| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $4,866,561 | -10% | 1,401 | +6 | $3,473 | $262,211,307 | 17 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 3 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $4,331,794 | -12.3% | 967 | - | $4,479 | $66,952,462 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Amityville II: The Possession | $3,340,661 | -34.7% | 1,185 | -15 | $2,819 | $8,453,500 | 2 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | 6 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | $1,983,324 | +4% | 697 | +54 | $2,845 | $24,038,024 | 8 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Pink Floyd: The Wall | $1,831,025 | -46.5% | 581 | -92 | $3,151 | $10,252,282 | 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 6 | 7 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | $1,749,391 | +43.5% | 649 | -131 | $2,695 | $68,698,515 | 11 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again | $1,447,644 | - | 300 | - | $4,825 | $1,447,644 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | Tempest | $1,270,814 | -46.7% | 624 | -35 | $2,036 | $3,905,315 | 5 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 9 | Rocky III | $861,100 | -14.7% | 541 | -99 | $1,591 | $116,120,500 | 19 | United Artists | false | false |
| 10 | 11 | Night Shift | $734,775 | -18.5% | 418 | -71 | $1,757 | $19,429,020 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | The World According to Garp | $575,506 | -46% | 446 | -61 | $1,290 | $27,608,648 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | - | My Favorite Year | $382,312 | - | - | - | - | $382,312 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
