| Date | Day
| Day #
| Top 10 Gross | %± YD | %± LW | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross |
|---|
| Aug 31 | Tuesday | 243 | $938,958 | +3.3% | -31.2% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $938,958 |
| Aug 30 | Monday | 242 | $909,054 | -55.1% | -33.6% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $909,054 |
| Aug 29 | Sunday | 241 | $2,023,052 | -25.2% | -17.1% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $2,023,052 |
| Aug 28 | Saturday | 240 | $2,704,869 | +42.2% | -11.1% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $2,704,869 |
| Aug 27 | Friday | 239 | $1,902,788 | +80.4% | -13.6% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,902,788 |
| Aug 26 | Thursday | 238 | $1,054,930 | -20.3% | -25.1% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,054,930 |
| Aug 25 | Wednesday | 237 | $1,324,025 | -3% | -12.4% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,324,025 |
| Aug 24 | Tuesday | 236 | $1,365,181 | -0.2% | -17.2% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,365,181 |
| Aug 23 | Monday | 235 | $1,368,186 | -43.9% | -7.9% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,368,186 |
| Aug 22 | Sunday | 234 | $2,440,185 | -19.8% | -5.9% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $2,440,185 |
| Aug 21 | Saturday | 233 | $3,041,306 | +38.1% | -9.2% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $3,041,306 |
| Aug 20 | Friday | 232 | $2,202,671 | +56.5% | -12.1% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $2,202,671 |
| Aug 19 | Thursday | 231 | $1,407,832 | -6.9% | -9.2% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,407,832 |
| Aug 18 | Wednesday | 230 | $1,511,918 | -8.3% | -11.4% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,511,918 |
| Aug 17 | Tuesday | 229 | $1,649,404 | +11% | -6.9% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,649,404 |
| Aug 16 | Monday | 228 | $1,485,359 | -42.7% | -17.5% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,485,359 |
| Aug 15 | Sunday | 227 | $2,593,916 | -22.6% | -16.2% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $2,593,916 |
| Aug 14 | Saturday | 226 | $3,349,881 | +33.7% | -9.9% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $3,349,881 |
| Aug 13 | Friday | 225 | $2,505,043 | +61.5% | -7.6% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $2,505,043 |
| Aug 12 | Thursday | 224 | $1,550,919 | -9.1% | -16.3% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,550,919 |
| Aug 11 | Wednesday | 223 | $1,706,333 | -3.6% | -10.8% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,706,333 |
| Aug 10 | Tuesday | 222 | $1,770,783 | -1.7% | -10.3% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,770,783 |
| Aug 9 | Monday | 221 | $1,800,570 | -41.8% | -6.3% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,800,570 |
| Aug 8 | Sunday | 220 | $3,095,337 | -16.7% | -2.6% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $3,095,337 |
| Aug 7 | Saturday | 219 | $3,717,582 | +37.1% | -11% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $3,717,582 |
| Aug 6 | Friday | 218 | $2,712,387 | +46.5% | -11.7% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $2,712,387 |
| Aug 5 | Thursday | 217 | $1,851,990 | -3.2% | -4.2% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,851,990 |
| Aug 4 | Wednesday | 216 | $1,912,786 | -3.1% | -16.9% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,912,786 |
| Aug 3 | Tuesday | 215 | $1,973,229 | +2.7% | -12.1% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,973,229 |
| Aug 2 | Monday | 214 | $1,921,780 | -39.5% | -5.3% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,921,780 |
| Aug 1 | Sunday | 213 | $3,177,361 | -23.9% | -8.1% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $3,177,361 |
