Domestic Box Office For Summer 1983
Summer 1983 is May 6-September 5.
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $252,583,617 | 1,764 | $23,019,618 | 9.1% | 1,002 | May 25 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | Trading Places | $90,404,800 | 1,389 | $7,348,200 | 8.1% | 1,375 | Jun 10 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | WarGames | $79,567,667 | 977 | $6,227,804 | 7.8% | 843 | Jun 3 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 4 | Octopussy | $67,893,619 | 1,339 | $8,902,564 | 13.1% | 1,311 | Jun 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 5 | Staying Alive | $64,892,670 | 1,747 | $12,146,143 | 18.7% | 1,660 | Jul 15 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Mr. Mom | $64,783,827 | 1,362 | $947,197 | 1.5% | 126 | Aug 19 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | Risky Business | $63,541,777 | 1,137 | $4,275,327 | 6.7% | 670 | Aug 5 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $61,399,552 | 1,253 | $8,333,358 | 13.6% | 1,175 | Jul 29 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Superman III | $59,950,623 | 1,763 | $13,352,357 | 22.3% | 1,759 | Jun 17 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Jaws 3-D | $45,517,055 | 1,311 | $13,422,500 | 29.5% | 1,300 | Jul 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | Blue Thunder | $42,313,354 | 1,555 | $8,258,149 | 19.5% | 1,539 | May 13 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 12 | Psycho II | $34,725,000 | 1,488 | $8,310,244 | 23.9% | 1,448 | Jun 3 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | Porky's II: The Next Day | $33,759,266 | 1,564 | $7,054,988 | 20.9% | 1,511 | Jun 24 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1983 Re-release | $30,100,000 | 1,362 | $6,017,914 | 20% | 1,362 | Jul 15 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | $29,450,919 | 1,288 | $6,614,366 | 22.5% | 1,275 | Jun 24 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Easy Money | $29,309,766 | 1,171 | $5,844,974 | 19.9% | 1,130 | Aug 19 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 17 | Class | $21,667,789 | 844 | $4,553,233 | 21% | 839 | Jul 22 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 18 | Cujo | $21,156,152 | 1,293 | $6,114,899 | 28.9% | 1,239 | Aug 12 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | Breathless | $19,910,002 | 1,166 | $4,384,369 | 22% | 1,161 | May 13 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 20 | Krull | $16,519,460 | 1,289 | $5,469,415 | 33.1% | 1,281 | Jul 29 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 21 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | $16,478,265 | 1,344 | $7,053,016 | 42.8% | 1,338 | May 20 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 22 | Still Smokin | $15,543,710 | 730 | $3,085,705 | 19.9% | 710 | May 6 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 23 | Private School | $14,049,540 | 1,024 | $4,411,861 | 31.4% | 1,024 | Jul 29 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 24 | The Survivors | $14,000,000 | 1,014 | $3,044,927 | 21.7% | 1,006 | Jun 24 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 25 | Stroker Ace | $13,000,000 | 1,385 | $4,668,135 | 35.9% | 1,385 | Jul 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | Hercules | $10,676,194 | 1,014 | $3,473,635 | 32.5% | 1,001 | Aug 26 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 27 | Doctor Detroit | $10,375,893 | 1,343 | $3,295,722 | 31.8% | 1,343 | May 6 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | The Man with Two Brains | $10,353,438 | 1,203 | $3,498,931 | 33.8% | 1,203 | Jun 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | Strange Brew | $8,571,374 | 849 | $1,913,389 | 22.3% | 849 | Aug 26 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 30 | Porky's 1983 Re-release | $5,797,190 | 1,192 | $2,139,827 | 36.9% | 1,192 | May 6 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | $5,678,950 | 1,119 | $1,728,060 | 30.4% | 498 | Sep 2 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 32 | The Star Chamber | $5,555,305 | 796 | $1,980,105 | 35.6% | 796 | Aug 5 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 33 | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | $5,301,085 | 784 | $2,019,000 | 38.1% | 549 | Aug 26 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 34 | Curse of the Pink Panther | $4,491,986 | 812 | $1,641,182 | 36.5% | 812 | Aug 12 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 35 | Yellowbeard | $4,300,000 | 761 | $1,564,155 | 36.4% | 761 | Jun 24 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 36 | Yor: The Hunter from the Future | $2,810,199 | 1,425 | $2,810,199 | 100% | 1,425 | Aug 19 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 37 | The Man Who Wasn't There | $2,443,487 | 980 | $1,379,502 | 56.5% | 980 | Aug 12 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 38 | Rocky III 1983 Re-release | $902,228 | 1,071 | $902,228 | 100% | 1,071 | May 6 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
