| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mr. Mom | $3,860,064 | -17.6% | 1,317 | -32 | $2,930 | $42,613,396 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Risky Business | $2,865,443 | -14% | 1,121 | +1 | $2,556 | $45,349,156 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | - | Revenge of the Ninja | $2,114,125 | - | 432 | - | $4,893 | - | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Vacation | $1,800,559 | -20.7% | 1,124 | -69 | $1,601 | $54,940,238 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | Easy Money | $1,549,644 | -23.9% | 878 | -170 | $1,764 | $24,707,420 | 5 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Nightmares | $1,473,737 | -42.7% | 968 | -57 | $1,522 | $5,451,000 | 3 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | Flashdance | $1,365,163 | -4.3% | 838 | -22 | $1,629 | $85,341,609 | 23 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $1,346,372 | -17% | 575 | -140 | $2,341 | $236,382,169 | 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Trading Places | $1,174,474 | -8.2% | 750 | - | $1,565 | $83,879,023 | 15 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Staying Alive | $942,960 | -7.5% | 700 | - | $1,347 | $60,955,012 | 10 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | WarGames | $822,012 | -14.8% | 745 | -55 | $1,103 | $70,675,750 | 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 12 | - | The Final Option | $750,259 | - | 338 | - | $2,219 | $750,259 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | true | false |
| 13 | - | Strange Invaders | $655,461 | - | 274 | - | $2,392 | $655,461 | 1 | Orion Pictures | true | false |
