| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Ghost | - | - | - | $205,344,137 | 1,766 | $217,631,306 | Jul 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Pretty Woman | - | - | - | $170,111,732 | 1,811 | $178,406,268 | Mar 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | Home Alone | - | - | - | $143,592,523 | 2,173 | $285,761,243 | Nov 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 4 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | - | - | - | $135,265,915 | 2,377 | $135,265,915 | Mar 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 5 | The Hunt for Red October | - | - | - | $122,012,643 | 1,817 | $122,012,643 | Mar 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | Total Recall | - | - | - | $119,394,840 | 2,131 | $119,394,840 | Jun 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | Die Hard 2 | - | - | - | $117,540,947 | 2,507 | $117,540,947 | Jul 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | Driving Miss Daisy | - | - | - | $103,859,381 | 1,668 | $106,593,296 | Dec 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | Dick Tracy | - | - | - | $103,738,726 | 2,332 | $103,738,726 | Jun 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 10 | Back to the Future Part III | - | - | - | $87,727,583 | 2,070 | $87,727,583 | May 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | Presumed Innocent | - | - | - | $86,303,188 | 1,451 | $86,303,188 | Jul 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Days of Thunder | - | - | - | $82,670,733 | 2,307 | $82,670,733 | Jun 29 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | Another 48 Hrs. | - | - | - | $80,818,974 | 2,721 | $80,818,974 | Jun 8 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 14 | Bird on a Wire | - | - | - | $70,978,012 | 2,008 | $70,978,012 | May 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 15 | Born on the Fourth of July | - | - | - | $69,252,460 | 1,434 | $70,001,698 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 16 | Flatliners | - | - | - | $61,489,265 | 1,483 | $61,489,265 | Aug 10 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 17 | Dances with Wolves | - | - | - | $57,752,323 | 1,636 | $184,208,848 | Nov 9 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 18 | Problem Child | - | - | - | $53,470,891 | 1,769 | $53,470,891 | Jul 27 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | Arachnophobia | - | - | - | $53,208,180 | 2,005 | $53,208,180 | Jul 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 20 | Three Men and a Little Lady | - | - | - | $51,588,619 | 1,614 | $71,609,321 | Nov 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 21 | The War of the Roses | - | - | - | $47,917,942 | 1,559 | $86,888,546 | Dec 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 22 | Hard to Kill | - | - | - | $47,410,827 | 1,508 | $47,410,827 | Feb 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | Marked for Death | - | - | - | $46,044,396 | 1,974 | $46,044,396 | Oct 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 24 | Tango & Cash | - | - | - | $45,934,115 | 1,575 | $63,408,614 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | RoboCop 2 | - | - | - | $45,681,173 | 1,806 | $45,681,173 | Jun 22 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 26 | The Jungle Book 1990 Re-release | - | - | - | $44,645,619 | 1,923 | $44,645,619 | Jul 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 27 | Young Guns II | - | - | - | $44,143,410 | 1,770 | $44,143,410 | Aug 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 28 | Steel Magnolias | - | - | - | $41,941,767 | 1,372 | $83,759,091 | Nov 17 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 29 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | - | - | - | $41,482,207 | 2,155 | $41,482,207 | Jun 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 30 | Rocky V | - | - | - | $40,946,358 | 2,106 | $40,946,358 | Nov 16 | United Artists | false |
| 31 | The Little Mermaid | - | - | - | $39,314,519 | 1,533 | $84,355,863 | Nov 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 32 | Postcards from the Edge | - | - | - | $39,071,603 | 1,323 | $39,071,603 | Sep 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 33 | Misery | - | - | - | $37,949,926 | 1,370 | $61,276,872 | Nov 30 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 34 | Goodfellas | - | - | - | $37,487,866 | 1,328 | $46,836,214 | Sep 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | Joe Versus the Volcano | - | - | - | $36,002,745 | 1,802 | $39,404,261 | Mar 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 36 | Darkman | - | - | - | $33,878,502 | 1,833 | $33,878,502 | Aug 24 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 37 | Always | - | - | - | $32,905,300 | 1,206 | $43,858,790 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 38 | Air America | - | - | - | $31,053,601 | 1,902 | $31,053,601 | Aug 10 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 39 | Predator 2 | - | - | - | $30,669,413 | 1,978 | $30,669,413 | Nov 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 40 | Kindergarten Cop | - | - | - | $29,494,805 | 1,937 | $91,457,688 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 41 | Pacific Heights | - | - | - | $29,381,956 | 1,291 | $29,381,956 | Sep 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 42 | Child's Play 2 | - | - | - | $28,501,605 | 2,017 | $28,501,605 | Nov 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 43 | Internal Affairs | - | - | - | $27,734,391 | 986 | $27,734,391 | Jan 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 44 | Cadillac Man | - | - | - | $27,627,310 | 1,878 | $27,627,310 | May 18 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 45 | Memphis Belle | - | - | - | $27,441,977 | 1,368 | $27,441,977 | Oct 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 46 | The Godfather Part III | - | - | - | $26,837,639 | 1,922 | $66,666,062 | Dec 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 47 | Look Who's Talking | - | - | - | $26,633,011 | 1,651 | $140,088,813 | Oct 13 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 48 | Glory | - | - | - | $26,498,940 | 811 | $26,828,365 | Dec 14 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 49 | House Party | - | - | - | $26,385,627 | 700 | $26,385,627 | Mar 9 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 50 | Jacob's Ladder | - | - | - | $26,118,851 | 1,264 | $26,118,851 | Nov 2 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 51 | The Exorcist III | - | - | - | $26,098,824 | 1,414 | $26,098,824 | Aug 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 52 | Fantasia 1990 Re-release | - | - | - | $25,363,371 | 481 | $25,363,371 | Oct 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 53 | Navy Seals | - | - | - | $25,069,101 | 1,355 | $25,069,101 | Jul 20 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 54 | Look Who's Talking Too | - | - | - | $25,047,061 | 1,647 | $47,789,074 | Dec 14 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 55 | Ernest Goes to Jail | - | - | - | $25,029,569 | 1,956 | $25,029,569 | Apr 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 56 | Back to the Future Part II | - | - | - | $24,857,807 | 2,107 | $118,450,002 | Nov 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 57 | Ghost Dad | - | - | - | $24,707,633 | 1,221 | $24,707,633 | Jun 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 58 | Edward Scissorhands | - | - | - | $24,101,421 | 1,372 | $56,362,352 | Dec 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 59 | My Blue Heaven | - | - | - | $23,591,472 | 1,868 | $23,591,472 | Aug 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 60 | The First Power | - | - | - | $22,424,195 | 1,336 | $22,424,195 | Apr 6 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 61 | The Freshman | - | - | - | $21,460,601 | 1,044 | $21,460,601 | Jul 20 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 62 | The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | - | - | - | $21,413,502 | 1,263 | $21,413,502 | Jul 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 63 | Quigley Down Under | - | - | - | $21,413,105 | 1,094 | $21,413,105 | Oct 19 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 64 | Madhouse | - | - | - | $21,036,771 | 1,555 | $21,036,771 | Feb 16 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 65 | The Rescuers Down Under | - | - | - | $20,440,146 | 1,487 | $27,931,461 | Nov 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 66 | Jetsons: The Movie | - | - | - | $20,305,841 | 1,566 | $20,305,841 | Jul 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 67 | Stella | - | - | - | $20,240,128 | 1,393 | $20,240,128 | Feb 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 68 | Taking Care of Business | - | - | - | $20,005,435 | 1,176 | $20,005,435 | Aug 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 69 | Betsy's Wedding | - | - | - | $19,740,070 | 1,058 | $19,740,070 | Jun 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 70 | DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp | - | - | - | $18,115,724 | 1,558 | $18,115,724 | Aug 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 71 | Sibling Rivalry | - | - | - | $17,854,933 | 1,455 | $17,854,933 | Oct 26 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 72 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | - | - | - | $17,567,943 | 1,950 | $71,319,526 | Dec 1 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 73 | White Palace | - | - | - | $17,487,531 | 892 | $17,487,531 | Oct 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 74 | The Rookie | - | - | - | $17,133,649 | 1,862 | $21,633,874 | Dec 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 75 | Death Warrant | - | - | - | $16,853,487 | 1,090 | $16,853,487 | Sep 14 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 76 | Tremors | - | - | - | $16,667,084 | 1,477 | $16,667,084 | Jan 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 77 | Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | - | - | - | $16,324,573 | 1,535 | $16,324,573 | May 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 78 | Men at Work | - | - | - | $16,247,964 | 1,035 | $16,247,964 | Aug 24 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false |
| 79 | I Love You to Death | - | - | - | $16,186,793 | 1,095 | $16,186,793 | Apr 6 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 80 | Mo' Better Blues | - | - | - | $16,153,593 | 572 | $16,153,593 | Aug 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 81 | The Guardian | - | - | - | $16,131,927 | 1,736 | $17,037,887 | Apr 27 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 82 | Avalon | - | - | - | $15,740,796 | 635 | $15,740,796 | Oct 5 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 83 | Revenge | - | - | - | $15,645,616 | 1,382 | $15,645,616 | Feb 16 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 84 | Reversal of Fortune | - | - | - | $15,445,131 | 661 | $15,445,131 | Oct 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 85 | Mr. Destiny | - | - | - | $15,379,253 | 1,025 | $15,379,253 | Oct 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 86 | Spaced Invaders | - | - | - | $15,369,573 | 1,845 | $15,369,573 | Apr 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 87 | Quick Change | - | - | - | $15,260,154 | 1,596 | $15,260,154 | Jul 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 88 | Fire Birds | - | - | - | $14,760,451 | 2,006 | $14,760,451 | May 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 89 | Wild at Heart | - | - | - | $14,560,247 | 625 | $14,560,247 | Aug 17 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 90 | Mermaids | - | - | - | $14,373,240 | 1,154 | $35,419,397 | Dec 14 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 91 | Lord of the Flies | - | - | - | $13,985,225 | 919 | $13,985,225 | Mar 16 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 92 | Crazy People | - | - | - | $13,236,513 | 1,389 | $13,236,513 | Apr 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 93 | Bad Influence | - | - | - | $12,626,043 | 1,300 | $12,626,043 | Mar 9 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false |
| 94 | My Left Foot | - | - | - | $12,216,025 | 510 | $14,743,391 | Nov 10 | Miramax | false |
| 95 | Graveyard Shift | - | - | - | $11,582,891 | 1,603 | $11,582,891 | Oct 26 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 96 | Henry & June | - | - | - | $11,567,449 | 295 | $11,567,449 | Oct 5 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 97 | Pump Up the Volume | - | - | - | $11,541,758 | 821 | $11,541,758 | Aug 24 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 98 | Opportunity Knocks | - | - | - | $11,359,129 | 1,275 | $11,359,129 | Mar 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 99 | Q&A | - | - | - | $11,207,891 | 923 | $11,207,891 | Apr 27 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 100 | Wild Orchid | - | - | - | $11,060,485 | 822 | $11,060,485 | Apr 27 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false |
| 101 | Nuns on the Run | - | - | - | $10,959,015 | 702 | $10,959,015 | Mar 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 102 | Narrow Margin | - | - | - | $10,873,237 | 1,253 | $10,873,237 | Sep 21 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 103 | Blaze | - | - | - | $10,812,596 | 970 | $19,131,246 | Dec 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 104 | The Witches | - | - | - | $10,360,553 | 879 | $10,360,553 | Aug 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 105 | The Adventures of Milo and Otis 1990 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,351,534 | 915 | $10,351,534 | Jun 15 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 106 | Cinema Paradiso | - | - | - | $10,198,730 | 124 | $11,990,401 | Feb 2 | Miramax | false |
| 107 | The Two Jakes | - | - | - | $10,005,969 | 1,206 | $10,005,969 | Aug 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 108 | Henry V | - | - | - | $9,953,550 | 134 | $10,161,099 | Nov 8 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 109 | Miami Blues | - | - | - | $9,888,167 | 833 | $9,888,167 | Apr 20 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 110 | The Russia House | - | - | - | $9,677,043 | 768 | $22,997,992 | Dec 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 111 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | - | - | - | $9,010,230 | 1,395 | $15,691,192 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 112 | Nightbreed | - | - | - | $8,862,354 | 1,488 | $8,862,354 | Feb 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 113 | Ski Patrol | - | - | - | $8,533,973 | 565 | $8,533,973 | Jan 12 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false |
| 114 | Cry-Baby | - | - | - | $8,266,343 | 1,236 | $8,266,343 | Apr 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 115 | Blue Steel | - | - | - | $8,217,997 | 1,307 | $8,217,997 | Mar 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 116 | Funny About Love | - | - | - | $8,141,292 | 1,213 | $8,141,292 | Sep 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 117 | Enemies, A Love Story | - | - | - | $7,284,081 | 75 | $7,754,571 | Dec 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 118 | Harlem Nights | - | - | - | $6,820,461 | 2,180 | $60,864,870 | Nov 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 119 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | - | - | - | $6,815,627 | 1,591 | $27,100,027 | Nov 17 | United Artists | false |
| 120 | Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection | - | - | - | $6,698,361 | 909 | $6,698,361 | Aug 24 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 121 | The Wizard | - | - | - | $6,592,697 | 1,204 | $14,278,900 | Dec 15 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 122 | Havana | - | - | - | $6,511,157 | 835 | $9,243,140 | Dec 14 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 123 | Flashback | - | - | - | $6,488,114 | 875 | $6,488,114 | Feb 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 124 | Roger & Me | - | - | - | $6,420,784 | 265 | $6,706,368 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 125 | The Gods Must Be Crazy II | - | - | - | $6,291,444 | 323 | $6,291,444 | Apr 13 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 126 | Men Don't Leave | - | - | - | $6,070,725 | 802 | $6,070,725 | Feb 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 127 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover | - | - | - | $6,036,536 | 239 | $7,724,701 | Apr 6 | Miramax | false |
| 128 | Night of the Living Dead | - | - | - | $5,835,247 | 1,544 | $5,835,247 | Oct 19 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 129 | Stanley & Iris | - | - | - | $5,820,015 | 907 | $5,820,015 | Feb 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 130 | Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III | - | - | - | $5,765,562 | 1,107 | $5,765,562 | Jan 12 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 131 | Hardware | - | - | - | $5,728,953 | 695 | $5,728,953 | Sep 14 | Miramax | false |
| 132 | Loose Cannons | - | - | - | $5,585,154 | 1,214 | $5,585,154 | Feb 9 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 133 | Music Box | - | - | - | $5,556,112 | 462 | $6,263,883 | Dec 22 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 134 | She-Devil | - | - | - | $5,504,796 | 1,452 | $15,351,421 | Dec 8 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 135 | Miller's Crossing | - | - | - | $5,080,409 | 289 | $5,080,409 | Sep 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 136 | The Handmaid's Tale | - | - | - | $4,960,385 | 177 | $4,960,385 | Mar 9 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 137 | Family Business | - | - | - | $4,756,699 | 1,230 | $12,195,695 | Dec 15 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 138 | Graffiti Bridge | - | - | - | $4,562,778 | 688 | $4,562,778 | Nov 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 139 | Parenthood | - | - | - | $4,474,256 | 1,399 | $100,047,830 | Aug 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 140 | Dark Angel | - | - | - | $4,348,368 | 1,041 | $4,348,368 | Sep 28 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false |
| 141 | Lisa | - | - | - | $4,347,648 | 287 | $4,347,648 | Apr 20 | United Artists | false |
| 142 | Lambada | - | - | - | $4,263,112 | 1,117 | $4,263,112 | Mar 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 143 | Heart Condition | - | - | - | $4,134,992 | 885 | $4,134,992 | Feb 2 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 144 | Almost an Angel | - | - | - | $4,095,644 | 1,373 | $6,939,946 | Dec 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 145 | Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! | - | - | - | $4,087,361 | 82 | $4,087,361 | May 4 | Miramax | false |
| 146 | Mountains of the Moon | - | - | - | $4,011,793 | 187 | $4,011,793 | Feb 23 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 147 | Short Time | - | - | - | $4,010,647 | 574 | $4,010,647 | May 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 148 | Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | - | - | - | $3,989,297 | 635 | $3,989,297 | Oct 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 149 | We're No Angels | - | - | - | $3,644,491 | 1,495 | $10,555,348 | Dec 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 150 | The Lemon Sisters | - | - | - | $3,473,905 | 598 | $3,473,905 | Aug 31 | Miramax | false |
| 151 | A Shock to the System | - | - | - | $3,417,056 | 345 | $3,417,056 | Mar 23 | Corsair Pictures | false |
| 152 | Longtime Companion | - | - | - | $3,305,673 | 85 | $4,609,953 | May 11 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 153 | Camille Claudel | - | - | - | $3,232,024 | 34 | $3,331,297 | Dec 21 | Orion Classics | false |
| 154 | Metropolitan | - | - | - | $2,938,208 | 5 | $2,938,208 | Aug 3 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 155 | Desperate Hours | - | - | - | $2,742,912 | 1,033 | $2,742,912 | Oct 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 156 | Blind Fury | - | - | - | $2,692,037 | 353 | $2,692,037 | Mar 16 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 157 | After Dark, My Sweet | - | - | - | $2,678,414 | 153 | $2,678,414 | Aug 24 | Avenue Pictures Productions | false |
| 158 | King of New York | - | - | - | $2,554,476 | 119 | $2,554,476 | Sep 28 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 159 | Impulse | - | - | - | $2,544,504 | 155 | $2,544,504 | Apr 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 160 | Class of 1999 | - | - | - | $2,459,895 | 320 | $2,459,895 | May 11 | Taurus Entertainment Company | false |
| 161 | Body Chemistry | - | - | - | $2,415,312 | 91 | $2,415,312 | Mar 9 | Concorde Pictures | false |
| 162 | Downtown | - | - | - | $2,346,150 | 349 | $2,346,150 | Jan 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 163 | White Hunter Black Heart | - | - | - | $2,319,124 | 78 | $2,319,124 | Sep 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 164 | Texasville | - | - | - | $2,268,181 | 354 | $2,268,181 | Sep 28 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 165 | Def by Temptation | - | - | - | $2,218,579 | 57 | $2,218,579 | May 11 | Troma | false |
| 166 | The Krays | - | - | - | $2,060,847 | 392 | $2,060,847 | Nov 9 | Miramax | false |
| 167 | State of Grace | - | - | - | $1,911,542 | 335 | $1,911,542 | Sep 14 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 168 | The Forbidden Dance | - | - | - | $1,823,154 | 637 | $1,823,154 | Mar 16 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 169 | Tune in Tomorrow... | - | - | - | $1,794,001 | 207 | $1,794,001 | Oct 26 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 170 | The Nutcracker Prince | - | - | - | $1,781,694 | 906 | $1,781,694 | Nov 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 171 | Too Beautiful for You | - | - | - | $1,776,440 | 29 | $1,776,440 | Mar 2 | Orion Classics | false |
| 172 | Last Exit to Brooklyn | - | - | - | $1,730,005 | 25 | $1,730,005 | May 4 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 173 | Jesus of Montreal | - | - | - | $1,601,612 | 21 | $1,601,612 | May 25 | Orion Classics | false |
| 174 | May Fools | - | - | - | $1,576,702 | 30 | $1,576,702 | Jun 22 | Orion Classics | false |
| 175 | The Last of the Finest | - | - | - | $1,531,489 | 424 | $1,531,489 | Mar 9 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 176 | Streets | - | - | - | $1,510,053 | 77 | $1,510,053 | Jan 19 | Concorde Pictures | false |
| 177 | Monsieur Hire | - | - | - | $1,417,030 | 26 | $1,417,030 | Apr 20 | Orion Classics | false |
| 178 | Courage Mountain | - | - | - | $1,393,610 | 506 | $1,393,610 | Feb 16 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false |
| 179 | Repossessed | - | - | - | $1,382,462 | 115 | $1,382,462 | Sep 14 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 180 | Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? | - | - | - | $1,373,728 | 150 | $1,373,728 | May 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 181 | Everybody Wins | - | - | - | $1,372,350 | 451 | $1,372,350 | Jan 19 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 182 | The Fourth War | - | - | - | $1,305,887 | 1,005 | $1,305,887 | Mar 23 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 183 | The Hot Spot | - | - | - | $1,293,976 | 365 | $1,293,976 | Oct 12 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 184 | Bloodfist II | - | - | - | $1,292,323 | 92 | $1,292,323 | Oct 12 | Concorde Pictures | false |
| 185 | Robot Jox | - | - | - | $1,272,977 | 333 | $1,272,977 | Nov 21 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false |
| 186 | Slumber Party Massacre III | - | - | - | $1,242,995 | 81 | $1,242,995 | Sep 7 | Concorde Pictures | false |
| 187 | Apartment Zero | - | - | - | $1,238,561 | 22 | $1,267,578 | Sep 15 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 188 | The Icicle Thief | - | - | - | $1,231,622 | 22 | $1,231,622 | Aug 24 | Aries Films | false |
| 189 | Vital Signs | - | - | - | $1,224,605 | 275 | $1,224,605 | Apr 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 190 | The Boyfriend School | - | - | - | $1,171,762 | 177 | $1,171,762 | Sep 21 | Hemdale | false |
| 191 | To Sleep with Anger | - | - | - | $1,161,135 | 23 | $1,161,135 | Oct 12 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 192 | Where the Heart Is | - | - | - | $1,106,475 | 235 | $1,106,475 | Feb 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 193 | Corporate Affairs | - | - | - | $1,006,575 | 57 | $1,006,575 | Oct 5 | Concorde Pictures | false |
| 194 | Awakenings | - | - | - | $969,705 | 1,330 | $52,096,475 | Dec 22 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 195 | Sweetie | - | - | - | $938,065 | 1 | $938,065 | Jan 19 | Avenue Pictures Productions | false |
| 196 | The Blood of Heroes | - | - | - | $882,290 | 318 | $882,290 | Feb 23 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 197 | Angel Town | - | - | - | $855,810 | 55 | $855,810 | Feb 23 | Taurus Entertainment Company | false |
| 198 | Waiting for the Light | - | - | - | $808,690 | 149 | $808,690 | Nov 2 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false |
| 199 | C'est la vie | - | - | - | $805,472 | 28 | $805,472 | Nov 2 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 200 | Coupe de Ville | - | - | - | $715,983 | 170 | $715,983 | Mar 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
