| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Scrooged | - | - | - | $52,747,095 | 1,897 | $60,328,558 | Nov 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Twins | - | - | - | $49,668,525 | 1,659 | $111,938,388 | Dec 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | - | - | - | $42,682,610 | 1,969 | $78,756,177 | Dec 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | The Land Before Time | - | - | - | $35,457,680 | 1,414 | $48,478,716 | Nov 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | Oliver & Company | - | - | - | $35,151,553 | 1,503 | $53,279,055 | Nov 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | Child's Play | - | - | - | $33,244,684 | 1,490 | $33,244,684 | Nov 11 | United Artists | false |
| 7 | Rain Man | - | - | - | $33,222,479 | 1,590 | $172,825,435 | Dec 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 8 | The Accused | - | - | - | $32,078,318 | 930 | $32,078,318 | Oct 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | Ernest Saves Christmas | - | - | - | $27,288,662 | 1,640 | $28,202,109 | Nov 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 10 | Tequila Sunrise | - | - | - | $25,613,223 | 1,411 | $41,292,551 | Dec 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Alien Nation | - | - | - | $25,216,243 | 1,436 | $25,216,243 | Oct 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 12 | Gorillas in the Mist | - | - | - | $23,523,158 | 1,085 | $24,720,479 | Sep 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 13 | Punchline | - | - | - | $21,008,422 | 917 | $21,042,667 | Sep 30 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 14 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | - | - | - | $18,026,148 | 1,515 | $42,039,085 | Dec 16 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 15 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | - | - | - | $17,768,757 | 1,692 | $17,768,757 | Oct 21 | Galaxy International Releasing | false |
| 16 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | - | - | - | $17,563,033 | 1,598 | $156,452,370 | Jun 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 17 | Cocoon: The Return | - | - | - | $15,148,719 | 997 | $18,924,919 | Nov 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 18 | Die Hard | - | - | - | $13,912,402 | 1,713 | $83,008,852 | Jul 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 19 | A Fish Called Wanda | - | - | - | $13,108,896 | 1,223 | $62,493,712 | Jul 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 20 | They Live | - | - | - | $13,008,928 | 1,463 | $13,447,978 | Nov 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 21 | Mystic Pizza | - | - | - | $12,793,213 | 440 | $12,793,213 | Oct 21 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 22 | Everybody's All-American | - | - | - | $12,638,294 | 1,123 | $12,638,294 | Nov 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | Crossing Delancey | - | - | - | $12,624,792 | 303 | $16,262,415 | Aug 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 24 | Cocktail | - | - | - | $12,026,876 | 1,462 | $78,222,753 | Jul 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | Working Girl | - | - | - | $11,956,349 | 1,149 | $63,779,477 | Dec 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 26 | Big | - | - | - | $11,694,219 | 1,419 | $114,968,774 | Jun 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 27 | Iron Eagle II | - | - | - | $10,497,324 | 878 | $10,497,324 | Nov 11 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 28 | U2: Rattle and Hum | - | - | - | $8,600,823 | 1,391 | $8,600,823 | Nov 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 29 | High Spirits | - | - | - | $8,578,231 | 826 | $8,578,231 | Nov 18 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 30 | Without a Clue | - | - | - | $8,539,181 | 491 | $8,539,181 | Oct 21 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 31 | Young Guns | - | - | - | $8,013,306 | 1,416 | $45,661,556 | Aug 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 32 | My Stepmother Is an Alien | - | - | - | $7,558,387 | 1,148 | $13,854,000 | Dec 9 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 33 | A Cry in the Dark | - | - | - | $6,908,797 | 334 | $6,908,797 | Nov 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Fresh Horses | - | - | - | $6,640,346 | 1,276 | $6,640,346 | Nov 18 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 35 | 1969 | - | - | - | $5,979,011 | 520 | $5,979,011 | Nov 18 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 36 | Hellbound: Hellraiser II | - | - | - | $5,755,305 | 1,187 | $12,090,735 | Dec 23 | New World Pictures | false |
| 37 | Elvira: Mistress of the Dark | - | - | - | $5,300,873 | 627 | $5,596,267 | Sep 30 | New World Pictures | false |
| 38 | Clara's Heart | - | - | - | $5,194,491 | 315 | $5,194,491 | Oct 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 39 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | - | - | - | $5,169,533 | 1,767 | $49,369,899 | Aug 19 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 40 | Heartbreak Hotel | - | - | - | $5,139,297 | 1,414 | $5,509,417 | Sep 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 41 | The Good Mother | - | - | - | $4,764,606 | 670 | $4,764,606 | Nov 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 42 | Dead Ringers | - | - | - | $4,256,679 | 1,048 | $8,038,508 | Sep 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 43 | Bat*21 | - | - | - | $3,966,256 | 516 | $3,966,256 | Oct 21 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 44 | Feds | - | - | - | $3,838,793 | 850 | $3,838,793 | Oct 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 45 | Imagine: John Lennon | - | - | - | $3,753,977 | 561 | $3,753,977 | Oct 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 46 | Memories of Me | - | - | - | $3,583,303 | 723 | $3,965,604 | Sep 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 47 | Madame Sousatzka | - | - | - | $3,548,238 | 123 | $3,548,238 | Oct 14 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 48 | Things Change | - | - | - | $3,527,886 | 99 | $3,527,886 | Oct 21 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 49 | Betrayed | - | - | - | $3,457,214 | 1,101 | $25,816,139 | Aug 26 | United Artists | false |
| 50 | Pumpkinhead | - | - | - | $3,385,516 | 353 | $3,385,516 | Oct 14 | United Artists | false |
| 51 | A World Apart | - | - | - | $2,291,025 | 42 | $2,326,860 | Jun 17 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 52 | Salaam Bombay! | - | - | - | $2,080,046 | 27 | $2,080,046 | Oct 7 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 53 | The Last Temptation of Christ | - | - | - | $2,036,010 | 123 | $8,373,585 | Aug 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 54 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | - | - | - | $2,007,044 | 266 | $13,030,057 | Dec 16 | United Artists | false |
| 55 | Running on Empty | - | - | - | $1,878,228 | 238 | $2,835,116 | Sep 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 56 | The Lair of the White Worm | - | - | - | $1,189,315 | 32 | $1,189,315 | Oct 21 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 57 | Mississippi Burning | - | - | - | $1,003,369 | 1,134 | $34,603,943 | Dec 9 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 58 | Watchers | - | - | - | $940,173 | 161 | $940,173 | Dec 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 59 | Split Decisions | - | - | - | $695,822 | 405 | $695,822 | Nov 11 | New Century | false |
| 60 | Kansas | - | - | - | $606,066 | 847 | $2,432,536 | Sep 23 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | false |
| 61 | Buster | - | - | - | $540,000 | 217 | $540,000 | Nov 23 | Hemdale | false |
| 62 | Beaches | - | - | - | $453,250 | 1,122 | $57,041,866 | Dec 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 63 | Full Moon in Blue Water | - | - | - | $450,726 | 56 | $450,726 | Nov 23 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | false |
| 64 | Track 29 | - | - | - | $376,700 | 13 | $429,028 | Sep 9 | Island Pictures | false |
| 65 | Tapeheads | - | - | - | $343,786 | 138 | $343,786 | Oct 21 | Avenue Pictures Productions | false |
| 66 | Dangerous Liaisons | - | - | - | $330,048 | 762 | $34,670,720 | Dec 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 67 | The Accidental Tourist | - | - | - | $246,934 | 954 | $32,632,093 | Dec 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 68 | Talk Radio | - | - | - | $211,033 | 653 | $3,468,572 | Dec 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 69 | Distant Thunder | - | - | - | $156,188 | 31 | $156,188 | Nov 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 70 | Hanna's War | - | - | - | $139,796 | 35 | $139,796 | Nov 23 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 71 | Torch Song Trilogy | - | - | - | $132,733 | 135 | $4,865,997 | Dec 16 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 72 | Another Woman | - | - | - | $115,962 | 24 | $1,562,749 | Oct 14 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 73 | Amsterdamned | - | - | - | $98,003 | 5 | $98,003 | Nov 23 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 74 | Ghost Town | - | - | - | $75,000 | 8 | $75,000 | Nov 11 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | false |
| 75 | Pelle the Conqueror | - | - | - | $69,479 | 42 | $2,053,931 | Dec 21 | Miramax | false |
| 76 | Bird | - | - | - | $36,684 | 93 | $2,181,286 | Sep 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 77 | We Think the World of You | - | - | - | $20,998 | 1 | $20,998 | Dec 22 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 78 | The Chocolate War | - | - | - | $14,351 | 11 | $303,624 | Nov 18 | Management Company Entertainment Group (MCEG) | false |
| 79 | Haunted Summer | - | - | - | $9,911 | 1 | $9,911 | Dec 16 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
