| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Cobra | $15,652,147 | - | 2,131 | - | $7,344 | $15,652,147 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | - | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | $12,357,190 | - | 1,596 | - | $7,742 | $12,357,190 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 3 | - | Top Gun | $9,449,432 | - | 1,056 | - | $8,948 | $21,666,458 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 4 | - | Short Circuit | $5,436,333 | - | 1,310 | - | $4,149 | $17,443,363 | - | TriStar Pictures | - | false |
| 5 | - | Sweet Liberty | $3,114,085 | - | 1,238 | - | $2,515 | $7,428,570 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 6 | - | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | $1,777,343 | - | 977 | - | $1,819 | $15,224,382 | - | Columbia Pictures | - | false |
| 7 | - | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | $788,281 | - | 784 | - | $1,005 | $41,383,014 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 8 | - | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $722,039 | - | 581 | - | $1,242 | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 9 | - | Pretty in Pink | $637,480 | - | 540 | - | $1,180 | $37,823,494 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 10 | - | Gung Ho | $624,381 | - | 609 | - | $1,025 | $34,514,683 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 11 | - | Hannah and Her Sisters | $594,156 | - | 332 | - | $1,789 | $32,266,671 | - | Orion Pictures | - | false |
| 12 | - | The Color Purple | $439,528 | - | 442 | - | $994 | - | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
