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Data as of Sep 26, 3:10 PDT
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Max Theaters
Total Gross
% of Total
Release Date
Distributor
1
Mr. Mom
-
-
-
$23,274,797
1,362
$64,783,827
35.9%
Jul 22, 1983
Twentieth Century Fox
2
Risky Business
-
-
-
$18,121,816
1,137
$63,541,777
28.5%
Aug 5, 1983
Warner Bros.
3
National Lampoon's Vacation
-
-
-
$11,634,690
1,253
$61,399,552
18.9%
Jul 29, 1983
Warner Bros.
4
Easy Money
-
-
-
$11,149,002
1,171
$29,309,766
38%
Aug 19, 1983
Orion Pictures
5
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
-
-
-
$9,256,288
1,764
$252,583,617
3.7%
May 25, 1983
Twentieth Century Fox
6
Flashdance
-
-
-
$7,499,120
1,140
$92,921,203
8.1%
Apr 15, 1983
Paramount Pictures
7
Hercules
-
-
-
$6,754,648
1,014
$10,676,194
63.3%
Aug 26, 1983
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
8
Trading Places
-
-
-
$6,573,480
1,389
$90,404,800
7.3%
Jun 10, 1983
Paramount Pictures
9
Zelig
-
-
-
$6,145,182
245
$11,798,616
52.1%
Jul 15, 1983
Warner Bros.
10
Strange Brew
-
-
-
$6,098,300
849
$8,571,374
71.1%
Aug 26, 1983
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
11
Staying Alive
-
-
-
$5,460,208
1,747
$64,892,670
8.4%
Jul 15, 1983
Paramount Pictures
12
WarGames
-
-
-
$5,144,156
977
$79,567,667
6.5%
Jun 3, 1983
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
13
Nightmares
-
-
-
$4,857,207
1,025
$6,670,680
72.8%
Sep 2, 1983
Universal Pictures
14
Cujo
-
-
-
$4,356,693
1,293
$21,156,152
20.6%
Aug 12, 1983
Warner Bros.
15
Mortuary
-
-
-
$4,319,001
146
$4,319,001
100%
Sep 2, 1983
Film Ventures International (FVI)
16
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
-
-
-
$3,347,016
1,119
$5,678,950
58.9%
Aug 12, 1983
Universal Pictures
17
Revenge of the Ninja
-
-
-
$2,808,913
504
$13,168,027
21.3%
Sep 9, 1983
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
18
The Final Option
-
-
-
$2,666,873
338
$2,666,873
100%
Sep 16, 1983
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
19
Strange Invaders
-
-
-
$1,362,303
274
$1,362,303
100%
Sep 16, 1983
Orion Pictures
20
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn
-
-
-
$1,018,656
784
$5,301,085
19.2%
Aug 19, 1983
Universal Pictures
21
Eddie and the Cruisers
-
-
-
$776,148
475
$4,786,789
16.2%
Sep 23, 1983
Embassy Pictures
22
Deathstalker
-
-
-
$511,115
250
$11,919,250
4.3%
Sep 2, 1983
New World Pictures
23
Pieces
-
-
-
$322,845
104
$2,032,311
15.9%
Sep 23, 1983
Film Ventures International (FVI)
24
Educating Rita
-
-
-
$54,897
407
$14,648,076
0.4%
Sep 23, 1983
Columbia Pictures
25
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
-
-
-
$23,637
196
$2,306,560
1%
Aug 26, 1983
Universal Pictures