| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Top Gun | $4,031,789 | -7% | 1,327 | +40 | $3,038 | $140,716,763 | 18 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Stand by Me | $3,912,142 | -5.8% | 828 | +24 | $4,724 | $21,319,052 | 6 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | The Fly | $2,527,795 | -23.9% | 1,100 | -62 | $2,297 | $29,487,954 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 4 | 5 | The Karate Kid Part II | $2,322,417 | -14.9% | 1,430 | -82 | $1,624 | $104,485,720 | 13 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Aliens | $2,206,426 | -22.7% | 1,063 | -102 | $2,075 | $72,220,766 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 6 | 7 | Ruthless People | $1,986,326 | -16.6% | 1,012 | -9 | $1,962 | $64,052,981 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Nothing in Common | $1,900,857 | -23.5% | 976 | -4 | $1,947 | $26,987,212 | 7 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 9 | Back to School | $1,600,440 | -10.4% | 988 | +38 | $1,619 | $84,093,363 | 14 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 11 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | $1,504,050 | +8.7% | 950 | +173 | $1,583 | $63,933,275 | 15 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | Avenging Force | $1,448,621 | - | 500 | - | $2,897 | $1,448,621 | 1 | Cannon Film Distributors | true | false |
| 11 | 8 | Extremities | $1,361,828 | -35.6% | 604 | -83 | $2,254 | $10,666,330 | 4 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | About Last Night | $1,286,979 | -13% | 782 | -48 | $1,645 | $35,547,283 | 11 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Armed and Dangerous | $900,237 | -28.3% | 816 | -88 | $1,103 | $14,755,379 | 5 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | 'night, Mother | $74,541 | - | 3 | - | $24,847 | $74,541 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 15 | 13 | Shanghai Surprise | $47,199 | -85.2% | 40 | -313 | $1,179 | $1,238,001 | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
