| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Never Say Never Again | - | - | - | $32,983,905 | 1,560 | $55,432,841 | Oct 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | The Big Chill | - | - | - | $20,072,780 | 832 | $56,342,711 | Sep 30 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 3 | Deathstalker | - | - | - | $11,408,135 | 250 | $11,919,250 | Sep 2 | New World Pictures | false |
| 4 | Mr. Mom | - | - | - | $10,730,373 | 1,362 | $64,783,827 | Jul 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 5 | Risky Business | - | - | - | $9,052,412 | 1,137 | $63,541,777 | Aug 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | The Dead Zone | - | - | - | $8,267,237 | 1,293 | $20,766,616 | Oct 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 7 | Revenge of the Ninja | - | - | - | $7,706,229 | 504 | $13,168,027 | Sep 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 8 | Romantic Comedy | - | - | - | $6,857,733 | 911 | $6,857,733 | Oct 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 9 | Brainstorm | - | - | - | $6,285,619 | 498 | $10,219,460 | Sep 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 10 | Beyond the Limit | - | - | - | $5,601,110 | 707 | $5,997,566 | Sep 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | Flashdance | - | - | - | $5,328,449 | 1,140 | $92,921,203 | Apr 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 12 | Trading Places | - | - | - | $4,617,585 | 1,389 | $90,404,800 | Jun 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | Zelig | - | - | - | $4,478,110 | 245 | $11,798,616 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Vacation | - | - | - | $3,750,080 | 1,253 | $61,399,552 | Jul 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | All the Right Moves | - | - | - | $3,690,962 | 909 | $17,233,166 | Oct 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 16 | Under Fire | - | - | - | $3,445,134 | 816 | $5,696,391 | Oct 21 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 17 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | - | - | - | $3,414,316 | 1,764 | $252,583,617 | May 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 18 | The Right Stuff | - | - | - | $3,393,581 | 627 | $21,192,102 | Oct 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Richard Pryor... Here and Now | - | - | - | $2,824,820 | 1,411 | $16,156,776 | Oct 28 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 20 | Eddie and the Cruisers | - | - | - | $2,815,134 | 475 | $4,786,789 | Sep 23 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 21 | Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence | - | - | - | $2,141,095 | 196 | $2,306,560 | Aug 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 22 | The Osterman Weekend | - | - | - | $1,429,628 | 670 | $6,486,797 | Oct 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 23 | The Lonely Lady | - | - | - | $1,048,452 | 703 | $1,223,200 | Sep 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 24 | American Playhouse: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | - | - | - | $782,853 | 32 | $804,963 | Aug 19 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 25 | Rumble Fish | - | - | - | $27,516 | 296 | $2,494,480 | Oct 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
