| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
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|---|
| 1 | 1 | $11,365,960 | -10.3% | 43.4% | 3 | Tootsie | $7,325,537 | 64.5% | 7 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 2 | 4 | $4,852,126 | -7.9% | 18.5% | 3 | The Verdict | $2,808,166 | 57.9% | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 3 | 2 | $4,681,044 | -13.8% | 17.9% | 3 | The Dark Crystal | $1,790,022 | 38.2% | 7 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 4 | 3 | $3,160,722 | -40.6% | 12.1% | 2 | 48 Hrs. | $3,160,722 | 100% | 8 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 5 | 6 | $1,330,918 | -21.5% | 5.1% | 1 | Best Friends | $1,330,918 | 100% | 7 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 6 | 5 | $807,000 | -52.7% | 3.1% | 2 | They Call Me Bruce | $807,000 | 100% | 12 | Film Ventures International (FVI) | - |
