| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills Cop II | $7,615,796 | - | - | - | - | 2,326 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 2 | Ishtar | $5,700,381 | $4,331,817 | 76% | $1,368,564 | 24% | 1,139 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | - | false |
| 3 | The Gate | $5,388,107 | $4,258,063 | 79% | $1,130,044 | 21% | 1,139 | 1 | New Century | - | false |
| 4 | The Secret of My Success | $5,164,334 | $3,910,286 | 75.7% | $1,254,048 | 24.3% | 1,331 | 6 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 5 | Blind Date | $1,989,611 | $1,779,611 | 89.4% | $210,000 | 10.6% | 1,081 | 8 | TriStar Pictures | - | false |
| 6 | Lethal Weapon | $1,869,047 | $1,373,387 | 73.5% | $495,660 | 26.5% | 1,017 | 11 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 7 | Platoon | $1,721,572 | $1,185,238 | 68.8% | $536,334 | 31.2% | 1,099 | 22 | Orion Pictures | - | false |
| 8 | Creepshow 2 | $1,551,806 | $1,228,196 | 79.2% | $323,610 | 20.8% | 856 | 3 | New World Pictures | - | false |
| 9 | Project X | $1,498,355 | $1,167,811 | 77.9% | $330,544 | 22.1% | 973 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 10 | Gardens of Stone | $1,364,176 | $1,064,176 | 78% | $300,000 | 22% | 612 | 2 | TriStar Pictures | - | false |
| 11 | Raising Arizona | $1,352,296 | $1,001,442 | 74% | $350,854 | 26% | 686 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 12 | Extreme Prejudice | $1,232,739 | $972,739 | 78.9% | $260,000 | 21.1% | 950 | 4 | TriStar Pictures | - | false |
| 13 | Hot Pursuit | $1,182,970 | $917,240 | 77.5% | $265,730 | 22.5% | 975 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 14 | Personal Services | $93,095 | $69,821 | 75% | $23,274 | 25% | 5 | 1 | Vestron Pictures | - | false |
| - | River's Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Island Pictures | - | false |
| - | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| - | Malone | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Orion Pictures | - | false |
| - | Hot Moves | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105 | Cardinal Entertainment | - | false |
| - | The Good Father | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | Skouras Pictures | - | false |
