| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Never Say Never Again | $10,958,157 | - | 1,550 | - | $7,069 | $10,958,157 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 2 | - | The Big Chill | $4,147,808 | - | 723 | - | $5,736 | $9,246,429 | - | Columbia Pictures | - | false |
| 3 | - | Romantic Comedy | $2,366,025 | - | 911 | - | $2,597 | $2,366,025 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 4 | - | Mr. Mom | $2,365,314 | - | 1,186 | - | $1,994 | $53,184,055 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 5 | - | Risky Business | $1,941,579 | - | 1,070 | - | $1,814 | $54,065,611 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 6 | - | Revenge of the Ninja | $1,252,014 | - | 504 | - | $2,484 | $8,586,178 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 7 | - | Brainstorm | $1,219,755 | - | 178 | - | $6,852 | $2,843,590 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 8 | - | Beyond the Limit | $1,157,849 | - | 707 | - | $1,637 | $3,933,011 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 9 | - | Vacation | $970,890 | - | 867 | - | $1,119 | $59,840,990 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 10 | - | Flashdance | $854,804 | - | 624 | - | $1,369 | $89,539,024 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 11 | - | Trading Places | $837,069 | - | 690 | - | $1,213 | $87,914,026 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 12 | - | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $804,710 | - | 306 | - | $2,629 | $240,195,174 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 13 | - | Rumble Fish | $18,985 | - | 1 | - | $18,985 | $18,985 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
