| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Tootsie | - | - | - | $58,828,937 | 1,222 | $177,200,000 | Dec 17 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 2 | 48 Hrs. | - | - | - | $24,915,330 | 1,050 | $78,868,508 | Dec 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Verdict | - | - | - | $23,127,118 | 904 | $53,977,250 | Dec 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 4 | The Dark Crystal | - | - | - | $19,812,138 | 1,052 | $40,577,001 | Dec 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | The Toy | - | - | - | $17,084,132 | 1,542 | $47,118,057 | Dec 10 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 6 | Best Friends | - | - | - | $16,292,382 | 1,080 | $36,821,203 | Dec 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | - | - | - | $13,102,959 | 1,778 | $359,197,037 | Jun 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | The House on Sorority Row | - | - | - | $10,604,986 | 153 | $10,604,986 | Jan 21 | - | false |
| 9 | Peter Pan 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $9,886,325 | 800 | $17,200,000 | Dec 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 10 | Kiss Me Goodbye | - | - | - | $9,417,268 | 803 | $15,782,759 | Dec 24 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 11 | An Officer and a Gentleman | - | - | - | $6,906,273 | 1,050 | $129,795,554 | Jul 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 12 | Airplane II: The Sequel | - | - | - | $6,078,358 | 1,300 | $27,150,534 | Dec 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | Gandhi | - | - | - | $4,309,823 | 825 | $52,767,889 | Dec 10 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 14 | Trail of the Pink Panther | - | - | - | $4,077,197 | 806 | $9,056,073 | Dec 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 15 | Sophie's Choice | - | - | - | $3,047,155 | 548 | $30,036,000 | Dec 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 16 | Six Weeks | - | - | - | $2,698,451 | 613 | $6,668,025 | Dec 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 17 | They Call Me Bruce | - | - | - | $2,688,494 | 324 | $16,894,678 | Nov 12 | - | false |
| 18 | The Man from Snowy River | - | - | - | $2,101,655 | 517 | $20,659,423 | Nov 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 19 | The Year of Living Dangerously | - | - | - | $51,658 | 690 | $10,278,575 | Jan 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
