| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mr. Mom | $5,894,686 | -38.4% | 1,349 | -13 | $4,369 | $38,753,332 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Risky Business | $4,424,338 | -41.6% | 1,120 | +1 | $3,950 | $42,483,713 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | 4 | Vacation | $2,989,794 | -37.2% | 1,193 | -55 | $2,506 | $53,139,679 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Easy Money | $2,702,735 | -44.4% | 1,048 | -64 | $2,578 | $23,157,776 | 4 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $2,141,661 | -48.4% | 715 | -242 | $2,995 | $235,035,797 | 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 6 | 7 | Flashdance | $2,005,459 | -23.5% | 860 | - | $2,331 | $83,976,446 | 22 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 8 | Trading Places | $1,719,906 | -29.1% | 750 | - | $2,293 | $82,704,549 | 14 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 9 | Staying Alive | $1,369,982 | -35.3% | 700 | -55 | $1,957 | $60,012,052 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 11 | WarGames | $1,294,595 | -38.1% | 800 | -49 | $1,618 | $69,853,738 | 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Hercules | $1,132,496 | -60.6% | 667 | -347 | $1,697 | $8,579,258 | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Strange Brew | $1,101,729 | -47.5% | 516 | -206 | $2,135 | $6,087,403 | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
