| Rank | Release Group
| Worldwide | Domestic | % | Foreign | % |
|---|
| 1 | Grease | $159,983,156 | $159,978,870 | 100% | - | - |
| 2 | Superman | $134,218,018 | $134,218,018 | 100% | - | - |
| 3 | National Lampoon's Animal House | $120,098,342 | $120,091,123 | 100% | $7,219 | <0.1% |
| 4 | Every Which Way But Loose | $85,196,485 | $85,196,485 | 100% | - | - |
| 5 | Heaven Can Wait | $81,640,278 | $81,640,278 | 100% | - | - |
| 6 | Hooper | $78,000,000 | $78,000,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 7 | Jaws 2 | $77,737,272 | $77,737,272 | 100% | - | - |
| 8 | Revenge of the Pink Panther | $49,579,269 | $49,579,269 | 100% | - | - |
| 9 | The Deer Hunter | $48,994,473 | $48,979,328 | 100% | $12,498 | <0.1% |
| 10 | Halloween | $47,000,000 | $47,000,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 11 | Foul Play | $44,999,621 | $44,999,621 | 100% | - | - |
| 12 | The End | $44,917,151 | $44,917,151 | 100% | - | - |
| 13 | Up in Smoke | $44,364,244 | $44,364,244 | 100% | - | - |
| 14 | Midnight Express | $35,000,000 | $35,000,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 15 | Coming Home | $32,653,905 | $32,653,905 | 100% | - | - |
| 16 | The Lord of the Rings | $30,474,857 | $30,471,420 | 100% | - | - |
| 17 | House Calls | $28,460,702 | $28,460,702 | 100% | - | - |
| 18 | Damien: Omen II | $26,518,355 | $26,518,355 | 100% | - | - |
| 19 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | $24,946,800 | $24,946,533 | 100% | - | - |
| 20 | Convoy | $22,765,081 | $22,765,081 | 100% | - | - |
| 21 | The Wiz | $21,049,053 | $21,049,053 | 100% | - | - |
| 22 | F.I.S.T. | $20,388,920 | $20,388,920 | 100% | - | - |
| 23 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | $20,378,470 | $20,378,470 | 100% | - | - |
| 24 | Eyes of Laura Mars | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 25 | The One and Only | $16,928,137 | $16,928,137 | 100% | - | - |
| 26 | Return from Witch Mountain | $16,393,000 | $16,393,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 27 | Corvette Summer | $15,514,367 | $15,514,367 | 100% | - | - |
| 28 | The Greek Tycoon | $14,672,713 | $14,672,713 | 100% | - | - |
| 29 | Death on the Nile | $14,560,084 | $14,560,084 | 100% | - | - |
| 30 | The Buddy Holly Story | $14,363,400 | $14,363,400 | 100% | - | - |
| 31 | The Big Fix | $13,062,708 | $13,062,708 | 100% | - | - |
| 32 | The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II | $11,565,678 | $11,565,678 | 100% | - | - |
| 33 | Moment by Moment | $10,963,824 | $10,963,824 | 100% | - | - |
| 34 | Interiors | $10,432,366 | $10,432,366 | 100% | - | - |
| 35 | Straight Time | $9,900,000 | $9,900,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 36 | Comes a Horseman | $9,585,769 | $9,585,769 | 100% | - | - |
| 37 | American Hot Wax | $7,932,571 | $7,932,571 | 100% | - | - |
| 38 | The Brink's Job | $7,909,950 | $7,909,950 | 100% | - | - |
| 39 | Goin' South | $7,435,671 | $7,435,671 | 100% | - | - |
| 40 | King of the Gypsies | $7,325,177 | $7,325,177 | 100% | - | - |
| 41 | Force 10 from Navarone | $7,230,000 | $7,230,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 42 | Paradise Alley | $7,185,518 | $7,185,518 | 100% | - | - |
| 43 | The Bad News Bears Go to Japan | $7,092,495 | $7,092,495 | 100% | - | - |
| 44 | International Velvet | $7,009,238 | $7,009,238 | 100% | - | - |
| 45 | Blue Collar | $6,521,083 | $6,521,083 | 100% | - | - |
| 46 | Pretty Baby | $5,786,368 | $5,786,368 | 100% | - | - |
| 47 | Gray Lady Down | $5,438,927 | $5,438,927 | 100% | - | - |
| 48 | Brass Target | $5,011,158 | $5,011,158 | 100% | - | - |
| 49 | Caravans | $3,930,501 | $3,930,501 | 100% | - | - |
| 50 | Days of Heaven | $3,446,749 | $3,446,749 | 100% | - | - |
| 51 | Our Winning Season | $1,997,705 | $1,997,705 | 100% | - | - |
| 52 | I Wanna Hold Your Hand | $1,944,682 | $1,944,682 | 100% | - | - |
| 53 | Skateboard | $1,318,823 | $1,318,823 | 100% | - | - |
| 54 | Uncle Joe Shannon | $494,797 | $494,797 | 100% | - | - |
| 55 | Nunzio | $52,195 | $52,195 | 100% | - | - |
| 56 | The Last Waltz | $7,940 | - | - | - | - |
