| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tootsie | $6,523,267 | -11% | 1,222 | - | $5,338 | $100,398,200 | 8 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Entity | $3,685,654 | - | 1,031 | - | $3,574 | $3,685,654 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | 48 Hrs. | $3,193,551 | +1% | 1,050 | - | $3,041 | $50,925,225 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Gandhi | $2,345,521 | -2.6% | 357 | - | $6,570 | $11,663,441 | 9 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Verdict | $2,215,317 | -21.1% | 854 | -50 | $2,594 | $39,556,424 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 6 | - | Without a Trace | $1,609,448 | - | 721 | - | $2,232 | $1,609,448 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 7 | 7 | Sophie's Choice | $1,267,884 | -21.7% | 212 | -1 | $5,980 | $8,189,884 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | Videodrome | $1,194,175 | - | 600 | - | $1,990 | $1,194,175 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 9 | 5 | The Dark Crystal | $1,120,722 | -37.4% | 617 | -199 | $1,816 | $39,497,722 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 10 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,050,594 | -17.4% | 699 | -22 | $1,502 | $329,338,126 | 35 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | The Toy | $1,045,749 | -35.9% | 725 | -242 | $1,442 | $45,152,984 | 9 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | The Man from Snowy River | $1,004,469 | -22% | 458 | -59 | $2,193 | $11,396,234 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Best Friends | $902,187 | -32.2% | 719 | -132 | $1,254 | $33,723,993 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
