| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Commando | $10,399,449 | - | 1,495 | - | $6,956 | $10,399,449 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 2 | - | Jagged Edge | $5,540,044 | - | 1,125 | - | $4,924 | $5,540,044 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | - | Agnes of God | $4,602,018 | - | 623 | +15 | $7,386 | $11,231,691 | 4 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | Back to the Future | $4,175,768 | -15.8% | 1,350 | -89 | $3,093 | $160,319,883 | 15 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 1 | Invasion U.S.A. | $4,025,866 | -55.7% | 1,735 | - | $2,320 | $13,113,461 | 2 | Cannon Film Distributors | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | $1,494,410 | -10.1% | 842 | -39 | $1,774 | $36,625,551 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | Teen Wolf | $1,479,289 | -28.7% | 940 | -90 | $1,573 | $29,209,750 | 7 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false | false |
| 8 | 11 | Plenty | $1,004,007 | +156.5% | 143 | - | $7,021 | $2,053,802 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Maxie | $925,145 | -36.4% | 777 | -1 | $1,190 | $2,378,706 | 2 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $909,919 | +8.9% | 143 | +28 | $6,363 | $6,480,619 | 11 | Island Alive | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | The Journey of Natty Gann | $711,496 | +8.9% | 205 | +42 | $3,470 | $1,364,619 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Cocoon | $616,695 | -36.7% | 614 | -94 | $1,004 | $75,901,168 | 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 13 | - | After Hours | $555,633 | - | - | - | - | $1,523,508 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | - | Sweet Dreams | $174,240 | - | - | - | - | $174,240 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 15 | - | Dreamchild | $9,041 | - | 1 | - | $9,041 | $9,041 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
