| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | $29,364,064 | -5.9% | 35.8% | 3 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $24,346,757 | 82.9% | 4 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | $13,962,667 | -19% | 17% | 2 | Firefox | $7,019,983 | 50.3% | 3 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 3 | 4 | $7,465,900 | -10.1% | 9.1% | 1 | Rocky III | $7,465,900 | 100% | 6 | United Artists | - |
| 4 | 5 | $7,427,085 | -10.2% | 9% | 1 | Annie | $7,427,085 | 100% | 7 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 5 | 7 | $6,510,044 | +0.5% | 7.9% | 2 | Poltergeist | $5,800,000 | 89.1% | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 6 | 6 | $6,275,554 | -22.1% | 7.6% | 3 | Author! Author! | $2,517,069 | 40.1% | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 7 | 3 | $5,164,896 | -44.1% | 6.3% | 2 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | $5,164,896 | 100% | 5 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 8 | 8 | $3,037,476 | +57% | 3.7% | 1 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | $3,037,476 | 100% | 11 | Group 1 International Distribution | - |
