August 12-14, 1983
Weekend
<<Last Weekend <Last Year View Index Next Year> Next Weekend>> TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* 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
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