| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Sudden Impact | $13,737,549 | - | 1,530 | - | $8,978 | $13,737,549 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | - | Scarface | $6,758,000 | - | 996 | - | $6,785 | $6,758,000 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Terms of Endearment | $5,997,753 | +41.9% | 945 | +685 | $6,346 | $16,047,582 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Christine | $4,396,306 | - | 1,045 | - | $4,206 | $4,396,306 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 2 | A Christmas Story | $2,216,375 | -30% | 854 | -70 | $2,595 | $13,242,970 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | The Big Chill | $1,457,964 | -40.9% | 793 | -39 | $1,838 | $40,473,753 | 11 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Never Say Never Again | $909,128 | -46.3% | 718 | -226 | $1,266 | $51,527,061 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $814,493 | -20.2% | 207 | -36 | $3,934 | $5,514,336 | 10 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | All the Right Moves | $579,717 | -50.3% | 699 | -191 | $829 | $17,075,993 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Educating Rita | $530,723 | -44.4% | 395 | -10 | $1,343 | $9,471,554 | 12 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | The Right Stuff | $485,415 | -43.5% | 184 | -51 | $2,638 | $12,040,177 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
