| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills Cop II | - | - | - | $153,665,036 | 2,326 | $153,665,036 | May 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Platoon | - | - | - | $136,772,865 | 1,564 | $138,530,565 | Dec 19 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 3 | Fatal Attraction | - | - | - | $125,944,573 | 1,401 | $156,645,693 | Sep 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | The Untouchables | - | - | - | $76,270,454 | 1,501 | $76,270,454 | Jun 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 5 | Three Men and a Baby | - | - | - | $70,801,611 | 1,813 | $167,780,960 | Nov 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | The Secret of My Success | - | - | - | $66,995,879 | 1,346 | $66,995,879 | Apr 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | Stakeout | - | - | - | $65,673,233 | 1,364 | $65,673,233 | Aug 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | Lethal Weapon | - | - | - | $65,207,127 | 1,420 | $65,207,127 | Mar 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | The Witches of Eastwick | - | - | - | $63,766,510 | 1,337 | $63,766,510 | Jun 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Predator | - | - | - | $59,735,548 | 1,636 | $59,735,548 | Jun 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 11 | Dragnet | - | - | - | $57,387,516 | 1,343 | $57,387,516 | Jun 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 12 | La Bamba | - | - | - | $54,215,416 | 1,251 | $54,215,416 | Jul 24 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 13 | Crocodile Dundee | - | - | - | $53,648,612 | 1,495 | $174,803,506 | Sep 26 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 14 | RoboCop | - | - | - | $53,424,681 | 1,601 | $53,424,681 | Jul 17 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 15 | Outrageous Fortune | - | - | - | $52,864,741 | 1,316 | $52,864,741 | Jan 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Dirty Dancing | - | - | - | $51,610,385 | 1,012 | $63,446,382 | Aug 21 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 17 | The Living Daylights | - | - | - | $51,185,897 | 1,728 | $51,185,897 | Jul 31 | United Artists | false |
| 18 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1987 Re-release | - | - | - | $46,594,212 | 1,729 | $46,594,212 | Jul 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 19 | Full Metal Jacket | - | - | - | $46,357,676 | 1,075 | $46,357,676 | Jun 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | - | - | - | $44,793,222 | 1,383 | $44,793,222 | Feb 27 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 21 | Mannequin | - | - | - | $42,721,196 | 978 | $42,721,196 | Feb 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 22 | Roxanne | - | - | - | $40,050,884 | 1,124 | $40,050,884 | Jun 19 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 23 | Blind Date | - | - | - | $39,321,715 | 1,390 | $39,321,715 | Mar 27 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 24 | Spaceballs | - | - | - | $38,119,483 | 1,389 | $38,119,483 | Jun 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 25 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | - | - | - | $36,971,114 | 1,956 | $109,713,132 | Nov 26 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 26 | The Golden Child | - | - | - | $36,673,355 | 1,714 | $79,817,937 | Dec 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 27 | Summer School | - | - | - | $35,659,098 | 1,366 | $35,659,098 | Jul 24 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 28 | No Way Out | - | - | - | $35,509,515 | 1,130 | $35,509,515 | Aug 14 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 29 | Planes, Trains & Automobiles | - | - | - | $35,049,149 | 1,684 | $49,530,280 | Nov 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 30 | The Running Man | - | - | - | $34,879,267 | 1,694 | $38,122,105 | Nov 13 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 31 | Like Father Like Son | - | - | - | $34,377,585 | 1,277 | $34,377,585 | Oct 2 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 32 | Adventures in Babysitting | - | - | - | $34,368,475 | 1,148 | $34,368,475 | Jul 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 33 | The Lost Boys | - | - | - | $32,222,567 | 1,249 | $32,222,567 | Jul 31 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Can't Buy Me Love | - | - | - | $31,623,833 | 1,283 | $31,623,833 | Aug 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 35 | The Princess Bride | - | - | - | $30,857,814 | 803 | $30,857,814 | Sep 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 36 | Throw Momma from the Train | - | - | - | $30,715,258 | 1,623 | $57,915,972 | Dec 11 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 37 | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | - | - | - | $30,063,289 | 1,358 | $30,063,289 | Jul 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 38 | Harry and the Hendersons | - | - | - | $29,760,613 | 1,424 | $29,760,613 | Jun 5 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 39 | Cinderella 1987 Re-release | - | - | - | $28,112,107 | 1,657 | $34,101,149 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 40 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | - | - | - | $28,061,343 | 1,750 | $28,061,343 | Apr 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | Eddie Murphy: Raw | - | - | - | $26,939,719 | 1,494 | $50,504,655 | Dec 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 42 | Baby Boom | - | - | - | $26,712,476 | 892 | $26,712,476 | Oct 9 | United Artists | false |
| 43 | Innerspace | - | - | - | $25,893,810 | 1,603 | $25,893,810 | Jul 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 44 | Tin Men | - | - | - | $25,411,386 | 798 | $25,411,386 | Mar 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 45 | Black Widow | - | - | - | $25,205,460 | 754 | $25,205,460 | Feb 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 46 | Little Shop of Horrors | - | - | - | $24,517,419 | 1,183 | $38,748,395 | Dec 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 47 | Hoosiers | - | - | - | $23,556,925 | 1,048 | $28,607,524 | Nov 14 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 48 | Ernest Goes to Camp | - | - | - | $23,509,382 | 1,541 | $23,509,382 | May 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 49 | Raising Arizona | - | - | - | $22,847,564 | 697 | $22,847,564 | Mar 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 50 | Nuts | - | - | - | $22,797,978 | 1,112 | $30,950,002 | Nov 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 51 | Jaws: The Revenge | - | - | - | $20,763,013 | 1,611 | $20,763,013 | Jul 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 52 | A Room with a View | - | - | - | $20,569,616 | 150 | $20,966,644 | Mar 7 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 53 | Hello Again | - | - | - | $20,419,446 | 1,207 | $20,419,446 | Nov 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 54 | Critical Condition | - | - | - | $20,240,502 | 1,343 | $20,240,502 | Jan 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 55 | Benji the Hunted | - | - | - | $20,080,256 | 1,188 | $22,257,624 | Jun 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 56 | The Principal | - | - | - | $19,734,940 | 1,196 | $19,734,940 | Sep 18 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 57 | The Believers | - | - | - | $18,753,438 | 1,548 | $18,753,438 | Jun 12 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 58 | Some Kind of Wonderful | - | - | - | $18,553,948 | 1,082 | $18,553,948 | Feb 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 59 | Project X | - | - | - | $18,532,286 | 1,025 | $18,532,286 | Apr 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 60 | Wall Street | - | - | - | $18,012,690 | 989 | $43,848,069 | Dec 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 61 | The Big Easy | - | - | - | $17,685,307 | 1,219 | $17,685,307 | Aug 21 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 62 | The Aristocats 1987 Re-release | - | - | - | $17,452,658 | 1,491 | $17,452,658 | Apr 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 63 | Suspect | - | - | - | $17,422,112 | 1,029 | $18,782,400 | Oct 23 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 64 | Born in East L.A. | - | - | - | $17,355,263 | 1,112 | $17,355,263 | Aug 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 65 | Masters of the Universe | - | - | - | $17,336,370 | 1,185 | $17,336,370 | Aug 7 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 66 | Angel Heart | - | - | - | $17,185,632 | 819 | $17,185,632 | Mar 6 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 67 | The Morning After | - | - | - | $17,074,820 | 955 | $25,147,055 | Dec 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 68 | Lady and the Tramp 1986 Re-release | - | - | - | $16,525,904 | 1,375 | $31,129,082 | Dec 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 69 | Burglar | - | - | - | $16,337,355 | 1,019 | $16,337,355 | Mar 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 70 | Over the Top | - | - | - | $16,057,580 | 1,758 | $16,057,580 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 71 | Three Amigos! | - | - | - | $15,932,121 | 1,466 | $39,246,734 | Dec 12 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 72 | The Mission | - | - | - | $15,873,366 | 730 | $17,218,023 | Oct 31 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 73 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | - | - | - | $15,681,020 | 1,511 | $15,681,020 | Jul 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 74 | Flowers in the Attic | - | - | - | $15,151,736 | 1,095 | $15,151,736 | Nov 20 | New World Pictures | false |
| 75 | Radio Days | - | - | - | $14,792,779 | 488 | $14,792,779 | Jan 30 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 76 | *batteries not included | - | - | - | $14,662,720 | 1,367 | $32,945,797 | Dec 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 77 | Hellraiser | - | - | - | $14,564,027 | 1,104 | $14,564,027 | Sep 18 | New World Pictures | false |
| 78 | Ishtar | - | - | - | $14,375,181 | 1,139 | $14,375,181 | May 15 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 79 | Crimes of the Heart | - | - | - | $14,295,257 | 685 | $22,905,522 | Dec 12 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 80 | Prince of Darkness | - | - | - | $14,182,492 | 1,239 | $14,182,492 | Oct 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 81 | Creepshow 2 | - | - | - | $14,000,000 | 1,012 | $14,000,000 | May 1 | New World Pictures | false |
| 82 | An American Tail | - | - | - | $13,892,395 | 1,249 | $47,483,002 | Nov 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 83 | Hamburger Hill | - | - | - | $13,839,404 | 814 | $13,839,404 | Aug 28 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 84 | The Gate | - | - | - | $13,539,458 | 1,148 | $13,539,458 | May 15 | New Century | false |
| 85 | The Pick-up Artist | - | - | - | $13,290,368 | 1,132 | $13,290,368 | Sep 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 86 | Back to the Beach | - | - | - | $13,110,903 | 1,080 | $13,110,903 | Aug 7 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 87 | The Bedroom Window | - | - | - | $12,640,385 | 934 | $12,640,385 | Jan 16 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 88 | The Fourth Protocol | - | - | - | $12,423,831 | 1,061 | $12,423,831 | Aug 28 | Lorimar Motion Pictures | false |
| 89 | Less Than Zero | - | - | - | $12,396,383 | 871 | $12,396,383 | Nov 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 90 | Heartbreak Ridge | - | - | - | $12,266,435 | 1,647 | $42,724,017 | Dec 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 91 | Fatal Beauty | - | - | - | $12,046,526 | 1,117 | $12,046,526 | Oct 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 92 | Children of a Lesser God | - | - | - | $11,627,975 | 544 | $31,853,080 | Oct 3 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 93 | Extreme Prejudice | - | - | - | $11,307,844 | 1,071 | $11,307,844 | Apr 24 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 94 | Light of Day | - | - | - | $10,489,617 | 1,041 | $10,489,617 | Feb 6 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 95 | Disorderlies | - | - | - | $10,348,437 | 544 | $10,348,437 | Aug 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 96 | Broadcast News | - | - | - | $10,319,235 | 848 | $51,249,404 | Dec 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 97 | Someone to Watch Over Me | - | - | - | $10,278,549 | 894 | $10,278,549 | Oct 9 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 98 | The Hidden | - | - | - | $9,747,988 | 1,045 | $9,747,988 | Oct 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 99 | From the Hip | - | - | - | $9,518,342 | 971 | $9,518,342 | Feb 6 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 100 | Overboard | - | - | - | $9,415,897 | 1,135 | $26,713,187 | Dec 18 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 101 | Empire of the Sun | - | - | - | $8,794,582 | 673 | $22,238,696 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 102 | My Life as a Dog | - | - | - | $8,345,266 | 1 | $8,345,266 | May 1 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 103 | Teen Wolf Too | - | - | - | $7,888,703 | 1,540 | $7,888,703 | Nov 20 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 104 | House II: The Second Story | - | - | - | $7,800,000 | 1,069 | $7,800,000 | Aug 28 | New World Pictures | false |
| 105 | The Mosquito Coast | - | - | - | $7,753,929 | 451 | $14,302,779 | Nov 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 106 | Brighton Beach Memoirs | - | - | - | $7,587,376 | 778 | $11,957,943 | Dec 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 107 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | - | - | - | $7,555,000 | 1,032 | $7,555,000 | Jan 16 | New World Pictures | false |
| 108 | Maid to Order | - | - | - | $7,491,968 | 522 | $9,868,521 | Jul 31 | New Century | false |
| 109 | Witchboard | - | - | - | $7,323,270 | 1,068 | $7,369,373 | Dec 31 | - | false |
| 110 | Who's That Girl | - | - | - | $7,305,209 | 944 | $7,305,209 | Aug 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 111 | Hiding Out | - | - | - | $7,019,441 | 988 | $7,019,441 | Nov 6 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 112 | Death Wish 4: The Crackdown | - | - | - | $6,880,310 | 1,030 | $6,880,310 | Nov 6 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 113 | The Chipmunk Adventure | - | - | - | $6,804,312 | 916 | $6,804,312 | May 22 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 114 | Assassination | - | - | - | $6,075,793 | 1,000 | $6,075,793 | Jan 9 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 115 | Evil Dead II | - | - | - | $5,923,044 | 310 | $5,923,044 | Mar 13 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 116 | Wisdom | - | - | - | $5,715,174 | 791 | $5,715,174 | Jan 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 117 | Surrender | - | - | - | $5,711,976 | 1,067 | $5,711,976 | Oct 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 118 | Nadine | - | - | - | $5,669,831 | 760 | $5,669,831 | Aug 7 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 119 | The Sicilian | - | - | - | $5,406,879 | 370 | $5,406,879 | Oct 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 120 | No Mercy | - | - | - | $5,286,421 | 1,206 | $12,303,904 | Dec 19 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 121 | Gardens of Stone | - | - | - | $5,262,047 | 612 | $5,262,047 | May 8 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 122 | Hollywood Shuffle | - | - | - | $5,228,617 | 81 | $5,228,617 | Mar 20 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 123 | River's Edge | - | - | - | $4,600,000 | 3 | $4,600,000 | May 8 | Island Pictures | false |
| 124 | Made in Heaven | - | - | - | $4,572,845 | 898 | $4,572,845 | Nov 6 | Lorimar Motion Pictures | false |
| 125 | Death Before Dishonor | - | - | - | $4,546,244 | 776 | $4,546,244 | Feb 20 | New World Pictures | false |
| 126 | The Last Emperor | - | - | - | $4,441,496 | 877 | $43,984,230 | Nov 20 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 127 | The Dead | - | - | - | $4,370,078 | 6 | $4,370,078 | Dec 18 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 128 | The Color Purple 1987 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,292,009 | 601 | $4,292,009 | Jan 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 129 | Best Seller | - | - | - | $4,278,150 | 253 | $4,278,150 | Sep 25 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 130 | Hot Pursuit | - | - | - | $4,215,849 | 975 | $4,215,849 | May 8 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 131 | American Ninja 2: The Confrontation | - | - | - | $4,000,000 | 397 | $4,000,000 | May 1 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 132 | My Demon Lover | - | - | - | $3,922,273 | 1,115 | $3,922,273 | Apr 24 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 133 | Leonard Part 6 | - | - | - | $3,891,660 | 1,149 | $4,615,255 | Dec 18 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 134 | North Shore | - | - | - | $3,832,228 | 802 | $3,832,228 | Aug 14 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 135 | The Monster Squad | - | - | - | $3,769,990 | 1,280 | $3,769,990 | Aug 14 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 136 | Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold | - | - | - | $3,751,699 | 1,000 | $3,751,699 | Jan 30 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 137 | Three O'Clock High | - | - | - | $3,685,862 | 849 | $3,685,862 | Oct 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 138 | Big Shots | - | - | - | $3,390,043 | 932 | $3,390,043 | Oct 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 139 | Near Dark | - | - | - | $3,369,307 | 429 | $3,369,307 | Oct 2 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 140 | Wish You Were Here | - | - | - | $3,283,832 | 43 | $3,283,832 | Jul 24 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 141 | Barfly | - | - | - | $3,221,568 | 2 | $3,221,568 | Oct 16 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 142 | Malone | - | - | - | $3,060,858 | 1,326 | $3,060,858 | May 1 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 143 | Sign 'o' the Times | - | - | - | $3,000,073 | 234 | $3,000,073 | Nov 20 | - | false |
| 144 | No Man's Land | - | - | - | $2,877,571 | 510 | $2,877,571 | Oct 23 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 145 | Heat | - | - | - | $2,793,214 | 863 | $2,793,214 | Mar 13 | New Century | false |
| 146 | Hannah and Her Sisters 1987 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,755,039 | 255 | $4,691,838 | Feb 13 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 147 | Sid and Nancy | - | - | - | $2,750,919 | 43 | $2,826,523 | Oct 17 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 148 | The Allnighter | - | - | - | $2,700,000 | 977 | $2,700,000 | May 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 149 | Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II | - | - | - | $2,683,519 | 343 | $2,683,519 | Oct 16 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 150 | The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland | - | - | - | $2,608,000 | 1,094 | $2,608,000 | Aug 7 | - | false |
| 151 | House of Games | - | - | - | $2,585,639 | 9 | $2,585,639 | Oct 16 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 152 | The Stepfather | - | - | - | $2,488,740 | 148 | $2,488,740 | Jan 23 | New Century | false |
| 153 | Maurice | - | - | - | $2,438,304 | 1 | $2,438,304 | Sep 18 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 154 | Dead of Winter | - | - | - | $2,413,427 | 491 | $2,413,427 | Feb 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 155 | The Kindred | - | - | - | $2,407,024 | 566 | $2,407,024 | Jan 9 | - | false |
| 156 | The Squeeze | - | - | - | $2,228,951 | 1,152 | $2,228,951 | Jul 10 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 157 | Russkies | - | - | - | $2,189,047 | 604 | $2,189,047 | Nov 6 | New Century | false |
| 158 | Weeds | - | - | - | $2,115,382 | 86 | $2,325,444 | Oct 16 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 159 | Date with an Angel | - | - | - | $1,988,962 | 843 | $1,988,962 | Nov 20 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 160 | Betty Blue | - | - | - | $1,954,850 | 20 | $2,003,822 | Nov 7 | Alive Films | false |
| 161 | The Curse | - | - | - | $1,930,001 | 326 | $1,930,001 | Sep 11 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | false |
| 162 | Personal Services | - | - | - | $1,744,164 | 31 | $1,744,164 | May 15 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 163 | The Big Town | - | - | - | $1,733,017 | 762 | $1,733,017 | Sep 25 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 164 | Matewan | - | - | - | $1,680,358 | 42 | $1,680,358 | Aug 28 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 165 | Prick Up Your Ears | - | - | - | $1,654,743 | 36 | $1,654,743 | Apr 17 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 166 | Making Mr. Right | - | - | - | $1,584,970 | 296 | $1,584,970 | Apr 10 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 167 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | - | - | - | $1,576,615 | 374 | $1,576,615 | Aug 21 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 168 | Morgan Stewart's Coming Home | - | - | - | $1,533,778 | 344 | $2,136,381 | Feb 20 | New Century | false |
| 169 | The Whistle Blower | - | - | - | $1,500,000 | 62 | $1,500,000 | Jul 10 | Hemdale | false |
| 170 | A Prayer for the Dying | - | - | - | $1,432,687 | 407 | $1,432,687 | Sep 11 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 171 | From a Whisper to a Scream | - | - | - | $1,355,728 | 137 | $1,355,728 | Sep 4 | Moviestore Entertainment | false |
| 172 | China Girl | - | - | - | $1,262,091 | 193 | $1,262,091 | Sep 25 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 173 | Dancers | - | - | - | $1,190,416 | 12 | $1,190,416 | Oct 9 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 174 | Return to Horror High | - | - | - | $1,189,709 | 227 | $1,189,709 | Jan 9 | New World Pictures | false |
| 175 | Cry Freedom | - | - | - | $1,180,156 | 479 | $5,899,797 | Nov 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 176 | King Kong Lives | - | - | - | $1,163,386 | 1,105 | $4,711,220 | Dec 19 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 177 | Street Smart | - | - | - | $1,119,112 | 207 | $1,119,112 | Mar 20 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 178 | Swimming to Cambodia | - | - | - | $1,092,911 | 21 | $1,092,911 | Mar 13 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 179 | 84 Charing Cross Road | - | - | - | $1,083,486 | 24 | $1,083,486 | Feb 13 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 180 | Housekeeping | - | - | - | $1,083,282 | 2 | $1,083,282 | Nov 25 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 181 | Cross My Heart | - | - | - | $1,025,762 | 205 | $1,025,762 | Nov 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 182 | Campus Man | - | - | - | $989,528 | 307 | $989,528 | Apr 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 183 | Million Dollar Mystery | - | - | - | $989,033 | 1,396 | $989,033 | Jun 12 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 184 | Gothic | - | - | - | $916,172 | 20 | $916,172 | Apr 10 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 185 | Real Men | - | - | - | $873,903 | 150 | $873,903 | Sep 25 | United Artists | false |
| 186 | Marlene | - | - | - | $831,414 | 6 | $852,676 | Nov 7 | Alive Films | false |
| 187 | Beyond Therapy | - | - | - | $790,000 | 113 | $790,000 | Feb 27 | New World Pictures | false |
| 188 | The Hanoi Hilton | - | - | - | $760,000 | 2 | $760,000 | Mar 27 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 189 | Defense of the Realm | - | - | - | $722,230 | 15 | $750,000 | Nov 21 | Hemdale | false |
| 190 | Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll | - | - | - | $719,323 | 33 | $719,323 | Oct 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 191 | In the Mood | - | - | - | $682,881 | 361 | $999,382 | Sep 16 | Lorimar Motion Pictures | false |
| 192 | Moonstruck | - | - | - | $606,289 | 1,178 | $80,640,528 | Dec 18 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 193 | Oviri | - | - | - | $583,800 | 16 | $583,800 | Jul 31 | International Film Marketing | false |
| 194 | Steel Dawn | - | - | - | $562,187 | 290 | $562,187 | Nov 6 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 195 | Amazon Women on the Moon | - | - | - | $548,696 | 50 | $548,696 | Sep 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 196 | Man on Fire | - | - | - | $519,596 | 178 | $519,596 | Oct 9 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 197 | September | - | - | - | $486,434 | 15 | $486,434 | Dec 18 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 198 | Good Morning, Vietnam | - | - | - | $440,103 | 1,598 | $123,922,370 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 199 | The Good Father | - | - | - | $421,201 | 17 | $421,201 | Feb 11 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 200 | Number One with a Bullet | - | - | - | $410,952 | 223 | $410,952 | Feb 27 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
