| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Karate Kid Part II | $14,449,508 | -27.8% | 1,327 | +4 | $10,888 | $34,464,018 | 2 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 3 | Back to School | $11,124,647 | -10.4% | 1,751 | +141 | $6,353 | $38,332,169 | 3 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Legal Eagles | $9,338,498 | -24.8% | 1,248 | - | $7,482 | $21,763,996 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Ruthless People | $8,722,970 | - | 1,111 | - | $7,851 | $8,722,970 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 5 | Top Gun | $8,516,356 | -10% | 1,485 | -46 | $5,734 | $75,918,190 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | Running Scared | $8,290,827 | - | 1,376 | - | $6,025 | $8,290,827 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 7 | 4 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | $7,331,344 | -23% | 1,330 | - | $5,512 | $29,756,283 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | Labyrinth | $5,318,243 | - | 1,141 | - | $4,661 | $5,318,243 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 9 | - | American Anthem | $2,882,859 | - | 900 | - | $3,203 | $2,882,859 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 10 | 6 | Cobra | $1,647,249 | -43.8% | 1,115 | -462 | $1,477 | $45,173,104 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Short Circuit | $1,635,410 | -35.6% | 1,045 | -257 | $1,564 | $35,191,795 | 8 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | $1,616,163 | -42.6% | 1,066 | -339 | $1,516 | $36,457,369 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
