| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tootsie | $4,747,425 | -27.2% | 1,215 | -7 | $3,907 | $106,522,676 | 9 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 3 | 48 Hrs. | $2,237,435 | -29.9% | 1,050 | - | $2,130 | $53,880,015 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Entity | $2,212,809 | -40% | 1,035 | +4 | $2,137 | $6,925,097 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Gandhi | $1,724,252 | -26.5% | 357 | - | $4,829 | $14,124,875 | 10 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 6 | Without a Trace | $1,555,605 | -3.3% | 711 | -10 | $2,187 | $3,586,754 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 6 | 7 | Sophie's Choice | $1,464,528 | +15.5% | 398 | +186 | $3,679 | $10,017,528 | 10 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | The Verdict | $1,354,078 | -38.9% | 808 | -46 | $1,675 | $41,411,925 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 8 | - | Let's Spend the Night Together | $1,319,050 | - | 475 | - | $2,776 | $1,319,050 | 1 | Embassy Pictures | true | false |
| 9 | 9 | The Dark Crystal | $841,001 | -25% | 579 | -38 | $1,452 | $40,577,001 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 11 | The Toy | $811,865 | -22.4% | 617 | -108 | $1,315 | $46,182,747 | 10 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $811,039 | -22.8% | 482 | -217 | $1,682 | $330,392,812 | 36 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 12 | The Man from Snowy River | $727,220 | -27.6% | 425 | -33 | $1,711 | $12,377,591 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Videodrome | $577,439 | -51.6% | 398 | -202 | $1,450 | $2,120,439 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
