| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Commando | $7,811,439 | -24.9% | 1,503 | +8 | $5,197 | $18,210,888 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Jagged Edge | $5,101,673 | -7.9% | 1,139 | +14 | $4,479 | $10,641,717 | 2 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Silver Bullet | $4,800,810 | - | 1,285 | - | $3,736 | $4,800,810 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | - | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | $3,966,402 | - | 1,170 | - | $3,390 | $3,966,402 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 4 | Back to the Future | $3,807,913 | -8.8% | 1,272 | -78 | $2,993 | $164,127,796 | 16 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Agnes of God | $3,587,663 | -22% | 641 | +18 | $5,596 | $14,819,354 | 5 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Better Off Dead | $2,939,527 | - | 650 | - | $4,522 | $3,185,905 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 14 | Sweet Dreams | $2,682,304 | +1,439.4% | 778 | - | $3,447 | $2,856,544 | 2 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 13 | After Hours | $2,493,144 | +348.7% | 496 | - | $5,026 | $4,016,652 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 5 | Invasion U.S.A. | $2,344,250 | -41.8% | 1,329 | -406 | $1,763 | $15,457,711 | 3 | Cannon Film Distributors | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Teen Wolf | $1,258,627 | -14.9% | 861 | -79 | $1,461 | $30,468,377 | 8 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false | false |
| 12 | 6 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | $1,234,013 | -17.4% | 859 | +17 | $1,436 | $37,859,564 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | The Journey of Natty Gann | $1,065,375 | +49.7% | 278 | +73 | $3,832 | $2,429,994 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | When Father Was Away on Business | $16,131 | - | 1 | - | $16,131 | $16,131 | 1 | Cannon Film Distributors | true | false |
