| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Once Bitten | $4,025,657 | - | 1,095 | - | $3,676 | $4,025,657 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | true | false |
| 2 | 3 | Jagged Edge | $2,341,962 | -9.2% | 1,064 | +2 | $2,201 | $28,871,084 | 7 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Target | $2,021,764 | -24.3% | 1,085 | - | $1,863 | $5,641,298 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 1 | Death Wish 3 | $2,005,023 | -36.6% | 1,253 | -207 | $1,600 | $13,092,561 | 3 | Cannon Film Distributors | false | false |
| 5 | 7 | Back to the Future | $1,947,661 | -12.4% | 1,048 | +3 | $1,858 | $178,376,369 | 20 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | To Live and Die in L.A. | $1,906,512 | -24.7% | 1,031 | -99 | $1,849 | $10,273,556 | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 7 | - | Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer | $1,847,962 | - | 1,088 | - | $1,698 | $1,847,962 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 8 | 6 | That Was Then... This Is Now | $1,721,240 | -31.2% | 800 | - | $2,151 | $4,986,827 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Transylvania 6-5000 | $1,532,818 | -38.9% | 699 | -2 | $2,192 | $4,840,069 | 2 | New World Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | $1,093,529 | -39.9% | 510 | -12 | $2,144 | $7,267,189 | 3 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Krush Groove | $1,004,162 | -29.4% | 455 | +5 | $2,206 | $8,714,788 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Commando | $972,010 | -25.4% | 824 | -151 | $1,179 | $32,615,695 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Agnes of God | $867,678 | -17.2% | 627 | +8 | $1,383 | $23,510,920 | 10 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | $621,180 | -35.5% | 686 | -219 | $905 | $13,421,006 | 6 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | Smooth Talk | $16,785 | - | 2 | - | $8,392 | $16,785 | 1 | - | true | false |
