| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
|
|---|
| 1 | 2 | $6,330,470 | +55.1% | 17.6% | 3 | Out of Africa | $3,300,070 | 52.1% | 7 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 2 | 11 | $5,726,495 | +349.4% | 15.9% | 2 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $5,726,495 | 100% | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 3 | 6 | $5,526,227 | +140.1% | 15.3% | 2 | Youngblood | $4,183,292 | 75.7% | 1 | United Artists | - |
| 4 | 1 | $5,322,453 | -13.1% | 14.8% | 2 | The Color Purple | $4,219,418 | 79.3% | 7 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 5 | 9 | $4,195,468 | +169.5% | 11.7% | 2 | Murphy's Romance | $4,195,468 | 100% | 6 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 6 | 5 | $3,820,014 | +42.8% | 10.6% | 3 | The Jewel of the Nile | $1,951,659 | 51.1% | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 7 | 3 | $2,824,277 | -26.6% | 7.8% | 1 | Iron Eagle | $2,824,277 | 100% | 3 | TriStar Pictures | - |
| 8 | 12 | $1,987,072 | +76.1% | 5.5% | 1 | Eliminators | $1,987,072 | 100% | 1 | Empire Pictures | - |
| 9 | 4 | $270,000 | -92.5% | 0.7% | 1 | My Chauffeur | $270,000 | 100% | 2 | Crown | - |
