| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | - | - | - | $231,117,020 | 1,764 | $252,583,617 | May 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | Trading Places | - | - | - | $79,945,396 | 1,389 | $90,404,800 | Jun 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | Octopussy | - | - | - | $67,893,619 | 1,339 | $67,893,619 | Jun 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 4 | WarGames | - | - | - | $67,662,494 | 977 | $79,567,667 | Jun 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 5 | Flashdance | - | - | - | $63,907,425 | 1,140 | $92,921,203 | Apr 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | Superman III | - | - | - | $59,950,623 | 1,763 | $59,950,623 | Jun 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Staying Alive | - | - | - | $57,734,260 | 1,747 | $64,892,670 | Jul 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 8 | Vacation | - | - | - | $48,109,785 | 1,253 | $61,399,552 | Jul 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | Jaws 3-D | - | - | - | $45,517,055 | 1,311 | $45,517,055 | Jul 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | Blue Thunder | - | - | - | $42,313,354 | 1,555 | $42,313,354 | May 13 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 11 | Risky Business | - | - | - | $34,813,567 | 1,137 | $63,541,777 | Aug 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Psycho II | - | - | - | $34,725,000 | 1,488 | $34,725,000 | Jun 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 13 | Porky's II: The Next Day | - | - | - | $33,759,266 | 1,564 | $33,759,266 | Jun 24 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 14 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $30,100,000 | 1,362 | $30,100,000 | Jul 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 15 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | - | - | - | $29,450,919 | 1,288 | $29,450,919 | Jun 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | Mr. Mom | - | - | - | $27,067,367 | 1,362 | $64,783,827 | Jul 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 17 | Class | - | - | - | $21,667,789 | 844 | $21,667,789 | Jul 22 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 18 | Breathless | - | - | - | $19,910,002 | 1,166 | $19,910,002 | May 13 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 19 | Easy Money | - | - | - | $18,371,574 | 1,171 | $29,309,766 | Aug 19 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 20 | Cujo | - | - | - | $18,326,392 | 1,293 | $21,156,152 | Aug 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | Krull | - | - | - | $16,519,460 | 1,289 | $16,519,460 | Jul 29 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 22 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | - | - | - | $16,478,265 | 1,344 | $16,478,265 | May 20 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 23 | Still Smokin | - | - | - | $15,543,710 | 730 | $15,543,710 | May 6 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 24 | Tootsie | - | - | - | $15,261,746 | 1,222 | $177,200,000 | Dec 17 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 25 | Valley Girl | - | - | - | $14,760,385 | 442 | $17,343,596 | Apr 29 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 26 | Private School | - | - | - | $14,049,540 | 1,024 | $14,049,540 | Jul 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 27 | The Survivors | - | - | - | $14,000,000 | 1,014 | $14,000,000 | Jun 24 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 28 | My Tutor | - | - | - | $13,391,040 | 500 | $22,587,834 | Mar 4 | Crown | false |
| 29 | Stroker Ace | - | - | - | $13,000,000 | 1,385 | $13,000,000 | Jul 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 30 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | - | - | - | $11,915,602 | 1,778 | $359,197,037 | Jun 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 31 | Doctor Detroit | - | - | - | $10,375,893 | 1,343 | $10,375,893 | May 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 32 | The Man with Two Brains | - | - | - | $10,353,438 | 1,203 | $10,353,438 | Jun 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | Tender Mercies | - | - | - | $7,862,598 | 37 | $8,443,124 | Mar 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 34 | Hercules | - | - | - | $6,216,064 | 1,014 | $10,676,194 | Aug 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 35 | Chained Heat | - | - | - | $6,149,983 | 417 | $6,149,983 | May 27 | - | false |
| 36 | Porky's 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,797,190 | 1,192 | $5,797,190 | May 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 37 | The Star Chamber | - | - | - | $5,555,305 | 796 | $5,555,305 | Aug 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 38 | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | - | - | - | $5,301,085 | 784 | $5,301,085 | Aug 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 39 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | - | - | - | $5,296,151 | 817 | $8,400,000 | Apr 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 40 | Gandhi | - | - | - | $4,989,772 | 825 | $52,767,889 | Dec 10 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 41 | Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | - | - | - | $4,547,712 | 1,119 | $5,678,950 | Aug 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 42 | Curse of the Pink Panther | - | - | - | $4,491,986 | 812 | $4,491,986 | Aug 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 43 | Yellowbeard | - | - | - | $4,300,000 | 761 | $4,300,000 | Jun 24 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 44 | Strange Brew | - | - | - | $4,085,492 | 849 | $8,571,374 | Aug 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 45 | The Hunger | - | - | - | $3,437,483 | 775 | $5,979,292 | Apr 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 46 | The Outsiders | - | - | - | $2,836,759 | 1,002 | $25,697,647 | Mar 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 47 | Yor: The Hunter from the Future | - | - | - | $2,810,199 | 1,425 | $2,810,199 | Aug 19 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 48 | Local Hero | - | - | - | $2,678,199 | 207 | $5,895,761 | Feb 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 49 | The Man Who Wasn't There | - | - | - | $2,443,487 | 980 | $2,443,487 | Aug 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 50 | The Meaning of Life | - | - | - | $2,364,524 | 554 | $14,929,552 | Apr 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 51 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,108,548 | 520 | $2,108,548 | May 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 52 | The Verdict | - | - | - | $1,933,772 | 904 | $53,977,250 | Dec 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 53 | Baby It's You | - | - | - | $1,850,048 | 30 | $1,867,792 | Mar 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 54 | Max Dugan Returns | - | - | - | $1,551,060 | 801 | $17,613,720 | Mar 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 55 | Getting It On | - | - | - | $975,414 | 350 | $975,414 | Aug 19 | - | false |
| 56 | Rocky III 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $902,228 | 1,071 | $902,228 | May 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 57 | Mortuary | - | - | - | $763,184 | 146 | $4,319,001 | Sep 2 | - | false |
| 58 | Fire and Ice | - | - | - | $760,883 | 89 | $760,883 | Aug 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 59 | Lone Wolf McQuade | - | - | - | $691,526 | 1,221 | $12,232,628 | Apr 15 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 60 | Poltergeist 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $536,108 | 593 | $536,108 | May 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 61 | Spring Break | - | - | - | $494,273 | 1,531 | $24,071,666 | Mar 25 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 62 | Deathstalker | - | - | - | $292,064 | 250 | $11,919,250 | Sep 2 | New World Pictures | false |
| 63 | Puberty Blues | - | - | - | $237,000 | 1 | $237,000 | Jul 15 | Universal Classics | false |
| 64 | Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence | - | - | - | $165,465 | 196 | $2,306,560 | Aug 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 65 | Zelig | - | - | - | $129,912 | 245 | $11,798,616 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 66 | American Playhouse: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | - | - | - | $22,110 | 32 | $804,963 | Aug 19 | Embassy Pictures | false |
