| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 3 | $11,503,373 | -14.3% | 27.4% | 3 | Top Gun | $10,811,865 | 94% | 3 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 2 | 1 | $11,191,675 | -44.3% | 26.6% | 3 | Cobra | $10,547,613 | 94.2% | 2 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 3 | 2 | $8,273,906 | -43.2% | 19.7% | 1 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | $8,273,906 | 100% | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 4 | 4 | $4,846,463 | -23.2% | 11.5% | 1 | Short Circuit | $4,846,463 | 100% | 4 | TriStar Pictures | - |
| 5 | 5 | $2,306,330 | -37.5% | 5.5% | 1 | Sweet Liberty | $2,306,330 | 100% | 3 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 7 | 6 | $1,263,310 | -36.9% | 3% | 1 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | $1,263,310 | 100% | 5 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 8 | 7 | $683,747 | -2.4% | 1.6% | 1 | Hannah and Her Sisters | $683,747 | 100% | 17 | Orion Pictures | - |
