| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Born on the Fourth of July | $11,023,650 | - | 1,310 | - | $8,415 | $12,177,584 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | The War of the Roses | $7,006,812 | - | 1,525 | - | $4,594 | $53,454,080 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 3 | - | Tango & Cash | $6,625,378 | - | 1,556 | - | $4,257 | $31,124,465 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | - | Always | $4,614,020 | - | 1,124 | - | $4,105 | $20,590,850 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | The Little Mermaid | $4,585,047 | - | 1,521 | - | $3,014 | $56,126,383 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | Steel Magnolias | $4,502,641 | - | 1,369 | - | $3,289 | $50,943,805 | 8 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 1 | Back to the Future Part II | $3,740,036 | -42.5% | 1,760 | -347 | $2,125 | $100,666,516 | 7 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | $3,326,878 | - | 1,846 | - | $1,802 | $62,481,913 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | - | Look Who's Talking | $2,593,775 | - | 1,445 | - | $1,795 | $118,802,709 | 13 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | Blaze | $2,258,865 | - | 909 | - | $2,485 | $13,295,371 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | Harlem Nights | $1,244,030 | - | 802 | - | $1,551 | $56,817,615 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | - | The Wizard | $1,207,975 | - | 1,055 | - | $1,145 | $10,729,090 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | Family Business | $1,192,455 | - | 1,089 | - | $1,095 | $10,263,515 | 4 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | She-Devil | $1,015,607 | - | 1,028 | - | $987 | $12,115,520 | 5 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | Driving Miss Daisy | $451,538 | - | 32 | - | $14,110 | $2,216,112 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | - | Enemies, A Love Story | $407,331 | - | 35 | - | $11,638 | $1,074,889 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 17 | - | Glory | $170,376 | - | 8 | - | $21,297 | $625,157 | 4 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | - | Roger & Me | $140,430 | - | 9 | - | $15,603 | $579,858 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
