| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Rocky IV | $13,965,188 | -44.5% | 1,325 | - | $10,539 | $50,894,810 | 3 | United Artists | false | false |
| 2 | - | Spies Like Us | $10,940,638 | - | 1,556 | - | $7,031 | $10,940,638 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 3 | 13 | White Nights | $6,007,586 | +751.3% | 891 | - | $6,742 | $7,478,193 | 3 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Young Sherlock Holmes | $3,932,947 | - | 920 | - | $4,274 | $3,932,947 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 2 | Santa Claus | $3,756,824 | -39.4% | 970 | - | $3,873 | $11,449,191 | 3 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | One Magic Christmas | $2,074,124 | -54.2% | 827 | - | $2,508 | $10,410,997 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | King Solomon's Mines | $1,820,421 | -57.3% | 1,106 | -16 | $1,645 | $12,678,665 | 3 | Cannon Film Distributors | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Back to the Future | $1,224,583 | -50.3% | 898 | -235 | $1,363 | $185,144,059 | 24 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Jagged Edge | $1,070,426 | -55.3% | 868 | -29 | $1,233 | $35,866,898 | 10 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | To Live and Die in L.A. | $603,897 | -54% | 601 | -81 | $1,004 | $14,852,872 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 11 | - | Krush Groove | $313,014 | - | 289 | - | $1,083 | $11,052,713 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | - | Agnes of God | $283,579 | - | 492 | - | $576 | $25,627,836 | 13 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | Fool for Love | $81,095 | - | 2 | - | $40,547 | $81,095 | 1 | Cannon Film Distributors | true | false |
| 14 | - | Trouble in Mind | $3,603 | - | 1 | - | $3,603 | $3,603 | 1 | Alive Films | true | false |
