Domestic Box Office For 1990
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Another 48 Hrs. | $80,818,974 | 2,721 | $19,475,559 | 24.1% | 2,721 | Jun 8 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Die Hard 2 | $117,540,947 | 2,507 | $21,744,661 | 18.5% | 2,507 | Jul 6 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | $135,265,915 | 2,377 | $25,398,367 | 18.8% | 2,006 | Mar 30 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 9 | Dick Tracy | $103,738,726 | 2,332 | $22,543,911 | 21.7% | 2,332 | Jun 15 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Days of Thunder | $82,670,733 | 2,307 | $15,490,445 | 18.7% | 2,307 | Jun 29 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 1 | Home Alone | $285,761,243 | 2,173 | $17,081,997 | 6% | 1,202 | Nov 16 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | $41,482,207 | 2,155 | $9,702,804 | 23.4% | 2,075 | Jun 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Total Recall | $119,394,840 | 2,131 | $25,533,700 | 21.4% | 2,060 | Jun 1 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 32 | Rocky V | $40,946,358 | 2,106 | $14,073,170 | 34.4% | 2,053 | Nov 16 | - | United Artists |
| 11 | Back to the Future Part III | $87,727,583 | 2,070 | $19,089,645 | 21.8% | 2,019 | May 25 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 41 | Child's Play 2 | $28,501,605 | 2,017 | $10,718,520 | 37.6% | 1,996 | Nov 9 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | Bird on a Wire | $70,978,012 | 2,008 | $15,338,160 | 21.6% | 1,944 | May 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 83 | Fire Birds | $14,760,451 | 2,006 | $6,358,761 | 43.1% | 2,006 | May 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 22 | Arachnophobia | $53,208,180 | 2,005 | $8,045,760 | 15.1% | 1,479 | Jul 20 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 38 | Predator 2 | $30,669,413 | 1,978 | $8,784,943 | 28.6% | 1,950 | Nov 21 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 27 | Marked for Death | $46,044,396 | 1,974 | $11,790,047 | 25.6% | 1,968 | Oct 5 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 51 | Ernest Goes to Jail | $25,029,569 | 1,956 | $6,143,372 | 24.5% | 1,943 | Apr 6 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Kindergarten Cop | $91,457,688 | 1,937 | $7,918,560 | 8.7% | 1,833 | Dec 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | The Jungle Book 1990 Re-release | $44,645,619 | 1,923 | $7,708,029 | 17.3% | 1,901 | Jul 13 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | The Godfather Part III | $66,666,062 | 1,922 | $6,387,271 | 9.6% | 1,820 | Dec 25 | May 23 | Paramount Pictures |
| 37 | Air America | $31,053,601 | 1,902 | $8,064,480 | 26% | 1,902 | Aug 10 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 44 | Cadillac Man | $27,627,310 | 1,878 | $6,712,079 | 24.3% | 1,826 | May 18 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 53 | My Blue Heaven | $23,591,472 | 1,868 | $6,207,092 | 26.3% | 1,859 | Aug 17 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 56 | The Rookie | $21,633,874 | 1,862 | $5,510,056 | 25.5% | 1,862 | Dec 7 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 81 | Spaced Invaders | $15,369,573 | 1,845 | $4,474,336 | 29.1% | 1,821 | Apr 27 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 36 | Darkman | $33,878,502 | 1,833 | $8,054,860 | 23.8% | 1,786 | Aug 24 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | The Hunt for Red October | $122,012,643 | 1,817 | $17,161,835 | 14.1% | 1,225 | Mar 2 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Pretty Woman | $178,406,268 | 1,811 | $11,280,591 | 6.3% | 1,325 | Mar 23 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 28 | RoboCop 2 | $45,681,173 | 1,806 | $14,145,411 | 31% | 1,768 | Jun 22 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 33 | Joe Versus the Volcano | $39,404,261 | 1,802 | $9,252,232 | 23.5% | 1,802 | Mar 9 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | Young Guns II | $44,143,410 | 1,770 | $8,017,438 | 18.2% | 1,770 | Aug 3 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | Problem Child | $53,470,891 | 1,769 | $10,026,900 | 18.8% | 1,714 | Jul 27 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Ghost | $217,631,306 | 1,766 | $12,191,540 | 5.6% | 1,101 | Jul 13 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 69 | The Guardian | $17,037,887 | 1,736 | $5,565,620 | 32.7% | 1,684 | Apr 27 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 24 | Look Who's Talking Too | $47,789,074 | 1,647 | $8,100,640 | 17% | 1,576 | Dec 14 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 3 | Dances with Wolves | $184,208,848 | 1,636 | $598,257 | 0.3% | 14 | Nov 9 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 15 | Three Men and a Little Lady | $71,609,321 | 1,614 | $13,774,642 | 19.2% | 1,281 | Nov 21 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 90 | Graveyard Shift | $11,582,891 | 1,603 | $5,082,300 | 43.9% | 1,603 | Oct 26 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 82 | Quick Change | $15,260,154 | 1,596 | $4,700,960 | 30.8% | 1,596 | Jul 13 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 62 | Jetsons: The Movie | $20,305,841 | 1,566 | $5,029,640 | 24.8% | 1,562 | Jul 6 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 66 | DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp | $18,115,724 | 1,558 | $3,870,366 | 21.4% | 1,549 | Aug 3 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 60 | Madhouse | $21,036,771 | 1,555 | $5,240,816 | 24.9% | 1,552 | Feb 16 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 116 | Night of the Living Dead | $5,835,247 | 1,544 | $2,884,679 | 49.4% | 1,544 | Oct 19 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 72 | Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | $16,324,573 | 1,535 | $5,028,096 | 30.8% | 1,535 | May 4 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 25 | Hard to Kill | $47,410,827 | 1,508 | $9,213,631 | 19.4% | 1,301 | Feb 9 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 103 | Nightbreed | $8,862,354 | 1,488 | $3,708,918 | 41.9% | 1,488 | Feb 16 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 42 | The Rescuers Down Under | $27,931,461 | 1,487 | $3,499,819 | 12.5% | 1,230 | Nov 16 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | Flatliners | $61,489,265 | 1,483 | $10,034,685 | 16.3% | 1,319 | Aug 10 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 71 | Tremors | $16,667,084 | 1,477 | $3,731,520 | 22.4% | 1,472 | Jan 19 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 67 | Sibling Rivalry | $17,854,933 | 1,455 | $4,017,930 | 22.5% | 1,448 | Oct 26 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 12 | Presumed Innocent | $86,303,188 | 1,451 | $11,718,981 | 13.6% | 1,349 | Jul 27 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 48 | The Exorcist III | $26,098,824 | 1,414 | $9,312,219 | 35.7% | 1,288 | Aug 17 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 77 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | $15,691,192 | 1,395 | $4,216,063 | 26.9% | 1,373 | Dec 22 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 63 | Stella | $20,240,128 | 1,393 | $4,311,656 | 21.3% | 1,033 | Feb 2 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 87 | Crazy People | $13,236,513 | 1,389 | $3,357,800 | 25.4% | 1,389 | Apr 13 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 78 | Revenge | $15,645,616 | 1,382 | $6,086,672 | 38.9% | 1,379 | Feb 16 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 111 | Almost an Angel | $6,939,946 | 1,373 | $1,608,365 | 23.2% | 1,373 | Dec 22 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | Edward Scissorhands | $56,362,352 | 1,372 | $159,622 | 0.3% | 2 | Dec 7 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | Misery | $61,276,872 | 1,370 | $10,076,834 | 16.4% | 1,244 | Nov 30 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 45 | Memphis Belle | $27,441,977 | 1,368 | $5,026,846 | 18.3% | 1,087 | Oct 12 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 50 | Navy Seals | $25,069,101 | 1,355 | $6,543,832 | 26.1% | 1,341 | Jul 20 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 55 | The First Power | $22,424,195 | 1,336 | $5,677,715 | 25.3% | 1,332 | Apr 6 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 23 | Awakenings | $52,096,475 | 1,330 | $417,076 | 0.8% | 12 | Dec 22 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 26 | Goodfellas | $46,836,214 | 1,328 | $6,368,901 | 13.6% | 1,070 | Sep 19 | Jun 27 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | Postcards from the Edge | $39,071,603 | 1,323 | $7,871,856 | 20.1% | 1,013 | Sep 14 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 106 | Blue Steel | $8,217,997 | 1,307 | $2,895,744 | 35.2% | 1,307 | Mar 16 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 88 | Bad Influence | $12,626,043 | 1,300 | $3,822,019 | 30.3% | 1,298 | Mar 9 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 40 | Pacific Heights | $29,381,956 | 1,291 | $6,912,637 | 23.5% | 1,278 | Sep 28 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 93 | Opportunity Knocks | $11,359,129 | 1,275 | $3,512,625 | 30.9% | 1,275 | Mar 30 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 47 | Jacob's Ladder | $26,118,851 | 1,264 | $7,500,760 | 28.7% | 1,052 | Nov 2 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 58 | The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | $21,413,502 | 1,263 | $6,374,391 | 29.8% | 1,245 | Jul 13 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 97 | Narrow Margin | $10,873,237 | 1,253 | $3,628,060 | 33.4% | 1,132 | Sep 21 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 105 | Cry-Baby | $8,266,343 | 1,236 | $3,004,905 | 36.4% | 1,229 | Apr 6 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 52 | Ghost Dad | $24,707,633 | 1,221 | $4,803,480 | 19.4% | 1,213 | Jun 29 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 121 | Loose Cannons | $5,585,154 | 1,214 | $2,239,830 | 40.1% | 1,214 | Feb 9 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 107 | Funny About Love | $8,141,292 | 1,213 | $3,036,352 | 37.3% | 1,213 | Sep 21 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 100 | The Two Jakes | $10,005,969 | 1,206 | $3,729,149 | 37.3% | 1,206 | Aug 10 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 64 | Taking Care of Business | $20,005,435 | 1,176 | $3,620,054 | 18.1% | 1,074 | Aug 17 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 35 | Mermaids | $35,419,397 | 1,154 | $3,514,678 | 9.9% | 920 | Dec 14 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 129 | Lambada | $4,263,112 | 1,117 | $2,031,181 | 47.6% | 1,117 | Mar 16 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 119 | Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III | $5,765,562 | 1,107 | $2,692,087 | 46.7% | 1,107 | Jan 12 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 74 | I Love You to Death | $16,186,793 | 1,095 | $4,014,640 | 24.8% | 1,072 | Apr 6 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 59 | Quigley Down Under | $21,413,105 | 1,094 | $3,853,149 | 18% | 996 | Oct 19 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 70 | Death Warrant | $16,853,487 | 1,090 | $5,019,902 | 29.8% | 1,089 | Sep 14 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 65 | Betsy's Wedding | $19,740,070 | 1,058 | $4,662,488 | 23.6% | 1,048 | Jun 22 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 57 | The Freshman | $21,460,601 | 1,044 | $205,876 | 1% | 6 | Jul 20 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 127 | Dark Angel | $4,348,368 | 1,041 | $1,912,421 | 44% | 1,041 | Sep 28 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 73 | Men at Work | $16,247,964 | 1,035 | $3,184,311 | 19.6% | 962 | Aug 24 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 139 | Desperate Hours | $2,742,912 | 1,033 | $1,367,657 | 49.9% | 1,033 | Oct 5 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 80 | Mr. Destiny | $15,379,253 | 1,025 | $2,991,605 | 19.5% | 727 | Oct 12 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 177 | The Fourth War | $1,305,887 | 1,005 | $776,449 | 59.5% | 1,005 | Mar 23 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 43 | Internal Affairs | $27,734,391 | 986 | $5,043,516 | 18.2% | 975 | Jan 12 | May 24 | Paramount Pictures |
| 94 | Q&A | $11,207,891 | 923 | $2,816,605 | 25.1% | 912 | Apr 27 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 85 | Lord of the Flies | $13,985,225 | 919 | $4,410,457 | 31.5% | 888 | Mar 16 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 99 | The Adventures of Milo and Otis 1990 Re-release | $10,351,534 | 915 | $1,708,915 | 16.5% | 914 | Jun 15 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 112 | Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection | $6,698,361 | 909 | $1,854,379 | 27.7% | 908 | Aug 24 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 118 | Stanley & Iris | $5,820,015 | 907 | $2,102,831 | 36.1% | 907 | Feb 9 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 159 | The Nutcracker Prince | $1,781,694 | 906 | $908,999 | 51% | 906 | Nov 21 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 68 | White Palace | $17,487,531 | 892 | $1,078,697 | 6.2% | 99 | Oct 19 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 131 | Heart Condition | $4,134,992 | 885 | $2,149,786 | 52% | 885 | Feb 2 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 98 | The Witches | $10,360,553 | 879 | $2,221,402 | 21.4% | 879 | Aug 24 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 113 | Flashback | $6,488,114 | 875 | $2,910,116 | 44.9% | 875 | Feb 2 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 102 | Havana | $9,243,140 | 835 | $2,175,360 | 23.5% | 824 | Dec 14 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 101 | Miami Blues | $9,888,167 | 833 | $3,002,997 | 30.4% | 832 | Apr 20 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 95 | Wild Orchid | $11,060,485 | 822 | $2,622,637 | 23.7% | 819 | Apr 27 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 92 | Pump Up the Volume | $11,541,758 | 821 | $1,601,489 | 13.9% | 799 | Aug 24 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 115 | Men Don't Leave | $6,070,725 | 802 | $62,419 | 1% | 3 | Feb 2 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 86 | The Grifters | $13,446,769 | 780 | $71,034 | 0.5% | 2 | Dec 7 | - | Miramax |
| 54 | The Russia House | $22,997,992 | 768 | $4,435,650 | 19.3% | 717 | Dec 22 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 39 | Green Card | $29,888,235 | 757 | $47,781 | 0.2% | 2 | Dec 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 96 | Nuns on the Run | $10,959,015 | 702 | $658,835 | 6% | 76 | Mar 16 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 46 | House Party | $26,385,627 | 700 | $4,611,024 | 17.5% | 520 | Mar 9 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 120 | Hardware | $5,728,953 | 695 | $2,381,285 | 41.6% | 695 | Sep 14 | - | Miramax |
| 126 | Graffiti Bridge | $4,562,778 | 688 | $2,447,108 | 53.6% | 688 | Nov 2 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 79 | Reversal of Fortune | $15,445,131 | 661 | $176,985 | 1.1% | 7 | Oct 19 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 157 | The Forbidden Dance | $1,823,154 | 637 | $720,864 | 39.5% | 637 | Mar 16 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 135 | Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | $3,989,297 | 635 | $1,753,870 | 44% | 635 | Oct 12 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 76 | Avalon | $15,740,796 | 635 | $226,613 | 1.4% | 7 | Oct 5 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 84 | Wild at Heart | $14,560,247 | 625 | $2,913,764 | 20% | 532 | Aug 17 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 61 | Hamlet | $20,710,451 | 624 | $116,975 | 0.6% | 4 | Dec 22 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 136 | The Lemon Sisters | $3,473,905 | 598 | $2,122,066 | 61.1% | 598 | Aug 31 | - | Miramax |
| 134 | Short Time | $4,010,647 | 574 | $1,237,211 | 30.8% | 557 | May 4 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 75 | Mo' Better Blues | $16,153,593 | 572 | $4,387,360 | 27.2% | 544 | Aug 3 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 104 | Ski Patrol | $8,533,973 | 565 | $1,648,000 | 19.3% | 515 | Jan 12 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 173 | Courage Mountain | $1,393,610 | 506 | $693,087 | 49.7% | 506 | Feb 16 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 49 | Fantasia 1990 Re-release | $25,363,371 | 481 | $6,047,613 | 23.8% | 481 | Oct 5 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 176 | Everybody Wins | $1,372,350 | 451 | $581,979 | 42.4% | 451 | Jan 19 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 167 | The Last of the Finest | $1,531,489 | 424 | $551,876 | 36% | 424 | Mar 9 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 154 | The Krays | $2,060,847 | 392 | $948,002 | 46% | 392 | Nov 9 | Jan 10 | Miramax |
| 178 | The Hot Spot | $1,293,976 | 365 | $112,188 | 8.7% | 23 | Oct 12 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 149 | Texasville | $2,268,181 | 354 | $823,534 | 36.3% | 354 | Sep 28 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 140 | Blind Fury | $2,692,037 | 353 | $868,380 | 32.3% | 353 | Mar 16 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 146 | Downtown | $2,346,150 | 349 | $821,626 | 35% | 349 | Jan 12 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 137 | A Shock to the System | $3,417,056 | 345 | $1,002,158 | 29.3% | 345 | Mar 23 | May 24 | Corsair Pictures |
| 156 | State of Grace | $1,911,542 | 335 | $179,927 | 9.4% | 14 | Sep 14 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 181 | Robot Jox | $1,272,977 | 333 | $464,441 | 36.5% | 333 | Nov 21 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 110 | Alice | $7,331,647 | 325 | $36,274 | 0.5% | 3 | Dec 25 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 114 | The Gods Must Be Crazy II | $6,291,444 | 323 | $1,180,803 | 18.8% | 321 | Apr 13 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 144 | Class of 1999 | $2,459,895 | 320 | $767,620 | 31.2% | 320 | May 11 | Jun 21 | Taurus Entertainment Company |
| 193 | The Blood of Heroes | $882,290 | 318 | $471,775 | 53.5% | 318 | Feb 23 | Mar 15 | New Line Cinema |
| 91 | Henry & June | $11,567,449 | 295 | $1,032,942 | 8.9% | 76 | Oct 5 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 122 | Miller's Crossing | $5,080,409 | 289 | $28,202 | 0.6% | 1 | Sep 21 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 128 | Lisa | $4,347,648 | 287 | $1,119,895 | 25.8% | 287 | Apr 20 | - | United Artists |
| 184 | Vital Signs | $1,224,605 | 275 | $372,253 | 30.4% | 275 | Apr 13 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 124 | The Long Walk Home | $4,873,620 | 272 | $26,140 | 0.5% | 4 | Dec 22 | May 30 | Miramax |
| 201 | The Return of Superfly | $610,402 | 260 | $359,367 | 58.9% | 260 | Nov 9 | - | Triton Pictures |
| 109 | Mr. & Mrs. Bridge | $7,698,010 | 240 | $57,959 | 0.8% | 2 | Nov 23 | - | Miramax |
| 108 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover | $7,724,701 | 239 | $252,223 | 3.3% | 16 | Apr 6 | - | Miramax |
| 188 | Where the Heart Is | $1,106,475 | 235 | $530,893 | 48% | 235 | Feb 23 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 158 | Tune in Tomorrow... | $1,794,001 | 207 | $62,747 | 3.5% | 7 | Oct 26 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 204 | Strike It Rich | $541,626 | 206 | $331,875 | 61.3% | 206 | Jan 26 | - | Miramax |
| 211 | A Man Called Sarge | $92,706 | 188 | - | - | 188 | Feb 2 | Feb 4 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 133 | Mountains of the Moon | $4,011,793 | 187 | $66,683 | 1.7% | 2 | Feb 23 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 123 | The Handmaid's Tale | $4,960,385 | 177 | $738,578 | 14.9% | 117 | Mar 9 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 186 | The Boyfriend School | $1,171,762 | 177 | $531,714 | 45.4% | 177 | Sep 21 | - | Hemdale |
| 200 | Coupe de Ville | $715,983 | 170 | $66,871 | 9.3% | 7 | Mar 9 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 143 | Impulse | $2,544,504 | 155 | $471,126 | 18.5% | 155 | Apr 6 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 209 | Martians Go Home | $129,778 | 155 | $129,778 | 100% | 155 | Apr 20 | - | Taurus Entertainment Company |
| 141 | After Dark, My Sweet | $2,678,414 | 153 | $244,919 | 9.1% | 30 | Aug 24 | Nov 8 | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 175 | Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? | $1,373,728 | 150 | $313,844 | 22.8% | 150 | May 4 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 195 | Waiting for the Light | $808,690 | 149 | $334,748 | 41.4% | 149 | Nov 2 | Nov 29 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 89 | Cinema Paradiso | $11,990,401 | 124 | $16,552 | 0.1% | 1 | Feb 2 | - | Miramax |
| 142 | King of New York | $2,554,476 | 119 | $411,597 | 16.1% | 115 | Sep 28 | May 30 | New Line Cinema |
| 174 | Repossessed | $1,382,462 | 115 | $266,975 | 19.3% | 115 | Sep 14 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 189 | Hidden Agenda | $1,030,938 | 114 | $49,827 | 4.8% | 3 | Nov 21 | - | Hemdale |
| 214 | Why Me? | $83,882 | 113 | $49,933 | 59.5% | 113 | Apr 20 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 191 | Come See the Paradise | $947,306 | 97 | $65,532 | 6.9% | 5 | Dec 25 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 153 | The Sheltering Sky | $2,075,084 | 95 | $82,753 | 4% | 3 | Dec 14 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 179 | Bloodfist II | $1,292,323 | 92 | $267,996 | 20.7% | 92 | Oct 12 | Nov 29 | Concorde Pictures |
| 145 | Body Chemistry | $2,415,312 | 91 | $38,025 | 1.6% | 53 | Mar 9 | Jun 14 | Concorde Pictures |
| 125 | Longtime Companion | $4,609,953 | 85 | $50,525 | 1.1% | 2 | May 11 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 132 | Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! | $4,087,361 | 82 | $65,299 | 1.6% | 2 | May 4 | - | Miramax |
| 182 | Slumber Party Massacre III | $1,242,995 | 81 | $270,135 | 21.7% | 81 | Sep 7 | - | Concorde Pictures |
| 147 | White Hunter Black Heart | $2,319,124 | 78 | $165,450 | 7.1% | 24 | Sep 14 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 168 | Streets | $1,510,053 | 77 | $86,708 | 5.7% | 53 | Jan 19 | May 3 | Concorde Pictures |
| 150 | Vincent & Theo | $2,231,274 | 59 | $22,585 | 1% | 1 | Nov 2 | - | Hemdale |
| 190 | Corporate Affairs | $1,006,575 | 57 | $224,847 | 22.3% | 38 | Oct 5 | - | Concorde Pictures |
| 151 | Def by Temptation | $2,218,579 | 57 | $54,582 | 2.5% | 11 | May 11 | - | Troma |
| 194 | Angel Town | $855,810 | 55 | $300,000 | 35.1% | 55 | Feb 23 | Mar 29 | Taurus Entertainment Company |
| 219 | Spontaneous Combustion | $50,367 | 50 | $50,367 | 100% | 50 | Feb 23 | Mar 1 | Taurus Entertainment Company |
| 205 | The Tall Guy | $510,712 | 41 | $91,131 | 17.8% | 30 | Sep 21 | - | Miramax |
| 170 | The Field | $1,494,399 | 40 | $27,948 | 1.9% | 2 | Dec 22 | May 2 | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 148 | The Nasty Girl | $2,281,569 | 40 | $19,491 | 0.9% | 2 | Oct 26 | Jun 6 | Miramax |
| 206 | Frankenstein Unbound | $334,748 | 34 | $37,017 | 11.1% | 34 | Nov 2 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 222 | Diamond's Edge | $12,751 | 30 | $12,751 | 100% | 30 | Nov 30 | Dec 2 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 165 | May Fools | $1,576,702 | 30 | $20,078 | 1.3% | 1 | Jun 22 | Dec 6 | Orion Classics |
| 160 | Too Beautiful for You | $1,776,440 | 29 | $31,208 | 1.8% | 1 | Mar 2 | Aug 23 | Orion Classics |
| 196 | C'est la vie | $805,472 | 28 | $18,749 | 2.3% | 2 | Nov 2 | Feb 21 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 172 | Monsieur Hire | $1,417,030 | 26 | $29,980 | 2.1% | 2 | Apr 20 | Sep 27 | Orion Classics |
| 161 | Last Exit to Brooklyn | $1,730,005 | 25 | $186,489 | 10.8% | 13 | May 4 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 187 | To Sleep with Anger | $1,161,135 | 23 | $19,295 | 1.7% | 4 | Oct 12 | Feb 21 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 183 | The Icicle Thief | $1,231,622 | 22 | $20,809 | 1.7% | 1 | Aug 24 | Feb 28 | Aries Films |
| 164 | Jesus of Montreal | $1,601,612 | 21 | $20,388 | 1.3% | 1 | May 25 | Nov 15 | Orion Classics |
| 152 | Eating | $2,100,538 | 19 | $12,764 | 0.6% | 2 | Nov 16 | - | Rainbow Releasing |
| 213 | Chicago Joe and the Showgirl | $85,395 | 18 | $14,979 | 17.5% | 6 | Jul 27 | Aug 23 | New Line Cinema |
| 212 | A Show of Force | $91,578 | 12 | $73,405 | 80.2% | 12 | May 11 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 218 | The Spirit of '76 | $52,310 | 12 | $9,979 | 19.1% | 5 | Oct 12 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 217 | Happy Together | $70,912 | 10 | $32,776 | 46.2% | 10 | May 4 | May 17 | - |
| 215 | Fools of Fortune | $83,490 | 9 | $11,422 | 13.7% | 3 | Sep 14 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 202 | Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer | $609,939 | 8 | - | - | - | Jan 5 | - | - |
