| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | - | - | - | $203,359,628 | 1,278 | $209,398,025 | May 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | 9 to 5 | - | - | - | $103,290,500 | 910 | $103,290,500 | Dec 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 3 | Stir Crazy | - | - | - | $101,300,000 | 813 | $101,300,000 | Dec 12 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 4 | Kramer vs. Kramer | - | - | - | $94,448,310 | 898 | $106,260,000 | Dec 19 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 5 | Any Which Way You Can | - | - | - | $70,687,344 | 1,541 | $70,687,344 | Dec 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Private Benjamin | - | - | - | $69,847,348 | 763 | $69,847,348 | Oct 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Coal Miner's Daughter | - | - | - | $67,182,787 | 437 | $67,182,787 | Mar 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | Smokey and the Bandit II | - | - | - | $66,132,626 | 1,196 | $66,132,626 | Aug 15 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 9 | The Blues Brothers | - | - | - | $57,229,890 | 594 | $57,229,890 | Jun 20 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | Ordinary People | - | - | - | $54,766,923 | 6 | $54,766,923 | Sep 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | Popeye | - | - | - | $49,823,037 | 901 | $49,823,037 | Dec 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 12 | The Shining | - | - | - | $44,017,374 | 10 | $44,017,374 | May 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Cheech and Chong's Next Movie | - | - | - | $41,675,194 | 814 | $41,675,194 | Jul 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 14 | Caddyshack | - | - | - | $39,846,344 | 656 | $39,846,344 | Jul 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Friday the 13th | - | - | - | $39,754,601 | 1,100 | $39,754,601 | May 9 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | Brubaker | - | - | - | $37,121,708 | 594 | $37,121,708 | Jun 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 17 | The Jazz Singer | - | - | - | $27,118,000 | - | $27,118,000 | Dec 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 18 | Flash Gordon | - | - | - | $27,107,960 | 823 | $27,107,960 | Dec 5 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | Bronco Billy | - | - | - | $24,265,659 | 1,321 | $24,265,659 | Jun 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | Raging Bull | - | - | - | $23,334,953 | 180 | $23,334,953 | Nov 14 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 21 | Xanadu | - | - | - | $22,762,571 | 249 | $22,762,571 | Aug 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 22 | American Gigolo | - | - | - | $22,743,674 | 570 | $22,743,674 | Feb 1 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 23 | My Bodyguard | - | - | - | $22,482,952 | 477 | $22,482,952 | Jul 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 24 | Fame | - | - | - | $21,202,829 | 3 | $21,202,829 | May 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 25 | Altered States | - | - | - | $19,679,242 | 3 | $19,853,892 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Honeysuckle Rose | - | - | - | $17,815,212 | 826 | $17,815,212 | Jul 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 27 | Hero at Large | - | - | - | $15,934,737 | 486 | $15,934,737 | Feb 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 28 | The Long Riders | - | - | - | $15,795,189 | 759 | $15,795,189 | May 16 | United Artists | false |
| 29 | The Island | - | - | - | $15,716,828 | 584 | $15,716,828 | Jun 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 30 | The Nude Bomb | - | - | - | $14,662,035 | 793 | $14,662,035 | May 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 31 | Oh, God! Book II | - | - | - | $14,504,277 | 1,033 | $14,504,277 | Oct 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | The Competition | - | - | - | $14,287,755 | 6 | $14,287,755 | Dec 3 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 33 | Wholly Moses! | - | - | - | $14,155,617 | 608 | $14,155,617 | Jun 13 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 34 | The Last Married Couple in America | - | - | - | $12,835,544 | 488 | $12,835,544 | Feb 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 35 | First Family | - | - | - | $11,563,348 | 563 | $15,198,912 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 36 | The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | - | - | - | $10,697,276 | 465 | $10,697,276 | Aug 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 37 | Stardust Memories | - | - | - | $10,389,003 | 29 | $10,389,003 | Sep 26 | United Artists | false |
| 38 | Somewhere in Time | - | - | - | $9,709,597 | 369 | $9,709,597 | Oct 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 39 | The Formula | - | - | - | $8,894,289 | 477 | $8,894,289 | Dec 19 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 40 | Battle Creek Brawl | - | - | - | $8,527,743 | 231 | $8,527,743 | Aug 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | The Awakening | - | - | - | $8,415,112 | 909 | $8,415,112 | Oct 31 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 42 | Foxes | - | - | - | $7,470,348 | 34 | $7,470,348 | Feb 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 43 | Where the Buffalo Roam | - | - | - | $6,659,377 | 464 | $6,659,377 | Apr 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 44 | The Gong Show Movie | - | - | - | $6,621,520 | 775 | $6,621,520 | May 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 45 | Motel Hell | - | - | - | $6,342,668 | 757 | $6,342,668 | Oct 24 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 46 | Little Miss Marker | - | - | - | $6,321,392 | 472 | $6,321,392 | Mar 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 47 | Oh Heavenly Dog | - | - | - | $6,216,067 | 114 | $6,216,067 | Jul 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 48 | Divine Madness | - | - | - | $5,318,098 | 127 | $5,318,098 | Sep 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 49 | In God We Trust (or Gimme That Prime Time Religion) | - | - | - | $5,215,015 | 653 | $5,215,015 | Sep 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 50 | He Knows You're Alone | - | - | - | $4,875,436 | 279 | $4,875,436 | Aug 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 51 | Roadie | - | - | - | $4,226,370 | 549 | $4,226,370 | Jun 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 52 | Gloria | - | - | - | $4,059,673 | 1 | $4,059,673 | Oct 1 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 53 | Jaws 2 1980 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,028,735 | 26 | $4,028,735 | Feb 15 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 54 | Resurrection | - | - | - | $3,910,019 | 417 | $3,910,019 | Sep 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 55 | Hide in Plain Sight | - | - | - | $3,806,930 | 325 | $3,806,930 | Mar 21 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 56 | Guyana: Cult of the Damned | - | - | - | $3,798,102 | 748 | $3,798,102 | Jan 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 57 | When Time Ran Out... | - | - | - | $3,763,988 | 677 | $3,763,988 | Mar 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 58 | North Sea Hijack | - | - | - | $2,993,772 | 398 | $2,993,772 | Apr 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 59 | Loving Couples | - | - | - | $2,806,659 | 592 | $2,806,659 | Oct 24 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 60 | The Idolmaker | - | - | - | $2,625,716 | 171 | $2,625,716 | Nov 14 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 61 | Gilda Live | - | - | - | $2,261,507 | 59 | $2,261,507 | Mar 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 62 | Windows | - | - | - | $2,128,395 | 46 | $2,128,395 | Jan 18 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 63 | Just Tell Me What You Want | - | - | - | $2,086,905 | 49 | $2,086,905 | Feb 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 64 | Why Would I Lie? | - | - | - | $1,175,855 | 56 | $1,175,855 | Aug 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 65 | Heart Beat | - | - | - | $954,046 | 18 | $954,046 | Jan 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 66 | One-Trick Pony | - | - | - | $843,215 | 30 | $843,215 | Oct 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 67 | Those Lips, Those Eyes | - | - | - | $804,713 | 51 | $804,713 | Aug 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 68 | A Small Circle of Friends | - | - | - | $766,760 | 19 | $766,760 | Mar 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
