 | $2,690 | $8,110,000 | 12 | - | false | false |
| 12 | 13 | Kiss Me Goodbye | $755,557 | -11.3% | 490 | +3 | $1,541 | $14,274,699 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
