| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Tootsie | $7,524,261 | - | 1,197 | - | $6,285 | $116,147,056 | - | Columbia Pictures | - | false |
| 2 | - | Gandhi | $3,408,236 | - | 531 | - | $6,418 | $18,321,529 | - | Columbia Pictures | - | false |
| 3 | - | The Sting II | $3,106,108 | - | 1,294 | - | $2,400 | $3,106,108 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 4 | - | Lovesick | $3,093,281 | - | 718 | - | $4,308 | $3,093,281 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 5 | - | The Lords of Discipline | $3,011,932 | - | 800 | - | $3,764 | $3,011,932 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 6 | - | 48 Hrs. | $2,757,511 | - | 906 | - | $3,043 | $57,548,098 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 7 | - | Sophie's Choice | $2,172,939 | - | 414 | - | $5,248 | $12,844,939 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 8 | - | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,887,838 | - | 725 | - | $2,603 | $332,585,150 | 37 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | Without a Trace | $1,863,744 | - | 596 | - | $3,127 | $6,003,468 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 10 | - | The Verdict | $1,770,154 | - | 579 | - | $3,057 | $43,821,008 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 11 | - | The Entity | $1,758,961 | - | 581 | - | $3,027 | $9,541,762 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 12 | - | The Year of Living Dangerously | $1,716,040 | - | 690 | - | $2,487 | $1,883,408 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 13 | - | An Officer and a Gentleman | $1,281,936 | - | 666 | - | $1,924 | $118,258,671 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 14 | - | The Pirates of Penzance | $255,496 | - | 91 | - | $2,807 | $255,496 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 15 | - | Table for Five | $148,208 | - | 40 | - | $3,705 | $148,208 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 16 | - | The King of Comedy | $137,624 | - | 14 | - | $9,830 | $137,624 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 17 | - | Local Hero | $23,567 | - | 1 | - | $23,567 | $23,567 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
