| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Child's Play | $6,583,963 | - | 1,377 | - | $4,781 | $6,583,963 | 1 | United Artists | true | false |
| 2 | - | Ernest Saves Christmas | $5,710,734 | - | 1,634 | - | $3,494 | $5,710,734 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | - | Iron Eagle II | $3,530,016 | - | 874 | - | $4,038 | $3,530,016 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 1 | They Live | $2,772,100 | -42.6% | 1,459 | -4 | $1,900 | $8,988,903 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Everybody's All-American | $2,613,589 | -23.7% | 1,123 | +1 | $2,327 | $7,030,875 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Accused | $2,412,648 | -8.5% | 930 | - | $2,594 | $21,347,937 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 2 | U2: Rattle and Hum | $1,719,319 | -55% | 1,391 | - | $1,236 | $6,653,829 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | A Cry in the Dark | $1,561,793 | - | 334 | - | $4,676 | $1,561,793 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 9 | 7 | Mystic Pizza | $1,381,160 | -1.9% | 440 | +54 | $3,139 | $6,589,011 | 4 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 10 | 12 | Without a Clue | $1,343,538 | +65.2% | 460 | +203 | $2,920 | $5,172,829 | 4 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | The Good Mother | $1,156,421 | -35.9% | 670 | +3 | $1,726 | $3,544,412 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Punchline | $908,076 | -35.5% | 876 | -36 | $1,036 | $18,844,711 | 7 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | Split Decisions | $423,303 | - | 405 | - | $1,045 | $423,303 | 1 | New Century | true | false |
| 14 | - | Distant Thunder | $82,186 | - | 31 | - | $2,651 | $82,186 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 15 | - | Ghost Town | $10,478 | - | 8 | - | $1,309 | $10,478 | 1 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | true | false |
