| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release
| Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor
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| 1 | 1 | $11,888,273 | +96.1% | 32.6% | 3 | Halloween III: Season of the Witch | $7,686,523 | 64.7% | 1 | Universal Pictures | - |
| 2 | 4 | $9,180,661 | +920.1% | 25.1% | 2 | First Blood | $9,180,661 | 100% | 1 | Orion Pictures | - |
| 3 | 2 | $5,300,175 | +16.4% | 14.5% | 3 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $4,159,520 | 78.5% | 13 | Paramount Pictures | - |
| 5 | 3 | $4,384,173 | +16.8% | 12% | 3 | My Favorite Year | $2,154,241 | 49.1% | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - |
| 6 | 5 | $465,481 | -31.1% | 1.3% | 1 | Rocky III | $465,481 | 100% | 22 | United Artists | - |
| 8 | 6 | $243,611 | -37.4% | 0.7% | 2 | Annie | $243,611 | 100% | 23 | Columbia Pictures | - |
