| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The 'Burbs | $11,101,197 | - | 1,952 | - | $5,687 | $11,101,197 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 2 | - | Rain Man | $6,668,185 | - | 1,590 | - | $4,193 | $110,564,882 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 3 | - | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | $6,167,651 | - | 1,196 | - | $5,156 | $6,167,651 | - | Orion Pictures | - | false |
| 4 | - | Three Fugitives | $4,589,534 | - | 1,374 | - | $3,340 | $26,053,618 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 5 | - | The Fly II | $4,321,149 | - | 1,528 | - | $2,827 | $12,716,346 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 6 | - | Beaches | $3,692,184 | - | 1,072 | - | $3,444 | $35,776,667 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 7 | - | Cousins | $3,504,700 | - | 720 | - | $4,867 | $7,632,369 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 8 | - | Dangerous Liaisons | $3,126,268 | - | 347 | - | $9,009 | $12,120,395 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 9 | - | True Believer | $3,009,692 | - | 897 | - | $3,355 | $3,009,692 | - | Columbia Pictures | - | false |
| 10 | - | Working Girl | $2,721,529 | - | 825 | - | $3,298 | $47,953,840 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 11 | - | Her Alibi | $2,446,188 | - | 1,136 | - | $2,153 | $13,191,965 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 12 | - | Twins | $2,436,270 | - | 1,210 | - | $2,013 | $97,616,785 | 11 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | Mississippi Burning | $2,337,257 | - | 1,134 | - | $2,061 | $23,720,589 | - | Orion Pictures | - | false |
| 14 | - | Tap | $2,154,877 | - | 587 | - | $3,671 | $5,076,952 | - | TriStar Pictures | - | false |
| 15 | - | The Mighty Quinn | $1,429,306 | - | 234 | - | $6,108 | $1,429,306 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 16 | - | The Accidental Tourist | $1,065,669 | - | 477 | - | $2,234 | $26,626,370 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 17 | - | Who's Harry Crumb? | $1,019,920 | - | 976 | - | $1,045 | $8,622,507 | - | TriStar Pictures | - | false |
| 18 | - | Paperhouse | $6,687 | - | 1 | - | $6,687 | $6,687 | - | Vestron Pictures | - | false |
