| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | $21,621,588 | - | 1,621 | - | $13,338 | $21,621,588 | 1 | Paramount Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Rocky III | $14,694,380 | -29.5% | 939 | - | $15,648 | $35,526,308 | 2 | United Artists | false | false |
| 3 | - | Poltergeist | $10,460,767 | - | 890 | - | $11,753 | $10,460,767 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 4 | - | Hanky Panky | $4,752,340 | - | 1,238 | - | $3,838 | $4,752,340 | 1 | Columbia Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 2 | Conan the Barbarian | $3,705,486 | -49.3% | 1,149 | -487 | $3,224 | $33,894,297 | 4 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Porky's | $3,535,412 | -36.4% | 1,296 | -309 | $2,727 | $90,069,261 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | Visiting Hours | $3,478,257 | -50.4% | 1,122 | -54 | $3,100 | $10,488,122 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 8 | 4 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | $2,794,420 | -53.6% | 570 | -336 | $4,902 | $15,563,216 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | $2,447,880 | -23.3% | 428 | -208 | $5,719 | $20,047,644 | 7 | - | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior | $1,433,964 | -51.6% | 478 | -230 | $2,999 | $7,915,798 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Chariots of Fire | $1,310,961 | -37.9% | 592 | -61 | $2,214 | $54,943,970 | 37 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Victor/Victoria | $1,186,346 | -43.7% | 448 | +1 | $2,648 | $20,893,819 | 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Annie | $632,844 | -32.3% | 14 | - | $45,203 | $2,376,378 | 3 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 14 | Diner | $356,579 | -22.3% | 28 | - | $12,734 | $1,114,474 | 14 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Deathtrap | $351,038 | -48.5% | 237 | -30 | $1,481 | $19,063,683 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
