| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 8 | Cobra | - | - | - | $49,042,224 | 2,131 | $49,042,224 | May 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 39 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | - | - | - | $6,643,685 | 1,788 | $43,579,163 | Mar 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | Back to School | - | - | - | $79,820,695 | 1,751 | $91,258,000 | Jun 13 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 19 | Raw Deal | - | - | - | $16,209,459 | 1,733 | $16,209,459 | Jun 6 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 2 | The Karate Kid Part II | - | - | - | $97,607,164 | 1,610 | $115,103,979 | Jun 20 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 13 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | - | - | - | $29,098,792 | 1,610 | $19,472,057 | Aug 1 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | - | - | - | $40,996,665 | 1,599 | $40,996,665 | May 23 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 21 | Howard the Duck | - | - | - | $14,824,944 | 1,563 | $16,295,774 | Aug 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | Armed and Dangerous | - | - | - | $11,664,452 | 1,557 | $15,945,534 | Aug 15 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 1 | Top Gun | - | - | - | $129,766,727 | 1,531 | $176,781,728 | May 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 47 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 | - | - | - | $5,271,616 | 1,474 | $8,025,872 | Aug 22 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 4 | Aliens | - | - | - | $65,277,823 | 1,454 | $85,160,248 | Jul 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 22 | Psycho III | - | - | - | $14,481,606 | 1,408 | $14,481,606 | Jul 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | Running Scared | - | - | - | $38,500,726 | 1,376 | $38,500,726 | Jun 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 5 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | - | - | - | $60,372,812 | 1,330 | $70,136,369 | Jun 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 10 | Short Circuit | - | - | - | $40,697,761 | 1,310 | $40,697,761 | May 9 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 58 | Murphy's Law | - | - | - | $2,727,759 | 1,260 | $9,947,631 | Apr 18 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 7 | Legal Eagles | - | - | - | $49,851,591 | 1,248 | $49,851,591 | Jun 20 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 23 | Sweet Liberty | - | - | - | $14,205,021 | 1,238 | $14,205,021 | May 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 50 | Invaders from Mars | - | - | - | $4,884,663 | 1,212 | $4,884,663 | Jun 6 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 48 | Out of Bounds | - | - | - | $5,099,316 | 1,207 | $5,099,316 | Jul 25 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 18 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | - | - | - | $18,034,150 | 1,203 | $18,034,150 | May 2 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 16 | The Fly | - | - | - | $21,256,465 | 1,201 | $40,456,565 | Aug 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 14 | The Great Mouse Detective | - | - | - | $25,336,794 | 1,198 | $25,336,794 | Jul 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 35 | Maximum Overdrive | - | - | - | $7,433,663 | 1,198 | $7,433,663 | Jul 25 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 27 | The Money Pit | - | - | - | $11,500,829 | 1,193 | $37,499,651 | Mar 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 40 | Legend | - | - | - | $6,409,447 | 1,187 | $15,502,112 | Apr 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 25 | Club Paradise | - | - | - | $12,308,521 | 1,186 | $12,308,521 | Jul 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 44 | Gung Ho | - | - | - | $5,870,181 | 1,175 | $36,611,610 | Mar 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 42 | A Fine Mess | - | - | - | $6,029,824 | 1,162 | $6,029,824 | Aug 8 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 24 | Labyrinth | - | - | - | $12,729,917 | 1,141 | $12,729,917 | Jun 27 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 41 | Pretty in Pink | - | - | - | $6,332,037 | 1,117 | $40,471,663 | Feb 28 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | Ruthless People | - | - | - | $58,293,381 | 1,114 | $71,624,879 | Jun 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 60 | The Color Purple | - | - | - | $2,372,159 | 1,109 | $94,175,854 | Dec 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 66 | Pirates | - | - | - | $1,641,825 | 1,108 | $1,641,825 | Jul 18 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 49 | Vamp | - | - | - | $4,941,117 | 1,104 | $4,941,117 | Jul 18 | New World Pictures | false |
| 29 | Big Trouble in Little China | - | - | - | $11,100,000 | 1,092 | $11,100,000 | Jul 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 57 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | - | - | - | $3,689,974 | 1,084 | $62,134,225 | Jan 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 67 | Born American | - | - | - | $1,498,828 | 1,071 | $3,388,020 | Aug 29 | - | false |
| 38 | Blue City | - | - | - | $6,947,787 | 1,050 | $6,947,787 | May 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 34 | Haunted Honeymoon | - | - | - | $8,033,397 | 1,047 | $8,033,397 | Jul 25 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 20 | Flight of the Navigator | - | - | - | $15,261,922 | 1,024 | $18,564,613 | Jul 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 32 | SpaceCamp | - | - | - | $9,697,739 | 1,024 | $9,697,739 | Jun 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 68 | Bullies | - | - | - | $1,067,064 | 1,005 | $2,995,527 | Aug 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 43 | My Little Pony: The Movie | - | - | - | $5,958,456 | 1,003 | $5,958,456 | Jun 6 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 52 | Fire with Fire | - | - | - | $4,636,169 | 1,000 | $4,636,169 | May 9 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 46 | The Transformers: The Movie | - | - | - | $5,400,533 | 990 | $5,849,647 | Aug 8 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 28 | One Crazy Summer | - | - | - | $11,303,435 | 984 | $13,431,806 | Aug 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Nothing in Common | - | - | - | $20,874,683 | 980 | $32,324,557 | Aug 1 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 31 | Under the Cherry Moon | - | - | - | $10,090,429 | 976 | $10,090,429 | Jul 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 51 | American Anthem | - | - | - | $4,845,724 | 900 | $4,845,724 | Jun 27 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 12 | About Last Night | - | - | - | $32,023,214 | 887 | $38,702,310 | Jul 4 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 15 | Heartburn | - | - | - | $25,314,189 | 850 | $25,314,189 | Jul 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 30 | Stand by Me | - | - | - | $10,529,388 | 848 | $52,287,414 | Aug 8 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 56 | The Manhattan Project | - | - | - | $3,900,000 | 834 | $3,900,000 | Jun 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 59 | Dangerously Close | - | - | - | $2,390,525 | 827 | $2,390,525 | May 9 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 65 | Jake Speed | - | - | - | $1,943,751 | 795 | $1,943,751 | May 30 | New World Pictures | false |
| 33 | Manhunter | - | - | - | $8,620,929 | 779 | $8,620,929 | Aug 15 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 53 | Hannah and Her Sisters | - | - | - | $4,254,994 | 761 | $35,392,203 | Feb 7 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 45 | Extremities | - | - | - | $5,773,986 | 696 | $13,418,091 | Aug 22 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 72 | The Boy Who Could Fly | - | - | - | $344,654 | 664 | $7,177,431 | Aug 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 61 | Violets Are Blue... | - | - | - | $2,314,767 | 654 | $4,743,287 | Apr 11 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 36 | Critters | - | - | - | $7,188,672 | 633 | $13,167,232 | Apr 11 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 55 | Wise Guys | - | - | - | $3,962,338 | 424 | $8,475,466 | Apr 18 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 70 | Shanghai Surprise | - | - | - | $498,004 | 401 | $2,315,683 | Aug 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 54 | No Retreat, No Surrender | - | - | - | $3,978,884 | 371 | $4,662,137 | May 2 | New World Pictures | false |
| 73 | Touch and Go | - | - | - | $186,691 | 201 | $1,254,040 | Aug 22 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 74 | Mona Lisa | - | - | - | $156,595 | 162 | $5,794,184 | Jun 13 | Island Pictures | false |
| 63 | At Close Range | - | - | - | $2,091,296 | 83 | $2,347,000 | Apr 18 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 69 | Night of the Creeps | - | - | - | $591,366 | 70 | $591,366 | Aug 22 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 62 | Turtle Diary | - | - | - | $2,108,021 | 40 | $2,156,772 | Feb 14 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 64 | Three Men and a Cradle | - | - | - | $2,012,872 | 32 | $2,052,466 | Apr 25 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 71 | Desert Bloom | - | - | - | $380,032 | 15 | $416,393 | Apr 18 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 37 | She's Gotta Have It | - | - | - | $7,137,502 | 1 | $7,137,502 | Aug 8 | Island Pictures | false |
