| 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 | - | - | - | $180,304,843 | 1,764 | $252,583,617 | 71.4% | May 25, 1983 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | Trading Places | - | - | - | $53,542,662 | 1,389 | $90,404,800 | 59.2% | Jun 10, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Superman III | - | - | - | $52,848,275 | 1,763 | $59,950,623 | 88.2% | Jun 17, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Octopussy | - | - | - | $47,575,275 | 1,339 | $67,893,619 | 70.1% | Jun 10, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 5 | WarGames | - | - | - | $47,181,886 | 977 | $79,567,667 | 59.3% | Jun 3, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 6 | Flashdance | - | - | - | $45,580,548 | 1,140 | $92,921,203 | 49.1% | Apr 15, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | Blue Thunder | - | - | - | $41,497,269 | 1,555 | $42,313,354 | 98.1% | May 13, 1983 | Columbia Pictures |
| 8 | Psycho II | - | - | - | $30,461,615 | 1,488 | $34,725,000 | 87.7% | Jun 3, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | Porky's II: The Next Day | - | - | - | $25,964,397 | 1,564 | $33,759,266 | 76.9% | Jun 24, 1983 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | - | - | - | $24,772,867 | 1,288 | $29,450,919 | 84.1% | Jun 24, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Breathless | - | - | - | $19,910,002 | 1,166 | $19,910,002 | 100% | May 13, 1983 | Orion Pictures |
| 12 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | - | - | - | $16,478,265 | 1,344 | $16,478,265 | 100% | May 20, 1983 | Columbia Pictures |
| 13 | Still Smokin | - | - | - | $15,543,710 | 730 | $15,543,710 | 100% | May 6, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | Tootsie | - | - | - | $15,261,746 | 1,222 | $177,200,000 | 8.6% | Dec 17, 1982 | Columbia Pictures |
| 15 | Valley Girl | - | - | - | $14,360,400 | 442 | $17,343,596 | 82.8% | Apr 29, 1983 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 16 | Staying Alive | - | - | - | $13,822,905 | 1,747 | $64,892,670 | 21.3% | Jul 15, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 17 | My Tutor | - | - | - | $13,391,040 | 500 | $22,587,834 | 59.3% | Mar 4, 1983 | Crown |
| 18 | The Survivors | - | - | - | $12,404,934 | 1,014 | $14,000,000 | 88.6% | Jun 24, 1983 | Columbia Pictures |
| 19 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | - | - | - | $11,915,602 | 1,778 | $359,197,037 | 3.3% | Jun 11, 1982 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | Stroker Ace | - | - | - | $10,967,985 | 1,385 | $13,000,000 | 84.4% | Jul 1, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | Doctor Detroit | - | - | - | $10,375,893 | 1,343 | $10,375,893 | 100% | May 6, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | The Man with Two Brains | - | - | - | $10,353,438 | 1,203 | $10,353,438 | 100% | Jun 3, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | Tender Mercies | - | - | - | $7,862,598 | 37 | $8,443,124 | 93.1% | Mar 4, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 24 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,585,325 | 1,362 | $30,100,000 | 25.2% | Jul 15, 1983 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | Chained Heat | - | - | - | $6,149,983 | 417 | $6,149,983 | 100% | May 27, 1983 | Jensen Farley Pictures |
| 26 | Porky's 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,797,190 | 1,192 | $5,797,190 | 100% | May 6, 1983 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 27 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | - | - | - | $5,296,151 | 817 | $8,400,000 | 63% | Apr 29, 1983 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 28 | Gandhi | - | - | - | $4,989,772 | 825 | $52,767,889 | 9.5% | Dec 10, 1982 | Columbia Pictures |
| 29 | Yellowbeard | - | - | - | $4,300,000 | 761 | $4,300,000 | 100% | Jun 24, 1983 | Orion Pictures |
| 30 | The Hunger | - | - | - | $3,437,483 | 775 | $5,979,292 | 57.5% | Apr 29, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 31 | The Outsiders | - | - | - | $2,836,759 | 1,002 | $25,697,647 | 11% | Mar 25, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | Local Hero | - | - | - | $2,678,199 | 207 | $5,895,761 | 45.4% | Feb 18, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | Monty Python's the Meaning of Life | - | - | - | $2,364,524 | 554 | $14,929,552 | 15.8% | Apr 1, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 34 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,108,548 | 520 | $2,108,548 | 100% | May 13, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 35 | The Verdict | - | - | - | $1,933,772 | 904 | $53,977,250 | 3.6% | Dec 10, 1982 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 36 | Baby It's You | - | - | - | $1,850,048 | 30 | $1,867,792 | 99.1% | Mar 4, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 37 | Max Dugan Returns | - | - | - | $1,551,060 | 801 | $17,613,720 | 8.8% | Mar 25, 1983 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 38 | Rocky III 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $902,228 | 1,071 | $902,228 | 100% | May 6, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 39 | Lone Wolf McQuade | - | - | - | $691,526 | 1,221 | $12,232,628 | 5.7% | Apr 15, 1983 | Orion Pictures |
| 40 | Poltergeist 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $536,108 | 593 | $536,108 | 100% | May 20, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 41 | Spring Break | - | - | - | $494,273 | 1,531 | $24,071,666 | 2.1% | Mar 25, 1983 | Columbia Pictures |
| 42 | Puberty Blues | - | - | - | $229,619 | 1 | $237,000 | 96.9% | Jul 15, 1983 | Universal Classics |
| 43 | Zelig | - | - | - | $92,790 | 245 | $11,798,616 | 0.8% | Jul 15, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
