| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Back to School | $8,881,035 | - | 1,605 | - | $5,533 | $8,881,035 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | - | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | $6,275,647 | - | 1,330 | - | $4,718 | $6,275,647 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Top Gun | $6,250,496 | -24.1% | 1,531 | - | $4,082 | $53,843,776 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Cobra | $2,783,728 | -44.5% | 1,964 | -153 | $1,417 | $39,226,928 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | Raw Deal | $2,761,395 | -49.2% | 1,733 | +2 | $1,593 | $10,273,848 | 2 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | $2,222,901 | -47.2% | 1,556 | -27 | $1,428 | $30,856,589 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Short Circuit | $2,104,270 | -35.9% | 1,307 | - | $1,610 | $29,857,737 | 6 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | SpaceCamp | $1,576,064 | -46% | 983 | +4 | $1,603 | $5,738,019 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 9 | - | The Manhattan Project | $1,503,545 | - | 827 | - | $1,818 | $1,503,545 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 10 | 7 | Invaders from Mars | $926,421 | -54.7% | 1,099 | -113 | $842 | $3,700,402 | 2 | Cannon Film Distributors | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Sweet Liberty | $706,022 | -45.7% | 606 | -291 | $1,165 | $12,749,306 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | My Little Pony: The Movie | $674,724 | +62.2% | 734 | +313 | $919 | $1,438,193 | 2 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false | false |
| 13 | - | Mona Lisa | $99,361 | - | 4 | - | $24,840 | $99,361 | 1 | Island Pictures | true | false |
