| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Never Say Never Again | $7,233,884 | - | 1,560 | - | $4,637 | $20,421,961 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | - | The Big Chill | $3,253,763 | - | 727 | - | $4,475 | $13,448,866 | 3 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Mr. Mom | $1,776,643 | - | 1,118 | - | $1,589 | $55,356,207 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 4 | - | Risky Business | $1,457,762 | - | 1,035 | - | $1,408 | $55,912,854 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | - | Romantic Comedy | $1,383,887 | - | 899 | - | $1,539 | $4,179,537 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 6 | - | Brainstorm | $1,059,768 | - | 276 | - | $3,839 | $4,163,445 | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 7 | - | Revenge of the Ninja | $744,682 | - | 504 | - | $1,477 | $9,600,197 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 8 | - | Flashdance | $724,676 | - | 620 | - | $1,168 | $90,463,574 | 27 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | Vacation | $636,081 | - | 704 | - | $903 | $60,684,903 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | - | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $622,402 | - | 293 | - | $2,124 | $240,962,087 | 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 11 | - | Trading Places | $542,383 | - | 509 | - | $1,065 | $88,621,914 | 19 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | - | Zelig | $537,769 | - | 242 | - | $2,222 | $9,772,241 | 14 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
