| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Invasion U.S.A. | $6,891,609 | - | 1,735 | - | $3,972 | $6,891,609 | 1 | Cannon Film Distributors | true | false |
| 2 | - | Agnes of God | $4,210,065 | - | 608 | - | $6,924 | - | 3 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 1 | Back to the Future | $3,971,640 | +1.2% | 1,439 | -9 | $2,760 | $155,159,200 | 13 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Teen Wolf | $1,452,300 | -23.4% | 1,030 | -176 | $1,410 | $27,108,047 | 6 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | $1,331,689 | -19.5% | 881 | -1 | $1,511 | $34,800,757 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | - | Maxie | $1,121,531 | - | 778 | - | $1,441 | $1,121,531 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 7 | 2 | Creator | $1,017,358 | -49.6% | 803 | -17 | $1,266 | $3,740,505 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Cocoon | $702,295 | -33.3% | 708 | -122 | $991 | $75,011,861 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Compromising Positions | $684,349 | -40.2% | 493 | -78 | $1,388 | $10,556,383 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 10 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $628,147 | -17.6% | 115 | +7 | $5,462 | $5,363,358 | 10 | Island Alive | false | false |
| 11 | - | After Hours | $519,253 | - | 39 | - | $13,314 | - | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | - | The Journey of Natty Gann | $490,318 | - | 163 | - | $3,008 | $490,318 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 13 | - | Marie | $241,423 | - | 103 | - | $2,343 | $241,423 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 14 | - | Code Name: Emerald | $241,108 | - | 195 | - | $1,236 | $241,108 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
