| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | $14,347,221 | - | 1,621 | - | $8,850 | $14,347,221 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Rocky III | $10,028,555 | -19.3% | 939 | - | $10,680 | $30,860,483 | 2 | United Artists | false | false |
| 3 | - | Poltergeist | $6,896,612 | - | 890 | - | $7,749 | $6,896,612 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 4 | - | Hanky Panky | $3,597,244 | - | 1,238 | - | $2,905 | $3,597,244 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | - | Conan the Barbarian | $2,685,948 | - | 1,149 | - | $2,337 | $32,874,759 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | Visiting Hours | $2,581,076 | - | 1,122 | - | $2,300 | $9,590,941 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 7 | - | Porky's | $2,499,511 | - | 1,296 | - | $1,928 | $89,033,360 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 8 | - | The Sword and the Sorcerer | $1,912,880 | - | 428 | - | $4,469 | $19,512,644 | 7 | - | false | false |
| 9 | - | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | $1,311,848 | - | 570 | - | $2,301 | $14,080,644 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | The Road Warrior | $1,017,967 | - | 478 | - | $2,129 | $7,499,801 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | - | Chariots of Fire | $912,404 | - | 592 | - | $1,541 | $54,545,413 | 37 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | - | Victor/Victoria | $783,783 | - | 448 | - | $1,749 | $20,491,256 | 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 13 | - | Annie | $414,685 | - | 14 | - | $29,620 | $2,158,219 | 3 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Deathtrap | $248,730 | - | 237 | - | $1,049 | $18,961,375 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 15 | - | Diner | $241,729 | - | 28 | - | $8,633 | $999,624 | 14 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
