| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | $8,184,129 | -33.2% | 23.7% | 3 | The Color Purple | $6,063,391 | 74.1% | 6 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 2 | 2 | $5,472,409 | -36.5% | 15.8% | 2 | Out of Africa | $4,351,430 | 79.5% | 6 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 3 | 3 | $4,857,882 | -38.5% | 14.1% | 1 | Iron Eagle | $4,857,882 | 100% | 2 | TriStar Pictures | - |
| 4 | 4 | $3,425,633 | -36.1% | 9.9% | 2 | The Jewel of the Nile | $3,425,633 | 100% | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 5 | 5 | $2,939,067 | -40.8% | 8.5% | 1 | Rocky IV | $2,939,067 | 100% | 10 | United Artists | - |
| 6 | 8 | $2,220,930 | -32.2% | 6.4% | 2 | Runaway Train | $2,220,930 | 100% | 8 | Cannon Film Distributors | - |
| 7 | 7 | $2,036,775 | -40.3% | 5.9% | 1 | Troll | $2,036,775 | 100% | 2 | Empire Pictures | - |
| 8 | 9 | $1,946,492 | -36.9% | 5.6% | 1 | White Nights | $1,946,492 | 100% | 10 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 9 | 6 | $1,924,678 | -54.5% | 5.6% | 1 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | $1,924,678 | 100% | 13 | New Line Cinema | - |
