| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Aliens | $13,821,042 | -15.9% | 1,454 | +17 | $9,505 | $30,254,845 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 2 | - | Heartburn | $8,435,739 | - | 843 | - | $10,006 | $8,435,739 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Karate Kid Part II | $8,205,239 | -8.1% | 1,610 | +8 | $5,096 | $72,654,988 | 6 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Ruthless People | $6,969,084 | -0.7% | 1,114 | - | $6,255 | $39,283,555 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Top Gun | $6,301,922 | -5.7% | 1,351 | -33 | $4,664 | $104,286,838 | 11 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Back to School | $5,719,945 | -13.7% | 1,434 | -213 | $3,988 | $66,868,335 | 7 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Maximum Overdrive | $4,613,730 | - | 1,198 | - | $3,851 | $4,613,730 | 1 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | true | false |
| 8 | - | Haunted Honeymoon | $4,141,879 | - | 1,046 | - | $3,959 | $4,141,879 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 9 | 7 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | $4,060,763 | -10.7% | 1,114 | -102 | $3,645 | $49,792,095 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | About Last Night | $3,837,068 | -26.2% | 863 | +12 | $4,446 | $20,866,856 | 4 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | Out of Bounds | $3,230,436 | - | 1,207 | - | $2,676 | $3,230,436 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 12 | 9 | Running Scared | $3,183,186 | -22.6% | 961 | -228 | $3,312 | $28,286,931 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | The Great Mouse Detective | $3,010,904 | -18.1% | 1,086 | -79 | $2,772 | $19,663,799 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 8 | Legal Eagles | $2,894,920 | -29.8% | 911 | -154 | $3,177 | $41,217,053 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | Club Paradise | $1,636,510 | -54.6% | 818 | -368 | $2,000 | $11,276,632 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | Vamp | $1,496,788 | -51.3% | 816 | -288 | $1,834 | $4,567,157 | 2 | New World Pictures | false | false |
