| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Footloose | $7,799,693 | -3.4% | 1,384 | - | $5,635 | $26,114,636 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Against All Odds | $4,933,955 | - | 976 | - | $5,055 | $4,933,955 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Blame It on Rio | $3,364,692 | -18.5% | 1,102 | -132 | $3,053 | $11,789,726 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Lassiter | $2,847,469 | -23.8% | 945 | - | $3,013 | $12,531,751 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Terms of Endearment | $2,841,393 | -22.6% | 1,114 | -124 | $2,550 | $85,553,229 | 16 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Unfaithfully Yours | $2,670,362 | -14.7% | 769 | -40 | $3,472 | $14,592,432 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 7 | - | Harry & Son | $2,432,821 | - | 920 | - | $2,644 | $2,432,821 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | - | Weekend Pass | $1,951,415 | - | 475 | +89 | $4,108 | $8,160,682 | 5 | Crown | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Angel | $1,319,106 | -15.3% | 408 | -91 | $3,233 | $13,663,007 | 8 | New World Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Never Cry Wolf | $1,222,265 | -15.1% | 492 | -36 | $2,484 | $23,954,622 | 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | The Right Stuff | $1,149,643 | -29.4% | 566 | -58 | $2,031 | $20,613,486 | 20 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Broadway Danny Rose | $1,093,447 | -31.1% | 347 | -235 | $3,151 | $8,536,962 | 6 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | Sahara | $720,766 | - | 344 | - | $2,095 | $720,766 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 14 | - | Repo Man | $129,000 | - | 39 | - | $3,307 | $129,000 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 15 | - | This Is Spinal Tap | $43,125 | - | 3 | - | $14,375 | $43,125 | 1 | Embassy Pictures | true | false |
