| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Rocky IV | - | - | - | $18,964,582 | 2,254 | $127,873,716 | Nov 27 | United Artists | false |
| 2 | Death Wish 3 | - | - | - | $14,987,491 | 1,460 | $16,116,878 | Nov 1 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 3 | Jagged Edge | - | - | - | $13,758,207 | 1,139 | $40,491,165 | Oct 4 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 4 | To Live and Die in L.A. | - | - | - | $13,311,953 | 1,135 | $17,307,019 | Nov 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 5 | Back to the Future | - | - | - | $12,636,134 | 1,550 | $211,850,472 | Jul 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 6 | Target | - | - | - | $8,086,856 | 1,085 | $9,023,199 | Nov 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Commando | - | - | - | $7,816,570 | 1,504 | $35,100,000 | Oct 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | King Solomon's Mines | - | - | - | $7,814,619 | 1,122 | $15,057,465 | Nov 22 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 9 | Once Bitten | - | - | - | $7,392,325 | 1,095 | $10,000,000 | Nov 15 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 10 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | - | - | - | $7,267,189 | 614 | $29,999,213 | Nov 1 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 11 | Transylvania 6-5000 | - | - | - | $7,196,872 | 701 | $7,196,872 | Nov 8 | New World Pictures | false |
| 12 | That Was Then... This Is Now | - | - | - | $7,166,564 | 800 | $8,630,068 | Nov 8 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | Krush Groove | - | - | - | $5,375,833 | 519 | $11,052,713 | Oct 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | The Journey of Natty Gann | - | - | - | $5,276,781 | 362 | $9,708,373 | Sep 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 15 | One Magic Christmas | - | - | - | $5,098,741 | 827 | $13,677,222 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | - | - | - | $4,760,531 | 1,175 | $14,393,902 | Oct 11 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 17 | Agnes of God | - | - | - | $4,349,636 | 646 | $25,627,836 | Sep 13 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 18 | Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer | - | - | - | $3,887,191 | 1,090 | $4,889,971 | Nov 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Better Off Dead | - | - | - | $3,395,752 | 650 | $10,297,601 | Aug 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | Santa Claus: The Movie | - | - | - | $3,265,823 | 1,585 | $23,717,291 | Nov 27 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 21 | After Hours | - | - | - | $3,063,842 | 503 | $10,609,321 | Sep 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | Sweet Dreams | - | - | - | $2,762,307 | 778 | $9,085,049 | Oct 4 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 23 | Silver Bullet | - | - | - | $2,410,843 | 1,285 | $12,361,866 | Oct 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 24 | Starchaser: The Legend of Orin | - | - | - | $2,298,890 | 1,020 | $3,360,800 | Nov 22 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 25 | Bad Medicine | - | - | - | $1,989,656 | 731 | $2,685,453 | Nov 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 26 | Bring on the Night | - | - | - | $1,890,571 | 409 | $1,890,571 | Nov 8 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 27 | Plenty | - | - | - | $1,570,599 | 228 | $6,148,000 | Sep 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 28 | White Nights | - | - | - | $966,541 | 1,064 | $42,160,849 | Nov 22 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 29 | Re-Animator | - | - | - | $471,033 | 185 | $2,023,414 | Oct 18 | Empire Pictures | false |
| 30 | Subway | - | - | - | $390,659 | 5 | $390,659 | Nov 6 | Island Alive | false |
| 31 | Eleni | - | - | - | $305,102 | 4 | $305,102 | Nov 1 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | The Official Story | - | - | - | $29,426 | 1 | $29,426 | Nov 8 | - | false |
| 33 | Smooth Talk | - | - | - | $16,785 | 2 | $16,785 | Nov 15 | - | false |
