| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 2 | Terms of Endearment | $3,045,877 | -10% | 870 | -33 | $3,501 | $69,591,523 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 1 | Silkwood | $2,665,876 | -24.8% | 839 | +23 | $3,177 | $25,164,738 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 3 | - | Reckless | $2,446,016 | - | 897 | - | $2,726 | $2,446,016 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | Never Cry Wolf | $2,283,814 | -14.8% | 502 | +11 | $4,549 | $16,652,211 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Hot Dog... The Movie | $1,610,241 | -33.3% | 1,037 | -136 | $1,552 | $14,624,062 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | Yentl | $1,475,402 | -20.3% | 741 | -6 | $1,991 | $32,873,470 | 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 7 | - | Weekend Pass | $1,451,676 | - | 399 | - | $3,638 | $1,451,676 | 1 | Crown | true | false |
| 8 | 7 | Sudden Impact | $1,437,746 | -17.6% | 919 | -84 | $1,564 | $62,110,765 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 14 | Star 80 | $1,421,314 | +244.5% | 502 | +408 | $2,831 | $3,775,119 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 10 | Angel | $1,342,176 | +19.3% | 475 | +119 | $2,825 | $7,307,635 | 4 | New World Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 5 | The Lonely Guy | $1,285,100 | -38% | 710 | -7 | $1,810 | $3,870,100 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Scarface | $1,257,250 | -14.4% | 535 | -89 | $2,350 | $35,959,250 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | Uncommon Valor | $1,135,907 | -19.2% | 803 | -67 | $1,414 | $26,618,493 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Broadway Danny Rose | $911,309 | -4.5% | 109 | - | $8,360 | $2,190,127 | 2 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | The Big Chill | $883,473 | -19.1% | 612 | -80 | $1,443 | $51,472,635 | 19 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 16 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $147,127 | -19.8% | 116 | -31 | $1,268 | $251,833,927 | 37 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
