| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Sudden Impact | - | - | - | $43,711,571 | 1,602 | $67,642,693 | Dec 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Terms of Endearment | - | - | - | $42,201,305 | 1,259 | $108,423,489 | Nov 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | Scarface | - | - | - | $23,221,000 | 1,008 | $45,227,398 | Dec 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 4 | Never Say Never Again | - | - | - | $20,343,977 | 1,560 | $55,432,841 | Oct 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | The Big Chill | - | - | - | $19,585,054 | 832 | $56,342,711 | Sep 30 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 6 | Yentl | - | - | - | $16,856,390 | 747 | $40,218,899 | Nov 18 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 7 | Two of a Kind | - | - | - | $15,407,950 | 1,278 | $23,646,952 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | Uncommon Valor | - | - | - | $14,894,219 | 1,076 | $30,503,151 | Dec 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | Christine | - | - | - | $13,839,081 | 1,101 | $21,017,849 | Dec 9 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 10 | The Rescuers 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $13,437,396 | 1,040 | $21,000,000 | Dec 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 11 | A Christmas Story | - | - | - | $13,242,970 | 938 | $19,294,144 | Nov 18 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 12 | All the Right Moves | - | - | - | $12,525,930 | 909 | $17,233,166 | Oct 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 13 | Educating Rita | - | - | - | $12,263,065 | 407 | $14,648,076 | Sep 23 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 14 | Richard Pryor... Here and Now | - | - | - | $11,213,337 | 1,411 | $16,156,776 | Oct 28 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 15 | The Dead Zone | - | - | - | $10,786,616 | 1,293 | $20,766,616 | Oct 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | Deal of the Century | - | - | - | $10,369,581 | 1,226 | $10,369,581 | Nov 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | - | - | - | $8,836,830 | 432 | $11,234,220 | Oct 7 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 18 | Silkwood | - | - | - | $8,708,274 | 843 | $35,615,609 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 19 | D.C. Cab | - | - | - | $8,223,000 | 908 | $16,134,627 | Dec 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 20 | The Right Stuff | - | - | - | $7,757,375 | 627 | $21,192,102 | Oct 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | Gorky Park | - | - | - | $7,602,603 | 631 | $15,856,028 | Dec 16 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 22 | To Be or Not to Be | - | - | - | $7,458,702 | 645 | $13,030,214 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 23 | The Man Who Loved Women | - | - | - | $6,956,164 | 845 | $10,964,231 | Dec 16 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 24 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | - | - | - | $6,745,685 | 1,764 | $252,583,617 | May 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 25 | Amityville 3-D | - | - | - | $6,333,135 | 1,254 | $6,333,135 | Nov 18 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 26 | A Night in Heaven | - | - | - | $5,563,663 | 901 | $5,563,663 | Nov 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 27 | Mr. Mom | - | - | - | $5,554,745 | 1,362 | $64,783,827 | Jul 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 28 | The Osterman Weekend | - | - | - | $4,286,193 | 670 | $6,486,797 | Oct 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 29 | Risky Business | - | - | - | $4,232,947 | 1,137 | $63,541,777 | Aug 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 30 | The Keep | - | - | - | $4,218,594 | 508 | $4,218,594 | Dec 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 31 | Brainstorm | - | - | - | $3,323,345 | 498 | $10,219,460 | Sep 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 32 | Running Brave | - | - | - | $3,000,000 | 440 | $3,000,000 | Nov 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 33 | The Golden Seal | - | - | - | $2,869,628 | 435 | $6,666,725 | Aug 19 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 34 | Rumble Fish | - | - | - | $2,466,964 | 296 | $2,494,480 | Oct 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 35 | Testament | - | - | - | $2,044,892 | 41 | $2,044,892 | Nov 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 36 | Savage Islands | - | - | - | $1,963,756 | 925 | $1,963,756 | Nov 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 37 | Under Fire | - | - | - | $1,538,001 | 816 | $5,696,391 | Oct 21 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 38 | Never Cry Wolf | - | - | - | $1,116,437 | 540 | $29,600,000 | Oct 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 39 | Of Unknown Origin | - | - | - | $1,080,470 | 199 | $1,080,470 | Nov 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
