| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Fly | $7,007,423 | - | 1,195 | - | $5,863 | $7,007,423 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 2 | - | Armed and Dangerous | $4,348,276 | - | 1,552 | - | $2,801 | $4,348,276 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Aliens | $4,303,173 | -25.5% | 1,302 | -93 | $3,305 | $55,001,488 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | The Karate Kid Part II | $3,341,527 | -9.1% | 1,570 | -16 | $2,128 | $88,759,228 | 9 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 7 | Nothing in Common | $3,217,097 | +16.3% | 843 | +198 | $3,816 | $13,220,127 | 3 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Top Gun | $3,117,183 | -9.1% | 1,216 | -65 | $2,563 | $118,913,341 | 14 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Ruthless People | $2,458,257 | -21.1% | 1,019 | -58 | $2,412 | $51,823,249 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | Manhunter | $2,204,400 | - | 779 | - | $2,829 | $2,204,400 | 1 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | true | false |
| 9 | 4 | One Crazy Summer | $2,017,201 | -41.3% | 984 | - | $2,050 | $7,551,316 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 10 | Heartburn | $1,640,901 | -35% | 802 | -48 | $2,046 | $19,035,123 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 3 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $1,633,430 | -53.7% | 1,174 | -436 | $1,391 | $16,401,461 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 13 | About Last Night | $1,587,120 | -15.4% | 880 | -7 | $1,803 | $28,424,724 | 7 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Flight of the Navigator | $1,534,753 | -37.7% | 961 | -63 | $1,597 | $11,588,324 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Back to School | $1,495,713 | -27.2% | 910 | -179 | $1,643 | $75,711,319 | 10 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 15 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | $1,229,605 | -21.1% | 778 | -78 | $1,580 | $56,790,470 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 9 | A Fine Mess | $1,114,224 | -57.5% | 748 | -414 | $1,489 | $4,959,839 | 2 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 8 | Howard the Duck | $1,027,336 | -62.2% | 914 | -649 | $1,124 | $13,410,673 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | The Transformers: The Movie | $925,247 | -48% | 990 | - | $934 | $3,742,365 | 2 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | Stand by Me | $254,428 | +4.8% | 16 | - | $15,901 | $665,620 | 2 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | - | The Boy Who Could Fly | $204,461 | - | 39 | - | $5,242 | $204,461 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
