| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | $7,128,868 | -18% | 21.5% | 2 | Jagged Edge | $4,499,554 | 63.1% | 3 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | $5,425,253 | -30.5% | 16.4% | 1 | Commando | $5,425,253 | 100% | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 3 | 3 | $5,220,727 | -21.7% | 15.8% | 3 | Better Off Dead | $2,201,371 | 42.2% | 9 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 4 | 6 | $3,790,340 | -0.5% | 11.4% | 3 | Back to the Future | $3,564,730 | 94% | 17 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 5 | 5 | $3,350,082 | -15.5% | 10.1% | 1 | Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous | $3,350,082 | 100% | 2 | Orion Pictures | - |
| 6 | 4 | $3,132,876 | -34.7% | 9.5% | 1 | Silver Bullet | $3,132,876 | 100% | 2 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 7 | 7 | $2,087,955 | -22.2% | 6.3% | 1 | Sweet Dreams | $2,087,955 | 100% | 3 | TriStar Pictures | - |
| 8 | 8 | $1,279,537 | -45.8% | 3.9% | 1 | Invasion U.S.A. | $1,279,537 | 100% | 4 | Cannon Film Distributors | - |
| 9 | 10 | $958,983 | -10% | 2.9% | 1 | The Journey of Natty Gann | $958,983 | 100% | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
