| Dates | Top 10 Gross | %± LW | Overall Gross | %± LW | Releases | #1 Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Week | Long Weekend
|
|---|
| Dec 26-28 | $3,810,214 | -71.7% | $3,810,214 | -71.7% | 2 | First Family | - | - | - | 52 | false |
| Dec 19-21 | $13,483,950 | -10.5% | $13,483,950 | -10.5% | 4 | Any Which Way You Can | - | - | - | 51 | false |
| Dec 12-14 | $15,074,258 | +267.4% | $15,074,258 | +267.4% | 3 | Stir Crazy | - | - | - | 50 | false |
| Dec 5-7 Post-Thanksgiving | $4,103,412 | +3,073.4% | $4,103,412 | +3,073.4% | 3 | Flash Gordon | - | - | - | 49 | false |
| Nov 28-30 Thanksgiving 3-Day | $129,307 | +14.8% | $129,307 | +14.8% | 1 | Raging Bull | - | - | - | 48 | false |
| Nov 21-23 | $112,663 | -74.8% | $112,663 | -74.8% | 1 | Raging Bull | - | - | - | 47 | false |
| Nov 14-16 | $446,993 | - | $446,993 | - | 2 | The Idolmaker | - | - | - | 46 | false |
| Oct 31-Nov 2 | $2,728,520 | -7% | $2,728,520 | -7% | 1 | The Awakening | - | - | - | 44 | false |
| Oct 24-26 | $2,934,957 | - | $2,934,957 | - | 2 | Motel Hell | - | - | - | 43 | false |
| Oct 10-12 | $4,739,769 | -1.8% | $4,739,769 | -1.8% | 1 | Private Benjamin | - | - | - | 41 | false |
| Oct 10-13 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41 | true |
| Oct 3-5 | $4,827,433 | +0.9% | $4,827,433 | +0.9% | 4 | Oh, God! Book II | - | - | - | 40 | false |
| Sep 26-28 | $4,784,434 | +2,708.8% | $4,784,434 | +2,708.8% | 5 | In God We Trust (or Gimme That Prime Time Religion) | - | - | - | 39 | false |
| Sep 19-21 | $170,335 | - | $170,335 | - | 1 | Ordinary People | - | - | - | 38 | false |
| Sep 12-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | false |
| Aug 29-Sep 1 Labor Day wknd | $1,856,849 | - | $1,856,849 | - | 2 | Battle Creek Brawl | - | - | - | 35 | true |
| Aug 22-24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | false |
| Aug 15-17 | $15,268,817 | +80.1% | $15,268,817 | +80.1% | 3 | Smokey and the Bandit II | - | - | - | 33 | false |
| Aug 8-10 | $8,477,856 | +47.2% | $8,477,856 | +47.2% | 4 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | - | - | - | 32 | false |
| Aug 1-3 | $5,758,789 | -43.9% | $5,758,789 | -43.9% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | - | - | - | 31 | false |
| Jul 25-27 | $10,272,689 | -27.5% | $10,272,689 | -27.5% | 2 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | - | - | - | 30 | false |
| Jul 18-20 | $14,173,929 | +98.1% | $14,173,929 | +98.1% | 3 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | - | - | - | 29 | false |
| Jul 11-13 | $7,154,819 | -13.9% | $7,154,819 | -13.9% | 3 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | - | - | - | 28 | false |
| Jul 4-6 | $8,309,772 | -9.9% | $8,309,772 | -9.9% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | - | - | - | 27 | false |
| Jun 27-29 | $9,217,874 | -50% | $9,217,874 | -50% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | - | - | - | 26 | false |
| Jun 20-22 | $18,446,538 | +22.4% | $18,446,538 | +22.4% | 3 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | - | - | - | 25 | false |
| Jun 13-15 | $15,065,520 | +247.2% | $15,065,520 | +247.2% | 5 | Bronco Billy | - | - | - | 24 | false |
| Jun 6-8 | $4,339,769 | - | $4,339,769 | - | 1 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | - | - | - | 23 | false |
| May 30-Jun 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | false |
| May 23-26 Memorial Day wknd | $8,514,566 | - | $8,514,566 | - | 3 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | - | - | - | 21 | true |
| May 23-25 | $4,910,483 | +98.9% | $4,910,483 | +98.9% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | - | - | - | 21 | false |
| May 16-18 | $2,469,272 | -73.7% | $2,469,272 | -73.7% | 2 | The Long Riders | - | - | - | 20 | false |
| May 9-11 | $9,381,387 | - | $9,381,387 | - | 2 | Friday the 13th | - | - | - | 19 | false |
| May 2-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | false |
| Apr 25-27 | $1,750,593 | +117.3% | $1,750,593 | +117.3% | 1 | Where the Buffalo Roam | - | - | - | 17 | false |
| Apr 18-20 | $805,511 | - | $805,511 | - | 1 | North Sea Hijack | - | - | - | 16 | false |
| Apr 4-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | false |
| Apr 4-7 Easter wknd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | true |
| Mar 28-30 | $1,745,228 | +4.9% | $1,745,228 | +4.9% | 2 | When Time Ran Out... | - | - | - | 13 | false |
| Mar 21-23 | $1,663,282 | +2,621.8% | $1,663,282 | +2,621.8% | 2 | Little Miss Marker | - | - | - | 12 | false |
| Mar 14-16 | $61,109 | -98.2% | $61,109 | -98.2% | 1 | A Small Circle of Friends | - | - | - | 11 | false |
| Mar 7-9 | $3,366,443 | +1,422.3% | $3,366,443 | +1,422.3% | 1 | Coal Miner's Daughter | - | - | - | 10 | false |
| Feb 29-Mar 2 | $221,141 | - | $221,141 | - | 1 | Foxes | - | - | - | 9 | false |
| Feb 15-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | false |
| Feb 15-18 Presidents' Day wknd | $1,382,756 | - | $1,382,756 | - | 1 | Jaws 2 1980 Re-release | - | - | - | 7 | true |
| Feb 8-10 | $4,502,244 | +26.5% | $4,502,244 | +26.5% | 3 | The Last Married Couple in America | - | - | - | 6 | false |
| Feb 1-3 | $3,559,930 | +113.3% | $3,559,930 | +113.3% | 1 | American Gigolo | - | - | - | 5 | false |
| Jan 25-27 | $1,668,965 | +332.3% | $1,668,965 | +332.3% | 1 | Guyana: Cult of the Damned | - | - | - | 4 | false |
| Jan 18-21 MLK wknd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | true |
| Jan 18-20 | $386,099 | - | $386,099 | - | 2 | Windows | - | - | - | 3 | false |
