| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | $5,142,916 | -21.1% | 24.6% | 3 | Porky's | $4,333,570 | 84.3% | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 2 | 5 | $4,100,886 | +128% | 19.6% | 1 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | $4,100,886 | 100% | 2 | - | - |
| 3 | 4 | $3,581,315 | +85.8% | 17.1% | 2 | Partners | $2,318,801 | 64.7% | 1 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 4 | 2 | $2,558,208 | -28.4% | 12.2% | 2 | Chariots of Fire | $1,668,771 | 65.2% | 32 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 5 | 3 | $1,784,289 | -25.9% | 8.5% | 1 | If You Could See What I Hear | $1,784,289 | 100% | 2 | - | - |
| 6 | 6 | $1,554,184 | -8.3% | 7.4% | 1 | On Golden Pond | $1,554,184 | 100% | 22 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 7 | 7 | $1,380,000 | -15.1% | 6.6% | 1 | Victor/Victoria | $1,380,000 | 100% | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 8 | 8 | $802,113 | -28.4% | 3.8% | 1 | Deathtrap | $802,113 | 100% | 7 | Warner Bros. | - |
