| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The War of the Roses | $12,208,464 | - | 1,259 | - | $9,696 | $12,208,464 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | $11,634,953 | -21.3% | 1,744 | - | $6,671 | $26,409,967 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Back to the Future Part II | $8,651,695 | -40.7% | 1,999 | +133 | $4,328 | $71,127,685 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | She-Devil | $4,376,764 | - | 1,403 | - | $3,119 | $4,376,764 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Steel Magnolias | $4,159,106 | -37.2% | 1,032 | +69 | $4,030 | $28,605,947 | 4 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Harlem Nights | $3,792,595 | -42.7% | 2,180 | - | $1,739 | $47,751,697 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | The Little Mermaid | $3,435,377 | -30% | 999 | - | $3,438 | $26,419,509 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Look Who's Talking | $3,138,649 | -31.6% | 1,645 | -4 | $1,907 | $105,554,748 | 9 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Prancer | $2,038,732 | -14% | 1,659 | -69 | $1,228 | $13,137,640 | 4 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | $1,847,991 | -31.8% | 1,572 | -19 | $1,175 | $16,416,942 | 4 | United Artists | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | The Bear | $921,377 | -33.7% | 1,039 | -17 | $886 | $26,231,542 | 7 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Dad | $863,465 | -52.8% | 917 | -206 | $941 | $18,399,175 | 7 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 13 | Parenthood | $392,271 | +63.5% | 314 | -107 | $1,249 | $94,851,247 | 20 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Triumph of the Spirit | $46,569 | - | 3 | - | $15,523 | $46,569 | 1 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | true | false |
| 15 | 14 | Batman | $14,650 | -66.5% | 58 | -61 | $252 | $251,188,924 | 25 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | - | Glory | $11,071 | - | - | - | - | $11,071 | 1 | TriStar Pictures | true | false |
| 17 | - | Fear Anxiety Depression | $6,480 | - | 1 | - | $6,480 | $6,480 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | true | false |
