| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tootsie | $6,652,263 | -26.1% | 1,216 | +19 | $5,470 | $124,282,547 | 11 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Gandhi | $3,651,664 | -15.9% | 734 | +203 | $4,975 | $22,909,164 | 12 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | The Lords of Discipline | $2,985,930 | -18.3% | 800 | - | $3,732 | $6,638,885 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Lovesick | $2,402,158 | -33.4% | 744 | +26 | $3,228 | $6,007,511 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 6 | 48 Hrs. | $2,392,402 | -25.9% | 906 | - | $2,640 | $60,412,231 | 12 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 7 | Sophie's Choice | $2,262,000 | -10.1% | 495 | +81 | $4,569 | $15,449,000 | 12 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | The Sting II | $2,170,000 | -37.7% | 1,272 | -22 | $1,705 | $5,653,000 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,769,432 | -22.7% | 723 | +1 | $2,447 | $334,755,328 | 38 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 10 | The Verdict | $1,677,726 | -22.1% | 655 | +76 | $2,561 | $45,880,943 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 10 | 12 | The Year of Living Dangerously | $1,642,841 | -19.8% | 679 | -11 | $2,419 | $3,857,890 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Without a Trace | $1,307,708 | -40.7% | 506 | -90 | $2,584 | $7,653,249 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | The Entity | $1,298,018 | -37.8% | 502 | -79 | $2,585 | $11,166,463 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
