Top Grossing Films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Studio | Actors | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kramer vs. Kramer | Columbia | Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry | $106,260,000 |
| 2. | The Amityville Horror | American International Pictures | James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger | $86,432,520 |
| 3. | Rocky II | United Artists | Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith | $85,182,160 |
| 4. | Apocalypse Now | United Artists | Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen | $83,471,511 |
| 5. | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Paramount | William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy | $82,258,456 |
| 6. | Alien | 20th Century Fox | Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, John Hurt | $80,931,801 |
| 7. | The Muppet Movie | ITC/Henson Associates | Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Charles Durning | $76,657,000 |
| 8. | 10 | Warner Bros./Orion | Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Bo Derek | $74,865,517 |
| 9. | The Jerk | Universal | Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters | $73,691,419 |
| 10. | Moonraker | United Artists | Roger Moore, Michael Lonsdale, Lois Chiles | $70,308,099 |
| 11. | The Electric Horseman | Columbia/Universal | Robert Redford, Jane Fonda | $61,801,971 |
| 12. | The China Syndrome | Columbia | Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Jane Fonda | $51,718,367 |
| 13. | Love at First Bite | American International Pictures | George Hamilton | $43,900,000 |
| 14. | Meatballs | Paramount | Bill Murray | $43,046,003 |
| 15. | Escape from Alcatraz | Paramount | Clint Eastwood | $43,000,000 |
| 16. | The Main Event | First Artists | Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal | $42,800,000 |
| 17. | Manhattan | United Artists | Woody Allen, Diane Keaton | $39,946,780 |
| 18. (tie) | Starting Over | Paramount | Burt Reynolds | $38,200,000 |
| 18. (tie) | The In-Laws | Warner Bros. | Peter Falk, Alan Arkin | $38,200,000 |
| 20. | All That Jazz | Columbia/20th Century Fox | Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange | $37,823,676 |
| 21. | The Black Stallion | United Artists | Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr | $37,799,643 |
| 22. | The Black Hole | Buena Vista | Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins | $35,841,901 |
| 23. | 1941 | Columbia/Universal | Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi | $34,175,000 |
| 24. | ...And Justice for All | Columbia | Al Pacino, John Forsythe | $33,300,000 |
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