| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $12,802,287 | +0.2% | 1,398 | +67 | $9,157 | $106,852,599 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Tron | $4,761,795 | - | 1,091 | - | $4,364 | $4,761,795 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | - | Rocky III | $4,459,637 | - | 1,240 | - | $3,596 | $79,325,537 | 7 | United Artists | false | false |
| 4 | - | Firefox | $3,653,653 | - | 1,304 | - | $2,801 | $30,958,335 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | - | Poltergeist | $3,246,527 | - | 1,030 | - | $3,151 | $42,746,527 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 6 | - | Annie | $3,146,153 | - | 1,068 | - | $2,945 | $31,172,057 | 8 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | $2,767,243 | - | 1,030 | - | $2,686 | $61,133,473 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | Blade Runner | $2,505,551 | - | 970 | - | $2,583 | $19,002,404 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | - | The Thing | $1,921,742 | - | 753 | - | $2,552 | $11,540,408 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | The Sword and the Sorcerer | $1,900,803 | - | 302 | - | $6,294 | $31,386,005 | 12 | - | false | false |
| 11 | - | Author! Author! | $1,244,293 | - | 466 | - | $2,670 | $9,899,680 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 12 | - | Porky's | $1,109,518 | - | 696 | - | $1,594 | $100,685,055 | 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
