| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Never Say Never Again | - | - | - | $36,352,276 | 1,560 | $55,432,841 | 65.6% | Oct 7, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Mr. Mom | - | - | - | $30,803,638 | 1,362 | $64,783,827 | 47.5% | Jul 22, 1983 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | Risky Business | - | - | - | $24,813,433 | 1,137 | $63,541,777 | 39.1% | Aug 5, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Big Chill | - | - | - | $23,425,682 | 832 | $56,342,711 | 41.6% | Sep 30, 1983 | Columbia Pictures |
| 5 | National Lampoon's Vacation | - | - | - | $13,289,763 | 1,253 | $61,399,552 | 21.6% | Jul 29, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Flashdance | - | - | - | $12,074,229 | 1,140 | $92,921,203 | 13% | Apr 15, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | WarGames | - | - | - | $11,905,170 | 977 | $79,567,667 | 15% | Jun 3, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 8 | Revenge of the Ninja | - | - | - | $11,753,592 | 504 | $13,168,027 | 89.3% | Sep 9, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 9 | Zelig | - | - | - | $11,668,704 | 245 | $11,798,616 | 98.9% | Jul 15, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Deathstalker | - | - | - | $11,627,183 | 250 | $11,919,250 | 97.5% | Sep 2, 1983 | New World Pictures |
| 11 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | - | - | - | $11,020,822 | 1,764 | $252,583,617 | 4.4% | May 25, 1983 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | Easy Money | - | - | - | $10,938,186 | 1,171 | $29,309,766 | 37.3% | Aug 19, 1983 | Orion Pictures |
| 13 | The Dead Zone | - | - | - | $10,883,054 | 1,293 | $20,766,616 | 52.4% | Oct 21, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | Trading Places | - | - | - | $10,459,399 | 1,389 | $90,404,800 | 11.6% | Jun 10, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | Brainstorm | - | - | - | $10,219,460 | 498 | $10,219,460 | 100% | Sep 30, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 16 | Staying Alive | - | - | - | $7,158,406 | 1,747 | $64,892,670 | 11% | Jul 15, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 17 | Romantic Comedy | - | - | - | $6,857,733 | 911 | $6,857,733 | 100% | Oct 7, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 18 | Richard Pryor... Here and Now | - | - | - | $6,183,101 | 1,411 | $16,156,776 | 38.3% | Oct 28, 1983 | Columbia Pictures |
| 19 | Beyond the Limit | - | - | - | $5,997,566 | 707 | $5,997,566 | 100% | Sep 30, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | All the Right Moves | - | - | - | $5,743,994 | 909 | $17,233,166 | 33.3% | Oct 21, 1983 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | Nightmares | - | - | - | $5,266,167 | 1,025 | $6,670,680 | 78.9% | Sep 2, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | The Right Stuff | - | - | - | $4,830,318 | 627 | $21,192,102 | 22.8% | Oct 21, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | Eddie and the Cruisers | - | - | - | $4,786,789 | 475 | $4,786,789 | 100% | Sep 23, 1983 | Embassy Pictures |
| 24 | Strange Brew | - | - | - | $4,485,880 | 849 | $8,571,374 | 52.3% | Aug 26, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 25 | Hercules | - | - | - | $4,460,128 | 1,014 | $10,676,194 | 41.8% | Aug 26, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 26 | Under Fire | - | - | - | $4,445,304 | 816 | $5,696,391 | 78% | Oct 21, 1983 | Orion Pictures |
| 27 | Mortuary | - | - | - | $3,555,817 | 146 | $4,319,001 | 82.3% | Sep 2, 1983 | Film Ventures International (FVI) |
| 28 | Cujo | - | - | - | $2,829,757 | 1,293 | $21,156,152 | 13.4% | Aug 12, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | The Osterman Weekend | - | - | - | $2,738,022 | 670 | $6,486,797 | 42.2% | Oct 21, 1983 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 30 | The Final Option | - | - | - | $2,666,873 | 338 | $2,666,873 | 100% | Sep 16, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 31 | Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence | - | - | - | $2,141,095 | 196 | $2,306,560 | 92.8% | Aug 26, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 32 | Pieces | - | - | - | $2,032,311 | 104 | $2,032,311 | 100% | Sep 23, 1983 | Film Ventures International (FVI) |
| 33 | Educating Rita | - | - | - | $1,692,410 | 407 | $14,648,076 | 11.6% | Sep 23, 1983 | Columbia Pictures |
| 34 | Strange Invaders | - | - | - | $1,362,303 | 274 | $1,362,303 | 100% | Sep 16, 1983 | Orion Pictures |
| 35 | Deal of the Century | - | - | - | $1,256,324 | 1,226 | $10,369,581 | 12.1% | Nov 4, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | The Lonely Lady | - | - | - | $1,223,200 | 703 | $1,223,200 | 100% | Sep 30, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 37 | Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | - | - | - | $1,131,234 | 1,119 | $5,678,950 | 19.9% | Aug 12, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 38 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | - | - | - | $782,853 | 32 | $804,963 | 97.3% | Aug 19, 1983 | Embassy Pictures |
| 39 | Running Brave | - | - | - | $155,636 | 440 | $3,000,000 | 5.2% | Nov 4, 1983 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 40 | Rumble Fish | - | - | - | $27,516 | 296 | $2,494,480 | 1.1% | Oct 8, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
