| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Superman II | - | - | - | $108,185,706 | 1,878 | $108,185,706 | Jun 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Stripes | - | - | - | $85,297,000 | 1,074 | $85,297,000 | Jun 26 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Cannonball Run | - | - | - | $72,179,579 | 1,692 | $72,179,579 | Jun 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 4 | For Your Eyes Only | - | - | - | $54,812,802 | 952 | $54,812,802 | Jun 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 5 | The Four Seasons | - | - | - | $50,427,646 | 623 | $50,427,646 | May 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 6 | Excalibur | - | - | - | $34,967,437 | 692 | $34,967,437 | Apr 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | History of the World: Part I | - | - | - | $31,672,907 | 484 | $31,672,907 | Jun 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | Bustin' Loose | - | - | - | $31,261,269 | 828 | $31,261,269 | May 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 9 | The Great Muppet Caper | - | - | - | $31,206,251 | 73 | $31,206,251 | Jun 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | Endless Love | - | - | - | $31,184,024 | 574 | $31,184,024 | Jul 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | An American Werewolf in London | - | - | - | $30,565,292 | 870 | $30,565,292 | Aug 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 12 | Halloween II | - | - | - | $25,533,818 | 1,211 | $25,533,818 | Oct 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 13 | Body Heat | - | - | - | $24,058,838 | 34 | $24,058,838 | Aug 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark | - | - | - | $21,861,910 | 1,078 | $212,222,025 | Jun 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 15 | Friday the 13th: Part 2 | - | - | - | $21,722,776 | 1,350 | $21,722,776 | Apr 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | The Final Conflict | - | - | - | $20,471,382 | 918 | $20,471,382 | Mar 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 17 | The Incredible Shrinking Woman | - | - | - | $20,259,961 | 789 | $20,259,961 | Jan 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 18 | Under the Rainbow | - | - | - | $18,826,490 | 488 | $18,826,490 | Jul 31 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Outland | - | - | - | $17,374,595 | 331 | $17,374,595 | May 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | Continental Divide | - | - | - | $15,578,237 | 864 | $15,578,237 | Sep 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 21 | Nighthawks | - | - | - | $14,905,359 | 659 | $14,905,359 | Apr 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 22 | Dragonslayer | - | - | - | $14,110,013 | 868 | $14,110,013 | Jun 26 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 23 | The Legend of the Lone Ranger | - | - | - | $12,617,845 | 1,018 | $12,617,845 | May 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 24 | Back Roads | - | - | - | $11,809,387 | 805 | $11,809,387 | Mar 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | Wolfen | - | - | - | $10,626,725 | 967 | $10,626,725 | Jul 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Time Bandits | - | - | - | $9,296,223 | 821 | $42,365,581 | Nov 6 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 27 | Neighbors | - | - | - | $9,259,122 | 1,387 | $29,916,207 | Dec 18 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 28 | Prince of the City | - | - | - | $8,124,257 | 3 | $8,124,257 | Aug 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | The Funhouse | - | - | - | $7,886,857 | 814 | $7,886,857 | Mar 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 30 | Modern Problems | - | - | - | $6,797,672 | 1,119 | $26,154,211 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 31 | Student Bodies | - | - | - | $5,165,432 | 628 | $5,165,432 | Aug 7 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 32 | All Night Long | - | - | - | $4,454,295 | 362 | $4,454,295 | Mar 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 33 | Sharky's Machine | - | - | - | $4,317,201 | 1,388 | $35,610,100 | Dec 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Absence of Malice | - | - | - | $3,897,187 | 994 | $40,716,963 | Nov 20 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 35 | Reds | - | - | - | $3,875,048 | 644 | $40,382,659 | Dec 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 36 | The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper | - | - | - | $3,702,028 | 867 | $3,702,028 | Nov 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 37 | Arthur | - | - | - | $3,626,046 | 701 | $95,461,682 | Jul 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 38 | Taps | - | - | - | $3,401,281 | 792 | $35,856,053 | Dec 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 39 | Ghost Story | - | - | - | $3,283,067 | 600 | $23,371,905 | Dec 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 40 | Zoot Suit | - | - | - | $3,256,082 | 57 | $3,256,082 | Oct 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 41 | Rollover | - | - | - | $3,229,556 | 755 | $10,851,261 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 42 | Modern Romance | - | - | - | $2,863,642 | 1 | $2,863,642 | Mar 13 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 43 | The Hand | - | - | - | $2,447,576 | 183 | $2,447,576 | Apr 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 44 | Heartbeeps | - | - | - | $2,154,696 | 493 | $2,154,696 | Dec 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 45 | This Is Elvis | - | - | - | $2,028,612 | 309 | $2,028,612 | Apr 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 46 | Sphinx | - | - | - | $2,022,771 | 214 | $2,022,771 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 47 | Honky Tonk Freeway | - | - | - | $2,004,742 | 629 | $2,004,742 | Aug 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 48 | Raggedy Man | - | - | - | $1,976,198 | 199 | $1,976,198 | Sep 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 49 | King of the Mountain | - | - | - | $1,791,147 | 703 | $1,791,147 | May 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 50 | Cinderella 1981 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,733,334 | 1,050 | $28,040,000 | Dec 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 51 | Silence of the North | - | - | - | $1,622,898 | 272 | $1,622,898 | Oct 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 52 | Eyes of a Stranger | - | - | - | $1,118,634 | 180 | $1,118,634 | Mar 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 53 | On Golden Pond | - | - | - | $564,824 | 1,015 | $119,285,432 | Dec 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 54 | Cattle Annie and Little Britches | - | - | - | $534,816 | 215 | $534,816 | Apr 24 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 55 | Ragtime | - | - | - | $252,251 | 447 | $14,920,781 | Nov 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 56 | Chariots of Fire | - | - | - | $106,011 | 810 | $58,972,904 | Sep 25 | Columbia Pictures | false |
