| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The 'Burbs | $12,886,362 | - | 1,952 | - | $6,601 | $12,886,362 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 3 | Rain Man | $7,964,753 | +28.2% | 1,590 | +17 | $5,009 | $111,861,450 | 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 3 | - | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | $7,292,976 | - | 1,196 | - | $6,097 | $7,292,976 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | Three Fugitives | $5,408,307 | -16.9% | 1,374 | - | $3,936 | $26,872,391 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 1 | The Fly II | $5,040,359 | -40% | 1,528 | +4 | $3,298 | $13,435,556 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Beaches | $4,475,710 | -8.7% | 1,072 | -50 | $4,175 | $36,560,193 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Cousins | $4,190,954 | +1.5% | 720 | +185 | $5,820 | $8,318,623 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 12 | Dangerous Liaisons | $3,668,859 | +72% | 347 | - | $10,573 | $12,662,986 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | - | True Believer | $3,604,976 | - | 897 | - | $4,018 | $3,604,976 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 10 | 10 | Working Girl | $3,214,758 | +13.1% | 825 | -275 | $3,896 | $48,447,069 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Twins | $2,890,915 | -21% | 1,215 | -297 | $2,379 | $98,071,430 | 11 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Mississippi Burning | $2,850,093 | +18% | 1,134 | +78 | $2,513 | $24,233,425 | 11 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 5 | Her Alibi | $2,840,897 | -36.8% | 1,136 | -293 | $2,500 | $13,586,674 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 9 | Tap | $2,509,425 | -14.1% | 587 | +2 | $4,275 | $5,431,500 | 2 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | The Mighty Quinn | $1,626,919 | - | 234 | - | $6,952 | $1,626,919 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 16 | 8 | Who's Harry Crumb? | $1,231,712 | -58% | 976 | -222 | $1,262 | $8,834,299 | 3 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | The Accidental Tourist | $1,216,770 | +2.6% | 477 | -88 | $2,550 | $26,777,471 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | - | Paperhouse | $8,540 | - | 1 | - | $8,540 | $8,540 | 1 | Vestron Pictures | true | false |
