| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 2 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $5,600,712 | -10% | 1,301 | -184 | $4,304 | $251,939,806 | 15 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 1 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $5,306,287 | -16.1% | 997 | -34 | $5,322 | $57,680,152 | 8 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Pink Floyd: The Wall | $4,565,903 | - | 653 | - | $6,992 | $5,000,000 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 4 | - | Inchon | $3,101,482 | - | 1,291 | - | $2,402 | $3,101,482 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | $2,316,477 | -8.5% | 600 | -106 | $3,860 | $20,147,384 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | $1,988,254 | -15.9% | 840 | -45 | $2,366 | $65,730,338 | 9 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Rocky III | $1,293,767 | -28.2% | 694 | -159 | $1,864 | $114,250,000 | 17 | United Artists | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | The World According to Garp | $1,231,147 | -23.2% | 509 | -48 | $2,418 | $25,967,699 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 10 | Night Shift | $1,026,741 | -14.4% | 510 | -33 | $2,013 | $17,792,567 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Poltergeist | $929,850 | -31% | 530 | -150 | $1,754 | $68,130,000 | 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 | $896,018 | -36.8% | 393 | -199 | $2,279 | $31,415,424 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 6 | Zapped! | $766,634 | -56.6% | 427 | -187 | $1,795 | $14,511,933 | 9 | Embassy Pictures | false | false |
