| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 2 | Terms of Endearment | $3,881,348 | -13.8% | 870 | -33 | $4,461 | $70,426,994 | 12 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 1 | Silkwood | $3,350,850 | -26.3% | 839 | +23 | $3,993 | $25,849,712 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 3 | - | Reckless | $3,089,116 | - | 897 | - | $3,443 | $3,089,116 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | Never Cry Wolf | $2,764,766 | -17.9% | 502 | +11 | $5,507 | $17,133,163 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Weekend Pass | $2,113,065 | - | 399 | - | $5,295 | $2,113,065 | 1 | Crown | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Hot Dog... The Movie | $2,002,238 | -34% | 1,037 | -136 | $1,930 | $15,016,059 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Yentl | $1,932,648 | -21.6% | 741 | -6 | $2,608 | $33,330,716 | 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Sudden Impact | $1,885,984 | -17.5% | 919 | -84 | $2,052 | $62,559,003 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | - | Star 80 | $1,866,831 | - | 502 | +408 | $3,718 | $4,220,636 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 5 | The Lonely Guy | $1,576,000 | -39% | 710 | -7 | $2,219 | $4,161,000 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Scarface | $1,526,000 | -18.6% | 535 | -89 | $2,852 | $36,228,000 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Uncommon Valor | $1,494,977 | -16.4% | 803 | -67 | $1,861 | $26,977,563 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Angel | $1,443,264 | +12.3% | 475 | +119 | $3,038 | $7,408,723 | 4 | New World Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Broadway Danny Rose | $1,176,417 | -8% | 109 | - | $10,792 | $2,455,235 | 2 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | The Big Chill | $1,109,966 | -19.8% | 612 | -80 | $1,813 | $51,699,128 | 19 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
