| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Child's Play | $9,618,317 | - | 1,377 | - | $6,984 | $9,618,317 | 1 | United Artists | true | false |
| 2 | - | Ernest Saves Christmas | $7,011,477 | - | 1,634 | - | $4,290 | $7,011,477 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | - | Iron Eagle II | $4,174,341 | - | 874 | - | $4,776 | $4,174,341 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 1 | They Live | $3,479,715 | -44% | 1,459 | -4 | $2,385 | $9,696,518 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Everybody's All-American | $3,248,812 | -26.5% | 1,123 | +1 | $2,892 | $7,666,098 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Accused | $3,109,370 | -14.8% | 930 | - | $3,343 | $22,044,659 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 2 | U2: Rattle and Hum | $2,179,424 | -55.8% | 1,391 | - | $1,566 | $7,113,934 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | A Cry in the Dark | $2,011,381 | - | 334 | - | $6,022 | $2,011,381 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 9 | 7 | Mystic Pizza | $1,742,457 | -6.7% | 440 | +54 | $3,960 | $6,950,308 | 4 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 10 | 12 | Without a Clue | $1,680,331 | +62.1% | 460 | +203 | $3,652 | $5,509,622 | 4 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | The Good Mother | $1,475,790 | -38.2% | 670 | +3 | $2,202 | $3,863,781 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Punchline | $1,168,858 | -35.5% | 876 | -36 | $1,334 | $19,105,493 | 7 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | Split Decisions | $596,201 | - | 405 | - | $1,472 | $596,201 | 1 | New Century | true | false |
| 14 | - | Distant Thunder | $117,596 | - | 31 | - | $3,793 | $117,596 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 15 | - | Ghost Town | $18,298 | - | 8 | - | $2,287 | $18,298 | 1 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | true | false |
