| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tootsie | $6,847,544 | -13.3% | 1,215 | -7 | $5,635 | $108,622,795 | 9 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 3 | 48 Hrs. | $3,148,007 | -19.5% | 1,050 | - | $2,998 | $54,790,587 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Entity | $3,070,513 | -34.8% | 1,035 | +4 | $2,966 | $7,782,801 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Gandhi | $2,512,670 | -18.5% | 357 | - | $7,038 | $14,913,293 | 10 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 7 | Sophie's Choice | $2,119,000 | +29.9% | 398 | +186 | $5,324 | $10,672,000 | 10 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | Without a Trace | $2,108,575 | +3.8% | 711 | -10 | $2,965 | $4,139,724 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | The Verdict | $1,993,007 | -26.6% | 808 | -46 | $2,466 | $42,050,854 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 8 | - | Let's Spend the Night Together | $1,767,001 | - | 475 | - | $3,720 | $1,767,001 | 1 | Embassy Pictures | true | false |
| 9 | 10 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,115,539 | -13.8% | 479 | -220 | $2,328 | $330,697,312 | 36 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 11 | The Toy | $1,042,862 | -17.5% | 617 | -108 | $1,690 | $46,413,744 | 10 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 12 | The Man from Snowy River | $1,012,835 | -19.5% | 425 | -33 | $2,383 | $12,663,206 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | The Dark Crystal | $841,001 | -38.1% | 579 | -38 | $1,452 | $40,577,001 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
