| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | - | - | - | $105,635,733 | 2,074 | $150,415,432 | May 22 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 2 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | - | - | - | $49,093,867 | 1,613 | $55,600,000 | Mar 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | A View to a Kill | - | - | - | $42,764,540 | 1,588 | $50,327,960 | May 24 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 4 | The Goonies | - | - | - | $39,313,115 | 1,705 | $61,389,680 | Jun 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Mask | - | - | - | $36,624,529 | 1,024 | $48,230,162 | Mar 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 6 | Fletch | - | - | - | $34,840,338 | 1,303 | $50,612,888 | May 31 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | Brewster's Millions | - | - | - | $33,774,069 | 1,521 | $40,833,132 | May 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | Beverly Hills Cop | - | - | - | $31,351,694 | 2,006 | $234,760,478 | Dec 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | Desperately Seeking Susan | - | - | - | $26,375,864 | 1,108 | $27,398,584 | Mar 29 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 10 | Witness | - | - | - | $23,271,586 | 1,169 | $68,706,993 | Feb 8 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | Code of Silence | - | - | - | $20,345,361 | 1,810 | $20,345,361 | May 3 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 12 | Ladyhawke | - | - | - | $18,432,000 | 1,056 | $18,432,000 | Apr 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Cocoon | - | - | - | $18,314,846 | 1,163 | $76,113,124 | Jun 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 14 | The Last Dragon | - | - | - | $17,188,847 | 1,039 | $25,754,284 | Mar 22 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 15 | The Breakfast Club | - | - | - | $17,155,479 | 1,118 | $45,875,171 | Feb 15 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 16 | The Care Bears Movie | - | - | - | $16,274,836 | 1,003 | $22,934,622 | Mar 29 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 17 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | - | - | - | $15,398,133 | 147 | $30,031,783 | Apr 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 18 | Cat's Eye | - | - | - | $13,086,298 | 1,492 | $13,086,298 | Apr 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 19 | Prizzi's Honor | - | - | - | $12,966,957 | 722 | $26,657,534 | Jun 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 20 | Perfect | - | - | - | $12,918,858 | 1,344 | $12,918,858 | Jun 7 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 21 | Amadeus | - | - | - | $12,480,986 | 802 | $51,564,280 | Sep 21 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 22 | Just One of the Guys | - | - | - | $11,528,900 | 1,215 | $11,528,900 | Apr 26 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 23 | Gotcha! | - | - | - | $10,806,919 | 1,218 | $10,806,919 | May 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 24 | Moving Violations | - | - | - | $10,627,754 | 1,325 | $10,627,754 | Apr 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 25 | Porky's Revenge | - | - | - | $10,506,043 | 1,423 | $20,518,905 | Mar 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 26 | Friday the 13th: A New Beginning | - | - | - | $9,864,201 | 1,759 | $21,930,418 | Mar 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 27 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1985 Re-release | - | - | - | $9,340,583 | 894 | $11,252,123 | Mar 29 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 28 | Secret Admirer | - | - | - | $8,622,757 | 1,300 | $8,622,757 | Jun 14 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 29 | Stick | - | - | - | $8,489,518 | 1,173 | $8,489,518 | Apr 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 30 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | - | - | - | $8,251,612 | 419 | $10,631,333 | Mar 1 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 31 | Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend | - | - | - | $8,164,116 | 1,277 | $14,972,297 | Mar 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 32 | D.A.R.Y.L. | - | - | - | $7,840,873 | 1,100 | $7,840,873 | Jun 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 33 | Lost in America | - | - | - | $7,746,369 | 315 | $10,179,000 | Mar 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Lifeforce | - | - | - | $7,505,042 | 1,526 | $11,603,545 | Jun 21 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 35 | Girls Just Want to Have Fun | - | - | - | $6,326,051 | 613 | $6,326,051 | Apr 12 | New World Pictures | false |
| 36 | Pale Rider | - | - | - | $6,223,203 | 1,710 | $41,410,568 | Jun 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 37 | Rustlers' Rhapsody | - | - | - | $6,090,497 | 1,480 | $6,090,497 | May 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 38 | Return to Oz | - | - | - | $5,937,329 | 1,238 | $11,137,801 | Jun 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 39 | The Killing Fields | - | - | - | $5,742,056 | 663 | $34,700,291 | Nov 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 40 | Gymkata | - | - | - | $5,730,596 | 654 | $5,730,596 | May 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 41 | The Company of Wolves | - | - | - | $4,389,334 | 995 | $4,389,334 | Apr 19 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 42 | St. Elmo's Fire | - | - | - | $4,297,632 | 1,207 | $37,803,872 | Jun 28 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 43 | King David | - | - | - | $3,890,123 | 731 | $5,111,099 | Mar 29 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 44 | Fraternity Vacation | - | - | - | $3,333,306 | 348 | $3,333,306 | Apr 12 | New World Pictures | false |
| 45 | The Sure Thing | - | - | - | $3,316,583 | 1,115 | $18,135,531 | Mar 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 46 | Rappin' | - | - | - | $2,864,844 | 1,150 | $2,864,844 | May 10 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 47 | A Private Function | - | - | - | $2,488,948 | 40 | $2,527,088 | Mar 1 | Island Alive | false |
| 48 | A Passage to India | - | - | - | $2,018,943 | 650 | $27,187,653 | Dec 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 49 | Back to the Future | - | - | - | $1,539,657 | 1,550 | $212,326,307 | Jul 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 50 | The Slugger's Wife | - | - | - | $1,314,992 | 898 | $1,878,561 | Mar 29 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 51 | Movers & Shakers | - | - | - | $342,438 | 13 | $372,438 | May 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 52 | Private Resort | - | - | - | $331,816 | 102 | $331,816 | May 3 | TriStar Pictures | false |
