| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $5,042,912 | - | 1,058 | - | $4,766 | $29,105,002 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Wildcats | $4,323,648 | - | 1,054 | - | $4,102 | $10,907,064 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | - | The Color Purple | $4,091,653 | - | 1,109 | - | $3,689 | $59,533,665 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | - | The Delta Force | $3,484,905 | - | 1,720 | - | $2,026 | $10,118,219 | 2 | Cannon Film Distributors | false | false |
| 5 | - | Murphy's Romance | $2,483,152 | - | 1,007 | - | $2,465 | $17,812,597 | 9 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | Out of Africa | $2,310,910 | - | 1,023 | - | $2,258 | $63,056,459 | 10 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | F/X | $2,287,611 | - | 852 | - | $2,684 | $10,348,513 | 3 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | The Hitcher | $2,134,214 | - | 794 | - | $2,687 | $2,134,214 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 9 | - | Quicksilver | $1,954,727 | - | 1,253 | - | $1,560 | $5,576,330 | 2 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | Hannah and Her Sisters | $1,187,652 | - | 64 | - | $18,557 | $5,027,299 | 3 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | Iron Eagle | $1,097,450 | - | 865 | - | $1,268 | $21,549,867 | 6 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | - | Youngblood | $1,059,916 | - | 790 | - | $1,341 | $12,117,786 | 4 | United Artists | false | false |
| 13 | - | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | $1,056,344 | - | 490 | - | $2,155 | $23,060,333 | 17 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 14 | 1 | Back to the Future | $527,000 | +2.4% | 340 | -15 | $1,550 | $200,599,180 | 34 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding | $345,280 | - | 49 | - | $7,046 | $110,044 | 2 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | - | 9½ Weeks | $328,804 | - | 28 | - | $11,743 | $328,804 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 17 | - | Dream Lover | $202,733 | - | 171 | - | $1,185 | $202,733 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
