| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
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|---|
| 1 | 1 | $7,197,897 | +28.5% | 41.5% | 2 | On Golden Pond | $5,507,123 | 76.5% | 14 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | $2,955,501 | +15.3% | 17.1% | 2 | Chariots of Fire | $2,229,501 | 75.4% | 24 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 4 | 3 | $1,847,000 | -22.9% | 10.7% | 2 | Making Love | $1,130,000 | 61.2% | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 5 | 5 | $1,665,000 | +18.1% | 9.6% | 1 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $1,665,000 | 100% | 39 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 6 | 4 | $990,000 | -41.3% | 5.7% | 1 | Shoot the Moon | $990,000 | 100% | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 7 | 6 | $805,000 | -13.7% | 4.6% | 1 | Arthur | $805,000 | 100% | 34 | Warner Bros. | - |
