| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Goodfellas | $6,368,901 | - | 1,070 | - | $5,952 | $6,368,901 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Postcards from the Edge | $6,325,009 | -19.7% | 1,322 | +309 | $4,784 | $17,180,707 | 2 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Ghost | $5,100,861 | -13% | 1,766 | - | $2,888 | $148,347,199 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Narrow Margin | $3,628,060 | - | 1,132 | - | $3,205 | $3,628,060 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | - | Funny About Love | $3,036,352 | - | 1,213 | - | $2,503 | $3,036,352 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 3 | Death Warrant | $2,801,167 | -44.2% | 1,090 | +1 | $2,569 | $9,179,518 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Flatliners | $2,189,090 | -17.2% | 1,469 | -14 | $1,490 | $51,290,634 | 7 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 4 | Presumed Innocent | $2,005,684 | -26.2% | 1,285 | -125 | $1,560 | $78,627,202 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Darkman | $1,458,480 | -39.5% | 1,236 | -432 | $1,180 | $30,423,550 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Hardware | $1,305,713 | -45.2% | 692 | -3 | $1,886 | $4,331,824 | 2 | Miramax | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Men at Work | $991,028 | -27% | 980 | -55 | $1,011 | $13,212,930 | 5 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Young Guns II | $900,851 | -22.1% | 1,008 | -184 | $893 | $39,101,740 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 13 | - | The Boyfriend School | $531,714 | - | 177 | - | $3,004 | $531,714 | 1 | Hemdale | true | false |
| 14 | 15 | State of Grace | $464,969 | +158.4% | 192 | +178 | $2,421 | $747,783 | 2 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 16 | White Hunter Black Heart | $250,677 | +51.5% | 78 | +54 | $3,213 | $489,937 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | - | The Tall Guy | $91,131 | - | 30 | - | $3,037 | $91,131 | 1 | Miramax | true | false |
| 17 | - | Miller's Crossing | $28,202 | - | 1 | - | $28,202 | $28,202 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
