| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills Cop II | - | - | - | $61,346,824 | 2,326 | $153,665,036 | May 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Untouchables | - | - | - | $45,186,347 | 1,501 | $76,270,454 | Jun 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | Predator | - | - | - | $35,468,793 | 1,636 | $59,735,548 | Jun 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 4 | The Witches of Eastwick | - | - | - | $34,107,944 | 1,337 | $63,766,510 | Jun 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Harry and the Hendersons | - | - | - | $20,641,583 | 1,424 | $29,760,613 | Jun 5 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 6 | The Believers | - | - | - | $14,122,753 | 1,548 | $18,753,438 | Jun 12 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Roxanne | - | - | - | $11,812,250 | 1,124 | $40,050,884 | Jun 19 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 8 | Ernest Goes to Camp | - | - | - | $11,527,875 | 1,541 | $23,509,382 | May 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | Dragnet | - | - | - | $10,621,125 | 1,343 | $57,387,516 | Jun 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | The Secret of My Success | - | - | - | $10,478,121 | 1,346 | $66,995,879 | Apr 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | Spaceballs | - | - | - | $9,698,005 | 1,389 | $38,119,483 | Jun 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 12 | Platoon | - | - | - | $7,559,406 | 1,564 | $138,530,565 | Dec 19 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Benji the Hunted | - | - | - | $7,279,607 | 1,188 | $22,257,624 | Jun 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Lethal Weapon | - | - | - | $5,598,530 | 1,420 | $65,207,127 | Mar 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Crocodile Dundee | - | - | - | $5,521,193 | 1,495 | $174,803,506 | Sep 26 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | Hollywood Shuffle | - | - | - | $5,087,270 | 81 | $5,228,617 | Mar 20 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 17 | Raising Arizona | - | - | - | $4,433,887 | 697 | $22,847,564 | Mar 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 18 | The Gate | - | - | - | $3,898,485 | 1,148 | $13,539,458 | May 15 | New Century | false |
| 19 | Ishtar | - | - | - | $3,829,941 | 1,139 | $14,375,181 | May 15 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 20 | Creepshow 2 | - | - | - | $3,696,437 | 1,012 | $14,000,000 | May 1 | New World Pictures | false |
| 21 | The Chipmunk Adventure | - | - | - | $3,355,860 | 916 | $6,804,312 | May 22 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 22 | Full Metal Jacket | - | - | - | $2,608,810 | 1,075 | $46,357,676 | Jun 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | Blind Date | - | - | - | $2,156,867 | 1,390 | $39,321,715 | Mar 27 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 24 | Personal Services | - | - | - | $1,651,069 | 31 | $1,744,164 | May 15 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 25 | Prick Up Your Ears | - | - | - | $1,587,861 | 36 | $1,654,743 | Apr 17 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 26 | Million Dollar Mystery | - | - | - | $989,033 | 1,396 | $989,033 | Jun 12 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 27 | Gothic | - | - | - | $861,841 | 20 | $916,172 | Apr 10 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 28 | Summer Heat | - | - | - | $280,373 | 36 | $350,481 | May 29 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 29 | Captive Hearts | - | - | - | $73,757 | 41 | $73,757 | Jun 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 30 | Windrider | - | - | - | $19,367 | 26 | $19,367 | Jun 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 31 | Shadey | - | - | - | $2,219 | 3 | $65,817 | Jun 5 | Skouras Pictures | false |
