| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Rocky IV | - | - | - | $89,102,648 | 2,254 | $127,873,716 | Nov 27 | United Artists | false |
| 17 | Invasion U.S.A. | - | - | - | $12,343,342 | 1,735 | $17,536,256 | Sep 27 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 3 | Spies Like Us | - | - | - | $35,292,455 | 1,700 | $60,088,980 | Dec 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Santa Claus: The Movie | - | - | - | $22,614,723 | 1,585 | $23,717,291 | Nov 27 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 4 | Back to the Future | - | - | - | $35,182,677 | 1,550 | $211,850,472 | Jul 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | Commando | - | - | - | $35,100,000 | 1,504 | $35,100,000 | Oct 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 18 | Young Sherlock Holmes | - | - | - | $12,105,004 | 1,502 | $19,739,575 | Dec 6 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | The Jewel of the Nile | - | - | - | $29,806,725 | 1,490 | $75,973,200 | Dec 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 12 | Death Wish 3 | - | - | - | $16,116,878 | 1,460 | $16,116,878 | Nov 1 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 35 | Teen Wolf | - | - | - | $6,245,311 | 1,425 | $33,086,611 | Aug 23 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 16 | Silver Bullet | - | - | - | $12,361,866 | 1,285 | $12,361,866 | Oct 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 20 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians 1985 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,628,903 | 1,185 | $33,049,729 | Dec 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | - | - | - | $14,393,902 | 1,175 | $14,393,902 | Oct 11 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 49 | Cocoon | - | - | - | $1,246,467 | 1,163 | $76,113,124 | Jun 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | Jagged Edge | - | - | - | $40,491,165 | 1,139 | $40,491,165 | Oct 4 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 10 | To Live and Die in L.A. | - | - | - | $17,307,019 | 1,135 | $17,307,019 | Nov 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 13 | King Solomon's Mines | - | - | - | $15,057,465 | 1,122 | $15,057,465 | Nov 22 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 28 | The Color Purple | - | - | - | $8,612,283 | 1,109 | $94,175,854 | Dec 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Out of Africa | - | - | - | $16,705,779 | 1,102 | $87,071,205 | Dec 20 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 23 | Once Bitten | - | - | - | $9,591,171 | 1,095 | $10,000,000 | Nov 15 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 38 | Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer | - | - | - | $4,889,971 | 1,090 | $4,889,971 | Nov 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Target | - | - | - | $9,023,199 | 1,085 | $9,023,199 | Nov 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | White Nights | - | - | - | $23,601,592 | 1,064 | $42,160,849 | Nov 22 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 57 | Murphy's Romance | - | - | - | $86,975 | 1,046 | $30,867,525 | Dec 27 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 29 | Clue | - | - | - | $8,346,907 | 1,022 | $14,643,997 | Dec 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 40 | Starchaser: The Legend of Orin | - | - | - | $3,192,992 | 1,020 | $3,360,800 | Nov 22 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 34 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | - | - | - | $6,521,838 | 894 | $40,940,662 | Aug 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | One Magic Christmas | - | - | - | $13,677,222 | 827 | $13,677,222 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 47 | Creator | - | - | - | $1,846,154 | 820 | $5,349,607 | Sep 20 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 27 | That Was Then... This Is Now | - | - | - | $8,630,068 | 800 | $8,630,068 | Nov 8 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 25 | Sweet Dreams | - | - | - | $9,085,049 | 778 | $9,085,049 | Oct 4 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 48 | Maxie | - | - | - | $1,733,670 | 778 | $2,564,278 | Sep 27 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 41 | Bad Medicine | - | - | - | $2,685,453 | 731 | $2,685,453 | Nov 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 36 | Enemy Mine | - | - | - | $5,668,036 | 713 | $12,303,411 | Dec 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 32 | Transylvania 6-5000 | - | - | - | $7,196,872 | 701 | $7,196,872 | Nov 8 | New World Pictures | false |
| 33 | A Chorus Line | - | - | - | $6,580,679 | 680 | $14,202,899 | Dec 13 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 21 | Better Off Dead | - | - | - | $10,221,403 | 650 | $10,297,601 | Aug 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | Agnes of God | - | - | - | $18,998,163 | 646 | $25,627,836 | Sep 13 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 31 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | - | - | - | $7,267,189 | 614 | $29,999,213 | Nov 1 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 42 | Compromising Positions | - | - | - | $2,268,740 | 574 | $12,531,831 | Aug 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 19 | Krush Groove | - | - | - | $11,052,713 | 519 | $11,052,713 | Oct 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | After Hours | - | - | - | $9,641,446 | 503 | $10,609,321 | Sep 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 46 | Marie | - | - | - | $1,869,952 | 465 | $2,507,995 | Sep 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 45 | Bring on the Night | - | - | - | $1,890,571 | 409 | $1,890,571 | Nov 8 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 24 | The Journey of Natty Gann | - | - | - | $9,335,159 | 362 | $9,708,373 | Sep 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 37 | Plenty | - | - | - | $5,265,938 | 228 | $6,148,000 | Sep 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 39 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | - | - | - | $3,595,998 | 204 | $17,005,229 | Jul 26 | Island Alive | false |
| 54 | Code Name: Emerald | - | - | - | $366,552 | 195 | $561,548 | Sep 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 44 | Re-Animator | - | - | - | $2,023,414 | 185 | $2,023,414 | Oct 18 | Empire Pictures | false |
| 58 | Brazil | - | - | - | $86,918 | 173 | $9,929,135 | Dec 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 52 | The Holcroft Covenant | - | - | - | $393,825 | 73 | $393,825 | Oct 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 59 | Fool for Love | - | - | - | $81,095 | 57 | $836,156 | Dec 6 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 56 | Revolution | - | - | - | $104,836 | 30 | $358,574 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 51 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | - | - | - | $423,276 | 14 | $437,547 | Sep 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 53 | Subway | - | - | - | $390,659 | 5 | $390,659 | Nov 6 | Island Alive | false |
| 55 | Eleni | - | - | - | $305,102 | 4 | $305,102 | Nov 1 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 50 | Dreamchild | - | - | - | $1,224,964 | 3 | $1,215,923 | Oct 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 62 | Smooth Talk | - | - | - | $16,785 | 2 | $16,785 | Nov 15 | - | false |
| 30 | The Trip to Bountiful | - | - | - | $7,491,903 | 1 | $7,491,903 | Dec 20 | Island Pictures | false |
| 43 | The Quiet Earth | - | - | - | $2,123,135 | 1 | $2,123,135 | Oct 18 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 60 | The Official Story | - | - | - | $29,426 | 1 | $29,426 | Nov 8 | - | false |
| 61 | Trouble in Mind | - | - | - | $19,632 | 1 | $19,632 | Dec 11 | Alive Films | false |
| 63 | When Father Was Away on Business | - | - | - | $16,131 | 1 | $16,131 | Oct 11 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 64 | Colonel Redl | - | - | - | $2,357 | 1 | $2,357 | Oct 4 | Orion Classics | false |
