| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Porky's | - | - | - | $75,820,236 | 1,605 | $105,492,483 | Mar 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | - | - | - | $67,037,474 | 1,778 | $359,197,037 | Jun 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | Rocky III | - | - | - | $66,214,268 | 1,317 | $124,146,897 | May 28 | United Artists | false |
| 4 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | - | - | - | $52,105,361 | 1,621 | $78,912,963 | Jun 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 5 | On Golden Pond | - | - | - | $40,229,424 | 1,015 | $119,285,432 | Dec 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 6 | Conan the Barbarian | - | - | - | $37,907,495 | 1,683 | $39,565,475 | May 14 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | Chariots of Fire | - | - | - | $32,909,215 | 810 | $58,972,904 | Sep 25 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 8 | Poltergeist | - | - | - | $32,774,971 | 1,060 | $76,606,280 | Jun 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 9 | Victor/Victoria | - | - | - | $27,814,792 | 615 | $28,215,453 | Mar 19 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 10 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | - | - | - | $26,171,268 | 660 | $39,103,425 | Apr 23 | Group 1 International Distribution | false |
| 11 | Some Kind of Hero | - | - | - | $23,671,186 | 975 | $23,671,186 | Apr 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 12 | Firefox | - | - | - | $19,187,398 | 1,304 | $46,708,276 | Jun 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | - | - | - | $18,196,170 | 906 | $18,196,170 | May 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 14 | Annie | - | - | - | $15,155,000 | 1,102 | $57,059,003 | May 21 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 15 | Diner | - | - | - | $14,099,953 | 30 | $14,099,953 | Mar 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 16 | Deathtrap | - | - | - | $14,002,196 | 603 | $19,282,134 | Mar 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Visiting Hours | - | - | - | $13,258,670 | 1,176 | $13,258,670 | May 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 18 | Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip | - | - | - | $12,228,093 | 1,277 | $36,299,720 | Mar 12 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 19 | Quest for Fire | - | - | - | $11,502,319 | 426 | $20,959,585 | Feb 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 20 | Grease 2 | - | - | - | $11,383,326 | 1,250 | $15,171,476 | Jun 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 21 | Silent Rage | - | - | - | $10,490,791 | 1,458 | $10,490,791 | Apr 2 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 22 | Hanky Panky | - | - | - | $9,823,934 | 1,238 | $9,823,934 | Jun 4 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 23 | The Road Warrior | - | - | - | $9,003,011 | 708 | $23,667,907 | May 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 24 | If You Could See What I Hear | - | - | - | $8,693,512 | 558 | $8,693,512 | Apr 23 | Jensen Farley Pictures | false |
| 25 | Blade Runner | - | - | - | $8,189,286 | 1,325 | $27,580,111 | Jun 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Cat People | - | - | - | $7,000,000 | 600 | $7,000,000 | Apr 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 27 | Missing | - | - | - | $6,095,793 | 733 | $14,000,000 | Feb 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 28 | Partners | - | - | - | $6,062,898 | 877 | $6,062,898 | Apr 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 29 | Author! Author! | - | - | - | $5,754,302 | 508 | $13,111,101 | Jun 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 30 | Paradise | - | - | - | $5,588,800 | 1,147 | $5,588,800 | May 7 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 31 | I Ought to Be in Pictures | - | - | - | $4,669,445 | 662 | $6,968,359 | Mar 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 32 | The Thing | - | - | - | $4,623,738 | 910 | $20,063,820 | Jun 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 33 | Bambi 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,833,023 | 750 | $23,000,000 | Jun 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 34 | Wrong Is Right | - | - | - | $3,583,513 | 934 | $3,583,513 | May 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 35 | Fighting Back | - | - | - | $3,355,948 | 1,104 | $3,355,948 | May 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 36 | Penitentiary II | - | - | - | $3,178,542 | 198 | $3,178,542 | Apr 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 37 | Megaforce | - | - | - | $2,993,970 | 1,193 | $5,675,599 | Jun 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 38 | A Little Sex | - | - | - | $2,370,376 | 550 | $2,370,376 | Apr 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 39 | Personal Best | - | - | - | $2,191,861 | 236 | $5,672,311 | Feb 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 40 | The Amateur | - | - | - | $649,422 | 437 | $6,892,098 | Feb 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 41 | The Escape Artist | - | - | - | $143,369 | 2 | $143,369 | May 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 42 | Absence of Malice | - | - | - | $73,486 | 994 | $40,716,963 | Nov 20 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 43 | Making Love | - | - | - | $38,110 | 380 | $11,897,978 | Feb 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
