| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Aliens | $16,433,803 | - | 1,437 | - | $11,436 | $16,433,803 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Karate Kid Part II | $8,923,641 | -16.2% | 1,602 | +59 | $5,570 | $64,449,749 | 5 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Ruthless People | $7,020,107 | -14.3% | 1,114 | - | $6,301 | $32,314,471 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Top Gun | $6,684,234 | -12.1% | 1,384 | -31 | $4,829 | $97,984,916 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Back to School | $6,628,546 | -16.3% | 1,647 | -66 | $4,024 | $61,148,390 | 6 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 10 | About Last Night | $5,197,309 | -0.9% | 851 | +171 | $6,107 | $17,029,788 | 3 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 8 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | $4,545,326 | -19.6% | 1,216 | +14 | $3,737 | $45,731,332 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Legal Eagles | $4,126,010 | -27.9% | 1,065 | -141 | $3,874 | $38,322,133 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Running Scared | $4,113,873 | -31.5% | 1,189 | -130 | $3,459 | $25,103,745 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | The Great Mouse Detective | $3,674,622 | -34.3% | 1,165 | -33 | $3,154 | $16,652,895 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 5 | Club Paradise | $3,604,498 | -40.3% | 1,186 | +14 | $3,039 | $9,640,122 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | - | Vamp | $3,070,369 | - | 1,104 | - | $2,781 | $3,070,369 | 1 | New World Pictures | true | false |
| 13 | 11 | Psycho III | $1,557,030 | -59.1% | 760 | -612 | $2,048 | $12,249,580 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Pirates | $1,502,349 | - | 1,108 | - | $1,355 | $1,502,349 | 1 | Cannon Film Distributors | true | false |
