| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | $6,100,611 | -1.1% | 32.5% | 3 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $3,761,768 | 61.7% | 18 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | $5,642,621 | +34.5% | 30% | 3 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $4,509,267 | 79.9% | 11 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 3 | 4 | $3,609,774 | +104% | 19.2% | 3 | My Favorite Year | $2,400,696 | 66.5% | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 4 | 3 | $1,700,500 | -36% | 9% | 1 | Amityville II: The Possession | $1,700,500 | 100% | 3 | Orion Pictures | - |
| 5 | 7 | $686,371 | +12.3% | 3.7% | 1 | Rocky III | $686,371 | 100% | 20 | United Artists | - |
| 7 | 6 | $524,100 | -46.9% | 2.8% | 1 | Tempest | $524,100 | 100% | 6 | Columbia Pictures | - |
