| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | $15,075,298 | +8.3% | 43.9% | 3 | Tootsie | $9,579,065 | 63.5% | 7 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 2 | 3 | $6,307,481 | +14.4% | 18.4% | 3 | The Verdict | $3,692,744 | 58.5% | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 3 | 4 | $6,074,094 | +28.4% | 17.7% | 3 | The Dark Crystal | $2,218,000 | 36.5% | 7 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 4 | 2 | $4,107,137 | -37.5% | 12% | 2 | 48 Hrs. | $4,107,137 | 100% | 8 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 5 | 6 | $1,716,482 | -22.9% | 5% | 1 | Best Friends | $1,716,482 | 100% | 7 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 6 | 5 | $1,073,548 | -52.7% | 3.1% | 2 | They Call Me Bruce | $1,073,548 | 100% | 12 | Film Ventures International (FVI) | - |
