August 26-28, 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
3
Mr. Mom
Fox
$6,445,106
+50.6%
1,235
+501
$5,218
$20,412,413
-
6
2
2
Risky Business
WB
$4,820,197
-8.2%
1,089
+198
$4,426
$28,060,723
$6.2
4
3
1
Easy Money
Orion
$4,554,729
-22.1%
1,171
+41
$3,889
$13,694,908
-
2
4
N
Hercules (1983)
MGM
$3,473,635
-
1,001
-
$3,470
$3,473,635
-
1
5
4
National Lampoon's Vacation
WB
$3,410,591
-15.3%
1,246
-6
$2,737
$43,924,299
-
5
6
6
Return of the Jedi
Fox
$2,563,071
-15.5%
1,178
-106
$2,175
$227,100,205
$32.5
14
7
5
Cujo
WB
$1,944,372
-45.9%
1,025
-268
$1,896
$16,359,902
-
3
8
N
Strange Brew
MGM
$1,913,389
-
849
-
$2,253
$1,913,389
-
1
9
9
Trading Places
Par.
$1,589,421
-15.3%
732
-53
$2,171
$77,922,508
-
12
10
11
Flashdance
Par.
$1,569,817
+3.5%
792
+134
$1,982
$78,530,724
-
20
11
10
Staying Alive
Par.
$1,347,108
-26.7%
761
-57
$1,770
$55,863,942
-
7
12
8
Metalstorm
Uni.
$1,274,000
-36.9%
784
+235
$1,625
$4,065,000
-
2
13
12
WarGames
MGM
$1,256,949
-10.2%
821
+5
$1,530
$65,833,815
-
13
-
N
Fire and Ice
Fox
$263,238
-
89
-
$2,957
$263,238
-
1
-
N
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Uni.
$99,221
-
4
-
$24,805
$99,221
-
1
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* Production Budget in millions. On average, studios earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross.
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