| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | $3,983,865 | -22.5% | 22.6% | 2 | Porky's | $3,393,114 | 85.2% | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | - |
| 3 | 2 | $2,648,919 | -35.4% | 15% | 1 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | $2,648,919 | 100% | 3 | - | - |
| 4 | 4 | $2,286,402 | -10.6% | 13% | 2 | Chariots of Fire | $1,751,755 | 76.6% | 33 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 5 | 7 | $1,369,148 | -0.8% | 7.8% | 1 | Victor/Victoria | $1,369,148 | 100% | 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 6 | 3 | $1,344,524 | -62.5% | 7.6% | 2 | Partners | $1,344,524 | 100% | 2 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 7 | 5 | $1,329,880 | -25.5% | 7.5% | 1 | If You Could See What I Hear | $1,329,880 | 100% | 3 | - | - |
| 8 | 6 | $1,114,026 | -28.3% | 6.3% | 1 | On Golden Pond | $1,114,026 | 100% | 23 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 9 | 8 | $745,888 | -7% | 4.2% | 1 | Deathtrap | $745,888 | 100% | 8 | Warner Bros. | - |
