| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | - | - | - | $57,569,207 | 2,074 | $150,415,432 | May 22 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Goonies | - | - | - | $39,313,115 | 1,705 | $61,389,680 | Jun 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | Fletch | - | - | - | $33,381,311 | 1,303 | $50,612,888 | May 31 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 4 | A View to a Kill | - | - | - | $25,163,689 | 1,588 | $50,327,960 | May 24 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 5 | Brewster's Millions | - | - | - | $19,624,413 | 1,521 | $40,833,132 | May 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 6 | Cocoon | - | - | - | $18,314,846 | 1,163 | $76,113,124 | Jun 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 7 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | - | - | - | $14,998,118 | 147 | $30,031,783 | Apr 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | Prizzi's Honor | - | - | - | $12,966,957 | 722 | $26,657,534 | Jun 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 9 | Perfect | - | - | - | $12,918,858 | 1,344 | $12,918,858 | Jun 7 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 10 | Secret Admirer | - | - | - | $8,622,757 | 1,300 | $8,622,757 | Jun 14 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 11 | D.A.R.Y.L. | - | - | - | $7,840,873 | 1,100 | $7,840,873 | Jun 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 12 | Lifeforce | - | - | - | $7,505,042 | 1,526 | $11,603,545 | Jun 21 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 13 | Beverly Hills Cop | - | - | - | $7,127,970 | 2,006 | $234,760,478 | Dec 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 14 | Mask | - | - | - | $6,552,948 | 1,024 | $48,230,162 | Mar 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 15 | Witness | - | - | - | $6,509,829 | 1,169 | $68,706,993 | Feb 8 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | Pale Rider | - | - | - | $6,223,203 | 1,710 | $41,410,568 | Jun 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Return to Oz | - | - | - | $5,937,329 | 1,238 | $11,137,801 | Jun 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 18 | Desperately Seeking Susan | - | - | - | $5,586,813 | 1,108 | $27,398,584 | Mar 29 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 19 | St. Elmo's Fire | - | - | - | $4,297,632 | 1,207 | $37,803,872 | Jun 28 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 20 | The Killing Fields | - | - | - | $3,741,478 | 663 | $34,700,291 | Nov 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | - | - | - | $3,587,916 | 1,613 | $55,600,000 | Mar 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | Code of Silence | - | - | - | $3,022,243 | 1,810 | $20,345,361 | May 3 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 23 | A Private Function | - | - | - | $2,488,948 | 40 | $2,527,088 | Mar 1 | Island Alive | false |
| 24 | Back to the Future | - | - | - | $1,539,657 | 1,550 | $211,850,472 | Jul 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 25 | Ladyhawke | - | - | - | $1,147,173 | 1,056 | $18,432,000 | Apr 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | The Care Bears Movie | - | - | - | $1,119,529 | 1,003 | $22,934,622 | Mar 29 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
