| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total
| Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Amityville Horror | - | - | - | $86,432,000 | 748 | $7,843,467 | 9.1% | 748 | Jul 27 | - | American International Pictures (AIP) | false |
| 2 | Rocky II | - | - | - | $85,182,160 | 780 | $6,390,537 | 7.5% | 780 | Jun 15 | - | United Artists | false |
| 3 | Alien | - | - | - | $78,944,891 | 757 | $3,527,881 | 4.5% | 91 | May 25 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 4 | Apocalypse Now | - | - | - | $78,784,010 | 3 | $118,558 | 0.2% | 3 | Aug 15 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 5 | Moonraker | - | - | - | $70,308,099 | 788 | $7,108,344 | 10.1% | 788 | Jun 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 6 | The Muppet Movie | - | - | - | $65,847,930 | - | - | - | - | Jun 22 | - | Associated Film Distribution (AFD) | false |
| 7 | Meatballs | - | - | - | $43,046,003 | 7 | $77,170 | 0.2% | 7 | Jun 29 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 8 | Escape from Alcatraz | - | - | - | $43,000,000 | 815 | $5,306,354 | 12.3% | 815 | Jun 22 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | The Main Event | - | - | - | $42,800,000 | - | - | - | - | Jun 22 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | North Dallas Forty | - | - | - | $26,079,312 | - | - | - | - | Aug 1 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | - | - | - | $20,931,111 | - | - | - | - | Jun 27 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 12 | Dracula | - | - | - | $20,158,970 | 395 | $3,141,281 | 15.6% | 395 | Jul 20 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 13 | The Seduction of Joe Tynan | - | - | - | $19,595,168 | - | - | - | - | Aug 17 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 14 | Monty Python's Life of Brian | - | - | - | $19,398,164 | 5 | $140,034 | 0.7% | 5 | Aug 17 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Prophecy | - | - | - | $18,389,402 | - | - | - | - | Jun 15 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | Breaking Away | - | - | - | $16,424,918 | 95 | $17,702 | 0.1% | 1 | Jul 13 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 17 | More American Graffiti | - | - | - | $15,014,674 | - | - | - | - | Aug 3 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 18 | The Concorde... Airport '79 | - | - | - | $13,015,688 | - | - | - | - | Aug 3 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | Phantasm | - | - | - | $11,988,469 | - | - | - | - | Jun 1 | - | AVCO Embassy Pictures | false |
| 20 | The Frisco Kid | - | - | - | $9,346,177 | 26 | $160,292 | 1.7% | 26 | Jul 13 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | Bloodline | - | - | - | $8,218,695 | - | - | - | - | Jun 29 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 22 | The Prisoner of Zenda | - | - | - | $7,650,600 | 417 | $2,425,315 | 31.7% | 417 | May 25 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 23 | Americathon | - | - | - | $6,171,763 | - | - | - | - | Aug 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 24 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | - | - | - | $5,136,913 | 689 | $1,522,351 | 29.6% | 689 | Jun 15 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 25 | Players | - | - | - | $4,896,094 | - | - | - | - | Jun 8 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 26 | Lost and Found | - | - | - | $3,223,197 | 382 | $1,022,374 | 31.7% | 382 | Jun 22 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 27 | Hanover Street | - | - | - | $3,000,000 | - | - | - | - | May 18 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 28 | Wanda Nevada | - | - | - | $2,411,145 | - | - | - | - | Jun 1 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 29 | Sunburn | - | - | - | $2,410,776 | - | - | - | - | Aug 10 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 30 | Rich Kids | - | - | - | $1,856,122 | 5 | $53,064 | 2.9% | 5 | Aug 17 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 31 | Goldengirl | - | - | - | $1,247,376 | - | - | - | - | Jun 15 | - | AVCO Embassy Pictures | false |
| 32 | Winter Kills | - | - | - | $1,083,799 | - | - | - | - | May 18 | - | AVCO Embassy Pictures | false |
