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Summer 1983 is May 6-September 5.
Data as of Jun 7, 2:01 PDT
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
-
-
-
$81,013,747
1,764
$252,583,617
32.1%
May 25, 1983
Twentieth Century Fox
2
Blue Thunder
-
-
-
$31,523,180
1,555
$42,313,354
74.5%
May 13, 1983
Columbia Pictures
3
Flashdance
-
-
-
$25,371,032
1,140
$92,921,203
27.3%
Apr 15, 1983
Paramount Pictures
4
Breathless
-
-
-
$17,354,466
1,166
$19,910,002
87.2%
May 13, 1983
Orion Pictures
5
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
-
-
-
$15,996,551
1,344
$16,478,265
97.1%
May 20, 1983
Columbia Pictures
6
Still Smokin
-
-
-
$12,802,795
730
$15,543,710
82.4%
May 6, 1983
Paramount Pictures
7
Psycho II
-
-
-
$11,789,324
1,488
$34,725,000
34%
Jun 3, 1983
Universal Pictures
8
Doctor Detroit
-
-
-
$10,375,893
1,343
$10,375,893
100%
May 6, 1983
Universal Pictures
9
Tootsie
-
-
-
$10,133,027
1,222
$177,200,000
5.7%
Dec 17, 1982
Columbia Pictures
10
My Tutor
-
-
-
$10,078,848
500
$22,587,834
44.6%
Mar 4, 1983
Crown
11
WarGames
-
-
-
$9,338,579
977
$79,567,667
11.7%
Jun 3, 1983
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
12
Valley Girl
-
-
-
$8,626,784
442
$17,343,596
49.7%
Apr 29, 1983
Atlantic Releasing Corporation
13
Tender Mercies
-
-
-
$7,862,598
37
$8,443,124
93.1%
Mar 4, 1983
Universal Pictures
14
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
-
-
-
$6,061,754
1,778
$359,197,037
1.7%
Jun 11, 1982
Universal Pictures
15
Porky's
1983 Re-release
-
-
-
$5,797,190
1,192
$5,797,190
100%
May 6, 1983
Twentieth Century Fox
16
Chained Heat
-
-
-
$5,587,418
417
$6,149,983
90.9%
May 27, 1983
-
17
Something Wicked This Way Comes
-
-
-
$5,296,151
817
$8,400,000
63%
Apr 29, 1983
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
18
Gandhi
-
-
-
$4,989,772
825
$52,767,889
9.5%
Dec 10, 1982
Columbia Pictures
19
The Man with Two Brains
-
-
-
$4,796,605
1,203
$10,353,438
46.3%
Jun 3, 1983
Warner Bros.
20
The Hunger
-
-
-
$3,437,483
775
$5,979,292
57.5%
Apr 29, 1983
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
21
The Outsiders
-
-
-
$2,836,759
1,002
$25,697,647
11%
Mar 25, 1983
Warner Bros.
22
Local Hero
-
-
-
$2,678,199
207
$5,895,761
45.4%
Feb 18, 1983
Warner Bros.
23
The Meaning of Life
-
-
-
$2,364,524
554
$14,929,552
15.8%
Apr 1, 1983
Universal Pictures
24
Friday the 13th: Part 3
1983 Re-release
-
-
-
$2,108,548
520
$2,108,548
100%
May 13, 1983
Paramount Pictures
25
The Verdict
-
-
-
$1,933,772
904
$53,977,250
3.6%
Dec 10, 1982
Twentieth Century Fox
26
Baby It's You
-
-
-
$1,850,048
30
$1,867,792
99.1%
Mar 4, 1983
Paramount Pictures
27
Max Dugan Returns
-
-
-
$1,551,060
801
$17,613,720
8.8%
Mar 25, 1983
Twentieth Century Fox
28
Rocky III
1983 Re-release
-
-
-
$902,228
1,071
$902,228
100%
May 6, 1983
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
29
Lone Wolf McQuade
-
-
-
$691,526
1,221
$12,232,628
5.7%
Apr 15, 1983
Orion Pictures
30
Poltergeist
1983 Re-release
-
-
-
$536,108
593
$536,108
100%
May 20, 1983
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
31
Spring Break
-
-
-
$494,273
1,531
$24,071,666
2.1%
Mar 25, 1983
Columbia Pictures