| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Top Gun | - | - | - | $45,043,017 | 1,531 | $176,781,728 | May 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Back to School | - | - | - | $33,564,462 | 1,751 | $91,258,000 | Jun 13 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Karate Kid Part II | - | - | - | $28,271,370 | 1,610 | $115,103,979 | Jun 20 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 4 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | - | - | - | $26,614,275 | 1,330 | $70,136,369 | Jun 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 5 | Cobra | - | - | - | $22,520,172 | 2,131 | $49,042,224 | May 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | - | - | - | $18,841,053 | 1,599 | $40,996,665 | May 23 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 7 | Legal Eagles | - | - | - | $17,761,782 | 1,248 | $49,851,591 | Jun 20 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | Raw Deal | - | - | - | $16,209,459 | 1,733 | $16,209,459 | Jun 6 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 9 | Short Circuit | - | - | - | $14,790,822 | 1,310 | $40,697,761 | May 9 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 10 | SpaceCamp | - | - | - | $9,697,739 | 1,024 | $9,697,739 | Jun 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 11 | My Little Pony: The Movie | - | - | - | $5,958,456 | 1,003 | $5,958,456 | Jun 6 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 12 | Sweet Liberty | - | - | - | $5,543,461 | 1,238 | $14,205,021 | May 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 13 | Ruthless People | - | - | - | $4,984,552 | 1,114 | $71,624,879 | Jun 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Invaders from Mars | - | - | - | $4,884,663 | 1,212 | $4,884,663 | Jun 6 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 15 | Running Scared | - | - | - | $4,737,612 | 1,376 | $38,500,726 | Jun 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 16 | The Manhattan Project | - | - | - | $3,900,000 | 834 | $3,900,000 | Jun 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 17 | Critters | - | - | - | $3,243,054 | 633 | $13,167,232 | Apr 11 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 18 | Labyrinth | - | - | - | $3,038,996 | 1,141 | $12,729,917 | Jun 27 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 19 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | - | - | - | $2,773,716 | 1,084 | $62,134,225 | Jan 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 20 | Pretty in Pink | - | - | - | $2,322,945 | 1,117 | $40,471,663 | Feb 28 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 21 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | - | - | - | $2,224,257 | 1,203 | $18,034,150 | May 2 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 22 | Turtle Diary | - | - | - | $2,108,021 | 40 | $2,156,772 | Feb 14 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 23 | At Close Range | - | - | - | $2,091,296 | 83 | $2,347,000 | Apr 18 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 24 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | - | - | - | $1,650,613 | 1,788 | $43,579,163 | Mar 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | American Anthem | - | - | - | $1,647,348 | 900 | $4,845,724 | Jun 27 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 26 | Jake Speed | - | - | - | $1,573,488 | 795 | $1,943,751 | May 30 | New World Pictures | false |
| 27 | Hannah and Her Sisters | - | - | - | $1,043,188 | 761 | $35,392,203 | Feb 7 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 28 | Mona Lisa | - | - | - | $156,595 | 162 | $5,794,184 | Jun 13 | Island Pictures | false |
