| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | $5,602,328 | -33.2% | 38.4% | 2 | On Golden Pond | $5,602,328 | 100% | 13 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 2 | 5 | $2,563,721 | -0.7% | 17.6% | 2 | Chariots of Fire | $1,636,721 | 63.8% | 23 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 3 | 2 | $2,395,000 | -18.5% | 16.4% | 2 | Making Love | $1,695,000 | 70.8% | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 4 | 3 | $1,687,061 | -38.7% | 11.6% | 3 | Shoot the Moon | $1,687,061 | 100% | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 5 | 4 | $1,410,000 | -48.1% | 9.7% | 2 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $1,410,000 | 100% | 38 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 6 | 6 | $933,000 | -6.5% | 6.4% | 1 | Arthur | $933,000 | 100% | 33 | Warner Bros. | - |
