| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Aliens | $10,052,042 | - | 1,437 | - | $6,995 | $10,052,042 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Karate Kid Part II | $5,561,854 | -16.6% | 1,602 | +59 | $3,471 | $61,087,962 | 5 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Ruthless People | $4,521,331 | -16.8% | 1,114 | - | $4,058 | $29,815,695 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Back to School | $4,251,177 | -19.3% | 1,647 | -66 | $2,581 | $58,771,021 | 6 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Top Gun | $4,048,254 | -14.4% | 1,384 | -31 | $2,925 | $95,348,936 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 9 | About Last Night | $3,408,703 | -2.5% | 851 | +171 | $4,005 | $15,241,182 | 3 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 8 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | $2,721,791 | -23.7% | 1,216 | +14 | $2,238 | $43,907,797 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Legal Eagles | $2,715,750 | -30.9% | 1,065 | -141 | $2,550 | $36,911,873 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Running Scared | $2,681,056 | -34.5% | 1,189 | -130 | $2,254 | $23,670,928 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 10 | 5 | Club Paradise | $2,301,600 | -44.6% | 1,186 | +14 | $1,940 | $8,337,224 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | - | Vamp | $2,187,458 | - | 1,104 | - | $1,981 | $2,187,458 | 1 | New World Pictures | true | false |
| 12 | 10 | The Great Mouse Detective | $2,174,597 | -36.9% | 1,165 | -33 | $1,866 | $15,152,870 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Psycho III | $1,048,800 | -59.9% | 760 | -612 | $1,380 | $11,741,350 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Pirates | $1,035,447 | - | 1,108 | - | $934 | $1,035,447 | 1 | Cannon Film Distributors | true | false |
