| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Never Say Never Again | $13,188,077 | - | 1,550 | - | $8,508 | $13,188,077 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Big Chill | $5,096,482 | <0.1% | 723 | +1 | $7,049 | $10,195,103 | 2 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Romantic Comedy | $2,795,650 | - | 911 | - | $3,068 | $2,795,650 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | Mr. Mom | $2,760,823 | -17% | 1,186 | -120 | $2,327 | $53,579,564 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Risky Business | $2,331,060 | -15.8% | 1,070 | -41 | $2,178 | $54,455,092 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Revenge of the Ninja | $1,521,351 | -30.4% | 504 | +9 | $3,018 | $8,855,515 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Brainstorm | $1,479,842 | -8.9% | 178 | +9 | $8,313 | $3,103,677 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | Vacation | $1,178,722 | -17.2% | 867 | -68 | $1,359 | $60,048,822 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 3 | Beyond the Limit | $1,157,849 | -58.3% | 707 | +7 | $1,637 | $3,933,011 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Flashdance | $1,054,678 | -17.2% | 624 | -121 | $1,690 | $89,738,898 | 26 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Trading Places | $1,002,574 | -33.4% | 690 | -100 | $1,453 | $88,079,531 | 18 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $949,221 | -19% | 306 | -67 | $3,102 | $240,339,685 | 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Zelig | $919,286 | -20.8% | 245 | +27 | $3,752 | $9,234,472 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | - | Rumble Fish | $27,516 | - | 1 | - | $27,516 | $27,516 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
