| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total
| Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Gandhi | - | - | - | $52,767,889 | 825 | $131,153 | 0.2% | 4 | Dec 10 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 2 | Sophie's Choice | - | - | - | $30,036,000 | 548 | $202,131 | 0.7% | 9 | Dec 10 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | The World According to Garp | - | - | - | $29,712,172 | 560 | $2,902,088 | 9.8% | 357 | Jul 23 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Quest for Fire | - | - | - | $20,959,585 | 426 | - | - | - | Feb 12 | Jun 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 5 | The Man from Snowy River | - | - | - | $20,659,423 | 517 | $694,126 | 3.4% | 158 | Nov 5 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 6 | They Call Me Bruce | - | - | - | $16,894,678 | 324 | $1,071,345 | 6.3% | 165 | Nov 12 | - | Film Ventures International (FVI) | false |
| 7 | Death Wish II | - | - | - | $16,100,000 | 377 | - | - | - | Feb 19 | - | Filmways Pictures | false |
| 8 | Diner | - | - | - | $14,099,953 | 30 | - | - | - | Mar 5 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 9 | Vice Squad | - | - | - | $13,253,583 | 510 | - | - | - | Jan 22 | - | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 10 | Author! Author! | - | - | - | $13,111,101 | 508 | $2,279,260 | 17.4% | 504 | Jun 18 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 11 | Making Love | - | - | - | $11,897,978 | 380 | $3,015,497 | 25.3% | 363 | Feb 12 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 12 | The Seduction | - | - | - | $11,378,339 | 597 | - | - | - | Jan 22 | - | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 13 | Das Boot | - | - | - | $10,915,250 | 2 | $26,994 | 0.2% | 2 | Feb 10 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 14 | Shoot the Moon | - | - | - | $9,217,530 | 585 | - | - | - | Jan 22 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 15 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | - | - | - | $9,077,269 | 501 | $2,514,478 | 27.7% | 501 | Jul 16 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | If You Could See What I Hear | - | - | - | $8,693,512 | 558 | $2,408,000 | 27.7% | 524 | Apr 23 | - | Jensen Farley Pictures | false |
| 17 | The Beast Within | - | - | - | $7,742,572 | 550 | $1,250,000 | 16.1% | 550 | Feb 12 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 18 | The Missionary | - | - | - | $7,241,180 | 532 | $1,864,852 | 25.8% | 532 | Nov 5 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 19 | The Amateur | - | - | - | $6,892,098 | 437 | - | - | - | Feb 12 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 20 | Forced Vengeance | - | - | - | $6,660,333 | 576 | - | - | - | Jul 30 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 21 | The Soldier | - | - | - | $6,328,816 | 488 | - | - | - | Aug 13 | - | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 22 | The Last American Virgin | - | - | - | $5,829,781 | 158 | - | - | - | Aug 6 | - | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 23 | Personal Best | - | - | - | $5,672,311 | 236 | - | - | - | Feb 5 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 24 | Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again | - | - | - | $3,792,188 | 300 | $819,476 | 21.6% | 300 | Oct 1 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 25 | Penitentiary II | - | - | - | $3,178,542 | 198 | $662,896 | 20.9% | 198 | Apr 2 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 26 | The Challenge | - | - | - | $2,977,706 | 228 | - | - | - | Jul 23 | - | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 27 | Homework | - | - | - | $2,914,328 | 262 | $1,366,535 | 46.9% | 262 | Aug 27 | - | Jensen Farley Pictures | false |
| 28 | A Little Sex | - | - | - | $2,370,376 | 550 | $1,030,070 | 43.5% | 500 | Apr 2 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 29 | Yes, Giorgio | - | - | - | $2,279,543 | 424 | - | - | - | Sep 24 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 30 | Barbarosa | - | - | - | $1,736,123 | 187 | $285,312 | 16.4% | 187 | Feb 19 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 31 | The Sender | - | - | - | $1,054,328 | 300 | $434,884 | 41.2% | 300 | Oct 22 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 32 | Lookin' to Get Out | - | - | - | $946,461 | 303 | $528,559 | 55.8% | 303 | Oct 8 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 33 | One from the Heart | - | - | - | $636,796 | 41 | $389,249 | 61.1% | 41 | Feb 12 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 34 | Five Days One Summer | - | - | - | $199,078 | 6 | $43,891 | 22% | 6 | Nov 12 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | The Escape Artist | - | - | - | $143,369 | 2 | $23,323 | 16.3% | 2 | May 28 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 36 | Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales | - | - | - | $78,350 | 33 | $78,350 | 100% | 33 | Nov 19 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
