| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | $17,419,270 | +29.2% | 30.6% | 3 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $13,729,552 | 78.8% | 3 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 2 | 3 | $11,276,099 | +38.3% | 19.8% | 2 | Blade Runner | $6,150,002 | 54.5% | 1 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 3 | 2 | $5,558,557 | -34.6% | 9.8% | 3 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | $4,546,175 | 81.8% | 4 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 4 | 7 | $5,307,026 | +32.7% | 9.3% | 4 | Megaforce | $2,350,021 | 44.3% | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 5 | 5 | $5,092,684 | -19.3% | 8.9% | 1 | Rocky III | $5,092,684 | 100% | 5 | United Artists | - |
| 6 | 4 | $4,539,983 | -28.7% | 8% | 2 | Annie | $4,539,983 | 100% | 6 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 7 | 6 | $4,103,235 | -12.9% | 7.2% | 1 | Poltergeist | $4,103,235 | 100% | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 9 | 8 | $1,535,170 | -13% | 2.7% | 1 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | $1,535,170 | 100% | 10 | Group 1 International Distribution | - |
