| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Big Chill | $5,098,621 | - | 722 | - | $7,061 | $5,098,621 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Mr. Mom | $3,326,184 | -15.7% | 1,306 | -35 | $2,546 | $50,818,741 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 3 | - | Beyond the Limit | $2,775,162 | - | 700 | - | $3,964 | $2,775,162 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | Risky Business | $2,768,047 | -11.3% | 1,111 | -26 | $2,491 | $52,124,032 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | Revenge of the Ninja | $2,184,429 | +34.7% | 495 | +69 | $4,412 | $7,334,164 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 6 | - | Brainstorm | $1,623,835 | - | 169 | - | $9,608 | $1,623,835 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 7 | 10 | Trading Places | $1,504,702 | +13.6% | 790 | +92 | $1,904 | $87,076,957 | 17 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 3 | Vacation | $1,424,072 | -27.2% | 935 | -169 | $1,523 | $58,870,100 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Flashdance | $1,273,377 | -19.6% | 745 | -50 | $1,709 | $88,684,220 | 25 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | - | The Lonely Lady | $1,223,200 | - | 703 | - | $1,739 | $1,223,200 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 11 | 9 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $1,172,549 | -17.8% | 373 | -123 | $3,143 | $239,390,464 | 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Zelig | $1,160,464 | -24.6% | 218 | +8 | $5,323 | $8,315,186 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 4 | Eddie and the Cruisers | $1,124,462 | -37.9% | 471 | -4 | $2,387 | $2,935,477 | 2 | Embassy Pictures | false | false |
