| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ghostbusters | $13,059,428 | -13.5% | 1,506 | +27 | $8,671 | $61,481,351 | 3 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Gremlins | $11,420,965 | -18.1% | 1,511 | - | $7,558 | $54,766,097 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $7,768,527 | -14.8% | 1,600 | -85 | $4,855 | $116,222,175 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Rhinestone | $5,459,726 | - | 1,630 | - | $3,349 | $5,459,726 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 5 | - | The Karate Kid | $5,031,753 | - | 931 | - | $5,404 | $5,031,753 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | $4,802,493 | -27.6% | 1,532 | -375 | $3,134 | $54,248,925 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Top Secret! | $4,406,205 | - | 1,100 | - | $4,005 | $4,406,205 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 6 | The Natural | $2,064,956 | -17.5% | 970 | -22 | $2,128 | $36,732,079 | 7 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | The Pope of Greenwich Village | $1,544,624 | - | 677 | - | $2,281 | $1,544,624 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 10 | 5 | Beat Street | $1,369,357 | -53.1% | 762 | -574 | $1,797 | $12,533,537 | 3 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Romancing the Stone | $1,351,076 | -20% | 842 | -68 | $1,604 | $64,493,691 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Police Academy | $1,030,241 | -27.2% | 750 | -200 | $1,373 | $77,251,799 | 14 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
