| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mr. Mom | $4,793,490 | -18.7% | 1,317 | -32 | $3,639 | $43,546,822 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Risky Business | $3,751,359 | -15.2% | 1,121 | +1 | $3,346 | $46,235,072 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Vacation | $2,349,421 | -21.4% | 1,124 | -69 | $2,090 | $55,489,100 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Easy Money | $2,035,526 | -24.7% | 878 | -170 | $2,318 | $25,193,302 | 5 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Nightmares | $1,977,737 | - | 968 | -57 | $2,043 | $5,955,000 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | Flashdance | $1,851,545 | -7.7% | 838 | -22 | $2,209 | $85,827,991 | 23 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $1,754,856 | -18.1% | 575 | -140 | $3,051 | $236,790,653 | 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Trading Places | $1,542,732 | -10.3% | 750 | - | $2,056 | $84,247,281 | 15 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Staying Alive | $1,275,801 | -6.9% | 700 | - | $1,822 | $61,287,853 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | WarGames | $1,090,167 | -15.8% | 745 | -55 | $1,463 | $70,943,905 | 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 11 | - | The Final Option | $1,010,721 | - | 338 | - | $2,990 | $1,010,721 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 12 | - | Strange Invaders | $847,486 | - | 274 | - | $3,093 | $847,486 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
