Weekend Domestic Box Office August 21, 1992
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Unforgiven | $7,741,277 | -32% | 2,087 | $3,709 | $46,130,479 | 17 | |
| 2 | (2) | Single White Female | $6,415,422 | -37% | 1,744 | $3,679 | $21,437,095 | 10 | |
| 3 | (new) | Rapid Fire | $4,815,850 | 1,828 | $2,634 | $4,815,850 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (3) | Death Becomes Her | $3,806,650 | -36% | 1,866 | $2,040 | $41,926,820 | 24 | |
| 5 | (new) | Christopher Columbus: The Discovery | $3,101,563 | 1,506 | $2,059 | $3,101,563 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (5) | A League of Their Own | $2,710,066 | -29% | 1,715 | $1,580 | $93,762,380 | 54 | |
| 7 | (4) | 3 Ninjas | $2,568,339 | -45% | 1,910 | $1,345 | $19,072,712 | 17 | |
| 8 | (7) | Raising Cain | $1,855,895 | -46% | 1,515 | $1,225 | $16,158,560 | 17 | |
| 9 | (9) | Sister Act | $1,704,225 | -30% | 1,172 | $1,454 | $123,807,170 | 87 | |
| 10 | (6) | Stay Tuned | $1,676,375 | -53% | 1,600 | $1,048 | $7,079,900 | 10 | |
| 11 | (new) | The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | $1,206,799 | 693 | $1,741 | $1,206,799 | 3 | ||
| 12 | (8) | Honey I Blew Up the Kid | $1,187,498 | -53% | 1,311 | $906 | $51,634,398 | 38 | |
| 13 | (10) | Mo' Money | $1,173,575 | -49% | 1,012 | $1,160 | $35,923,636 | 31 | |
| 14 | (-) | Lethal Weapon 3 | $1,090,969 | 878 | $1,243 | $139,799,547 | 101 | ||
| 15 | (12) | Diggstown | $910,271 | -39% | 1,376 | $662 | $3,145,065 | 10 | |
| 16 | (11) | Whispers in the Dark | $851,320 | -51% | 1,188 | $717 | $8,552,963 | 17 | |
| 17 | (-) | Enchanted April | $679,647 | 125 | $5,437 | $1,826,341 | 24 | ||
| 18 | (-) | Universal Soldier | $618,574 | 682 | $907 | $34,035,344 | 45 | ||
| 19 | (14) | Boomerang | $581,020 | -47% | 479 | $1,213 | $65,337,168 | 54 | |
| 20 | (13) | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | $541,577 | -56% | 556 | $974 | $13,662,164 | 24 | |
| 21 | (15) | Unlawful Entry | $541,341 | -41% | 640 | $846 | $52,404,352 | 59 | |
| 22 | (17) | Basic Instinct | $354,468 | -44% | 436 | $813 | $115,881,197 | 157 | |
| 23 | (18) | Howards End | $332,508 | -16% | 153 | $2,173 | $12,582,097 | 164 | |
| Reporting movies: 23 | $46,465,229 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unforgiven | $7,741,277 | 2,087 | $46,130,479 |
| 2 | Single White Female | $6,415,422 | 1,744 | $21,437,095 |
| 3 | Rapid Fire | $4,815,850 | 1,828 | $4,815,850 |
| 4 | Death Becomes Her | $3,806,650 | 1,866 | $41,926,820 |
| 5 | Christopher Columbus: The Discovery | $3,101,563 | 1,506 | $3,101,563 |
| 6 | A League of Their Own | $2,710,066 | 1,715 | $93,762,380 |
| 7 | 3 Ninjas | $2,568,339 | 1,910 | $19,072,712 |
| 8 | Raising Cain | $1,855,895 | 1,515 | $16,158,560 |
| 9 | Sister Act | $1,704,225 | 1,172 | $123,807,170 |
| 10 | Stay Tuned | $1,676,375 | 1,600 | $7,079,900 |
| 11 | The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | $1,206,799 | 693 | $1,206,799 |
| 12 | Honey I Blew Up the Kid | $1,187,498 | 1,311 | $51,634,398 |
| 13 | Mo' Money | $1,173,575 | 1,012 | $35,923,636 |
| 14 | Lethal Weapon 3 | $1,090,969 | 878 | $139,799,547 |
| 15 | Diggstown | $910,271 | 1,376 | $3,145,065 |
| 16 | Whispers in the Dark | $851,320 | 1,188 | $8,552,963 |
| 17 | Enchanted April | $679,647 | 125 | $1,826,341 |
| 18 | Universal Soldier | $618,574 | 682 | $34,035,344 |
| 19 | Boomerang | $581,020 | 479 | $65,337,168 |
| 20 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | $541,577 | 556 | $13,662,164 |
| 21 | Unlawful Entry | $541,341 | 640 | $52,404,352 |
| 22 | Basic Instinct | $354,468 | 436 | $115,881,197 |
| 23 | Howards End | $332,508 | 153 | $12,582,097 |
| Reporting: 23 | $46,465,229 | total | ||