| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Pet Sematary | $8,380,098 | -30.4% | 1,585 | - | $5,287 | $24,424,407 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | K-9 | $7,471,035 | - | 1,677 | - | $4,455 | $7,471,035 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Major League | $4,125,768 | -21.1% | 1,615 | - | $2,554 | $31,246,706 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Criminal Law | $2,636,091 | - | 1,166 | - | $2,260 | $2,636,091 | 1 | Hemdale | true | false |
| 5 | 4 | The Dream Team | $2,293,200 | -29.2% | 1,365 | -94 | $1,680 | $19,143,220 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Say Anything | $2,291,334 | -39.8% | 1,056 | -57 | $2,169 | $12,161,247 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Rain Man | $1,729,486 | -27.3% | 1,221 | -170 | $1,416 | $158,225,948 | 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 8 | - | Loverboy | $1,653,102 | - | 1,089 | - | $1,518 | $1,653,102 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 9 | 13 | Field of Dreams | $1,577,431 | +196.9% | 110 | +88 | $14,340 | $2,368,000 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | She's Out of Control | $1,313,611 | -40.7% | 961 | -26 | $1,366 | $8,550,831 | 3 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | See You in the Morning | $980,067 | -46.5% | 740 | -3 | $1,324 | $3,348,140 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Red Scorpion | $832,004 | -57.8% | 969 | -299 | $858 | $3,509,726 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 13 | - | House III: The Horror Show | $773,348 | - | 444 | - | $1,741 | $773,348 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 14 | - | Scandal | $658,660 | - | 94 | - | $7,007 | $658,660 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 15 | 10 | Speed Zone | $561,770 | -61.9% | 1,194 | -1 | $470 | $2,359,215 | 2 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | - | Dangerous Liaisons | $349,856 | - | 356 | - | $982 | $31,739,934 | 19 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | - | Working Girl | $326,764 | - | 361 | - | $905 | $62,152,437 | 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | $291,607 | -6.1% | 106 | -5 | $2,751 | $5,607,381 | 8 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 19 | - | Mississippi Burning | $151,463 | - | 231 | - | $655 | $33,932,706 | 21 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | Heathers | $121,752 | -13.5% | 33 | +2 | $3,689 | $1,108,462 | 5 | New World Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | - | Miss Firecracker | $45,293 | - | 6 | - | $7,548 | $45,293 | 1 | Corsair Pictures | true | false |
