| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Land Before Time | $10,364,250 | - | 1,395 | - | $7,429 | $10,364,250 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Child's Play | $7,829,176 | -18.6% | 1,386 | +9 | $5,648 | $17,447,493 | 2 | United Artists | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Ernest Saves Christmas | $6,325,877 | -9.8% | 1,640 | +6 | $3,857 | $13,337,354 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Oliver & Company | $5,726,958 | - | 952 | - | $6,015 | $5,726,958 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | - | Scrooged | $5,520,316 | - | - | - | - | $5,520,316 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | - | High Spirits | $4,307,415 | - | 825 | - | $5,221 | $4,307,415 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 7 | - | Fresh Horses | $4,024,030 | - | 1,272 | - | $3,163 | $4,024,030 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 6 | The Accused | $2,956,332 | -4.9% | 904 | -26 | $3,270 | $25,000,991 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | 1969 | $2,684,955 | - | 520 | - | $5,163 | $2,684,955 | 1 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | true | false |
| 10 | 3 | Iron Eagle II | $2,594,226 | -37.9% | 878 | +4 | $2,954 | $6,768,567 | 2 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 5 | Everybody's All-American | $2,514,730 | -22.6% | 1,002 | -121 | $2,509 | $10,180,828 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | - | Cocoon: The Return | $2,163,059 | - | - | - | - | $2,163,059 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 13 | 4 | They Live | $1,873,935 | -46.1% | 1,033 | -426 | $1,814 | $11,570,453 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 9 | Mystic Pizza | $1,628,294 | -6.6% | 440 | - | $3,700 | $8,578,602 | 5 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 15 | 8 | A Cry in the Dark | $1,627,188 | -19.1% | 334 | - | $4,871 | $3,638,569 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 10 | Without a Clue | $1,202,276 | -28.5% | 491 | +31 | $2,448 | $6,711,898 | 5 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 17 | 7 | U2: Rattle and Hum | $999,348 | -54.1% | 839 | -552 | $1,191 | $8,113,282 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | - | Buster | $85,033 | - | - | - | - | $85,033 | 1 | Hemdale | true | false |
| 19 | - | Full Moon in Blue Water | $41,519 | - | - | - | - | $41,519 | 1 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | true | false |
| 20 | - | Hanna's War | $25,674 | - | - | - | - | $25,674 | 1 | Cannon Film Distributors | true | false |
| 21 | - | Amsterdamned | $4,321 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Vestron Pictures | true | false |
