| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | $25,470,797 | -13.3% | 36.3% | 3 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $22,380,203 | 87.9% | 5 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | $9,253,677 | -33.7% | 13.2% | 2 | Firefox | $5,469,169 | 59.1% | 4 | Warner Bros. | - |
| 3 | 3 | $7,534,100 | +0.9% | 10.7% | 1 | Rocky III | $7,534,100 | 100% | 7 | United Artists | - |
| 4 | 9 | $7,362,707 | +153.2% | 10.5% | 2 | Tron | $7,362,707 | 100% | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - |
| 5 | 4 | $5,572,420 | -25% | 7.9% | 1 | Annie | $5,572,420 | 100% | 8 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 6 | 5 | $5,300,000 | -18.6% | 7.6% | 1 | Poltergeist | $5,300,000 | 100% | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 7 | 7 | $4,100,004 | -20.6% | 5.8% | 1 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | $4,100,004 | 100% | 6 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 8 | 6 | $3,627,011 | -42.2% | 5.2% | 3 | Author! Author! | $1,921,217 | 53% | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 9 | 8 | $1,947,846 | -35.9% | 2.8% | 1 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | $1,947,846 | 100% | 12 | Group 1 International Distribution | - |
