| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 2 | $18,626,108 | +164.6% | 36.1% | 3 | Staying Alive | $12,146,143 | 65.2% | 1 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 2 | 1 | $10,822,736 | <0.1% | 21% | 2 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $8,270,850 | 76.4% | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 3 | 4 | $6,144,886 | -7.9% | 11.9% | 2 | WarGames | $3,105,303 | 50.5% | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 5 | 3 | $4,892,596 | -28.1% | 9.5% | 3 | Superman III | $2,777,741 | 56.8% | 5 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 6 | 5 | $2,585,246 | -37.3% | 5% | 2 | Stroker Ace | $1,573,580 | 60.9% | 3 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 7 | 6 | $2,038,929 | -22.6% | 4% | 2 | The Survivors | $1,222,844 | 60% | 4 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 8 | 7 | $399,985 | -14.5% | 0.8% | 1 | Valley Girl | $399,985 | 100% | 12 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | - |
