| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | $10,250,170 | -22.9% | 20.8% | 3 | Curly Sue | $6,291,712 | 61.4% | 2 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 2 | 4 | $8,014,624 | +30.7% | 16.3% | 4 | Billy Bathgate | $5,418,415 | 67.6% | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 3 | 11 | $6,965,250 | +2,899.6% | 14.1% | 2 | The People Under the Stairs | $6,965,250 | 100% | 1 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 5 | 3 | $4,600,908 | -42.4% | 9.3% | 3 | Frankie and Johnny | $2,570,035 | 55.9% | 4 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 6 | 6 | $4,503,318 | +78.7% | 9.1% | 1 | Little Man Tate | $4,503,318 | 100% | 4 | Orion Pictures | - |
| 7 | 2 | $4,366,259 | -47.2% | 8.9% | 1 | House Party 2 | $4,366,259 | 100% | 2 | New Line Cinema | - |
| 8 | 5 | $2,954,840 | -29.1% | 6% | 2 | The Fisher King | $2,339,376 | 79.2% | 7 | TriStar Pictures | - |
| 9 | 9 | $799,125 | -22.8% | 1.6% | 2 | Year of the Gun | $799,125 | 100% | 1 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | - |
