| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Footloose | - | - | - | $17,161,309 | 1,384 | $80,035,402 | Feb 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Terms of Endearment | - | - | - | $16,928,444 | 1,259 | $108,423,489 | Nov 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | Unfaithfully Yours | - | - | - | $11,474,646 | 831 | $19,928,200 | Feb 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 4 | Silkwood | - | - | - | $10,365,255 | 843 | $35,615,609 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 5 | Lassiter | - | - | - | $9,150,094 | 945 | $17,513,452 | Feb 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Never Cry Wolf | - | - | - | $9,120,505 | 540 | $29,600,000 | Oct 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Yentl | - | - | - | $8,820,831 | 747 | $40,218,899 | Nov 18 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 8 | Reckless | - | - | - | $8,289,916 | 899 | $8,289,916 | Feb 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 9 | Hot Dog... The Movie | - | - | - | $8,160,470 | 1,276 | $20,307,325 | Jan 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 10 | Blame It on Rio | - | - | - | $7,835,149 | 1,234 | $18,644,570 | Feb 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 11 | Sudden Impact | - | - | - | $7,623,164 | 1,602 | $67,642,693 | Dec 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Angel | - | - | - | $6,523,104 | 499 | $17,488,564 | Jan 13 | New World Pictures | false |
| 13 | Broadway Danny Rose | - | - | - | $6,303,354 | 613 | $10,600,497 | Jan 27 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Uncommon Valor | - | - | - | $5,531,615 | 1,076 | $30,503,151 | Dec 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 15 | Scarface | - | - | - | $5,253,854 | 1,008 | $45,227,398 | Dec 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 16 | Star 80 | - | - | - | $4,119,185 | 502 | $6,472,990 | Nov 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | The Lonely Guy | - | - | - | $3,872,143 | 717 | $5,718,573 | Jan 27 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 18 | The Right Stuff | - | - | - | $3,722,014 | 627 | $21,192,102 | Oct 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Weekend Pass | - | - | - | $3,719,331 | 475 | $21,058,033 | Feb 3 | Crown | false |
| 20 | The Big Chill | - | - | - | $2,486,492 | 832 | $56,342,711 | Sep 30 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 21 | Gorky Park | - | - | - | $2,375,811 | 631 | $15,856,028 | Dec 16 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 22 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | - | - | - | $367,093 | 1,764 | $252,583,617 | May 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 23 | Crackers | - | - | - | $129,268 | 21 | $129,268 | Feb 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 24 | The Dresser | - | - | - | $40,039 | 241 | $5,310,748 | Dec 9 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 25 | Slayground | - | - | - | $30,892 | 62 | $108,128 | Jan 27 | Universal Pictures | false |
