| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 3 | Top Gun | $10,811,865 | -9.3% | 1,057 | +1 | $10,228 | $34,948,065 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 1 | Cobra | $10,547,613 | -44.3% | 2,131 | - | $4,949 | $29,480,972 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | $8,273,906 | -43.2% | 1,599 | +3 | $5,174 | $22,833,603 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Short Circuit | $4,846,463 | -23.2% | 1,307 | -3 | $3,708 | $23,161,838 | 4 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | Sweet Liberty | $2,306,330 | -37.5% | 1,155 | -83 | $1,996 | $10,308,935 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | Jake Speed | $1,295,913 | - | 795 | - | $1,630 | $1,295,913 | 1 | New World Pictures | true | false |
| 7 | 6 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | $1,263,310 | -36.9% | 722 | -255 | $1,749 | $16,712,253 | 5 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | Pretty in Pink | $691,508 | -9.6% | 499 | -41 | $1,385 | $38,642,648 | 14 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 10 | Hannah and Her Sisters | $683,747 | -2.4% | 339 | +7 | $2,016 | $33,056,525 | 17 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $679,759 | - | 461 | -120 | $1,474 | $59,846,049 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | $644,062 | -44% | 525 | -259 | $1,226 | $42,388,590 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
