| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
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| 1 | 6 | $25,143,280 | +286.8% | 31.1% | 3 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $21,806,376 | 86.7% | 1 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 2 | 1 | $21,038,752 | -2.7% | 26.1% | 2 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | $14,264,628 | 67.8% | 2 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 3 | 2 | $13,157,692 | -10.5% | 16.3% | 1 | Rocky III | $13,157,692 | 100% | 3 | United Artists | - |
| 4 | 3 | $10,166,118 | -15.3% | 12.6% | 3 | Poltergeist | $9,126,323 | 89.8% | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 5 | 4 | $4,625,731 | -34% | 5.7% | 2 | Porky's | $3,002,645 | 64.9% | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 6 | 5 | $3,166,714 | -52.7% | 3.9% | 2 | Hanky Panky | $3,166,714 | 100% | 2 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 7 | 7 | $2,347,436 | -4.1% | 2.9% | 1 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | $2,347,436 | 100% | 8 | Group 1 International Distribution | - |
| 8 | 8 | $1,087,213 | -39.1% | 1.3% | 2 | The Road Warrior | $1,087,213 | 100% | 4 | Warner Bros. | - |
