1983 DOMESTIC GROSSES Total Grosses of all Movies Released in 1983
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Next Year > Rank Movie Title (click to view) Studio 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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