| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Death Wish 3 | $7,005,085 | - | 1,460 | - | $4,798 | $7,005,085 | 1 | Cannon Film Distributors | true | false |
| 2 | - | To Live and Die in L.A. | $4,875,839 | - | 1,135 | - | $4,295 | $4,875,839 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Jagged Edge | $3,882,134 | -7.3% | 1,106 | -20 | $3,510 | $23,210,204 | 5 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | $3,749,928 | - | 522 | - | $7,183 | $3,749,928 | 1 | New Line Cinema | true | false |
| 5 | 4 | Back to the Future | $2,957,766 | +3.1% | 1,149 | -135 | $2,574 | $173,518,373 | 19 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 2 | Commando | $2,572,292 | -29.5% | 1,237 | -244 | $2,079 | $29,855,722 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | Krush Groove | $2,305,981 | -35.7% | 492 | -27 | $4,686 | $5,891,849 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | $1,824,501 | -21.3% | 1,025 | -150 | $1,780 | $11,457,872 | 4 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Agnes of God | $1,792,209 | -9.2% | 632 | -14 | $2,835 | $21,214,777 | 8 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Better Off Dead | $1,415,700 | -6.5% | 622 | +6 | $2,276 | $8,317,549 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | After Hours | $1,240,554 | -19.2% | 439 | -46 | $2,825 | $8,786,033 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Sweet Dreams | $1,174,800 | -14.8% | 761 | -9 | $1,543 | $7,497,542 | 5 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 6 | Silver Bullet | $852,188 | -57.8% | 926 | -273 | $920 | $10,803,211 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Re-Animator | $471,033 | -43.1% | 154 | -31 | $3,058 | $2,023,414 | 3 | Empire Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | Eleni | $40,018 | - | 1 | - | $40,018 | $40,018 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
