| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The War of the Roses | $9,488,794 | - | 1,259 | - | $7,536 | $9,488,794 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 2 | 2 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | $9,299,450 | -20.9% | 1,744 | - | $5,332 | $24,074,464 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | 1 | Back to the Future Part II | $7,010,580 | -42.1% | 1,986 | +120 | $3,530 | $69,486,570 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | She-Devil | $3,509,647 | - | 1,403 | - | $2,501 | $3,509,647 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 4 | Steel Magnolias | $3,021,928 | -37.8% | 1,032 | +69 | $2,928 | $27,468,769 | 4 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Harlem Nights | $2,917,788 | -43.9% | 2,180 | - | $1,338 | $46,876,890 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | The Little Mermaid | $2,764,119 | -31.4% | 999 | - | $2,766 | $25,748,251 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Look Who's Talking | $2,524,622 | -32.1% | 1,645 | -4 | $1,534 | $104,940,721 | 9 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Prancer | $1,651,747 | -14.5% | 1,659 | -69 | $995 | $12,750,655 | 4 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | $1,527,708 | -32.3% | 1,572 | -19 | $971 | $16,096,659 | 4 | United Artists | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | The Bear | $683,513 | -36.8% | 1,039 | -17 | $657 | $25,993,678 | 7 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Dad | $637,315 | -54% | 917 | -206 | $695 | $18,173,025 | 7 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | Parenthood | $106,760 | -45.5% | 314 | -107 | $340 | $94,832,407 | 19 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Triumph of the Spirit | $33,963 | - | 3 | - | $11,321 | $33,963 | 1 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | true | false |
| 15 | 14 | Batman | $11,133 | -64.4% | 58 | -61 | $191 | $251,185,407 | 25 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | - | Fear Anxiety Depression | $4,212 | - | 1 | - | $4,212 | $4,212 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | true | false |
