| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | $24,298,849 | -3.4% | 31.3% | 3 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $23,015,634 | 94.7% | 2 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | $12,902,071 | -38.7% | 16.6% | 3 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | $9,643,343 | 74.7% | 3 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 3 | 8 | $12,603,604 | +1,059.3% | 16.2% | 1 | Firefox | $12,603,604 | 100% | 1 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 4 | 3 | $10,415,900 | -20.8% | 13.4% | 1 | Rocky III | $10,415,900 | 100% | 4 | United Artists | - |
| 5 | 4 | $7,637,725 | -24.9% | 9.8% | 2 | Poltergeist | $7,637,725 | 100% | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 6 | 5 | $6,158,312 | +33.1% | 7.9% | 3 | Author! Author! | $3,450,242 | 56% | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 7 | 7 | $2,117,476 | -9.8% | 2.7% | 1 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | $2,117,476 | 100% | 9 | Group 1 International Distribution | - |
| 8 | 6 | $1,515,008 | -52.2% | 2% | 3 | Hanky Panky | $1,515,008 | 100% | 3 | Columbia Pictures | - |
