| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total
| Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Disorderlies | - | - | - | $10,348,437 | 544 | $2,707,980 | 26.2% | 544 | Aug 14 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Maid to Order | - | - | - | $9,868,521 | 522 | $1,162,491 | 11.8% | 287 | Jul 31 | - | New Century | false |
| 3 | My Life as a Dog | - | - | - | $8,345,266 | 1 | $11,667 | 0.1% | 1 | May 1 | - | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 4 | River's Edge | - | - | - | $4,600,000 | 3 | $67,794 | 1.5% | 3 | May 8 | - | Island Pictures | false |
| 5 | American Ninja 2: The Confrontation | - | - | - | $4,000,000 | 397 | $1,039,301 | 26% | 397 | May 1 | - | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 6 | Wish You Were Here | - | - | - | $3,283,832 | 43 | $43,611 | 1.3% | 1 | Jul 24 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 7 | Personal Services | - | - | - | $1,744,164 | 31 | $69,821 | 4% | 5 | May 15 | - | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 8 | Matewan | - | - | - | $1,680,358 | 42 | $23,850 | 1.4% | 1 | Aug 28 | - | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 9 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | - | - | - | $1,576,615 | 374 | $661,512 | 42% | 374 | Aug 21 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 10 | The Whistle Blower | - | - | - | $1,500,000 | 62 | $30,035 | 2% | 1 | Jul 10 | - | Hemdale | false |
| 11 | From a Whisper to a Scream | - | - | - | $1,355,728 | 137 | $154,991 | 11.4% | 55 | Sep 4 | Dec 10 | Moviestore Entertainment | false |
| 12 | Oviri | - | - | - | $583,800 | 16 | $39,712 | 6.8% | 4 | Jul 31 | - | International Film Marketing | false |
| 13 | Summer Heat | - | - | - | $350,481 | 36 | $114,873 | 32.8% | 36 | May 29 | Jul 23 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 14 | White Water Summer | - | - | - | $300,859 | 105 | $122,934 | 40.9% | 105 | Jul 10 | Jul 23 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 15 | Good Morning Babylon | - | - | - | $183,700 | 2 | $24,569 | 13.4% | 2 | Jul 17 | - | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 16 | Rita, Sue and Bob Too | - | - | - | $124,167 | 8 | $7,947 | 6.4% | 1 | Jul 17 | Sep 3 | Orion Classics | false |
| 17 | Captive Hearts | - | - | - | $73,757 | 41 | $32,462 | 44% | 41 | Jun 5 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 18 | Ping Pong | - | - | - | $67,421 | 2 | $8,497 | 12.6% | 2 | Jul 17 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 19 | Shadey | - | - | - | $65,817 | 3 | $1,314 | 2% | 1 | Jun 5 | - | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 20 | Apocalypse Now 1987 Re-release | - | - | - | $61,211 | 6 | $15,513 | 25.3% | 6 | Aug 28 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 21 | Happy New Year | - | - | - | $41,232 | 40 | $30,625 | 74.3% | 40 | Aug 7 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 22 | O.C. and Stiggs | - | - | - | $29,815 | 18 | $6,273 | 21% | 18 | Jul 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 23 | End of the Line | - | - | - | $25,000 | 42 | $25,000 | 100% | 42 | Aug 28 | Aug 30 | Orion Classics | false |
| 24 | Windrider | - | - | - | $19,367 | 26 | $8,121 | 41.9% | 26 | Jun 5 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
