| Rank | Release Group
| Worldwide | Domestic | % | Foreign | % |
|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills Cop | $234,760,538 | $234,760,478 | 100% | - | - |
| 2 | Ghostbusters | $229,379,150 | $229,242,989 | 99.9% | $122,597 | <0.1% |
| 3 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $179,877,399 | $179,870,271 | 100% | - | - |
| 4 | Gremlins | $159,693,766 | $148,168,459 | 92.8% | $11,519,905 | 7.2% |
| 5 | The Karate Kid | $90,828,635 | $90,815,558 | 100% | - | - |
| 6 | Police Academy | $81,198,894 | $81,198,894 | 100% | - | - |
| 7 | Footloose | $80,038,660 | $80,035,402 | 100% | - | - |
| 8 | Romancing the Stone | $76,574,298 | $76,572,238 | 100% | $137 | <0.1% |
| 9 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | $76,551,989 | $76,471,046 | 99.9% | $80,943 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Splash | $69,821,334 | $69,821,334 | 100% | - | - |
| 11 | Purple Rain | $68,399,897 | $68,392,977 | 100% | - | - |
| 12 | Amadeus | $51,570,483 | $51,564,280 | 100% | - | - |
| 13 | Tightrope | $48,143,579 | $48,143,579 | 100% | - | - |
| 14 | The Natural | $47,951,979 | $47,951,979 | 100% | - | - |
| 15 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | $45,858,563 | $45,858,563 | 100% | - | - |
| 16 | Revenge of the Nerds | $40,874,452 | $40,874,452 | 100% | - | - |
| 17 | 2010: The Year We Make Contact | $40,400,657 | $40,400,657 | 100% | - | - |
| 18 | Breakin' | $38,682,707 | $38,682,707 | 100% | - | - |
| 19 | Bachelor Party | $38,435,947 | $38,435,947 | 100% | - | - |
| 20 | The Terminator | $38,383,427 | $38,371,200 | 100% | $411 | <0.1% |
| 21 | Red Dawn | $38,376,497 | $38,376,497 | 100% | - | - |
| 22 | City Heat | $38,348,988 | $38,348,988 | 100% | - | - |
| 23 | All of Me | $36,403,064 | $36,403,064 | 100% | - | - |
| 24 | Places in the Heart | $34,901,614 | $34,901,614 | 100% | - | - |
| 25 | The Killing Fields | $34,700,291 | $34,700,291 | 100% | - | - |
| 26 | Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | $32,982,894 | $32,980,880 | 100% | - | - |
| 27 | Dune | $31,443,263 | $31,439,560 | 100% | $1,175 | <0.1% |
| 28 | Conan the Destroyer | $31,042,035 | $31,042,035 | 100% | - | - |
| 29 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $30,031,783 | $30,031,783 | 100% | - | - |
| 30 | Starman | $28,744,356 | $28,744,356 | 100% | - | - |
| 31 | The Last Starfighter | $28,735,229 | $28,733,290 | 100% | - | - |
| 32 | Cannonball Run II | $28,078,073 | $28,078,073 | 100% | - | - |
| 33 | Teachers | $27,774,237 | $27,774,237 | 100% | - | - |
| 34 | A Passage to India | $27,187,653 | $27,187,653 | 100% | - | - |
| 35 | Pinocchio 1984 Re-release | $26,414,038 | $26,414,038 | 100% | - | - |
| 36 | Protocol | $26,186,631 | $26,186,631 | 100% | - | - |
| 37 | Micki + Maude | $26,080,861 | $26,080,861 | 100% | - | - |
| 38 | The Cotton Club | $25,928,721 | $25,928,721 | 100% | - | - |
| 39 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | $25,535,829 | $25,534,703 | 100% | - | - |
| 40 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $25,517,057 | $25,504,513 | 100% | - | - |
| 41 | The Woman in Red | $25,349,388 | $25,308,147 | 99.8% | $41,241 | 0.2% |
| 42 | Moscow on the Hudson | $25,068,724 | $25,068,724 | 100% | - | - |
| 43 | The Flamingo Kid | $23,859,382 | $23,859,382 | 100% | - | - |
| 44 | Sixteen Candles | $23,686,027 | $23,686,027 | 100% | - | - |
| 45 | The Jungle Book 1984 Re-release | $23,456,945 | $23,456,945 | 100% | - | - |
| 46 | Missing in Action | $22,812,411 | $22,812,411 | 100% | - | - |
| 47 | A Soldier's Story | $21,821,347 | $21,821,347 | 100% | - | - |
| 48 | Against All Odds | $21,689,062 | $21,689,062 | 100% | - | - |
| 49 | Oh, God! You Devil | $21,538,850 | $21,538,850 | 100% | - | - |
| 50 | Rhinestone | $21,435,321 | $21,435,321 | 100% | - | - |
| 51 | Weekend Pass | $21,058,033 | $21,058,033 | 100% | - | - |
| 52 | Top Secret! | $20,458,340 | $20,458,340 | 100% | - | - |
| 53 | Hot Dog... The Movie | $20,307,325 | $20,307,325 | 100% | - | - |
| 54 | The NeverEnding Story | $20,162,419 | $20,158,808 | 100% | - | - |
| 55 | Unfaithfully Yours | $19,928,200 | $19,928,200 | 100% | - | - |
| 56 | Best Defense | $19,265,302 | $19,265,302 | 100% | - | - |
| 57 | Blame It on Rio | $18,644,570 | $18,644,570 | 100% | - | - |
| 58 | Lassiter | $17,513,452 | $17,513,452 | 100% | - | - |
| 59 | Angel | $17,488,564 | $17,488,564 | 100% | - | - |
| 60 | Johnny Dangerously | $17,124,395 | $17,124,395 | 100% | - | - |
| 61 | Firestarter | $17,080,167 | $17,080,167 | 100% | - | - |
| 62 | Beat Street | $16,596,523 | $16,595,791 | 100% | - | - |
| 63 | Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo | $15,101,131 | $15,101,131 | 100% | - | - |
| 64 | Children of the Corn | $14,568,989 | $14,568,989 | 100% | - | - |
| 65 | Night of the Comet | $14,418,922 | $14,418,922 | 100% | - | - |
| 66 | Supergirl | $14,296,438 | $14,296,438 | 100% | - | - |
| 67 | The Ice Pirates | $14,255,801 | $14,255,801 | 100% | - | - |
| 68 | The Evil That Men Do | $13,102,025 | $13,102,025 | 100% | - | - |
| 69 | Irreconcilable Differences | $12,414,210 | $12,414,210 | 100% | - | - |
| 70 | Dreamscape | $12,145,169 | $12,145,169 | 100% | - | - |
| 71 | Up the Creek | $11,708,269 | $11,708,269 | 100% | - | - |
| 72 | The River | $11,489,982 | $11,489,982 | 100% | - | - |
| 73 | Tank | $11,302,884 | $11,302,884 | 100% | - | - |
| 74 | Falling in Love | $11,129,057 | $11,129,057 | 100% | - | - |
| 75 | Hard to Hold | $11,113,806 | $11,113,806 | 100% | - | - |
| 76 | The Wild Life | $11,020,375 | $11,020,375 | 100% | - | - |
| 77 | Broadway Danny Rose | $10,600,497 | $10,600,497 | 100% | - | - |
| 78 | Where the Boys Are | $10,530,000 | $10,530,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 79 | Thief of Hearts | $10,435,015 | $10,435,015 | 100% | - | - |
| 80 | Terror in the Aisles | $10,004,817 | $10,004,817 | 100% | - | - |
| 81 | Cloak and Dagger | $9,719,952 | $9,719,952 | 100% | - | - |
| 82 | Country | $9,640,000 | $9,640,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 83 | Bolero | $8,914,881 | $8,914,881 | 100% | - | - |
| 84 | Body Double | $8,803,117 | $8,801,940 | 100% | - | - |
| 85 | Oxford Blues | $8,793,152 | $8,793,152 | 100% | - | - |
| 86 | The Bounty | $8,613,462 | $8,613,462 | 100% | - | - |
| 87 | 1984 | $8,431,544 | $8,430,492 | 100% | - | - |
| 88 | Reckless | $8,289,916 | $8,289,916 | 100% | - | - |
| 89 | The Philadelphia Experiment | $8,103,330 | $8,103,330 | 100% | - | - |
| 90 | Streets of Fire | $8,090,130 | $8,089,290 | 100% | - | - |
| 91 | Just the Way You Are | $7,889,694 | $7,889,694 | 100% | - | - |
| 92 | The Little Drummer Girl | $7,828,841 | $7,828,841 | 100% | - | - |
| 93 | Ninja III: The Domination | $7,610,785 | $7,610,785 | 100% | - | - |
| 94 | Iceman | $7,343,032 | $7,343,032 | 100% | - | - |
| 95 | Hardbodies | $7,121,719 | $7,121,719 | 100% | - | - |
| 96 | Alphabet City | $7,035,585 | $7,035,585 | 100% | - | - |
| 97 | The Pope of Greenwich Village | $6,836,201 | $6,836,201 | 100% | - | - |
| 98 | Runaway | $6,770,587 | $6,770,587 | 100% | - | - |
| 99 | Swing Shift | $6,650,206 | $6,650,206 | 100% | - | - |
| 100 | The Razor's Edge | $6,551,987 | $6,551,987 | 100% | - | - |
| 101 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $6,254,148 | $6,254,148 | 100% | - | - |
| 102 | Firstborn | $6,250,994 | $6,250,994 | 100% | - | - |
| 103 | Racing with the Moon | $6,045,647 | $6,045,647 | 100% | - | - |
| 104 | Sheena | $5,778,353 | $5,778,353 | 100% | - | - |
| 105 | The Lonely Guy | $5,718,573 | $5,718,573 | 100% | - | - |
| 106 | Meatballs Part II | $5,410,972 | $5,410,972 | 100% | - | - |
| 107 | Stop Making Sense | $5,402,911 | $4,949,438 | 91.6% | $453,473 | 8.4% |
| 108 | Once Upon a Time in America | $5,324,029 | $5,321,508 | 100% | $1,481 | <0.1% |
| 109 | Love Letters | $5,269,990 | $5,269,990 | 100% | - | - |
| 110 | The Hotel New Hampshire | $5,142,858 | $5,142,858 | 100% | - | - |
| 111 | American Dreamer | $5,021,751 | $5,021,751 | 100% | - | - |
| 112 | No Small Affair | $4,994,094 | $4,994,094 | 100% | - | - |
| 113 | Harry & Son | $4,864,980 | $4,864,980 | 100% | - | - |
| 114 | Grandview, U.S.A. | $4,743,119 | $4,743,119 | 100% | - | - |
| 115 | C.H.U.D. | $4,654,423 | $4,654,423 | 100% | - | - |
| 116 | Making the Grade | $4,561,346 | $4,561,346 | 100% | - | - |
| 117 | This Is Spinal Tap | $4,492,587 | $4,491,645 | 100% | - | - |
| 118 | Joy of Sex | $4,463,841 | $4,463,841 | 100% | - | - |
| 119 | Mrs. Soffel | $4,385,312 | $4,385,312 | 100% | - | - |
| 120 | Until September | $4,239,154 | $4,239,154 | 100% | - | - |
| 121 | Pete's Dragon 1984 Re-release | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 122 | Entre Nous | $3,974,975 | $3,974,975 | 100% | - | - |
| 123 | Flashpoint | $3,854,833 | $3,854,833 | 100% | - | - |
| 124 | Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers | $3,772,785 | $3,772,785 | 100% | - | - |
| 125 | Exterminator 2 | $3,739,406 | $3,739,406 | 100% | - | - |
| 126 | The Brother from Another Planet | $3,677,209 | $3,677,209 | 100% | - | - |
| 127 | Careful, He Might Hear You | $2,938,179 | $2,938,179 | 100% | - | - |
| 128 | Crimes of Passion | $2,912,945 | $2,912,945 | 100% | - | - |
| 129 | The Warrior and the Sorceress | $2,886,225 | $2,886,225 | 100% | - | - |
| 130 | Phar Lap | $2,878,404 | $2,878,404 | 100% | - | - |
| 131 | Impulse | $2,773,433 | $2,773,433 | 100% | - | - |
| 132 | The Bear | $2,687,148 | $2,687,148 | 100% | - | - |
| 133 | Under the Volcano | $2,556,800 | $2,556,800 | 100% | - | - |
| 134 | Silent Night, Deadly Night | $2,491,460 | $2,491,460 | 100% | - | - |
| 135 | Choose Me | $2,490,233 | $2,490,233 | 100% | - | - |
| 136 | Stranger Than Paradise | $2,454,363 | $2,436,000 | 99.3% | $18,363 | 0.7% |
| 137 | A Sunday in the Country | $2,411,143 | $2,411,143 | 100% | - | - |
| 138 | Paris, Texas | $2,336,268 | $2,181,987 | 93.4% | $154,281 | 6.6% |
| 139 | Electric Dreams | $2,193,612 | $2,193,612 | 100% | - | - |
| 140 | Purple Hearts | $2,075,282 | $2,075,282 | 100% | - | - |
| 141 | The Buddy System | $1,820,049 | $1,820,049 | 100% | - | - |
| 142 | Body Rock | $1,689,501 | $1,689,501 | 100% | - | - |
| 143 | Misunderstood | $1,525,532 | $1,525,532 | 100% | - | - |
| 144 | Garbo Talks | $1,493,782 | $1,493,782 | 100% | - | - |
| 145 | Finders Keepers | $1,467,396 | $1,467,396 | 100% | - | - |
| 146 | Birdy | $1,455,045 | $1,455,045 | 100% | - | - |
| 147 | Sahara | $1,402,962 | $1,402,962 | 100% | - | - |
| 148 | Gabriela | $1,318,839 | $1,318,839 | 100% | - | - |
| 149 | A Christmas Story 1984 Re-release | $1,311,065 | $1,311,065 | 100% | - | - |
| 150 | The River Rat | $1,142,944 | $1,142,944 | 100% | - | - |
| 151 | Mike's Murder | $1,059,966 | $1,059,966 | 100% | - | - |
| 152 | Comfort and Joy | $1,057,368 | $1,057,368 | 100% | - | - |
| 153 | The Bostonians | $1,009,700 | $1,009,700 | 100% | - | - |
| 154 | The Power | $929,162 | $929,162 | 100% | - | - |
| 155 | Songwriter | $865,915 | $865,915 | 100% | - | - |
| 156 | Scandalous | $526,805 | $526,805 | 100% | - | - |
| 157 | Windy City | $343,890 | $343,890 | 100% | - | - |
| 158 | The Stone Boy | $261,033 | $261,033 | 100% | - | - |
| 159 | Champions | $200,498 | $200,498 | 100% | - | - |
| 160 | Razorback | $150,140 | $150,140 | 100% | - | - |
| 161 | Heartbreakers | $148,750 | $148,750 | 100% | - | - |
| 162 | Repo Man | $129,681 | $129,000 | 99.5% | - | - |
| 163 | Crackers | $129,268 | $129,268 | 100% | - | - |
| 164 | Eureka | $123,572 | $123,572 | 100% | - | - |
| 165 | Slayground | $108,128 | $108,128 | 100% | - | - |
