| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $7,337,926 | - | 1,301 | - | $5,640 | $165,172,584 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 2 | - | Trading Places | $4,759,835 | - | 1,280 | - | $3,718 | $46,265,956 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Superman III | $3,847,074 | - | 1,612 | - | $2,386 | $47,550,350 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | - | Porky's II: The Next Day | $3,476,727 | - | 1,431 | - | $2,429 | $21,592,771 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 5 | - | Octopussy | $3,342,644 | - | 1,202 | - | $2,780 | $42,394,779 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 6 | - | WarGames | $3,329,329 | - | 977 | - | $3,407 | $41,712,327 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 7 | - | Twilight Zone: The Movie | $2,957,273 | - | 1,209 | - | $2,446 | $20,936,485 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | - | Stroker Ace | $2,809,125 | - | 1,375 | - | $2,043 | $8,695,696 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | Flashdance | $2,279,134 | - | 915 | - | $2,490 | $58,254,882 | 13 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | The Survivors | $1,770,554 | - | 900 | - | $1,967 | $10,618,116 | 3 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | Psycho II | $1,311,390 | - | 890 | - | $1,473 | $29,283,390 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | - | Blue Thunder | $865,372 | - | 734 | - | $1,178 | $40,957,276 | 9 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | Valley Girl | $467,596 | - | 194 | - | $2,410 | $13,861,583 | 11 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false | false |
| 14 | - | Yellowbeard | $413,000 | - | 356 | - | $1,160 | $4,300,000 | 3 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | My Tutor | $113,994 | - | 54 | - | $2,111 | $22,544,918 | 19 | Crown | false | false |
