| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $5,404,940 | -3.5% | 1,395 | +94 | $3,874 | $257,344,746 | 16 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Amityville II: The Possession | $5,112,839 | - | 1,200 | - | $4,260 | $5,112,839 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $4,940,516 | -6.9% | 967 | -30 | $5,109 | $62,620,668 | 9 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Pink Floyd: The Wall | $3,421,257 | -25.1% | 673 | +20 | $5,083 | $8,421,257 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 5 | - | Tempest | $2,383,318 | - | 659 | - | $3,616 | $2,634,501 | 4 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | $1,907,316 | -17.7% | 643 | +43 | $2,966 | $22,054,700 | 7 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | $1,218,786 | -38.7% | 780 | -60 | $1,562 | $66,949,124 | 10 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | The World According to Garp | $1,065,443 | -13.5% | 507 | -2 | $2,101 | $27,033,142 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Rocky III | $1,009,400 | -22% | 640 | -54 | $1,577 | $115,259,400 | 18 | United Artists | false | false |
| 10 | 10 | Poltergeist | $916,010 | -1.5% | 440 | -90 | $2,081 | $69,046,010 | 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Night Shift | $901,678 | -12.2% | 489 | -21 | $1,843 | $18,694,245 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 | $729,388 | -18.6% | 325 | -68 | $2,244 | $32,144,812 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
