| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | $6,061,892 | -17.9% | 37.1% | 3 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $4,353,448 | 71.8% | 19 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 2 | 2 | $4,552,606 | -31% | 27.9% | 4 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $4,206,601 | 92.4% | 12 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 3 | 3 | $3,754,938 | -15.2% | 23% | 2 | My Favorite Year | $2,818,125 | 75.1% | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 4 | 4 | $900,000 | -54.4% | 5.5% | 1 | Amityville II: The Possession | $900,000 | 100% | 4 | Orion Pictures | - |
| 5 | 5 | $675,909 | -19.1% | 4.1% | 1 | Rocky III | $675,909 | 100% | 21 | United Artists | - |
| 6 | 6 | $388,869 | -28.4% | 2.4% | 2 | Tempest | $388,869 | 100% | 7 | Columbia Pictures | - |
