| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Aliens | $5,779,352 | -18.1% | 1,395 | -59 | $4,142 | $47,312,167 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 2 | 4 | The Karate Kid Part II | $3,674,410 | -11.9% | 1,586 | -15 | $2,316 | $83,059,004 | 8 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $3,525,287 | -47.8% | 1,610 | - | $2,189 | $3,525,287 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | One Crazy Summer | $3,433,952 | - | 984 | - | $3,489 | $3,433,952 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 5 | 7 | Top Gun | $3,428,696 | -1.3% | 1,281 | -31 | $2,676 | $113,552,057 | 13 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | Ruthless People | $3,116,152 | -10.4% | 1,077 | +45 | $2,893 | $47,756,797 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 8 | Nothing in Common | $2,765,180 | -15.7% | 645 | +27 | $4,287 | $8,696,030 | 2 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 3 | Howard the Duck | $2,719,620 | -46.4% | 1,563 | +9 | $1,740 | $10,776,987 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | A Fine Mess | $2,620,657 | - | 1,162 | - | $2,255 | $2,620,657 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 10 | 5 | Heartburn | $2,524,853 | -28% | 850 | +4 | $2,970 | $16,132,014 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Flight of the Navigator | $2,461,744 | -21% | 1,024 | +72 | $2,404 | $7,495,022 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Back to School | $2,054,973 | -18.9% | 1,089 | -132 | $1,887 | $72,958,091 | 9 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | About Last Night | $1,876,328 | -4.7% | 887 | +77 | $2,115 | $25,866,604 | 6 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | The Transformers: The Movie | $1,779,559 | - | 990 | - | $1,797 | $1,779,559 | 1 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | true | false |
| 15 | 12 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | $1,558,730 | -14.8% | 856 | -99 | $1,820 | $54,469,230 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | Running Scared | $1,080,556 | -14.2% | 682 | -28 | $1,584 | $31,360,254 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | Legal Eagles | $1,004,813 | -3.5% | 640 | +35 | $1,570 | $43,913,620 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | - | Stand by Me | $242,795 | - | 16 | - | $15,174 | $242,795 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 19 | - | She's Gotta Have It | $28,473 | - | 1 | - | $28,473 | $28,473 | 1 | Island Pictures | true | false |
