Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
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1 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | - | - | - | $247,471,242 | 1,764 | $252,583,617 | May 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
2 | Tootsie | - | - | - | $146,259,321 | 1,222 | $177,200,000 | Dec 17 | Columbia Pictures | false |
3 | Flashdance | - | - | - | $92,921,203 | 1,140 | $92,921,203 | Apr 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
4 | Trading Places | - | - | - | $90,404,800 | 1,389 | $90,404,800 | Jun 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
5 | WarGames | - | - | - | $79,567,667 | 977 | $79,567,667 | Jun 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
6 | Octopussy | - | - | - | $67,893,619 | 1,339 | $67,893,619 | Jun 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
7 | Staying Alive | - | - | - | $64,892,670 | 1,747 | $64,892,670 | Jul 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
8 | Risky Business | - | - | - | $63,541,777 | 1,137 | $63,541,777 | Aug 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
9 | Mr. Mom | - | - | - | $63,090,965 | 1,362 | $64,783,827 | Jul 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
10 | Vacation | - | - | - | $61,399,552 | 1,253 | $61,399,552 | Jul 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
11 | Superman III | - | - | - | $59,950,623 | 1,763 | $59,950,623 | Jun 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
12 | 48 Hrs. | - | - | - | $57,812,369 | 1,050 | $78,868,508 | Dec 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
13 | Never Say Never Again | - | - | - | $55,432,841 | 1,560 | $55,432,841 | Oct 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
14 | Gandhi | - | - | - | $49,248,509 | 825 | $52,767,889 | Dec 10 | Columbia Pictures | false |
15 | Jaws 3-D | - | - | - | $45,517,055 | 1,311 | $45,517,055 | Jul 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
16 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | - | - | - | $44,285,943 | 1,778 | $359,197,037 | Jun 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
17 | Blue Thunder | - | - | - | $42,313,354 | 1,555 | $42,313,354 | May 13 | Columbia Pictures | false |
18 | The Verdict | - | - | - | $41,345,869 | 904 | $53,977,250 | Dec 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
19 | The Big Chill | - | - | - | $40,473,753 | 832 | $56,342,711 | Sep 30 | Columbia Pictures | false |
20 | Sudden Impact | - | - | - | $36,850,360 | 1,602 | $67,642,693 | Dec 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
21 | Psycho II | - | - | - | $34,725,000 | 1,488 | $34,725,000 | Jun 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
22 | Terms of Endearment | - | - | - | $34,003,216 | 1,259 | $108,423,489 | Nov 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
23 | Porky's II: The Next Day | - | - | - | $33,759,266 | 1,564 | $33,759,266 | Jun 24 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
24 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $30,100,000 | 1,362 | $30,100,000 | Jul 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
25 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | - | - | - | $29,450,919 | 1,288 | $29,450,919 | Jun 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
26 | Easy Money | - | - | - | $29,309,766 | 1,171 | $29,309,766 | Aug 19 | Orion Pictures | false |
27 | High Road to China | - | - | - | $28,445,927 | 1,508 | $28,445,927 | Mar 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
28 | Sophie's Choice | - | - | - | $27,107,015 | 548 | $30,036,000 | Dec 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
29 | The Outsiders | - | - | - | $25,697,647 | 1,002 | $25,697,647 | Mar 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
30 | Spring Break | - | - | - | $24,071,666 | 1,531 | $24,071,666 | Mar 25 | Columbia Pictures | false |
31 | The Dark Crystal | - | - | - | $22,962,711 | 1,052 | $40,577,001 | Dec 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
32 | My Tutor | - | - | - | $22,587,834 | 500 | $22,587,834 | Mar 4 | Crown | false |
33 | Class | - | - | - | $21,667,789 | 844 | $21,667,789 | Jul 22 | Orion Pictures | false |
34 | An Officer and a Gentleman | - | - | - | $21,393,286 | 1,050 | $129,795,554 | Jul 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
35 | Cujo | - | - | - | $21,156,152 | 1,293 | $21,156,152 | Aug 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
36 | Best Friends | - | - | - | $21,027,417 | 1,080 | $36,821,203 | Dec 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
37 | The Toy | - | - | - | $20,961,770 | 1,542 | $47,118,057 | Dec 10 | Columbia Pictures | false |
38 | The Dead Zone | - | - | - | $20,766,616 | 1,293 | $20,766,616 | Oct 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
39 | Breathless | - | - | - | $19,910,002 | 1,166 | $19,910,002 | May 13 | Orion Pictures | false |
40 | Scarface | - | - | - | $19,228,856 | 1,008 | $45,227,398 | Dec 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
41 | Max Dugan Returns | - | - | - | $17,613,720 | 801 | $17,613,720 | Mar 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
42 | Valley Girl | - | - | - | $17,343,596 | 442 | $17,343,596 | Apr 29 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
43 | All the Right Moves | - | - | - | $17,233,166 | 909 | $17,233,166 | Oct 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
44 | Krull | - | - | - | $16,519,460 | 1,289 | $16,519,460 | Jul 29 | Columbia Pictures | false |
45 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | - | - | - | $16,478,265 | 1,344 | $16,478,265 | May 20 | Columbia Pictures | false |
46 | Richard Pryor... Here and Now | - | - | - | $16,156,776 | 1,411 | $16,156,776 | Oct 28 | Columbia Pictures | false |
47 | Still Smokin | - | - | - | $15,543,710 | 730 | $15,543,710 | May 6 | Paramount Pictures | false |
48 | The Meaning of Life | - | - | - | $14,929,552 | 554 | $14,929,552 | Apr 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
49 | Private School | - | - | - | $14,049,540 | 1,024 | $14,049,540 | Jul 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
50 | The Survivors | - | - | - | $14,000,000 | 1,014 | $14,000,000 | Jun 24 | Columbia Pictures | false |
51 | Educating Rita | - | - | - | $13,511,183 | 407 | $14,648,076 | Sep 23 | Columbia Pictures | false |
52 | The Entity | - | - | - | $13,277,558 | 1,035 | $13,277,558 | Feb 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
53 | A Christmas Story | - | - | - | $13,242,970 | 938 | $19,294,144 | Nov 18 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
54 | The Man from Snowy River | - | - | - | $13,081,413 | 517 | $20,659,423 | Nov 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
55 | Stroker Ace | - | - | - | $13,000,000 | 1,385 | $13,000,000 | Jul 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
56 | Yentl | - | - | - | $12,932,975 | 747 | $40,218,899 | Nov 18 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
57 | Lone Wolf McQuade | - | - | - | $12,232,628 | 1,221 | $12,232,628 | Apr 15 | Orion Pictures | false |
58 | The Black Stallion Returns | - | - | - | $12,049,108 | 1,376 | $12,049,108 | Mar 25 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
59 | The Right Stuff | - | - | - | $12,040,177 | 627 | $21,192,102 | Oct 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
60 | The Sword in the Stone | - | - | - | $12,000,000 | 741 | $12,000,000 | Mar 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
61 | Deathstalker | - | - | - | $11,919,250 | 250 | $11,919,250 | Sep 2 | New World Pictures | false |
62 | Two of a Kind | - | - | - | $11,845,584 | 1,278 | $23,646,952 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
63 | Zelig | - | - | - | $11,798,616 | 245 | $11,798,616 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
64 | The Lords of Discipline | - | - | - | $11,787,127 | 800 | $11,787,127 | Feb 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
65 | Revenge of the Ninja | - | - | - | $11,753,592 | 504 | $13,168,027 | Sep 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
66 | Christine | - | - | - | $11,669,834 | 1,101 | $21,017,849 | Dec 9 | Columbia Pictures | false |
67 | They Call Me Bruce | - | - | - | $11,666,716 | 324 | $16,894,678 | Nov 12 | - | false |
68 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,374,454 | 628 | $11,374,454 | Mar 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
69 | Uncommon Valor | - | - | - | $11,199,014 | 1,076 | $30,503,151 | Dec 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
70 | Kiss Me Goodbye | - | - | - | $11,136,217 | 803 | $15,782,759 | Dec 24 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
71 | Hercules | - | - | - | $10,676,194 | 1,014 | $10,676,194 | Aug 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
72 | The House on Sorority Row | - | - | - | $10,604,986 | 153 | $10,604,986 | Jan 21 | - | false |
73 | The Rescuers 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,402,488 | 1,040 | $21,000,000 | Dec 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
74 | Doctor Detroit | - | - | - | $10,375,893 | 1,343 | $10,375,893 | May 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
75 | Deal of the Century | - | - | - | $10,369,581 | 1,226 | $10,369,581 | Nov 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
76 | The Man with Two Brains | - | - | - | $10,353,438 | 1,203 | $10,353,438 | Jun 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
77 | The Year of Living Dangerously | - | - | - | $10,278,575 | 690 | $10,278,575 | Jan 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
78 | Brainstorm | - | - | - | $10,219,460 | 498 | $10,219,460 | Sep 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
79 | Lovesick | - | - | - | $10,171,304 | 744 | $10,171,304 | Feb 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
80 | Peter Pan 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $9,886,325 | 800 | $17,200,000 | Dec 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
81 | Without a Trace | - | - | - | $9,632,062 | 721 | $9,632,062 | Feb 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
82 | Bad Boys | - | - | - | $9,190,819 | 535 | $9,190,819 | Mar 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
83 | Airplane II: The Sequel | - | - | - | $9,092,626 | 1,300 | $27,150,534 | Dec 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
84 | Strange Brew | - | - | - | $8,571,374 | 849 | $8,571,374 | Aug 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
85 | Tender Mercies | - | - | - | $8,443,124 | 37 | $8,443,124 | Mar 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
86 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | - | - | - | $8,400,000 | 817 | $8,400,000 | Apr 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
87 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | - | - | - | $7,401,664 | 432 | $11,234,220 | Oct 7 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
88 | 10 to Midnight | - | - | - | $7,175,592 | 595 | $7,175,592 | Mar 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
89 | Romantic Comedy | - | - | - | $6,857,733 | 911 | $6,857,733 | Oct 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
90 | The Osterman Weekend | - | - | - | $6,486,797 | 670 | $6,486,797 | Oct 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
91 | The Sting II | - | - | - | $6,347,072 | 1,294 | $6,347,072 | Feb 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
92 | Amityville 3-D | - | - | - | $6,333,135 | 1,254 | $6,333,135 | Nov 18 | Orion Pictures | false |
93 | Chained Heat | - | - | - | $6,149,983 | 417 | $6,149,983 | May 27 | - | false |
94 | D.C. Cab | - | - | - | $6,075,142 | 908 | $16,134,627 | Dec 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
95 | Silkwood | - | - | - | $6,018,002 | 843 | $35,615,609 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
96 | Beyond the Limit | - | - | - | $5,997,566 | 707 | $5,997,566 | Sep 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
97 | The Hunger | - | - | - | $5,979,292 | 775 | $5,979,292 | Apr 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
98 | Local Hero | - | - | - | $5,895,761 | 207 | $5,895,761 | Feb 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
99 | Porky's 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,797,190 | 1,192 | $5,797,190 | May 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
100 | Under Fire | - | - | - | $5,696,391 | 816 | $5,696,391 | Oct 21 | Orion Pictures | false |
101 | Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | - | - | - | $5,678,950 | 1,119 | $5,678,950 | Aug 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
102 | Gorky Park | - | - | - | $5,591,739 | 631 | $15,856,028 | Dec 16 | Orion Pictures | false |
103 | A Night in Heaven | - | - | - | $5,563,663 | 901 | $5,563,663 | Nov 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
104 | The Star Chamber | - | - | - | $5,555,305 | 796 | $5,555,305 | Aug 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
105 | To Be or Not to Be | - | - | - | $5,445,121 | 645 | $13,030,214 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
106 | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | - | - | - | $5,301,085 | 784 | $5,301,085 | Aug 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
107 | Nightmares | - | - | - | $5,266,167 | 1,025 | $6,670,680 | Sep 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
108 | The Man Who Loved Women | - | - | - | $5,194,011 | 845 | $10,964,231 | Dec 16 | Columbia Pictures | false |
109 | Vigilante | - | - | - | $5,091,888 | 250 | $5,091,888 | Mar 4 | - | false |
110 | Eddie and the Cruisers | - | - | - | $4,786,789 | 475 | $4,786,789 | Sep 23 | Embassy Pictures | false |
111 | Curse of the Pink Panther | - | - | - | $4,491,986 | 812 | $4,491,986 | Aug 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
112 | Mortuary | - | - | - | $4,319,001 | 146 | $4,319,001 | Sep 2 | - | false |
113 | Trenchcoat | - | - | - | $4,304,286 | 723 | $4,304,286 | Mar 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
114 | Yellowbeard | - | - | - | $4,300,000 | 761 | $4,300,000 | Jun 24 | Orion Pictures | false |
115 | The Keep | - | - | - | $4,218,594 | 508 | $4,218,594 | Dec 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
116 | Trail of the Pink Panther | - | - | - | $4,077,197 | 806 | $9,056,073 | Dec 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
117 | Joysticks | - | - | - | $3,952,448 | 310 | $3,952,448 | Mar 4 | - | false |
118 | Let's Spend the Night Together | - | - | - | $3,821,199 | 475 | $3,821,199 | Feb 11 | Embassy Pictures | false |
119 | Running Brave | - | - | - | $3,000,000 | 440 | $3,000,000 | Nov 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
120 | The Golden Seal | - | - | - | $2,869,628 | 435 | $6,666,725 | Aug 19 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
121 | Yor: The Hunter from the Future | - | - | - | $2,810,199 | 1,425 | $2,810,199 | Aug 19 | Columbia Pictures | false |
122 | Six Weeks | - | - | - | $2,698,451 | 613 | $6,668,025 | Dec 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
123 | The Final Option | - | - | - | $2,666,873 | 338 | $2,666,873 | Sep 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
124 | The King of Comedy | - | - | - | $2,536,242 | 76 | $2,536,242 | Feb 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
125 | Rumble Fish | - | - | - | $2,494,480 | 296 | $2,494,480 | Oct 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
126 | The Man Who Wasn't There | - | - | - | $2,443,487 | 980 | $2,443,487 | Aug 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
127 | Table for Five | - | - | - | $2,439,705 | 181 | $2,439,705 | Feb 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
128 | Tough Enough | - | - | - | $2,433,722 | 538 | $2,433,722 | Mar 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
129 | Man, Woman and Child | - | - | - | $2,314,561 | 350 | $2,314,561 | Apr 1 | Paramount Pictures | false |
130 | Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence | - | - | - | $2,306,560 | 196 | $2,306,560 | Aug 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
131 | Videodrome | - | - | - | $2,120,439 | 600 | $2,120,439 | Feb 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
132 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,108,548 | 520 | $2,108,548 | May 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
133 | Testament | - | - | - | $2,044,892 | 41 | $2,044,892 | Nov 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
134 | Pieces | - | - | - | $2,032,311 | 104 | $2,032,311 | Sep 23 | - | false |
135 | Savage Islands | - | - | - | $1,963,756 | 925 | $1,963,756 | Nov 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
136 | Baby It's You | - | - | - | $1,867,792 | 30 | $1,867,792 | Mar 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
137 | Strange Invaders | - | - | - | $1,362,303 | 274 | $1,362,303 | Sep 16 | Orion Pictures | false |
138 | Losin' It | - | - | - | $1,246,141 | 180 | $1,246,141 | Apr 8 | Embassy Pictures | false |
139 | The Lonely Lady | - | - | - | $1,223,200 | 703 | $1,223,200 | Sep 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
140 | Never Cry Wolf | - | - | - | $1,116,437 | 540 | $29,600,000 | Oct 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
141 | Of Unknown Origin | - | - | - | $1,080,470 | 199 | $1,080,470 | Nov 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
142 | Getting It On | - | - | - | $975,414 | 350 | $975,414 | Aug 19 | - | false |
143 | Rocky III 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $902,228 | 1,071 | $902,228 | May 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
144 | American Playhouse: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | - | - | - | $804,963 | 32 | $804,963 | Aug 19 | Embassy Pictures | false |
145 | Fire and Ice | - | - | - | $760,883 | 89 | $760,883 | Aug 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
146 | The Pirates of Penzance | - | - | - | $694,497 | 91 | $694,497 | Feb 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
147 | Poltergeist 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $536,108 | 593 | $536,108 | May 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
148 | Puberty Blues | - | - | - | $237,000 | 1 | $237,000 | Jul 15 | Universal Classics | false |
149 | Screwballs | - | - | - | $210,000 | 128 | $2,082,215 | Apr 1 | New World Pictures | false |