| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 2 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | $7,233,119 | -22.2% | 1,950 | +206 | $3,709 | $33,643,086 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | 1 | The War of the Roses | $6,975,488 | -26.5% | 1,395 | +136 | $5,000 | $19,183,952 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Back to the Future Part II | $4,410,140 | -37.1% | 2,023 | +37 | $2,180 | $75,537,825 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 7 | The Little Mermaid | $2,522,362 | -8.7% | 1,249 | +250 | $2,019 | $28,941,871 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | The Wizard | $2,142,525 | - | 1,155 | - | $1,855 | $2,142,525 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | - | Family Business | $2,130,024 | - | 1,201 | - | $1,773 | $2,130,024 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 7 | 5 | Steel Magnolias | $2,094,664 | -30.7% | 1,102 | +70 | $1,900 | $30,700,611 | 5 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | We're No Angels | $2,047,630 | - | 1,239 | - | $1,652 | $2,047,630 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 9 | - | Blaze | $1,739,701 | - | 909 | - | $1,913 | $1,739,701 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 10 | 6 | Harlem Nights | $1,724,761 | -40.9% | 1,324 | -856 | $1,302 | $49,476,458 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 4 | She-Devil | $1,644,289 | -53.1% | 1,423 | +20 | $1,155 | $6,021,053 | 2 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Look Who's Talking | $1,583,810 | -37.3% | 1,463 | -182 | $1,082 | $107,138,558 | 10 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | Prancer | $1,181,129 | -28.5% | 1,484 | -175 | $795 | $14,318,769 | 5 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | $837,015 | -45.2% | 1,356 | -216 | $617 | $17,253,957 | 5 | United Artists | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Parenthood | $91,325 | -14.5% | 281 | -33 | $325 | $95,209,243 | 20 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | - | Driving Miss Daisy | $73,745 | - | 3 | - | $24,581 | $73,745 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 17 | - | Glory | $63,661 | - | 3 | - | $21,220 | $74,732 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 18 | - | Enemies, A Love Story | $63,636 | - | 3 | - | $21,212 | $63,636 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
