| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tootsie | $11,521,124 | -11.3% | 1,214 | +24 | $9,490 | $84,295,868 | 6 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | 48 Hrs. | $4,973,635 | -16.8% | 1,050 | - | $4,736 | $43,624,537 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | The Verdict | $4,427,944 | -9.6% | 838 | +119 | $5,283 | $33,648,363 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | The Dark Crystal | $2,886,000 | -30.5% | 905 | -103 | $3,188 | $36,159,000 | 6 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 5 | The Toy | $2,392,972 | -34.5% | 1,012 | -315 | $2,364 | $42,084,671 | 7 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | Best Friends | $2,174,629 | -27.4% | 834 | -187 | $2,607 | $31,105,324 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | 8 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $1,844,851 | -18.5% | 792 | -328 | $2,329 | $326,638,438 | 33 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | - | They Call Me Bruce | $1,446,716 | - | 324 | +232 | $4,465 | $7,303,000 | 11 | - | false | false |
| 9 | 9 | Kiss Me Goodbye | $1,087,774 | -40.3% | 487 | -229 | $2,233 | $13,519,142 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $1,001,957 | -58.8% | 555 | -90 | $1,805 | $115,308,541 | 26 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | - | The House on Sorority Row | $823,548 | - | 153 | - | $5,382 | $823,548 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 12 | 10 | Airplane II: The Sequel | $594,322 | -49.2% | 590 | -52 | $1,007 | $24,811,386 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | - | The Year of Living Dangerously | $51,658 | - | 1 | - | $51,658 | $51,658 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
