| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | High Road to China | $6,156,049 | - | 1,508 | - | $4,082 | $6,156,049 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Tootsie | $3,579,379 | -11.5% | 1,185 | -29 | $3,020 | $138,733,218 | 14 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | 10 to Midnight | $2,149,672 | -29.5% | 595 | - | $3,612 | $5,895,197 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Gandhi | $1,888,225 | -16.7% | 672 | -88 | $2,809 | $31,226,069 | 15 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | 48 Hrs. | $1,379,770 | -10% | 750 | -24 | $1,839 | $65,862,723 | 15 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Trenchcoat | $1,329,426 | -39.4% | 723 | - | $1,838 | $3,984,458 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Sophie's Choice | $860,353 | -28.2% | 415 | -74 | $2,073 | $19,962,353 | 15 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 13 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $749,925 | +2.6% | 393 | -69 | $1,908 | $337,803,244 | 41 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | The Verdict | $745,111 | -18.9% | 478 | -70 | $1,558 | $49,419,748 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 10 | 12 | The Year of Living Dangerously | $633,623 | -21.1% | 290 | - | $2,184 | $6,682,442 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | The Lords of Discipline | $631,390 | -29.3% | 454 | -164 | $1,390 | $10,739,641 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | The Man from Snowy River | $617,558 | -23.3% | 408 | -64 | $1,513 | $16,770,089 | 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 13 | 14 | My Tutor | $375,310 | -11.5% | 117 | +9 | $3,207 | $1,559,821 | 3 | Crown | false | false |
| 14 | 16 | Local Hero | $62,786 | +79.3% | 5 | +3 | $12,557 | $136,080 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 15 | 15 | Tender Mercies | $47,651 | -6.4% | 3 | - | $15,883 | $188,010 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
