| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total
| Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | - | - | - | $209,398,025 | 1,278 | $4,910,483 | 2.3% | 126 | May 21 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | Airplane! | - | - | - | $83,453,539 | - | - | - | - | Jun 27 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | Smokey and the Bandit II | - | - | - | $66,132,626 | 1,196 | $10,883,835 | 16.5% | 1,196 | Aug 15 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 4 | The Blue Lagoon | - | - | - | $58,853,106 | - | - | - | - | Jun 20 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 5 | The Blues Brothers | - | - | - | $57,229,890 | 594 | $4,858,152 | 8.5% | 594 | Jun 20 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 6 | Urban Cowboy | - | - | - | $46,918,287 | - | - | - | - | Jun 6 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 7 | The Shining | - | - | - | $44,017,374 | 10 | $622,337 | 1.4% | 10 | May 23 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Cheech and Chong's Next Movie | - | - | - | $41,675,194 | 814 | $5,262,963 | 12.6% | 814 | Jul 18 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 9 | Caddyshack | - | - | - | $39,846,344 | 656 | $3,142,689 | 7.9% | 656 | Jul 25 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Friday the 13th | - | - | - | $39,754,601 | 1,100 | $5,816,321 | 14.6% | 1,100 | May 9 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | Brubaker | - | - | - | $37,121,708 | 594 | $2,748,079 | 7.4% | 594 | Jun 20 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 12 | Dressed to Kill | - | - | - | $31,899,000 | - | - | - | - | Jun 23 | - | Orion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Bronco Billy | - | - | - | $24,265,659 | 1,321 | $3,708,710 | 15.3% | 1,321 | Jun 11 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Xanadu | - | - | - | $22,762,571 | 249 | $1,471,595 | 6.5% | 249 | Aug 8 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 15 | My Bodyguard | - | - | - | $22,482,952 | 477 | $178,641 | 0.8% | 39 | Jul 11 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 16 | Fame | - | - | - | $21,202,829 | 3 | $118,160 | 0.6% | 3 | May 16 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 17 | The Octagon | - | - | - | $18,971,000 | - | - | - | - | Aug 14 | - | American Cinema Releasing | false |
| 18 | Honeysuckle Rose | - | - | - | $17,815,212 | 826 | $2,189,966 | 12.3% | 826 | Jul 18 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Herbie Goes Bananas | - | - | - | $17,000,000 | - | - | - | - | Jun 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 20 | Rough Cut | - | - | - | $16,656,125 | - | - | - | - | Jun 20 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 21 | The Final Countdown | - | - | - | $16,647,800 | - | - | - | - | Aug 1 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 22 | The Hunter | - | - | - | $16,274,150 | - | - | - | - | Aug 1 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 23 | The Long Riders | - | - | - | $15,795,189 | 759 | $2,351,112 | 14.9% | 759 | May 16 | - | United Artists | false |
| 24 | The Island | - | - | - | $15,716,828 | 584 | $3,123,267 | 19.9% | 584 | Jun 13 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 25 | Prom Night | - | - | - | $14,796,236 | - | - | - | - | Aug 15 | - | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 26 | The Nude Bomb | - | - | - | $14,662,035 | 793 | $3,565,066 | 24.3% | 793 | May 9 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 27 | Wholly Moses! | - | - | - | $14,155,617 | 608 | $3,625,280 | 25.6% | 608 | Jun 13 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 28 | Mary Poppins 1980 Re-release | - | - | - | $14,000,000 | - | - | - | - | May 23 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 29 | Used Cars | - | - | - | $11,715,321 | - | - | - | - | Jul 18 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 30 | The Last Flight of Noah's Ark | - | - | - | $11,000,000 | - | - | - | - | Jul 27 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 31 | The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | - | - | - | $10,697,276 | 465 | $2,399,109 | 22.4% | 465 | Aug 8 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | The Hollywood Knights | - | - | - | $10,000,000 | - | - | - | - | May 16 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 33 | Battle Creek Brawl | - | - | - | $8,527,743 | 231 | $1,108,025 | 13% | 231 | Aug 29 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | How to Become a Detective | - | - | - | $7,500,000 | - | - | - | - | Jun 1 | - | Filmways Pictures | false |
| 35 | The Big Red One | - | - | - | $7,206,220 | - | - | - | - | Jul 18 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 36 | The Stunt Man | - | - | - | $7,063,886 | - | - | - | - | Jun 27 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 37 | The Gong Show Movie | - | - | - | $6,621,520 | 775 | $1,476,425 | 22.3% | 775 | May 23 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
| 38 | Oh Heavenly Dog | - | - | - | $6,216,067 | 114 | $323,320 | 5.2% | 114 | Jul 11 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 39 | He Knows You're Alone | - | - | - | $4,875,436 | 279 | $748,824 | 15.4% | 279 | Aug 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 40 | Roadie | - | - | - | $4,226,370 | 549 | $1,002,263 | 23.7% | 549 | Jun 13 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 41 | Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) | - | - | - | $2,013,193 | - | - | - | - | May 30 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 42 | Carny | - | - | - | $1,817,720 | - | - | - | - | May 23 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 43 | Why Would I Lie? | - | - | - | $1,175,855 | 56 | $52,473 | 4.5% | 56 | Aug 8 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 44 | Those Lips, Those Eyes | - | - | - | $804,713 | 51 | $63,766 | 7.9% | 51 | Aug 15 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 45 | Home Movies | - | - | - | $89,134 | - | - | - | - | May 16 | - | United Artists | false |
