| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | $15,011,321 | +40.9% | 47.7% | 4 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | $7,053,016 | 47% | 1 | Columbia Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | $5,006,143 | -19.4% | 15.9% | 3 | Flashdance | $3,524,875 | 70.4% | 6 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 3 | 3 | $3,776,364 | -13.9% | 12% | 1 | Breathless | $3,776,364 | 100% | 2 | Orion Pictures | - |
| 4 | 9 | $2,367,825 | +486.6% | 7.5% | 1 | My Tutor | $2,367,825 | 100% | 12 | Crown | - |
| 5 | 4 | $2,232,566 | -25.1% | 7.1% | 2 | Doctor Detroit | $1,433,582 | 64.2% | 3 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 6 | 6 | $1,610,339 | +41.2% | 5.1% | 1 | Valley Girl | $1,610,339 | 100% | 4 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | - |
| 7 | 7 | $926,238 | -11.2% | 2.9% | 2 | The Outsiders | $470,627 | 50.8% | 9 | Warner Bros. | - |
