| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Ghost | - | - | - | $152,834,921 | 1,766 | $217,631,306 | Jul 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Die Hard 2 | - | - | - | $117,540,947 | 2,507 | $117,540,947 | Jul 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 3 | Presumed Innocent | - | - | - | $79,983,851 | 1,451 | $86,303,188 | Jul 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Days of Thunder | - | - | - | $74,151,479 | 2,307 | $82,670,733 | Jun 29 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 5 | Problem Child | - | - | - | $53,470,891 | 1,769 | $53,470,891 | Jul 27 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 6 | Arachnophobia | - | - | - | $53,208,180 | 2,005 | $53,208,180 | Jul 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Flatliners | - | - | - | $52,937,518 | 1,483 | $61,489,265 | Aug 10 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 8 | The Jungle Book 1990 Re-release | - | - | - | $44,645,619 | 1,923 | $44,645,619 | Jul 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | Young Guns II | - | - | - | $44,143,410 | 1,770 | $44,143,410 | Aug 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | Dick Tracy | - | - | - | $40,650,014 | 2,332 | $103,738,726 | Jun 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 11 | Darkman | - | - | - | $33,878,502 | 1,833 | $33,878,502 | Aug 24 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 12 | Air America | - | - | - | $31,053,601 | 1,902 | $31,053,601 | Aug 10 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 13 | Total Recall | - | - | - | $29,640,730 | 2,131 | $119,394,840 | Jun 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 14 | The Exorcist III | - | - | - | $26,098,824 | 1,414 | $26,098,824 | Aug 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 15 | Navy Seals | - | - | - | $25,069,101 | 1,355 | $25,069,101 | Jul 20 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Another 48 Hrs. | - | - | - | $24,699,204 | 2,721 | $80,818,974 | Jun 8 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 17 | My Blue Heaven | - | - | - | $23,591,472 | 1,868 | $23,591,472 | Aug 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | RoboCop 2 | - | - | - | $23,548,061 | 1,806 | $45,681,173 | Jun 22 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 19 | Ghost Dad | - | - | - | $22,505,168 | 1,221 | $24,707,633 | Jun 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 20 | The Freshman | - | - | - | $21,460,601 | 1,044 | $21,460,601 | Jul 20 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 21 | Postcards from the Edge | - | - | - | $21,453,612 | 1,323 | $39,071,603 | Sep 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 22 | The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | - | - | - | $21,413,502 | 1,263 | $21,413,502 | Jul 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 23 | Jetsons: The Movie | - | - | - | $20,305,841 | 1,566 | $20,305,841 | Jul 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 24 | Taking Care of Business | - | - | - | $20,005,435 | 1,176 | $20,005,435 | Aug 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | Back to the Future Part III | - | - | - | $19,693,183 | 2,070 | $87,727,583 | May 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp | - | - | - | $18,115,724 | 1,558 | $18,115,724 | Aug 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 27 | Pretty Woman | - | - | - | $17,353,746 | 1,811 | $178,406,268 | Mar 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 28 | Men at Work | - | - | - | $16,247,964 | 1,035 | $16,247,964 | Aug 24 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false |
| 29 | Mo' Better Blues | - | - | - | $16,153,593 | 572 | $16,153,593 | Aug 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 30 | Quick Change | - | - | - | $15,260,154 | 1,596 | $15,260,154 | Jul 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | - | - | - | $14,673,888 | 2,155 | $41,482,207 | Jun 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | Wild at Heart | - | - | - | $14,560,247 | 625 | $14,560,247 | Aug 17 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 33 | Goodfellas | - | - | - | $12,418,200 | 1,328 | $46,836,214 | Sep 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Pump Up the Volume | - | - | - | $11,541,758 | 821 | $11,541,758 | Aug 24 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 35 | Betsy's Wedding | - | - | - | $11,366,382 | 1,058 | $19,740,070 | Jun 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 36 | Death Warrant | - | - | - | $10,990,759 | 1,090 | $16,853,487 | Sep 14 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 37 | The Witches | - | - | - | $10,360,553 | 879 | $10,360,553 | Aug 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 38 | The Two Jakes | - | - | - | $10,005,969 | 1,206 | $10,005,969 | Aug 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 39 | Bird on a Wire | - | - | - | $9,749,807 | 2,008 | $70,978,012 | May 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 40 | Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection | - | - | - | $6,698,361 | 909 | $6,698,361 | Aug 24 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 41 | Narrow Margin | - | - | - | $5,730,601 | 1,253 | $10,873,237 | Sep 21 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 42 | Hardware | - | - | - | $5,728,953 | 695 | $5,728,953 | Sep 14 | Miramax | false |
| 43 | Funny About Love | - | - | - | $4,532,030 | 1,213 | $8,141,292 | Sep 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 44 | The Adventures of Milo and Otis 1990 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,436,929 | 915 | $10,351,534 | Jun 15 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 45 | Pacific Heights | - | - | - | $3,842,820 | 1,291 | $29,381,956 | Sep 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 46 | The Lemon Sisters | - | - | - | $3,473,905 | 598 | $3,473,905 | Aug 31 | Miramax | false |
| 47 | Metropolitan | - | - | - | $2,938,208 | 5 | $2,938,208 | Aug 3 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 48 | After Dark, My Sweet | - | - | - | $2,678,414 | 153 | $2,678,414 | Aug 24 | Avenue Pictures Productions | false |
| 49 | White Hunter Black Heart | - | - | - | $2,319,124 | 78 | $2,319,124 | Sep 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 50 | Jesus of Montreal | - | - | - | $1,575,522 | 21 | $1,601,612 | May 25 | Orion Classics | false |
| 51 | May Fools | - | - | - | $1,542,130 | 30 | $1,576,702 | Jun 22 | Orion Classics | false |
| 52 | Repossessed | - | - | - | $1,382,462 | 115 | $1,382,462 | Sep 14 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 53 | Monsieur Hire | - | - | - | $1,368,911 | 26 | $1,417,030 | Apr 20 | Orion Classics | false |
| 54 | Slumber Party Massacre III | - | - | - | $1,242,995 | 81 | $1,242,995 | Sep 7 | Concorde Pictures | false |
| 55 | The Boyfriend School | - | - | - | $1,171,762 | 177 | $1,171,762 | Sep 21 | Hemdale | false |
| 56 | Dark Angel | - | - | - | $1,109,244 | 1,041 | $4,348,368 | Sep 28 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false |
| 57 | State of Grace | - | - | - | $922,330 | 335 | $1,911,542 | Sep 14 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 58 | Texasville | - | - | - | $472,359 | 354 | $2,268,181 | Sep 28 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 59 | King of New York | - | - | - | $246,744 | 119 | $2,554,476 | Sep 28 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 60 | The Tall Guy | - | - | - | $124,925 | 41 | $510,712 | Sep 21 | Miramax | false |
| 61 | Chicago Joe and the Showgirl | - | - | - | $85,395 | 18 | $85,395 | Jul 27 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 62 | Miller's Crossing | - | - | - | $73,945 | 289 | $5,080,409 | Sep 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 63 | The Icicle Thief | - | - | - | $34,192 | 22 | $1,231,622 | Aug 24 | Aries Films | false |
| 64 | Twister | - | - | - | $33,455 | 2 | $33,455 | Aug 8 | - | false |
| 65 | Fools of Fortune | - | - | - | $17,918 | 9 | $83,490 | Sep 14 | New Line Cinema | false |
