| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Death Wish 3 | $5,319,116 | - | 1,460 | - | $3,643 | $5,319,116 | 1 | Cannon Film Distributors | true | false |
| 2 | - | To Live and Die in L.A. | $3,551,761 | - | 1,135 | - | $3,129 | $3,551,761 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Jagged Edge | $3,101,086 | -3.6% | 1,106 | -20 | $2,803 | $22,429,156 | 5 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | $2,865,475 | - | 522 | - | $5,489 | $2,865,475 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 5 | 4 | Back to the Future | $2,360,236 | +5.2% | 1,149 | -135 | $2,054 | $172,920,843 | 18 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Commando | $1,941,093 | -29.6% | 1,237 | -244 | $1,569 | $29,224,523 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 7 | 2 | Krush Groove | $1,835,199 | -36.8% | 492 | -27 | $3,730 | $5,421,067 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Agnes of God | $1,441,985 | -3.9% | 632 | -14 | $2,281 | $20,864,553 | 8 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | $1,408,156 | -26.7% | 1,025 | -150 | $1,373 | $11,041,527 | 4 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Better Off Dead | $1,137,240 | -7.4% | 622 | +6 | $1,828 | $8,039,089 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | After Hours | $948,198 | -19.1% | 439 | -46 | $2,159 | $8,493,677 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Sweet Dreams | $898,800 | -17.2% | 761 | -9 | $1,181 | $7,221,542 | 5 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 7 | Silver Bullet | $852,188 | -43% | 926 | -273 | $920 | $10,803,211 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | Re-Animator | $308,645 | -50.3% | 154 | -31 | $2,004 | $1,861,026 | 3 | Empire Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | Eleni | $27,875 | - | 1 | - | $27,875 | $27,875 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
