| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | - | - | - | $89,970,959 | 1,764 | $252,583,617 | 35.6% | May 25, 1983 | 20th Century Fox |
| 2 | Flashdance | - | - | - | $43,807,408 | 1,140 | $92,921,203 | 47.1% | Apr 15, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Blue Thunder | - | - | - | $32,752,859 | 1,555 | $42,313,354 | 77.4% | May 13, 1983 | Columbia Pictures |
| 4 | Tootsie | - | - | - | $28,396,665 | 1,222 | $177,200,000 | 16% | Dec 17, 1982 | Columbia Pictures |
| 5 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | - | - | - | $20,407,028 | 1,778 | $359,197,037 | 5.7% | Jun 11, 1982 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | Gandhi | - | - | - | $18,506,326 | 825 | $52,767,889 | 35.1% | Dec 10, 1982 | Columbia Pictures |
| 7 | The Outsiders | - | - | - | $18,446,847 | 1,002 | $25,697,647 | 71.8% | Mar 25, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Breathless | - | - | - | $17,775,360 | 1,166 | $19,910,002 | 89.3% | May 13, 1983 | Orion Pictures |
| 9 | My Tutor | - | - | - | $17,621,475 | 500 | $22,587,834 | 78% | Mar 4, 1983 | Crown |
| 10 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | - | - | - | $15,996,551 | 1,344 | $16,478,265 | 97.1% | May 20, 1983 | Columbia Pictures |
| 11 | Spring Break | - | - | - | $15,602,888 | 1,531 | $24,071,666 | 64.8% | Mar 25, 1983 | Columbia Pictures |
| 12 | Monty Python's the Meaning of Life | - | - | - | $14,929,552 | 554 | $14,929,552 | 100% | Apr 1, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | Psycho II | - | - | - | $14,791,754 | 1,488 | $34,725,000 | 42.6% | Jun 3, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | High Road to China | - | - | - | $14,720,994 | 1,508 | $28,445,927 | 51.8% | Mar 18, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Max Dugan Returns | - | - | - | $13,797,692 | 801 | $17,613,720 | 78.3% | Mar 25, 1983 | 20th Century Fox |
| 16 | Still Smokin | - | - | - | $13,245,877 | 730 | $15,543,710 | 85.2% | May 6, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 17 | WarGames | - | - | - | $12,581,168 | 977 | $79,567,667 | 15.8% | Jun 3, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 18 | Lone Wolf McQuade | - | - | - | $12,232,628 | 1,221 | $12,232,628 | 100% | Apr 15, 1983 | Orion Pictures |
| 19 | Valley Girl | - | - | - | $11,631,327 | 442 | $17,343,596 | 67.1% | Apr 29, 1983 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 20 | 48 Hrs. | - | - | - | $11,129,604 | 1,050 | $78,868,508 | 14.1% | Dec 10, 1982 | Paramount Pictures |
| 21 | Doctor Detroit | - | - | - | $10,375,893 | 1,343 | $10,375,893 | 100% | May 6, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | Sophie's Choice | - | - | - | $9,669,000 | 548 | $30,036,000 | 32.2% | Dec 10, 1982 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $9,390,095 | 628 | $11,374,454 | 82.6% | Mar 25, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 24 | The Sword in the Stone | - | - | - | $8,707,787 | 741 | $12,000,000 | 72.6% | Mar 25, 1983 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | - | - | - | $8,400,000 | 817 | $8,400,000 | 100% | Apr 29, 1983 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 26 | Tender Mercies | - | - | - | $8,255,114 | 37 | $8,443,124 | 97.8% | Mar 4, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | The Black Stallion Returns | - | - | - | $7,809,203 | 1,376 | $12,049,108 | 64.8% | Mar 25, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 28 | Bad Boys | - | - | - | $6,076,431 | 535 | $9,190,819 | 66.1% | Mar 25, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | Octopussy | - | - | - | $6,061,290 | 1,339 | $67,893,619 | 8.9% | Jun 10, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 30 | The Hunger | - | - | - | $5,979,292 | 775 | $5,979,292 | 100% | Apr 29, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 31 | The Man with Two Brains | - | - | - | $5,832,448 | 1,203 | $10,353,438 | 56.3% | Jun 3, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | Porky's 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,797,190 | 1,192 | $5,797,190 | 100% | May 6, 1983 | 20th Century Fox |
| 33 | Local Hero | - | - | - | $5,759,681 | 207 | $5,895,761 | 97.7% | Feb 18, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | Trading Places | - | - | - | $5,614,863 | 1,389 | $90,404,800 | 6.2% | Jun 10, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 35 | Chained Heat | - | - | - | $5,587,418 | 417 | $6,149,983 | 90.9% | May 27, 1983 | Jensen Farley Pictures |
| 36 | The Verdict | - | - | - | $4,248,642 | 904 | $53,977,250 | 7.9% | Dec 10, 1982 | 20th Century Fox |
| 37 | The King of Comedy | - | - | - | $2,357,001 | 76 | $2,536,242 | 92.9% | Feb 18, 1983 | 20th Century Fox |
| 38 | Man, Woman and Child | - | - | - | $2,314,561 | 350 | $2,314,561 | 100% | Apr 1, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 39 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,108,548 | 520 | $2,108,548 | 100% | May 13, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 40 | Baby It's You | - | - | - | $1,850,048 | 30 | $1,867,792 | 99.1% | Mar 4, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 41 | Tough Enough | - | - | - | $1,400,017 | 538 | $2,433,722 | 57.5% | Mar 25, 1983 | 20th Century Fox |
| 42 | Losin' It | - | - | - | $1,246,141 | 180 | $1,246,141 | 100% | Apr 8, 1983 | Embassy Pictures |
| 43 | Rocky III 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $902,228 | 1,071 | $902,228 | 100% | May 6, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 44 | Poltergeist 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $536,108 | 593 | $536,108 | 100% | May 20, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 45 | Table for Five | - | - | - | $340,956 | 181 | $2,439,705 | 14% | Feb 18, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 46 | Screwballs | - | - | - | $210,000 | 128 | $2,082,215 | 10.1% | Apr 1, 1983 | New World Pictures |
