| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | All of Me | $5,803,848 | - | 1,192 | - | $4,869 | $5,803,848 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | - | The Evil That Men Do | $4,538,400 | - | 1,464 | - | $3,100 | $4,538,400 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Ghostbusters | $2,850,809 | -17.6% | 1,389 | -48 | $2,052 | $201,036,554 | 16 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Purple Rain | $2,157,231 | -12.8% | 1,006 | -13 | $2,144 | $55,547,623 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | Tightrope | $2,053,476 | -38.3% | 1,140 | -237 | $1,801 | $43,588,929 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | - | Until September | $1,983,321 | - | 1,114 | - | $1,780 | $1,983,321 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 7 | 4 | The Karate Kid | $1,871,102 | -15.3% | 1,065 | -21 | $1,756 | $78,148,511 | 14 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | The Woman in Red | $1,508,284 | -29.3% | 903 | -102 | $1,670 | $21,752,769 | 6 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Revenge of the Nerds | $1,426,017 | -28.1% | 877 | -31 | $1,626 | $36,231,524 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Gremlins | $1,119,446 | -22.4% | 792 | -224 | $1,413 | $142,192,855 | 16 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Ninja III: The Domination | $895,524 | -48.2% | 475 | -55 | $1,885 | $3,152,651 | 2 | Cannon Film Distributors | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Red Dawn | $882,236 | -41.3% | 749 | -211 | $1,177 | $35,596,060 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 13 | - | Amadeus | $505,276 | - | 25 | - | $20,211 | $505,276 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 14 | - | The River Rat | $441,466 | - | 316 | - | $1,397 | $441,466 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 15 | - | Places in the Heart | $274,279 | - | 14 | - | $19,591 | $274,279 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 16 | 13 | A Soldier's Story | $166,401 | +6.4% | 6 | +1 | $27,733 | $417,655 | 2 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | - | Windy City | $104,754 | - | 28 | - | $3,741 | $104,754 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 18 | 14 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $72,720 | -42.5% | 40 | -20 | $1,818 | $2,596,812 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
