| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks |
| 1 (new) |  | Empire of the Sun (1987) | £177,125 | £177,125 | £177,125 | new | 1 |
| 2 (new) |  | Biloxi Blues (1988) | £170,022 | £170,022 | £170,022 | new | 1 |
| 3 (1) |  | Fatal Attraction (1987) | £170,000 | £221,000 | £8,502,281 | -30% | 11 |
| 4 (new) |  | *Batteries Not Included (1988) | £115,977 | £115,977 | £115,977 | new | 1 |
| 5 (2) |  | Stakeout (1988) | £111,948 | £162,325 | £1,279,884 | -50% | 5 |
| 6 (3) |  | The Last Emperor (1987) | £81,481 | £109,999 | £1,411,770 | -44% | 5 |
| 7 (4) |  | Someone to Watch Over Me (1988) | £65,204 | £94,546 | £427,087 | -41% | 3 |
| 8 (5) |  | Frantic (1988) | £42,400 | £55,120 | £1,217,944 | -9% | 6 |
| 9 (6) |  | Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) | £21,844 | £30,582 | £1,976,857 | -44% | 7 |
| 10 (8) |  | Robocop (1988) | £19,148 | £25,850 | £2,995,820 | -44% | 8 |
| 11 (7) |  | Switching Channels (1988) | £15,720 | £22,794 | £350,642 | -55% | 4 |
| 12 (new) |  | The Princess Bride (1987) | £15,029 | £15,029 | £15,029 | new | 1 |
| 13 (10) |  | Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) | £11,372 | £15,921 | £7,770,135 | -18% | 24 |
| 14 (9) |  | Adventures In Babysitting (1987) | £7,104 | £9,946 | £710,249 | -49% | 6 |
| 15 (11) |  | No Way Out (1987) | £3,825 | £5,546 | £2,462,637 | -44% | 11 |