| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Tootsie | $9,579,065 | $7,325,537 | 76.5% | $2,253,528 | 23.5% | 1,222 | 7 | Columbia Pictures | - | false |
| 2 | 48 Hrs. | $4,107,137 | $3,160,722 | 77% | $946,415 | 23% | 1,050 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 3 | The Verdict | $3,692,744 | $2,808,166 | 76% | $884,578 | 24% | 904 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 4 | Gandhi | $3,473,669 | $2,408,466 | 69.3% | $1,065,203 | 30.7% | 357 | 8 | Columbia Pictures | - | false |
| 5 | The Dark Crystal | $2,218,000 | $1,790,022 | 80.7% | $427,978 | 19.3% | 816 | 7 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 6 | Sophie's Choice | $2,207,000 | $1,619,682 | 73.4% | $587,318 | 26.6% | 213 | 8 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 7 | The Toy | $2,022,564 | $1,631,957 | 80.7% | $390,607 | 19.3% | 967 | 8 | Columbia Pictures | - | false |
| 8 | Best Friends | $1,716,482 | $1,330,918 | 77.5% | $385,564 | 22.5% | 851 | 7 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 9 | The Man from Snowy River | $1,661,564 | $1,288,403 | 77.5% | $373,161 | 22.5% | 517 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 10 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,649,094 | $1,271,340 | 77.1% | $377,754 | 22.9% | 721 | 34 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 11 | They Call Me Bruce | $1,073,548 | $807,000 | 75.2% | $266,548 | 24.8% | 300 | 12 | Film Ventures International (FVI) | - | false |
| 12 | Kiss Me Goodbye | $953,173 | $755,557 | 79.3% | $197,616 | 20.7% | 490 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| - | The House on Sorority Row | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Film Ventures International (FVI) | - | false |
| - | Airplane II: The Sequel | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
