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Weekend Box Office


August 12-14, 1983
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TWLWTitle (click to view)StudioWeekend Gross% ChangeTheater Count / ChangeAverageTotal GrossBudget*Week #
1 1 National Lampoon's Vacation WB $6,161,649 -14.3% 1,253 +23 $4,917 $31,072,408 - 3
2 N Cujo WB $6,114,899 - 1,239 - $4,935 $6,114,899 - 1
3 3 Risky Business WB $4,577,971 +7.1% 693 +23 $6,606 $11,804,359 $6.2 2
4 2 Return of the Jedi Fox $3,759,299 -16.4% 1,515 -249 $2,481 $216,873,917 $32.5 12
5 5 Staying Alive Par. $2,514,264 -31.5% 998 -382 $2,519 $50,067,838 - 5
6 7 Trading Places Par. $2,378,675 -10.6% 880 -65 $2,703 $72,268,923 - 10
7 4 Jaws 3-D Uni. $2,206,274 -44.8% 958 -283 $2,303 $39,230,274 - 4
8 11 WarGames MGM $1,753,897 -2.4% 842 -20 $2,083 $61,168,601 - 11
9 6 Krull Col. $1,748,678 -46.8% 881 -408 $1,984 $14,822,432 - 3
10 N Smokey & the Bandit Part III Uni. $1,728,060 - 498 - $3,470 $1,728,060 - 1
11 N Curse of the Pink Panther MGM $1,641,182 - 812 - $2,021 $1,641,182 - 1
12 N The Man Who Wasn't There (1983) Par. $1,379,502 - 980 - $1,407 $1,379,502 - 1
13 - Mr. Mom Fox $1,337,321 - 261 - $5,123 n/a - 3
14 12 Flashdance Par. $1,327,937 -9.6% 590 -87 $2,250 $73,552,047 - 18
15 10 Class Orion $1,241,944 -32.8% 595 -194 $2,087 $15,986,971 - 4
16 9 The Star Chamber Fox $1,196,029 -39.6% 716 -80 $1,670 $4,226,201 - 2
17 8 Private School Uni. $1,128,375 -53.9% 531 -452 $2,125 $11,470,375 - 3
18 13 Octopussy MGM $1,000,442 -31.8% 699 -213 $1,431 $59,321,214 - 10
TOTAL (18 MOVIES):$43,196,398+3.3%14,941+391$2,891 
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* Production Budget in millions. On average, studios earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross.


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