| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Beverly Hills Cop II | $12,424,035 | -27.5% | 2,326 | - | $5,341 | $83,979,834 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Untouchables | $10,023,094 | - | 1,012 | - | $9,904 | $10,023,094 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | - | Harry and the Hendersons | $4,154,740 | - | 1,418 | - | $2,930 | $4,154,740 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | Ernest Goes to Camp | $2,352,018 | -34.9% | 1,500 | -41 | $1,568 | $14,333,525 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Secret of My Success | $2,036,125 | -17.5% | 1,253 | -42 | $1,625 | $54,589,501 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | The Gate | $1,033,829 | -32.9% | 967 | -137 | $1,069 | $11,872,510 | 4 | New Century | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Ishtar | $946,216 | -41.7% | 1,094 | -10 | $864 | $12,715,192 | 4 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Creepshow 2 | $895,738 | -36.9% | 973 | -39 | $920 | $12,330,781 | 6 | New World Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Platoon | $784,403 | -7.7% | 782 | -101 | $1,003 | $131,755,562 | 25 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | The Chipmunk Adventure | $713,621 | -38.1% | 875 | -25 | $815 | $4,992,633 | 3 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Lethal Weapon | $693,510 | -16.5% | 716 | -143 | $968 | $60,978,279 | 14 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Crocodile Dundee | $645,305 | -7.8% | 595 | -76 | $1,084 | $169,927,618 | 37 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | Captive Hearts | $32,462 | - | 41 | - | $791 | $32,462 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 14 | - | Benji the Hunted | $21,530 | - | 1 | - | $21,530 | $21,530 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 15 | - | Windrider | $8,121 | - | 26 | - | $312 | $8,121 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 16 | - | Shadey | $1,314 | - | 1 | - | $1,314 | $1,314 | 1 | Skouras Pictures | true | false |
