| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 2 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $7,684,162 | -9.1% | 1,771 | -7 | $4,338 | $215,707,267 | 11 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 1 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 | $5,384,442 | -42.8% | 1,079 | - | $4,990 | $19,500,625 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $5,338,434 | +6.3% | 802 | +83 | $6,656 | $25,300,837 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | The Beastmaster | $2,955,641 | - | 1,013 | - | $2,917 | $2,955,641 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 5 | 4 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | $2,931,803 | -34.1% | 1,042 | -359 | $2,813 | $53,374,789 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | - | Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior | $2,589,209 | - | 674 | - | $3,841 | - | 14 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | $2,511,464 | -1.3% | 589 | +91 | $4,263 | $6,737,461 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1982 Re-release | $2,308,429 | -38.7% | 1,069 | -1 | $2,159 | $8,227,154 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | The World According to Garp | $1,883,834 | -19.9% | 553 | +32 | $3,406 | $17,274,992 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 11 | Young Doctors in Love | $1,832,793 | +25.4% | 672 | +123 | $2,727 | $23,046,237 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | Things Are Tough All Over | $1,809,919 | -50.4% | 913 | -590 | $1,982 | $16,756,502 | 3 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Rocky III | $1,793,805 | +4.9% | 935 | +86 | $1,918 | $105,961,800 | 13 | United Artists | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | Night Shift | $1,314,891 | -25.1% | 512 | -98 | $2,568 | $11,838,225 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Poltergeist | $1,279,800 | -10.2% | 739 | +40 | $1,731 | $62,285,580 | 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 15 | - | Six Pack | $1,226,493 | - | 570 | - | $2,151 | - | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
