| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Never Say Never Again | - | - | - | $55,432,841 | 1,560 | $55,432,841 | Oct 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | The Big Chill | - | - | - | $39,745,376 | 832 | $56,342,711 | Sep 30 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 3 | Sudden Impact | - | - | - | $36,850,360 | 1,602 | $67,642,693 | Dec 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Terms of Endearment | - | - | - | $34,003,216 | 1,259 | $108,423,489 | Nov 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 5 | The Dead Zone | - | - | - | $20,766,616 | 1,293 | $20,766,616 | Oct 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | Scarface | - | - | - | $19,228,856 | 1,008 | $45,227,398 | Dec 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | All the Right Moves | - | - | - | $17,233,166 | 909 | $17,233,166 | Oct 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | Mr. Mom | - | - | - | $16,816,100 | 1,362 | $64,783,827 | Jul 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 9 | Richard Pryor... Here and Now | - | - | - | $16,156,776 | 1,411 | $16,156,776 | Oct 28 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 10 | Risky Business | - | - | - | $13,790,355 | 1,137 | $63,541,777 | Aug 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Educating Rita | - | - | - | $13,383,087 | 407 | $14,648,076 | Sep 23 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 12 | A Christmas Story | - | - | - | $13,242,970 | 938 | $19,294,144 | Nov 18 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 13 | Yentl | - | - | - | $12,932,975 | 747 | $40,218,899 | Nov 18 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 14 | The Right Stuff | - | - | - | $12,040,177 | 627 | $21,192,102 | Oct 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Two of a Kind | - | - | - | $11,845,584 | 1,278 | $23,646,952 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 16 | Christine | - | - | - | $11,669,834 | 1,101 | $21,017,849 | Dec 9 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 17 | Deathstalker | - | - | - | $11,408,135 | 250 | $11,919,250 | Sep 2 | New World Pictures | false |
| 18 | Uncommon Valor | - | - | - | $11,199,014 | 1,076 | $30,503,151 | Dec 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 19 | The Rescuers 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,402,488 | 1,040 | $21,000,000 | Dec 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 20 | Deal of the Century | - | - | - | $10,369,581 | 1,226 | $10,369,581 | Nov 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | Brainstorm | - | - | - | $9,987,481 | 498 | $10,219,460 | Sep 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 22 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | - | - | - | $8,985,820 | 1,764 | $252,583,617 | May 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 23 | Revenge of the Ninja | - | - | - | $7,706,229 | 504 | $13,168,027 | Sep 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 24 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | - | - | - | $7,401,664 | 432 | $11,234,220 | Oct 7 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 25 | Romantic Comedy | - | - | - | $6,857,733 | 911 | $6,857,733 | Oct 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 26 | The Osterman Weekend | - | - | - | $6,486,797 | 670 | $6,486,797 | Oct 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 27 | Amityville 3-D | - | - | - | $6,333,135 | 1,254 | $6,333,135 | Nov 18 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 28 | D.C. Cab | - | - | - | $6,075,142 | 908 | $16,134,627 | Dec 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 29 | Silkwood | - | - | - | $6,018,002 | 843 | $35,615,609 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 30 | Under Fire | - | - | - | $5,696,391 | 816 | $5,696,391 | Oct 21 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 31 | Beyond the Limit | - | - | - | $5,601,110 | 707 | $5,997,566 | Sep 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 32 | Gorky Park | - | - | - | $5,591,739 | 631 | $15,856,028 | Dec 16 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 33 | A Night in Heaven | - | - | - | $5,563,663 | 901 | $5,563,663 | Nov 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 34 | To Be or Not to Be | - | - | - | $5,445,121 | 645 | $13,030,214 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 35 | Flashdance | - | - | - | $5,328,449 | 1,140 | $92,921,203 | Apr 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 36 | The Man Who Loved Women | - | - | - | $5,194,011 | 845 | $10,964,231 | Dec 16 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 37 | Trading Places | - | - | - | $4,617,585 | 1,389 | $90,404,800 | Jun 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 38 | Zelig | - | - | - | $4,478,110 | 245 | $11,798,616 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 39 | The Keep | - | - | - | $4,218,594 | 508 | $4,218,594 | Dec 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 40 | Vacation | - | - | - | $3,750,080 | 1,253 | $61,399,552 | Jul 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | Running Brave | - | - | - | $3,000,000 | 440 | $3,000,000 | Nov 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 42 | The Golden Seal | - | - | - | $2,869,628 | 435 | $6,666,725 | Aug 19 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 43 | Eddie and the Cruisers | - | - | - | $2,815,134 | 475 | $4,786,789 | Sep 23 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 44 | Rumble Fish | - | - | - | $2,494,480 | 296 | $2,494,480 | Oct 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 45 | Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence | - | - | - | $2,141,095 | 196 | $2,306,560 | Aug 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 46 | Testament | - | - | - | $2,044,892 | 41 | $2,044,892 | Nov 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 47 | Savage Islands | - | - | - | $1,963,756 | 925 | $1,963,756 | Nov 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 48 | Never Cry Wolf | - | - | - | $1,116,437 | 540 | $29,600,000 | Oct 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 49 | Of Unknown Origin | - | - | - | $1,080,470 | 199 | $1,080,470 | Nov 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 50 | The Lonely Lady | - | - | - | $1,048,452 | 703 | $1,223,200 | Sep 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 51 | American Playhouse: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | - | - | - | $782,853 | 32 | $804,963 | Aug 19 | Embassy Pictures | false |
