| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Never Say Never Again | - | - | - | $55,432,841 | 1,560 | $55,432,841 | 100% | Oct 7, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | The Big Chill | - | - | - | $39,745,376 | 832 | $56,342,711 | 70.5% | Sep 30, 1983 | Columbia Pictures |
| 3 | The Dead Zone | - | - | - | $20,766,616 | 1,293 | $20,766,616 | 100% | Oct 21, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Terms of Endearment | - | - | - | $18,376,890 | 1,259 | $108,423,489 | 16.9% | Nov 23, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | Sudden Impact | - | - | - | $18,200,106 | 1,602 | $67,642,693 | 26.9% | Dec 9, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | All the Right Moves | - | - | - | $17,233,166 | 909 | $17,233,166 | 100% | Oct 21, 1983 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | Mr. Mom | - | - | - | $16,816,100 | 1,362 | $64,783,827 | 26% | Jul 22, 1983 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | Richard Pryor... Here and Now | - | - | - | $16,156,776 | 1,411 | $16,156,776 | 100% | Oct 28, 1983 | Columbia Pictures |
| 9 | Risky Business | - | - | - | $13,790,355 | 1,137 | $63,541,777 | 21.7% | Aug 5, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Educating Rita | - | - | - | $13,383,087 | 407 | $14,648,076 | 91.4% | Sep 23, 1983 | Columbia Pictures |
| 11 | A Christmas Story | - | - | - | $13,242,970 | 938 | $19,294,144 | 68.6% | Nov 18, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 12 | The Right Stuff | - | - | - | $12,040,177 | 627 | $21,192,102 | 56.8% | Oct 21, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | Deathstalker | - | - | - | $11,408,135 | 250 | $11,919,250 | 95.7% | Sep 2, 1983 | New World Pictures |
| 14 | Deal of the Century | - | - | - | $10,369,581 | 1,226 | $10,369,581 | 100% | Nov 4, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Brainstorm | - | - | - | $9,987,481 | 498 | $10,219,460 | 97.7% | Sep 30, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 16 | Scarface | - | - | - | $8,930,318 | 1,008 | $45,227,398 | 19.7% | Dec 9, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | Revenge of the Ninja | - | - | - | $7,706,229 | 504 | $13,168,027 | 58.5% | Sep 9, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 18 | Romantic Comedy | - | - | - | $6,857,733 | 911 | $6,857,733 | 100% | Oct 7, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 19 | The Osterman Weekend | - | - | - | $6,486,797 | 670 | $6,486,797 | 100% | Oct 21, 1983 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | Amityville 3-D | - | - | - | $6,333,135 | 1,254 | $6,333,135 | 100% | Nov 18, 1983 | Orion Pictures |
| 21 | Christine | - | - | - | $5,701,684 | 1,101 | $21,017,849 | 27.1% | Dec 9, 1983 | Columbia Pictures |
| 22 | Under Fire | - | - | - | $5,696,391 | 816 | $5,696,391 | 100% | Oct 21, 1983 | Orion Pictures |
| 23 | Beyond the Limit | - | - | - | $5,601,110 | 707 | $5,997,566 | 93.4% | Sep 30, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 24 | A Night in Heaven | - | - | - | $5,563,663 | 901 | $5,563,663 | 100% | Nov 18, 1983 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | - | - | - | $5,517,594 | 1,764 | $252,583,617 | 2.2% | May 25, 1983 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 26 | Flashdance | - | - | - | $5,328,449 | 1,140 | $92,921,203 | 5.7% | Apr 15, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 27 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | - | - | - | $4,946,238 | 432 | $11,234,220 | 44% | Oct 7, 1983 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 28 | Trading Places | - | - | - | $4,617,585 | 1,389 | $90,404,800 | 5.1% | Jun 10, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 29 | Zelig | - | - | - | $4,478,110 | 245 | $11,798,616 | 38% | Jul 15, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | Yentl | - | - | - | $4,470,122 | 747 | $40,218,899 | 11.1% | Nov 18, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 31 | National Lampoon's Vacation | - | - | - | $3,750,080 | 1,253 | $61,399,552 | 6.1% | Jul 29, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | Running Brave | - | - | - | $3,000,000 | 440 | $3,000,000 | 100% | Nov 4, 1983 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 33 | The Golden Seal | - | - | - | $2,869,628 | 435 | $6,666,725 | 43% | Aug 19, 1983 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 34 | Eddie and the Cruisers | - | - | - | $2,815,134 | 475 | $4,786,789 | 58.8% | Sep 23, 1983 | Embassy Pictures |
| 35 | Rumble Fish | - | - | - | $2,494,480 | 296 | $2,494,480 | 100% | Oct 8, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 36 | Two of a Kind | - | - | - | $2,206,206 | 1,278 | $23,646,952 | 9.3% | Dec 16, 1983 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 37 | Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence | - | - | - | $2,141,095 | 196 | $2,306,560 | 92.8% | Aug 26, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 38 | Testament | - | - | - | $2,044,892 | 41 | $2,044,892 | 100% | Nov 4, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 39 | Uncommon Valor | - | - | - | $2,017,563 | 1,076 | $30,503,151 | 6.6% | Dec 16, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 40 | Savage Islands | - | - | - | $1,963,756 | 925 | $1,963,756 | 100% | Nov 18, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 41 | The Rescuers 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,703,208 | 1,040 | $21,000,000 | 8.1% | Dec 16, 1983 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 42 | Never Cry Wolf | - | - | - | $1,116,437 | 540 | $29,600,000 | 3.8% | Oct 7, 1983 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 43 | Of Unknown Origin | - | - | - | $1,080,470 | 199 | $1,080,470 | 100% | Nov 23, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | The Lonely Lady | - | - | - | $1,048,452 | 703 | $1,223,200 | 85.7% | Sep 30, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 45 | D.C. Cab | - | - | - | $977,421 | 908 | $16,134,627 | 6.1% | Dec 16, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 46 | Silkwood | - | - | - | $971,916 | 843 | $35,615,609 | 2.7% | Dec 16, 1983 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 47 | The Man Who Loved Women | - | - | - | $866,142 | 845 | $10,964,231 | 7.9% | Dec 16, 1983 | Columbia Pictures |
| 48 | Gorky Park | - | - | - | $861,876 | 631 | $15,856,028 | 5.4% | Dec 16, 1983 | Orion Pictures |
| 49 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | - | - | - | $782,853 | 32 | $804,963 | 97.3% | Aug 19, 1983 | Embassy Pictures |
| 50 | To Be or Not to Be | - | - | - | $723,156 | 645 | $13,030,214 | 5.5% | Dec 16, 1983 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 51 | The Keep | - | - | - | $614,004 | 508 | $4,218,594 | 14.6% | Dec 16, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
