| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | $7,379,651 | -14.2% | 33.9% | 3 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $5,030,117 | 68.2% | 18 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | $6,597,577 | +14.2% | 30.3% | 3 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $5,266,218 | 79.8% | 11 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 3 | 4 | $4,428,890 | +100.1% | 20.4% | 3 | My Favorite Year | $2,979,722 | 67.3% | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 4 | 3 | $1,974,500 | -40.9% | 9.1% | 1 | Amityville II: The Possession | $1,974,500 | 100% | 3 | Orion Pictures | - |
| 5 | 7 | $835,800 | -2.9% | 3.8% | 1 | Rocky III | $835,800 | 100% | 20 | United Artists | - |
| 6 | 6 | $542,890 | -57.3% | 2.5% | 1 | Tempest | $542,890 | 100% | 6 | Columbia Pictures | - |
