| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ghostbusters | $21,065,996 | -16.6% | 1,506 | +27 | $13,988 | $69,487,919 | 3 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Gremlins | $18,015,439 | -19.9% | 1,511 | - | $11,922 | $61,360,571 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $11,768,218 | -16.4% | 1,600 | -85 | $7,355 | $120,221,866 | 6 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 4 | - | Rhinestone | $8,001,142 | - | 1,630 | - | $4,908 | $8,001,142 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 5 | - | The Karate Kid | $7,914,299 | - | 931 | - | $8,500 | $7,914,299 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | $7,191,337 | -29.3% | 1,532 | -375 | $4,694 | $56,637,769 | 4 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Top Secret! | $6,684,650 | - | 1,100 | - | $6,076 | $6,684,650 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 6 | The Natural | $2,795,162 | -20.7% | 970 | -22 | $2,881 | $37,462,285 | 7 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | - | The Pope of Greenwich Village | $2,391,608 | - | 677 | - | $3,532 | $2,391,608 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 10 | 7 | Romancing the Stone | $2,086,972 | -18.9% | 842 | -68 | $2,478 | $65,229,587 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 11 | 5 | Beat Street | $2,051,823 | -51.3% | 762 | -574 | $2,692 | $13,216,003 | 3 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Police Academy | $1,521,686 | -27.3% | 750 | -200 | $2,028 | $77,743,244 | 14 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
