| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 2 | 1 | $14,442,514 | -18.2% | 23.5% | 3 | Conan the Barbarian | $7,303,897 | 50.6% | 3 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 3 | 2 | $12,568,435 | +195.5% | 20.4% | 2 | Visiting Hours | $7,009,865 | 55.8% | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 4 | 3 | $3,644,912 | -12.5% | 5.9% | 3 | Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior | $2,962,732 | 81.3% | 2 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 5 | 5 | $3,190,490 | +55.3% | 5.2% | 1 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | $3,190,490 | 100% | 6 | - | - |
| 6 | 4 | $3,047,517 | -15.5% | 5% | 3 | Chariots of Fire | $2,112,190 | 69.3% | 36 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 7 | 7 | $2,566,101 | +93.9% | 4.2% | 2 | Victor/Victoria | $2,107,473 | 82.1% | 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 8 | 6 | $1,213,461 | -32.7% | 2% | 2 | Fighting Back | $1,213,461 | 100% | 2 | Paramount Pictures | - |
