| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Toy | $8,335,733 | - | 1,381 | - | $6,036 | $8,335,733 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | - | 48 Hrs. | $6,990,336 | - | 850 | - | $8,223 | $6,990,336 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | - | Airplane II: The Sequel | $6,819,197 | - | 1,150 | - | $5,929 | $6,819,197 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $2,930,360 | +2.8% | 1,014 | -126 | $2,889 | $302,350,061 | 27 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $1,581,704 | -44.9% | 864 | -12 | $1,830 | $104,556,893 | 20 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 1 | First Blood | $1,392,089 | -52.6% | 814 | -196 | $1,710 | $40,899,520 | 8 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1982 Re-release | $785,930 | -60.1% | 600 | -309 | $1,309 | $13,069,947 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Creepshow | $734,837 | -59.3% | 800 | -232 | $918 | $19,733,203 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 9 | They Call Me Bruce | $470,475 | -33.5% | 165 | -16 | $2,851 | $4,818,768 | 5 | Film Ventures International (FVI) | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | The Man from Snowy River | $466,042 | -39.4% | 195 | -19 | $2,389 | $6,069,018 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | My Favorite Year | $359,691 | -60.4% | 388 | -56 | $927 | $17,458,105 | 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 12 | - | Sophie's Choice | $354,190 | - | 9 | - | $39,354 | $354,190 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 13 | - | Gandhi | $285,882 | - | 4 | - | $71,470 | $285,882 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 14 | - | The Verdict | $211,300 | - | 3 | - | $70,433 | $211,300 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
