| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Back to School | $14,797,218 | - | 1,605 | - | $9,219 | $14,797,218 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | - | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | $12,900,155 | - | 1,330 | - | $9,699 | $12,900,155 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 1 | Top Gun | $10,342,975 | -18.2% | 1,531 | - | $6,755 | $57,936,255 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Cobra | $4,149,096 | -40.4% | 1,964 | -153 | $2,112 | $40,592,296 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | Raw Deal | $4,070,827 | -45.8% | 1,733 | +2 | $2,349 | $11,583,280 | 2 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | $3,392,933 | -41.5% | 1,556 | -27 | $2,180 | $32,026,621 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Short Circuit | $3,261,934 | -29% | 1,307 | - | $2,495 | $31,015,401 | 6 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | SpaceCamp | $2,447,888 | -41.2% | 983 | +4 | $2,490 | $6,609,843 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 9 | - | The Manhattan Project | $2,263,876 | - | 827 | - | $2,737 | $2,263,876 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 10 | 7 | Invaders from Mars | $1,317,120 | -52.5% | 1,099 | -113 | $1,198 | $4,091,101 | 2 | Cannon Film Distributors | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | My Little Pony: The Movie | $1,259,177 | +64.9% | 734 | +313 | $1,715 | $2,022,646 | 2 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Sweet Liberty | $706,022 | -59.3% | 606 | -291 | $1,165 | $12,749,306 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | Mona Lisa | $156,595 | - | 4 | - | $39,148 | $156,595 | 1 | Island Pictures | true | false |
