| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Cobra | $7,511,542 | -40.6% | 2,131 | - | $3,524 | $26,444,901 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | - | Top Gun | $6,903,408 | - | 1,057 | - | $6,531 | $31,039,608 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | $6,034,943 | - | 1,599 | - | $3,774 | $20,594,640 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 4 | - | Short Circuit | $3,474,006 | - | 1,307 | - | $2,658 | $21,789,381 | 4 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Sweet Liberty | $1,663,200 | - | 1,155 | - | $1,440 | $9,665,805 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | Jake Speed | $1,058,048 | - | 795 | - | $1,330 | $1,058,048 | 1 | New World Pictures | true | false |
| 7 | - | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | $953,532 | - | 722 | - | $1,320 | $16,402,475 | 5 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | Critters | $698,919 | - | 633 | - | $1,104 | - | 8 | New Line Cinema | false | false |
| 9 | - | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $504,502 | - | 461 | - | $1,094 | $59,670,792 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | Pretty in Pink | $490,420 | - | 499 | - | $982 | $38,441,560 | 14 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | $478,665 | - | 525 | - | $911 | $42,223,193 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | - | Hannah and Her Sisters | $430,656 | - | 339 | - | $1,270 | $32,803,434 | 17 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
