| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Untouchables | $18,206,691 | - | 1,012 | - | $17,990 | $18,206,691 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Beverly Hills Cop II | $17,599,779 | -26.4% | 2,326 | - | $7,566 | $89,155,578 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Harry and the Hendersons | $6,247,740 | - | 1,418 | - | $4,406 | $6,247,740 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | Ernest Goes to Camp | $3,402,481 | -29.9% | 1,500 | -41 | $2,268 | $15,383,988 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Secret of My Success | $2,958,635 | -12.8% | 1,253 | -42 | $2,361 | $55,512,011 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | The Gate | $1,461,825 | -30.3% | 967 | -137 | $1,511 | $12,300,506 | 4 | New Century | false | false |
| 7 | 8 | Platoon | $1,249,938 | +2.4% | 782 | -101 | $1,598 | $132,221,097 | 25 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 10 | Crocodile Dundee | $978,897 | +1.1% | 595 | -76 | $1,645 | $170,261,210 | 37 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 4 | Ishtar | $946,216 | -55.8% | 1,094 | -10 | $864 | $12,715,192 | 4 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Creepshow 2 | $895,738 | -54.8% | 973 | -39 | $920 | $12,330,781 | 6 | New World Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | The Chipmunk Adventure | $777,852 | -46.5% | 875 | -25 | $888 | $5,056,864 | 3 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Lethal Weapon | $693,510 | -41.4% | 716 | -143 | $968 | $60,978,279 | 14 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | - | Captive Hearts | $46,375 | - | 41 | - | $1,131 | $46,375 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 14 | - | Benji the Hunted | $41,546 | - | 1 | - | $41,546 | $41,546 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 15 | - | Shadey | $2,219 | - | 1 | - | $2,219 | $2,219 | 1 | Skouras Pictures | true | false |
