| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ghostbusters | $13,365,390 | -15.2% | 1,468 | -2 | $9,104 | $135,006,673 | 7 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | - | Best Defense | $10,979,438 | - | 1,425 | - | $7,704 | $10,979,438 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Gremlins | $8,662,944 | -15% | 1,537 | - | $5,636 | $108,670,355 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 5 | The Karate Kid | $6,744,277 | -14.4% | 1,067 | +36 | $6,320 | $38,464,596 | 5 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | The NeverEnding Story | $6,693,114 | - | 950 | - | $7,045 | $6,693,114 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | $6,355,440 | -23.7% | 1,261 | - | $5,040 | $14,688,128 | 2 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | The Last Starfighter | $5,449,494 | -39.7% | 1,286 | -1 | $4,237 | $14,490,158 | 2 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $4,752,690 | -26.9% | 1,022 | -265 | $4,650 | $148,877,842 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Bachelor Party | $4,542,712 | -29.6% | 1,078 | -111 | $4,214 | $26,473,956 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 10 | - | Revenge of the Nerds | $2,487,796 | - | 364 | - | $6,834 | $2,487,796 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 11 | 9 | Conan the Destroyer | $2,306,645 | -42% | 762 | -297 | $3,027 | $23,748,191 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Cannonball Run II | $1,977,686 | -52% | 1,012 | -507 | $1,954 | $26,655,396 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | $1,949,495 | -29.8% | 711 | -173 | $2,741 | $70,385,905 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | - | Electric Dreams | $1,676,830 | - | 920 | - | $1,822 | $1,676,830 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
