| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Legend | $4,261,154 | - | 1,187 | - | $3,589 | $4,261,154 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | - | Murphy's Law | $3,388,907 | - | 1,260 | - | $2,689 | $3,388,907 | 1 | Cannon Film Distributors | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | The Money Pit | $2,739,752 | -24.9% | 1,137 | -43 | $2,409 | $22,301,422 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | $2,372,540 | -31.6% | 1,490 | -225 | $1,592 | $33,909,877 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Gung Ho | $1,559,525 | -23.3% | 1,009 | -81 | $1,545 | $28,591,109 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | Wise Guys | $1,324,456 | - | 338 | - | $3,918 | $1,324,456 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 7 | 9 | Pretty in Pink | $1,233,681 | -16.8% | 915 | -98 | $1,348 | $32,269,044 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | The Color Purple | $1,200,069 | -21.4% | 890 | -66 | $1,348 | $88,219,316 | 18 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Critters | $1,087,066 | -32.8% | 493 | -47 | $2,205 | $3,444,287 | 2 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 10 | 3 | Band of the Hand | $1,082,976 | -51.6% | 928 | -2 | $1,167 | $4,143,696 | 2 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 5 | Off Beat | $1,020,830 | -49.2% | 1,113 | -14 | $917 | $3,527,520 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | - | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | $905,760 | - | 349 | - | $2,595 | - | 25 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 13 | - | Water | $510,136 | - | 248 | - | $2,057 | $510,136 | 1 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | true | false |
| 14 | - | At Close Range | $180,286 | - | 39 | - | $4,622 | $180,286 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 15 | - | Absolute Beginners | $83,743 | - | 4 | - | $20,935 | $83,743 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 16 | - | Desert Bloom | $22,797 | - | 2 | - | $11,398 | $22,797 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
