| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Toy | $8,335,733 | $6,322,804 | 75.8% | $2,012,929 | 24.2% | 1,381 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | - | false |
| 2 | 48 Hrs. | $6,990,336 | $4,369,868 | 62.5% | $2,620,468 | 37.5% | 850 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 3 | Airplane II: The Sequel | $6,819,197 | $5,329,208 | 78.2% | $1,489,989 | 21.8% | 1,150 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 4 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $2,930,360 | $2,035,699 | 69.5% | $894,661 | 30.5% | 1,014 | 27 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 5 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $1,581,704 | $1,163,336 | 73.6% | $418,368 | 26.4% | 864 | 20 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 6 | First Blood | $1,392,089 | $1,022,526 | 73.4% | $369,563 | 26.6% | 814 | 8 | Orion Pictures | - | false |
| 7 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1982 Re-release | $785,930 | $570,475 | 72.6% | $215,455 | 27.4% | 600 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 8 | Creepshow | $734,837 | $536,673 | 73% | $198,164 | 27% | 800 | 5 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 9 | They Call Me Bruce | $470,475 | $470,475 | 100% | $0 | - | 165 | 5 | Film Ventures International (FVI) | - | false |
| 10 | The Man from Snowy River | $466,042 | $339,484 | 72.8% | $126,558 | 27.2% | 195 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 11 | My Favorite Year | $359,691 | $359,691 | 100% | $0 | - | 388 | 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 12 | Sophie's Choice | $354,190 | $202,131 | 57.1% | $152,059 | 42.9% | 9 | 1 | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 13 | Gandhi | $285,882 | $131,153 | 45.9% | $154,729 | 54.1% | 4 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | - | false |
| 14 | The Verdict | $211,300 | $100,982 | 47.8% | $110,318 | 52.2% | 3 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| - | Tess | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105 | Columbia Pictures | - | false |
| - | Tribute | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| - | Heidi's Song | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| - | Class Reunion | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
