| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $11,835,389 | - | 1,103 | - | $10,730 | $11,835,389 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | $9,406,638 | -34.4% | 1,621 | - | $5,802 | $31,028,226 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Rocky III | $8,222,095 | -18% | 1,232 | +293 | $6,673 | $43,748,403 | 3 | United Artists | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Poltergeist | $5,379,673 | -22% | 890 | - | $6,044 | $15,840,440 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 5 | - | Grease 2 | $4,645,411 | - | 1,250 | - | $3,716 | $4,645,411 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Hanky Panky | $2,252,348 | -37.4% | 1,207 | -31 | $1,866 | $7,004,688 | 2 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | Porky's | $2,075,071 | -17% | 1,068 | -228 | $1,942 | $92,144,332 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | $1,857,436 | -2.9% | 412 | -16 | $4,508 | $21,905,080 | 8 | - | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Conan the Barbarian | $1,298,380 | -51.7% | 677 | -472 | $1,917 | $35,192,677 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Visiting Hours | $1,133,359 | -56.1% | 660 | -462 | $1,717 | $11,621,481 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | $765,547 | -41.6% | 470 | -100 | $1,628 | $16,328,763 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 12 | Victor/Victoria | $732,939 | -6.5% | 460 | +12 | $1,593 | $21,626,758 | 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | The Road Warrior | $703,089 | -30.9% | 357 | -121 | $1,969 | $8,618,887 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Chariots of Fire | $649,362 | -28.8% | 501 | -91 | $1,296 | $55,593,332 | 38 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Annie | $374,950 | -9.6% | 14 | - | $26,782 | $2,751,328 | 4 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | Diner | $198,419 | -17.9% | 30 | +2 | $6,613 | $1,312,893 | 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | Deathtrap | $138,202 | -44.4% | 172 | -65 | $803 | $19,201,885 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
