| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 2 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $3,742,140 | -8.5% | 1,401 | +6 | $2,671 | $261,086,886 | 17 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 3 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $3,376,880 | -11.6% | 967 | - | $3,492 | $65,997,548 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 1 | Amityville II: The Possession | $2,658,885 | -35.2% | 1,185 | -15 | $2,243 | $7,771,724 | 2 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 6 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | $1,538,202 | +16.7% | 697 | +54 | $2,206 | $23,592,902 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Pink Floyd: The Wall | $1,250,558 | -44.9% | 581 | -92 | $2,152 | $9,671,815 | 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Tempest | $987,912 | -40.9% | 624 | -35 | $1,583 | $3,622,413 | 5 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | $885,578 | -26.7% | 649 | -131 | $1,364 | $67,834,702 | 11 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again | $819,476 | - | 300 | - | $2,731 | $819,476 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 9 | 10 | Rocky III | $611,375 | -19.2% | 541 | -99 | $1,130 | $115,870,775 | 19 | United Artists | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | The World According to Garp | $575,506 | -26.3% | 446 | -61 | $1,290 | $27,608,648 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | - | Yes, Giorgio | $518,786 | - | 424 | - | $1,223 | - | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 12 | 12 | Night Shift | $506,030 | -25.3% | 418 | -71 | $1,210 | $19,200,275 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 14 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1982 Re-release | $174,451 | -65.2% | 31 | -480 | $5,627 | $15,476,785 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
