| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Born on the Fourth of July | $14,639,250 | $11,023,650 | 75.3% | $3,615,600 | 24.7% | 1,310 | 3 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 2 | The War of the Roses | $8,849,264 | $7,006,812 | 79.2% | $1,842,452 | 20.8% | 1,525 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 3 | Tango & Cash | $8,696,024 | $6,625,378 | 76.2% | $2,070,646 | 23.8% | 1,556 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 4 | Steel Magnolias | $6,124,906 | $4,502,641 | 73.5% | $1,622,265 | 26.5% | 1,369 | 8 | TriStar Pictures | - | false |
| 5 | Always | $5,908,215 | $4,614,020 | 78.1% | $1,294,195 | 21.9% | 1,124 | 3 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 6 | The Little Mermaid | $5,462,630 | $4,585,047 | 83.9% | $877,583 | 16.1% | 1,521 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 7 | Back to the Future Part II | $4,472,636 | $3,740,036 | 83.6% | $732,600 | 16.4% | 1,732 | 8 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 8 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | $3,998,449 | $3,326,878 | 83.2% | $671,571 | 16.8% | 1,846 | 6 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 9 | Look Who's Talking | $3,262,824 | $2,593,775 | 79.5% | $669,049 | 20.5% | 1,445 | 13 | TriStar Pictures | - | false |
| 10 | Blaze | $2,890,552 | $2,258,865 | 78.2% | $631,687 | 21.8% | 909 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 11 | Harlem Nights | $1,575,002 | $1,244,030 | 79% | $330,972 | 21% | 802 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 12 | Family Business | $1,546,380 | $1,192,455 | 77.1% | $353,925 | 22.9% | 1,089 | 4 | TriStar Pictures | - | false |
| 13 | The Wizard | $1,337,415 | $1,207,975 | 90.3% | $129,440 | 9.7% | 1,055 | 4 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 14 | She-Devil | $1,247,411 | $1,015,607 | 81.4% | $231,804 | 18.6% | 1,028 | 5 | Orion Pictures | - | false |
| 15 | Driving Miss Daisy | $625,648 | $451,538 | 72.2% | $174,110 | 27.8% | 32 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 16 | Enemies, A Love Story | $544,421 | $407,331 | 74.8% | $137,090 | 25.2% | 35 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 17 | Glory | $249,729 | $170,376 | 68.2% | $79,353 | 31.8% | 8 | 5 | TriStar Pictures | - | false |
| 18 | Roger & Me | $209,540 | $140,430 | 67% | $69,110 | 33% | 9 | 3 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| - | Parenthood | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| - | We're No Angels | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| - | A Chorus of Disapproval | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | South Gate Entertainment | - | false |
| - | Akira | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Streamline Pictures | - | false |
| - | All Dogs Go to Heaven | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | United Artists | - | false |
