| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Mr. Mom | $4,686,652 | - | 1,349 | - | $3,474 | $37,545,298 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 2 | - | Risky Business | $3,332,184 | - | 1,120 | - | $2,975 | $41,391,559 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | - | Nightmares | $2,572,750 | - | 1,025 | - | $2,510 | - | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Vacation | $2,271,155 | - | 1,193 | - | $1,903 | $52,421,040 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | - | Easy Money | $2,037,526 | - | 1,048 | - | $1,944 | $22,492,567 | 4 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $1,621,851 | - | 715 | - | $2,268 | $234,515,987 | 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 7 | - | Flashdance | $1,425,850 | - | 860 | - | $1,657 | $83,396,837 | 22 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | Trading Places | $1,279,288 | - | 750 | - | $1,705 | $82,263,931 | 14 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | Staying Alive | $1,018,978 | - | 700 | - | $1,455 | $59,661,048 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | WarGames | $964,876 | - | 800 | - | $1,206 | $69,524,019 | 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 11 | - | Hercules | $880,253 | - | 667 | - | $1,319 | $8,327,015 | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 12 | - | Strange Brew | $851,185 | - | 516 | - | $1,649 | $5,836,859 | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
