| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Big Chill | $3,662,152 | - | 722 | - | $5,072 | $3,662,152 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Mr. Mom | $2,678,818 | -16.5% | 1,306 | -35 | $2,051 | $50,171,375 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 3 | - | Beyond the Limit | $2,208,976 | - | 700 | - | $3,155 | $2,208,976 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | Risky Business | $2,158,213 | -11.2% | 1,111 | -26 | $1,942 | $51,514,198 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | Revenge of the Ninja | $1,666,222 | +34.4% | 495 | +69 | $3,366 | $6,815,957 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 6 | - | The Lonely Lady | $1,223,220 | - | 703 | - | $1,740 | $1,223,220 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 7 | - | Brainstorm | $1,196,965 | - | 169 | - | $7,082 | $1,196,965 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 8 | 10 | Trading Places | $1,185,709 | +14.2% | 790 | +92 | $1,500 | $86,757,964 | 17 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 3 | Vacation | $1,080,602 | -28.1% | 935 | -169 | $1,155 | $58,526,630 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Flashdance | $936,451 | -21.1% | 745 | -50 | $1,256 | $88,347,294 | 25 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $917,828 | -16% | 373 | -123 | $2,460 | $239,135,743 | 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 12 | 4 | Eddie and the Cruisers | $913,262 | -36.8% | 471 | -4 | $1,938 | $2,724,277 | 2 | Embassy Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 7 | Zelig | $905,416 | -21.2% | 218 | +8 | $4,153 | $8,060,138 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
