| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Never Say Never Again | - | - | - | $35,088,864 | 1,560 | $55,432,841 | Oct 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Mr. Mom | - | - | - | $30,468,850 | 1,362 | $64,783,827 | Jul 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 3 | Risky Business | - | - | - | $24,495,257 | 1,137 | $63,541,777 | Aug 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | The Big Chill | - | - | - | $22,336,324 | 832 | $56,342,711 | Sep 30 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 5 | Vacation | - | - | - | $13,289,763 | 1,253 | $61,399,552 | Jul 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Flashdance | - | - | - | $12,074,229 | 1,140 | $92,921,203 | Apr 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 7 | WarGames | - | - | - | $11,905,170 | 977 | $79,567,667 | Jun 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 8 | Revenge of the Ninja | - | - | - | $11,753,592 | 504 | $13,168,027 | Sep 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 9 | Zelig | - | - | - | $11,668,704 | 245 | $11,798,616 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Deathstalker | - | - | - | $11,627,183 | 250 | $11,919,250 | Sep 2 | New World Pictures | false |
| 11 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | - | - | - | $11,020,822 | 1,764 | $252,583,617 | May 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 12 | Easy Money | - | - | - | $10,938,186 | 1,171 | $29,309,766 | Aug 19 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Trading Places | - | - | - | $10,459,399 | 1,389 | $90,404,800 | Jun 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 14 | The Dead Zone | - | - | - | $9,980,000 | 1,293 | $20,766,616 | Oct 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 15 | Staying Alive | - | - | - | $7,158,406 | 1,747 | $64,892,670 | Jul 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | Brainstorm | - | - | - | $6,896,115 | 498 | $10,219,460 | Sep 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 17 | Romantic Comedy | - | - | - | $6,857,733 | 911 | $6,857,733 | Oct 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 18 | Beyond the Limit | - | - | - | $5,997,566 | 707 | $5,997,566 | Sep 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 19 | Nightmares | - | - | - | $5,266,167 | 1,025 | $6,670,680 | Sep 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 20 | Richard Pryor... Here and Now | - | - | - | $4,943,439 | 1,411 | $16,156,776 | Oct 28 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 21 | Eddie and the Cruisers | - | - | - | $4,786,789 | 475 | $4,786,789 | Sep 23 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 22 | All the Right Moves | - | - | - | $4,707,236 | 909 | $17,233,166 | Oct 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 23 | Strange Brew | - | - | - | $4,485,880 | 849 | $8,571,374 | Aug 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 24 | Hercules | - | - | - | $4,460,128 | 1,014 | $10,676,194 | Aug 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 25 | The Right Stuff | - | - | - | $4,282,802 | 627 | $21,192,102 | Oct 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Under Fire | - | - | - | $4,158,390 | 816 | $5,696,391 | Oct 21 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 27 | Mortuary | - | - | - | $3,555,817 | 146 | $4,319,001 | Sep 2 | Film Ventures International (FVI) | false |
| 28 | Cujo | - | - | - | $2,829,757 | 1,293 | $21,156,152 | Aug 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | The Final Option | - | - | - | $2,666,873 | 338 | $2,666,873 | Sep 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 30 | The Osterman Weekend | - | - | - | $2,200,604 | 670 | $6,486,797 | Oct 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 31 | Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence | - | - | - | $2,141,095 | 196 | $2,306,560 | Aug 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 32 | Pieces | - | - | - | $2,032,311 | 104 | $2,032,311 | Sep 23 | Film Ventures International (FVI) | false |
| 33 | Strange Invaders | - | - | - | $1,362,303 | 274 | $1,362,303 | Sep 16 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 34 | Educating Rita | - | - | - | $1,248,118 | 407 | $14,648,076 | Sep 23 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 35 | The Lonely Lady | - | - | - | $1,223,200 | 703 | $1,223,200 | Sep 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 36 | Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | - | - | - | $1,131,234 | 1,119 | $5,678,950 | Aug 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 37 | American Playhouse: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | - | - | - | $782,853 | 32 | $804,963 | Aug 19 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 38 | Rumble Fish | - | - | - | $27,516 | 296 | $2,494,480 | Oct 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
