| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tootsie | $4,044,440 | -7% | 1,214 | -7 | $3,331 | $133,976,164 | 13 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | 10 to Midnight | $3,050,225 | - | 595 | - | $5,126 | $3,050,225 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Gandhi | $2,265,483 | -3.6% | 760 | -6 | $2,980 | $28,429,296 | 14 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Trenchcoat | $2,192,621 | - | 723 | - | $3,032 | $2,192,621 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | 48 Hrs. | $1,533,510 | -15.2% | 774 | -26 | $1,981 | $64,094,797 | 14 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 7 | Sophie's Choice | $1,197,669 | -20.5% | 489 | -30 | $2,449 | $18,706,669 | 14 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Lovesick | $970,561 | -36.7% | 620 | -92 | $1,565 | $8,902,922 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 9 | The Verdict | $919,040 | -18.3% | 548 | -78 | $1,677 | $48,331,408 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Vigilante | $907,892 | -42.8% | 241 | -9 | $3,767 | $2,970,832 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 10 | 4 | The Lords of Discipline | $892,563 | -48.3% | 618 | -182 | $1,444 | $9,853,505 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 12 | The Man from Snowy River | $804,700 | -9.2% | 472 | -28 | $1,704 | $15,871,444 | 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | The Year of Living Dangerously | $802,753 | -13.9% | 290 | - | $2,768 | $5,859,927 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $730,988 | -27.9% | 462 | -149 | $1,582 | $336,811,284 | 40 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 14 | My Tutor | $424,216 | -2.5% | 108 | +12 | $3,927 | $1,026,143 | 2 | Crown | false | false |
| 15 | 15 | Tender Mercies | $50,933 | +8.4% | 3 | - | $16,977 | $118,029 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | - | Local Hero | $35,010 | - | 2 | - | $17,505 | $58,577 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
