| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Mr. Mom | - | - | - | $26,004,673 | 1,362 | $64,783,827 | Jul 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | Risky Business | - | - | - | $20,300,632 | 1,137 | $63,541,777 | Aug 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | Easy Money | - | - | - | $13,716,140 | 1,171 | $29,309,766 | Aug 19 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 4 | WarGames | - | - | - | $13,100,701 | 977 | $79,567,667 | Jun 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 5 | Vacation | - | - | - | $12,956,373 | 1,253 | $61,399,552 | Jul 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | - | - | - | $10,239,375 | 1,764 | $252,583,617 | May 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 7 | Flashdance | - | - | - | $8,585,520 | 1,140 | $92,921,203 | Apr 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 8 | Staying Alive | - | - | - | $8,368,818 | 1,747 | $64,892,670 | Jul 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | Trading Places | - | - | - | $7,545,565 | 1,389 | $90,404,800 | Jun 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 10 | Zelig | - | - | - | $7,190,590 | 245 | $11,798,616 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Hercules | - | - | - | $6,754,648 | 1,014 | $10,676,194 | Aug 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 12 | Strange Brew | - | - | - | $6,098,300 | 849 | $8,571,374 | Aug 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 13 | Nightmares | - | - | - | $5,266,167 | 1,025 | $6,670,680 | Sep 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 14 | Cujo | - | - | - | $4,356,693 | 1,293 | $21,156,152 | Aug 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Mortuary | - | - | - | $4,319,001 | 146 | $4,319,001 | Sep 2 | - | false |
| 16 | Revenge of the Ninja | - | - | - | $4,047,361 | 504 | $13,168,027 | Sep 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 17 | Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | - | - | - | $3,347,016 | 1,119 | $5,678,950 | Aug 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 18 | The Final Option | - | - | - | $2,666,873 | 338 | $2,666,873 | Sep 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 19 | Pieces | - | - | - | $2,032,311 | 104 | $2,032,311 | Sep 23 | - | false |
| 20 | Eddie and the Cruisers | - | - | - | $1,971,652 | 475 | $4,786,789 | Sep 23 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 21 | Strange Invaders | - | - | - | $1,362,303 | 274 | $1,362,303 | Sep 16 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 22 | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | - | - | - | $1,018,656 | 784 | $5,301,085 | Aug 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 23 | The Big Chill | - | - | - | $728,374 | 832 | $56,342,711 | Sep 30 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 24 | Deathstalker | - | - | - | $511,115 | 250 | $11,919,250 | Sep 2 | New World Pictures | false |
| 25 | Beyond the Limit | - | - | - | $396,451 | 707 | $5,997,566 | Sep 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 26 | Brainstorm | - | - | - | $231,976 | 498 | $10,219,460 | Sep 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 27 | The Lonely Lady | - | - | - | $174,742 | 703 | $1,223,200 | Sep 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 28 | Educating Rita | - | - | - | $128,096 | 407 | $14,648,076 | Sep 23 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 29 | Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence | - | - | - | $23,637 | 196 | $2,306,560 | Aug 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
