| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ghostbusters | $8,493,861 | -13% | 1,468 | -2 | $5,786 | $130,135,144 | 7 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Best Defense | $7,872,297 | - | 1,425 | - | $5,524 | $7,872,297 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Gremlins | $5,517,823 | -10.6% | 1,537 | - | $3,589 | $105,525,234 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | - | The NeverEnding Story | $4,325,823 | - | 950 | - | $4,553 | $4,325,823 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 5 | 4 | The Karate Kid | $4,248,830 | -10.8% | 1,067 | +36 | $3,982 | $35,969,149 | 5 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | The Last Starfighter | $3,659,470 | -39.1% | 1,286 | -1 | $2,845 | $12,700,134 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | $3,647,069 | -17.4% | 1,261 | - | $2,892 | $11,979,757 | 2 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $3,060,056 | -25.4% | 1,022 | -265 | $2,994 | $147,185,208 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Bachelor Party | $2,963,397 | -27.2% | 1,078 | -111 | $2,748 | $24,894,641 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Conan the Destroyer | $1,540,188 | -40.4% | 762 | -297 | $2,021 | $22,981,734 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | Revenge of the Nerds | $1,513,090 | - | 364 | - | $4,156 | $1,513,090 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 12 | 8 | Cannonball Run II | $1,323,875 | -51.7% | 1,012 | -507 | $1,308 | $26,001,585 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | $1,249,119 | -30.6% | 711 | -173 | $1,756 | $69,685,529 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Electric Dreams | $1,009,586 | - | 920 | - | $1,097 | $1,009,586 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
