| Date | Day
| Day #
| Top 10 Gross | %± YD | %± LW | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross |
|---|
| Dec 31 New Year's Eve | Friday | 365 | $1,108,722 | +0.6% | +212.5% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,108,722 |
| Dec 30 | Thursday | 364 | $1,102,351 | +0.6% | +103.5% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,102,351 |
| Dec 29 | Wednesday | 363 | $1,096,003 | -2.5% | +152% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,096,003 |
| Dec 28 | Tuesday | 362 | $1,124,567 | +1.9% | +130.1% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,124,567 |
| Dec 27 | Monday | 361 | $1,103,978 | -23% | +158.2% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,103,978 |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | 360 | $1,434,623 | +91% | +45.7% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,434,623 |
| Dec 25 Christmas Day | Saturday | 359 | $751,174 | +111.7% | -28.8% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $751,174 |
| Dec 24 | Friday | 358 | $354,758 | -34.5% | -35.8% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $354,758 |
| Dec 23 | Thursday | 357 | $541,720 | +24.6% | +113.8% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $541,720 |
| Dec 22 | Wednesday | 356 | $434,850 | -11% | +59.5% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $434,850 |
| Dec 21 | Tuesday | 355 | $488,660 | +14.3% | +129.8% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $488,660 |
| Dec 20 | Monday | 354 | $427,510 | -56.6% | +173.9% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $427,510 |
| Dec 19 | Sunday | 353 | $984,578 | -6.7% | +50% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $984,578 |
| Dec 18 | Saturday | 352 | $1,054,836 | +90.9% | +27% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,054,836 |
| Dec 17 | Friday | 351 | $552,703 | +118.1% | +40.7% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $552,703 |
| Dec 16 | Thursday | 350 | $253,362 | -7% | +74.1% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $253,362 |
| Dec 15 | Wednesday | 349 | $272,548 | +28.2% | +79.8% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $272,548 |
| Dec 14 | Tuesday | 348 | $212,670 | +36.3% | +8.8% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $212,670 |
| Dec 13 | Monday | 347 | $156,081 | -76.2% | -1.5% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $156,081 |
| Dec 12 | Sunday | 346 | $656,426 | -21% | -16.1% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $656,426 |
| Dec 11 | Saturday | 345 | $830,476 | +111.5% | -21.9% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $830,476 |
| Dec 10 | Friday | 344 | $392,716 | +169.8% | -23% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $392,716 |
| Dec 9 | Thursday | 343 | $145,567 | -4% | - | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $145,567 |
| Dec 8 | Wednesday | 342 | $151,601 | -22.4% | -3.7% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $151,601 |
| Dec 7 | Tuesday | 341 | $195,394 | +23.3% | -15.3% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $195,394 |
| Dec 6 | Monday | 340 | $158,431 | -79.7% | -17.1% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $158,431 |
| Dec 5 | Sunday | 339 | $782,252 | -26.5% | -16.7% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $782,252 |
| Dec 4 | Saturday | 338 | $1,063,793 | +108.7% | -34.6% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,063,793 |
| Dec 3 | Friday | 337 | $509,774 | - | -63.8% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $509,774 |
| Dec 1 | Wednesday | 335 | $157,398 | -31.8% | -60.2% | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $157,398 |
