1983 DOMESTIC GROSSESTotal Grosses of all Movies Released in 1983
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| Total Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Open | | 1 | Return of the Jedi | Fox | $252,583,617 | 1,764 | $23,019,618 | 1,002 | 5/25 | | 2 | Terms of Endearment | Par. | $108,423,489 | 1,259 | $3,498,813 | 260 | 11/23 | | 3 | Flashdance | Par. | $92,921,203 | 1,140 | $4,076,124 | 1,140 | 4/15 | | 4 | Trading Places | Par. | $90,404,800 | 1,389 | $7,348,200 | 1,375 | 6/10 | | 5 | WarGames | MGM | $79,567,667 | 977 | $6,227,804 | 843 | 6/3 | | 6 | Octopussy | MGM | $67,893,619 | 1,339 | $8,902,564 | 1,311 | 6/10 | | 7 | Sudden Impact | WB | $67,642,693 | 1,602 | $9,688,561 | 1,530 | 12/9 | | 8 | Staying Alive | Par. | $64,892,670 | 1,747 | $12,146,143 | 1,660 | 7/15 | | 9 | Mr. Mom | Fox | $64,783,827 | 1,362 | $947,197 | 126 | 7/22 | | 10 | Risky Business | WB | $63,541,777 | 1,137 | $4,275,327 | 670 | 8/5 | | 11 | National Lampoon's Vacation | WB | $61,399,552 | 1,253 | $8,333,358 | 1,175 | 7/29 | | 12 | Superman III | WB | $59,950,623 | 1,763 | $13,352,357 | 1,759 | 6/17 | | 13 | The Big Chill | Col. | $56,342,711 | 832 | $3,662,152 | 722 | 9/30 | | 14 | Never Say Never Again | WB | $55,432,841 | 1,560 | $10,958,157 | 1,550 | 10/7 | | 15 | Jaws 3-D | Uni. | $45,517,055 | 1,311 | $13,422,500 | 1,300 | 7/22 | | 16 | Scarface (1983) | Uni. | $44,668,798 | 1,008 | $4,597,536 | 996 | 12/9 | | 17 | Blue Thunder | Col. | $42,313,354 | 1,555 | $8,258,149 | 1,539 | 5/13 | | 18 | Yentl | MGM | $40,218,899 | 747 | $3,050,219 | 501 | 11/18 | | 19 | Silkwood | Fox | $35,615,609 | 843 | $1,218,322 | 257 | 12/16 | | 20 | Psycho II | Uni. | $34,725,000 | 1,488 | $8,310,244 | 1,448 | 6/3 | | 21 | Porky's II: The Next Day | Fox | $33,759,266 | 1,564 | $7,054,988 | 1,511 | 6/24 | | 22 | Uncommon Valor | Par. | $30,503,151 | 1,076 | $3,144,367 | 989 | 12/16 | | 23 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Re-issue) (1983) | BV | $30,100,000 | 1,362 | $6,017,914 | 1,362 | 7/15 | | 24 | Never Cry Wolf | BV | $29,600,000 | 540 | $1,116,437 | 88 | 10/7 | | 25 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | WB | $29,450,919 | 1,288 | $6,614,366 | 1,275 | 6/24 | | 26 | Easy Money | Orion | $29,309,766 | 1,171 | $5,844,974 | 1,130 | 8/19 | | 27 | High Road to China | WB | $28,445,927 | 1,508 | $6,156,049 | 1,508 | 3/18 | | 28 | The Outsiders | WB | $25,697,647 | 1,002 | $5,068,165 | 829 | 3/25 | | 29 | Spring Break | Col. | $24,071,666 | 1,531 | $5,908,574 | 1,493 | 3/25 | | 30 | Two of a Kind | Fox | $23,646,952 | 1,278 | $3,344,942 | 1,244 | 12/16 | | 31 | My Tutor | Crwn | $22,587,834 | 500 | $435,188 | 96 | 3/4 | | 32 | Class | Orion | $21,667,789 | 844 | $4,553,233 | 839 | 7/22 | | 33 | The Right Stuff | WB | $21,192,102 | 627 | $1,601,167 | 229 | 10/21 | | 34 | Cujo | WB | $21,156,152 | 1,293 | $6,114,899 | 1,239 | 8/12 | | 35 | Christine | Col. | $21,017,849 | 1,101 | $3,408,904 | 1,045 | 12/9 | | 36 | The Rescuers (Re-issue) | BV | $21,000,000 | 1,040 | $2,111,582 | 862 | 12/16 | | 37 | The Dead Zone | Par. | $20,766,616 | 1,293 | $4,556,083 | 1,293 | 10/21 | | 38 | Breathless | Orion | $19,910,002 | 1,166 | $4,384,369 | 1,161 | 5/13 | | 39 | A Christmas Story | MGM | $19,294,144 | 938 | $2,072,473 | 886 | 11/18 | | 40 | Max Dugan Returns | Fox | $17,613,720 | 801 | $2,791,002 | 790 | 3/25 | | 41 | Valley Girl | Atl | $17,343,596 | 442 | $1,856,780 | 442 | 4/29 | | 42 | All the Right Moves | Fox | $17,233,166 | 909 | $1,625,486 | 442 | 10/21 | | 43 | Krull | Col. | $16,519,460 | 1,289 | $5,469,415 | 1,281 | 7/29 | | 44 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Col. | $16,478,265 | 1,344 | $7,053,016 | 1,338 | 5/20 | | 45 | Richard Pryor: Here and Now | Col. | $16,156,776 | 1,411 | $3,701,609 | 1,411 | 10/28 | | 46 | D.C. Cab | Uni. | $16,134,627 | 908 | $1,564,530 | 862 | 12/16 | | 47 | Gorky Park | Orion | $15,856,028 | 631 | $1,290,754 | 629 | 12/16 | | 48 | Cheech & Chong Still Smokin' | Par. | $15,543,710 | 730 | $3,085,705 | 710 | 5/6 | | 49 | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | Uni. | $14,929,552 | 554 | $1,987,853 | 257 | 4/1 | | 50 | Educating Rita | Col. | $14,648,076 | 407 | $73,518 | 3 | 9/23 | | 51 | Private School | Uni. | $14,049,540 | 1,024 | $4,411,861 | 1,024 | 7/29 | | 52 | The Survivors | Col. | $14,000,000 | 1,014 | $3,044,927 | 1,006 | 6/24 | | 53 | The Entity | Fox | $13,277,558 | 1,035 | $3,685,654 | 1,031 | 2/4 | | 54 | Revenge of the Ninja | MGM | $13,168,027 | 504 | $2,114,125 | 432 | 9/9 | | 55 | To Be or Not to Be (1983) | Fox | $13,030,214 | 645 | $1,020,958 | 638 | 12/16 | | 56 | Stroker Ace | Uni. | $13,000,000 | 1,385 | $4,668,135 | 1,385 | 7/1 | | 57 | Lone Wolf McQuade | Orion | $12,232,628 | 1,221 | $4,295,300 | 1,221 | 4/15 | | 58 | The Black Stallion Returns | MGM | $12,049,108 | 1,376 | $2,923,297 | 1,370 | 3/25 | | 59 | The Sword in the Stone (Re-issue) | BV | $12,000,000 | 741 | $2,230,614 | 487 | 3/25 | | 60 | Deathstalker | NW | $11,919,250 | 250 | $456,700 | 166 | 9/2 | | 61 | Zelig | WB | $11,798,616 | 245 | $60,119 | 6 | 7/15 | | 62 | The Lords of Discipline | Par. | $11,787,127 | 800 | $3,011,932 | 800 | 2/18 | | 63 | Raiders of the Lost Ark (Re-issue) (1983) | Par. | $11,374,454 | 628 | $1,327,451 | 628 | 3/25 | | 64 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | Atl | $11,234,220 | 432 | $1,180,582 | 183 | 10/7 | | 65 | The Man Who Loved Women | Col. | $10,964,231 | 845 | $1,347,032 | 802 | 12/16 | | 66 | Hercules (1983) | MGM | $10,676,194 | 1,014 | $3,473,635 | 1,001 | 8/26 | | 67 | The House on Sorority Row | FVI | $10,604,986 | 153 | $617,661 | 153 | 1/21 | | 68 | Doctor Detroit | Uni. | $10,375,893 | 1,343 | $3,295,722 | 1,343 | 5/6 | | 69 | Deal of the Century | WB | $10,369,581 | 1,226 | $3,520,605 | 1,217 | 11/4 | | 70 | The Man with Two Brains | WB | $10,353,438 | 1,203 | $3,498,931 | 1,203 | 6/3 | | 71 | The Year of Living Dangerously | WB | $10,278,575 | 690 | $35,000 | 1 | 1/21 | | 72 | Brainstorm | MGM | $10,219,460 | 498 | $1,196,965 | 169 | 9/30 | | 73 | Lovesick | WB | $10,171,304 | 744 | $3,093,281 | 718 | 2/18 | | 74 | Without a Trace | Fox | $9,632,062 | 721 | $1,609,448 | 721 | 2/4 | | 75 | Bad Boys (1983) | Uni. | $9,190,819 | 535 | $2,171,197 | 468 | 3/25 | | 76 | Rear Window (Re-issue) (1983) | Uni. | $9,084,420 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/30 | | 77 | Strange Brew | MGM | $8,571,374 | 849 | $1,913,389 | 849 | 8/26 | | 78 | Tender Mercies | Uni. | $8,443,124 | 37 | $46,977 | 3 | 3/4 | | 79 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | BV | $8,400,000 | 817 | $2,423,555 | 817 | 4/29 | | 80 | 10 to Midnight | MGM | $7,175,592 | 595 | $3,050,225 | 595 | 3/11 | | 81 | Romantic Comedy | MGM | $6,857,733 | 911 | $2,366,025 | 911 | 10/7 | | 82 | Fanny and Alexander | Emb | $6,783,304 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6/17 | | 83 | Nightmares | Uni. | $6,670,680 | 1,025 | $2,572,750 | 1,025 | 9/2 | | 84 | The Golden Seal | Gold. | $6,666,725 | 435 | $920,018 | 418 | 8/19 | | 85 | The Osterman Weekend | Fox | $6,486,797 | 670 | $301,129 | 125 | 10/21 | | 86 | Star 80 | WB | $6,472,990 | 502 | $412,566 | 94 | 11/11 | | 87 | The Sting II | Uni. | $6,347,072 | 1,294 | $3,106,108 | 1,294 | 2/18 | | 88 | Amityville 3-D | Orion | $6,333,135 | 1,254 | $2,366,472 | 1,254 | 11/18 | | 89 | Chained Heat | JenF | $6,149,983 | 417 | $2,252,682 | 404 | 5/27 | | 90 | Beyond the Limit | Par. | $5,997,566 | 707 | $2,208,976 | 700 | 9/30 | | 91 | The Hunger | MGM | $5,979,292 | 775 | $1,832,898 | 775 | 4/29 | | 92 | Local Hero | WB | $5,895,761 | 207 | $23,567 | 1 | 2/18 | | 93 | Porky's (Re-issue) | Fox | $5,797,190 | 1,192 | $2,139,827 | 1,192 | 5/6 | | 94 | Under Fire | Orion | $5,696,391 | 816 | $1,837,768 | 816 | 10/21 | | 95 | Smokey & the Bandit Part III | Uni. | $5,678,950 | 1,119 | $1,728,060 | 498 | 8/12 | | 96 | A Night in Heaven | Fox | $5,563,663 | 901 | $1,835,421 | 901 | 11/18 | | 97 | The Star Chamber | Fox | $5,555,305 | 796 | $1,980,105 | 796 | 8/5 | | 98 | The Grey Fox | MGM | $5,516,140 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/13 | | 99 | Vertigo (1983 re-issue) | Uni. | $5,343,461 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10/28 | | 100 | The Dresser | Col. | $5,310,748 | 241 | $26,877 | 3 | 12/9 | | Summary of 163 Movies on Chart: | | Totals: | $2,657,434,919 | - | - | - | - | | Averages: | $16,303,282 | - | - | - | - |  |
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