| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Land Before Time | $7,526,025 | - | 1,395 | - | $5,395 | $7,526,025 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Child's Play | $5,202,675 | -21% | 1,386 | +9 | $3,753 | $14,820,992 | 2 | United Artists | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Ernest Saves Christmas | $4,841,057 | -15.2% | 1,640 | +6 | $2,951 | $11,852,534 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Oliver & Company | $4,022,752 | - | 952 | - | $4,225 | $4,022,752 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | - | High Spirits | $3,308,250 | - | 825 | - | $4,010 | $3,308,250 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | - | Fresh Horses | $3,074,292 | - | 1,272 | - | $2,416 | $3,074,292 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 7 | 6 | The Accused | $1,903,803 | -21.1% | 904 | -26 | $2,105 | $23,948,462 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 3 | Iron Eagle II | $1,894,734 | -46.3% | 878 | +4 | $2,158 | $6,069,075 | 2 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Everybody's All-American | $1,803,515 | -31% | 1,002 | -121 | $1,799 | $9,469,613 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | - | 1969 | $1,709,120 | - | 520 | - | $3,286 | $1,709,120 | 1 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | true | false |
| 11 | 4 | They Live | $1,296,415 | -53.2% | 1,033 | -426 | $1,255 | $10,992,933 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | A Cry in the Dark | $1,190,911 | -23.7% | 334 | - | $3,565 | $3,202,292 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | Mystic Pizza | $1,065,240 | -22.9% | 440 | - | $2,421 | $8,015,548 | 5 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Without a Clue | $899,423 | -33.1% | 491 | +31 | $1,831 | $6,409,045 | 5 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 7 | U2: Rattle and Hum | $664,941 | -61.3% | 839 | -552 | $792 | $7,778,875 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | - | The Chocolate War | $14,351 | - | 2 | - | $7,175 | $14,351 | 1 | - | true | false |
