| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
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|---|
| 1 | 1 | $14,052,049 | -2.1% | 27.2% | 2 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | $9,406,638 | 66.9% | 2 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 2 | 6 | $13,899,316 | +247.7% | 26.9% | 3 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $11,835,389 | 85.2% | 1 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 3 | 2 | $8,222,095 | -18% | 15.9% | 1 | Rocky III | $8,222,095 | 100% | 3 | United Artists | - |
| 4 | 3 | $6,311,031 | -20.3% | 12.2% | 3 | Poltergeist | $5,379,673 | 85.2% | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 5 | 5 | $3,276,660 | -33.5% | 6.3% | 3 | Hanky Panky | $2,252,348 | 68.7% | 2 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 6 | 4 | $3,208,430 | -36.8% | 6.2% | 2 | Porky's | $2,075,071 | 64.7% | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 7 | 7 | $1,857,436 | -2.9% | 3.6% | 1 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | $1,857,436 | 100% | 8 | Group 1 International Distribution | - |
| 8 | 8 | $841,291 | -33.6% | 1.6% | 2 | The Road Warrior | $703,089 | 83.6% | 4 | Warner Bros. | - |
