Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
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1 | 2 | Flashdance | $5,604,272 | -0.9% | 1,140 | - | $4,916 | $11,257,325 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
2 | 1 | Lone Wolf McQuade | $3,753,194 | -35.1% | 1,213 | -8 | $3,094 | $9,534,473 | 2 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
3 | 15 | My Tutor | $3,605,636 | +396% | 500 | +347 | $7,211 | $7,911,353 | 8 | Crown | false | false |
4 | 3 | Tootsie | $3,008,215 | -21.7% | 976 | -88 | $3,082 | $159,463,320 | 19 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
5 | 8 | The Meaning of Life | $2,708,720 | +17.8% | 554 | +160 | $4,889 | $10,852,720 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
6 | 4 | Gandhi | $2,681,670 | -29.7% | 747 | -78 | $3,589 | $46,115,364 | 20 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
7 | 5 | The Outsiders | $2,052,952 | -26.9% | 803 | -119 | $2,556 | $21,453,662 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
8 | 6 | Max Dugan Returns | $1,873,088 | -23.4% | 643 | -73 | $2,913 | $14,815,813 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
9 | 7 | Spring Break | $1,543,983 | -35.6% | 908 | -262 | $1,700 | $22,582,411 | 5 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
10 | 9 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,536,105 | -25% | 660 | -29 | $2,327 | $346,190,133 | 46 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
11 | 10 | High Road to China | $1,437,935 | -28.3% | 707 | -142 | $2,033 | $25,000,754 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
12 | 12 | 48 Hrs. | $1,270,759 | -10.7% | 560 | +30 | $2,269 | $72,745,510 | 20 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
13 | 14 | Bad Boys | $1,013,819 | +15.2% | 535 | - | $1,894 | $9,190,819 | 5 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
14 | 11 | Sophie's Choice | $955,547 | -36.5% | 548 | +91 | $1,743 | $25,215,547 | 20 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
15 | 16 | Local Hero | $915,278 | +73.4% | 179 | +99 | $5,113 | $2,415,704 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
16 | - | Tender Mercies | $210,223 | - | 37 | - | $5,681 | $417,696 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |