| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 2 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $4,353,448 | -13.5% | 1,346 | -6 | $3,234 | $271,594,872 | 19 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 1 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $4,206,601 | -20.1% | 967 | - | $4,350 | $76,425,281 | 12 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | My Favorite Year | $2,818,125 | -5.4% | 720 | +6 | $3,914 | $6,180,159 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 4 | 5 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | $1,162,149 | -38.6% | 651 | +5 | $1,785 | $27,092,880 | 10 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 6 | Pink Floyd: The Wall | $936,813 | -35.4% | 438 | -61 | $2,138 | $12,638,263 | 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Amityville II: The Possession | $900,000 | -54.4% | 643 | -200 | $1,399 | $11,328,000 | 4 | Orion Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | Rocky III | $675,909 | -19.1% | 488 | -8 | $1,385 | $117,632,209 | 21 | United Artists | false | false |
| 8 | 11 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | $546,295 | +19.6% | 528 | -69 | $1,034 | $69,701,637 | 13 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 10 | Tempest | $388,869 | -28.4% | 233 | -93 | $1,668 | $4,837,074 | 7 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again | $346,005 | -51.5% | 154 | -146 | $2,246 | $2,507,465 | 3 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
