| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The 'Burbs | $6,024,480 | - | 1,956 | - | $3,080 | $18,910,842 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Rain Man | $4,711,275 | - | 1,590 | - | $2,963 | $116,572,725 | 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 3 | - | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | $4,658,485 | - | 1,228 | - | $3,793 | $11,951,461 | 2 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Dangerous Liaisons | $2,840,201 | - | 762 | - | $3,727 | $15,503,187 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | - | Three Fugitives | $2,739,598 | - | 1,354 | - | $2,023 | $29,611,989 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | Beaches | $2,311,569 | - | 1,057 | - | $2,186 | $38,871,762 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Cousins | $2,254,047 | - | 747 | - | $3,017 | $10,572,670 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | The Fly II | $2,058,775 | - | 1,310 | - | $1,571 | $15,494,331 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 9 | - | Working Girl | $1,855,016 | - | 963 | - | $1,926 | $50,302,085 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 10 | - | True Believer | $1,809,561 | - | 895 | - | $2,021 | $5,414,537 | 2 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | Mississippi Burning | $1,530,823 | - | 1,125 | - | $1,360 | $25,764,248 | 12 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 1 | Twins | $1,518,300 | -27.8% | 1,164 | -55 | $1,304 | $99,589,730 | 12 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | Her Alibi | $1,263,248 | - | 960 | - | $1,315 | $14,849,922 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | - | Tap | $1,136,690 | - | 577 | - | $1,970 | $6,568,190 | 3 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt | $222,252 | - | 140 | - | $1,587 | $222,252 | 1 | Cannon Film Distributors | true | false |
| 16 | - | Bert Rigby, You're a Fool | $40,498 | - | 23 | - | $1,760 | $40,498 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 17 | - | The Toxic Avenger Part II | $28,950 | - | 15 | - | $1,930 | $28,950 | 1 | Troma | true | false |
| 18 | - | High Hopes | $27,964 | - | 1 | - | $27,964 | $27,964 | 1 | Skouras Pictures | true | false |
| 19 | - | Powwow Highway | $10,627 | - | 1 | - | $10,627 | $10,627 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
