Domestic Box Office For 1983
| 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 | Terms of Endearment | $108,423,489 | 1,259 | $3,498,813 | 3.2% | 260 | Nov 23 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Flashdance | $92,921,203 | 1,140 | $4,076,124 | 4.4% | 1,140 | Apr 15 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Trading Places | $90,404,800 | 1,389 | $7,348,200 | 8.1% | 1,375 | Jun 10 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | WarGames | $79,567,667 | 977 | $6,227,804 | 7.8% | 843 | Jun 3 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 6 | Octopussy | $67,893,619 | 1,339 | $8,902,564 | 13.1% | 1,311 | Jun 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | Sudden Impact | $67,642,693 | 1,602 | $9,688,561 | 14.3% | 1,530 | Dec 9 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Staying Alive | $64,892,670 | 1,747 | $12,146,143 | 18.7% | 1,660 | Jul 15 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | Mr. Mom | $64,783,827 | 1,362 | $947,197 | 1.5% | 126 | Jul 22 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | Risky Business | $63,541,777 | 1,137 | $4,275,327 | 6.7% | 670 | Aug 5 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $61,399,552 | 1,253 | $8,333,358 | 13.6% | 1,175 | Jul 29 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Superman III | $59,950,623 | 1,763 | $13,352,357 | 22.3% | 1,759 | Jun 17 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | The Big Chill | $56,342,711 | 832 | $3,662,152 | 6.5% | 722 | Sep 30 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 14 | Never Say Never Again | $55,432,841 | 1,560 | $10,958,157 | 19.8% | 1,550 | Oct 7 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Jaws 3-D | $45,517,055 | 1,311 | $13,422,500 | 29.5% | 1,300 | Jul 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | Scarface | $45,227,398 | 1,008 | $4,597,536 | 10.2% | 996 | Dec 9 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | Blue Thunder | $42,313,354 | 1,555 | $8,258,149 | 19.5% | 1,539 | May 13 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 18 | Yentl | $40,218,899 | 747 | - | - | - | Nov 18 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 19 | Silkwood | $35,615,609 | 843 | $1,218,322 | 3.4% | 257 | Dec 16 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | Psycho II | $34,725,000 | 1,488 | $8,310,244 | 23.9% | 1,448 | Jun 3 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | Porky's II: The Next Day | $33,759,266 | 1,564 | $7,054,988 | 20.9% | 1,511 | Jun 24 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | Uncommon Valor | $30,503,151 | 1,076 | $3,144,367 | 10.3% | 989 | Dec 16 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | Never Cry Wolf | $29,600,000 | 540 | - | - | - | Oct 7 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | $29,450,919 | 1,288 | $6,614,366 | 22.5% | 1,275 | Jun 24 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | Easy Money | $29,309,766 | 1,171 | $5,844,974 | 19.9% | 1,130 | Aug 19 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 27 | High Road to China | $28,445,927 | 1,508 | $6,156,049 | 21.6% | 1,508 | Mar 18 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | The Outsiders | $25,697,647 | 1,002 | $5,068,165 | 19.7% | 829 | Mar 25 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | Spring Break | $24,071,666 | 1,531 | $5,908,574 | 24.5% | 1,493 | Mar 25 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 30 | Two of a Kind | $23,646,952 | 1,278 | $3,344,942 | 14.1% | 1,244 | Dec 16 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | My Tutor | $22,587,834 | 500 | $435,188 | 1.9% | 96 | Mar 4 | - | Crown |
| 32 | Class | $21,667,789 | 844 | $4,553,233 | 21% | 839 | Jul 22 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 33 | The Right Stuff | $21,192,102 | 627 | $1,601,167 | 7.6% | 229 | Oct 21 | Mar 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | Cujo | $21,156,152 | 1,293 | $6,114,899 | 28.9% | 1,239 | Aug 12 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | Christine | $21,017,849 | 1,101 | $3,408,904 | 16.2% | 1,045 | Dec 9 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 36 | The Rescuers 1983 Re-release | $21,000,000 | 1,040 | $2,111,582 | 10.1% | 862 | Dec 16 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 37 | The Dead Zone | $20,766,616 | 1,293 | $4,556,083 | 21.9% | 1,293 | Oct 21 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 38 | Breathless | $19,910,002 | 1,166 | $4,384,369 | 22% | 1,161 | May 13 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 39 | A Christmas Story | $19,294,144 | 938 | $2,072,473 | 10.7% | 886 | Nov 18 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 40 | Max Dugan Returns | $17,613,720 | 801 | $2,791,002 | 15.8% | 790 | Mar 25 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 41 | Valley Girl | $17,343,596 | 442 | $1,856,780 | 10.7% | 442 | Apr 29 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 42 | All the Right Moves | $17,233,166 | 909 | $1,625,486 | 9.4% | 442 | Oct 21 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 43 | Krull | $16,519,460 | 1,289 | $5,469,415 | 33.1% | 1,281 | Jul 29 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 44 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | $16,478,265 | 1,344 | $7,053,016 | 42.8% | 1,338 | May 20 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 45 | Richard Pryor... Here and Now | $16,156,776 | 1,411 | $3,701,609 | 22.9% | 1,411 | Oct 28 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 46 | D.C. Cab | $16,134,627 | 908 | $1,564,530 | 9.7% | 862 | Dec 16 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 47 | Gorky Park | $15,856,028 | 631 | $1,290,754 | 8.1% | 629 | Dec 16 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 48 | Still Smokin | $15,543,710 | 730 | $3,085,705 | 19.9% | 710 | May 6 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 49 | Monty Python's the Meaning of Life | $14,929,552 | 554 | $1,987,853 | 13.3% | 257 | Apr 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 50 | Educating Rita | $14,648,076 | 407 | $73,518 | 0.5% | 3 | Sep 23 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 51 | Private School | $14,049,540 | 1,024 | $4,411,861 | 31.4% | 1,024 | Jul 29 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 52 | The Survivors | $14,000,000 | 1,014 | $3,044,927 | 21.7% | 1,006 | Jun 24 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 53 | The Entity | $13,277,558 | 1,035 | $3,685,654 | 27.8% | 1,031 | Feb 4 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 54 | Revenge of the Ninja | $13,168,027 | 504 | - | - | - | Sep 9 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 55 | To Be or Not to Be | $13,030,214 | 645 | $1,020,958 | 7.8% | 638 | Dec 16 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 56 | Stroker Ace | $13,000,000 | 1,385 | $4,668,135 | 35.9% | 1,385 | Jul 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 57 | Lone Wolf McQuade | $12,232,628 | 1,221 | $4,295,300 | 35.1% | 1,221 | Apr 15 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 58 | The Black Stallion Returns | $12,049,108 | 1,376 | $2,923,297 | 24.3% | 1,370 | Mar 25 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 59 | The Sword in the Stone | $12,000,000 | 741 | $2,230,614 | 18.6% | 487 | Mar 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 60 | Deathstalker | $11,919,250 | 250 | $456,700 | 3.8% | 166 | Sep 2 | - | New World Pictures |
| 61 | Zelig | $11,798,616 | 245 | $60,119 | 0.5% | 6 | Jul 15 | Dec 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 62 | The Lords of Discipline | $11,787,127 | 800 | $3,011,932 | 25.6% | 800 | Feb 18 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 63 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 1983 Re-release | $11,374,454 | 628 | $1,327,451 | 11.7% | 628 | Mar 25 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 64 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $11,234,220 | 432 | - | - | - | Oct 7 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 65 | The Man Who Loved Women | $10,964,231 | 845 | $1,347,032 | 12.3% | 802 | Dec 16 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 66 | Hercules | $10,676,194 | 1,014 | $3,473,635 | 32.5% | 1,001 | Aug 26 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 67 | The House on Sorority Row | $10,604,986 | 153 | $617,661 | 5.8% | 153 | Jan 21 | - | Film Ventures International (FVI) |
| 68 | Doctor Detroit | $10,375,893 | 1,343 | $3,295,722 | 31.8% | 1,343 | May 6 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 69 | Deal of the Century | $10,369,581 | 1,226 | $3,520,605 | 34% | 1,217 | Nov 4 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 70 | The Man with Two Brains | $10,353,438 | 1,203 | $3,498,931 | 33.8% | 1,203 | Jun 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 71 | The Year of Living Dangerously | $10,278,575 | 690 | $35,000 | 0.3% | 1 | Jan 21 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 72 | Brainstorm | $10,219,460 | 498 | $1,196,965 | 11.7% | 169 | Sep 30 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 73 | Lovesick | $10,171,304 | 744 | $3,093,281 | 30.4% | 718 | Feb 18 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 74 | Without a Trace | $9,632,062 | 721 | $1,609,448 | 16.7% | 721 | Feb 4 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 75 | Bad Boys | $9,190,819 | 535 | $2,171,197 | 23.6% | 468 | Mar 25 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 76 | Rear Window 1983 Re-release | $9,084,420 | - | - | - | - | Sep 30 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 77 | Strange Brew | $8,571,374 | 849 | $1,913,389 | 22.3% | 849 | Aug 26 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 78 | Tender Mercies | $8,443,124 | 37 | $46,977 | 0.6% | 3 | Mar 4 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 79 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | $8,400,000 | 817 | $2,423,555 | 28.9% | 817 | Apr 29 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 80 | 10 to Midnight | $7,175,592 | 595 | $3,050,225 | 42.5% | 595 | Mar 11 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 81 | Romantic Comedy | $6,857,733 | 911 | $2,366,025 | 34.5% | 911 | Oct 7 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 82 | Fanny and Alexander | $6,783,304 | - | - | - | - | Jun 17 | - | Embassy Pictures |
| 83 | Nightmares | $6,670,680 | 1,025 | - | - | - | Sep 2 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 84 | The Golden Seal | $6,666,725 | 435 | - | - | - | Aug 19 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 85 | The Osterman Weekend | $6,486,797 | 670 | $301,129 | 4.6% | 125 | Oct 21 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 86 | Star 80 | $6,472,990 | 502 | - | - | - | Nov 11 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 87 | The Sting II | $6,347,072 | 1,294 | $3,106,108 | 48.9% | 1,294 | Feb 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 88 | Amityville 3-D | $6,333,135 | 1,254 | $2,366,472 | 37.4% | 1,254 | Nov 18 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 89 | Chained Heat | $6,149,983 | 417 | $2,252,682 | 36.6% | 404 | May 27 | - | Jensen Farley Pictures |
| 90 | Beyond the Limit | $5,997,566 | 707 | $2,208,976 | 36.8% | 700 | Sep 30 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 91 | The Hunger | $5,979,292 | 775 | $1,832,898 | 30.7% | 775 | Apr 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 92 | Local Hero | $5,895,761 | 207 | $23,567 | 0.4% | 1 | Feb 18 | Jun 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 93 | Porky's 1983 Re-release | $5,797,190 | 1,192 | $2,139,827 | 36.9% | 1,192 | May 6 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 94 | Under Fire | $5,696,391 | 816 | $1,837,768 | 32.3% | 816 | Oct 21 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 95 | Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | $5,678,950 | 1,119 | $1,728,060 | 30.4% | 498 | Aug 12 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 96 | A Night in Heaven | $5,563,663 | 901 | $1,835,421 | 33% | 901 | Nov 18 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 97 | The Star Chamber | $5,555,305 | 796 | $1,980,105 | 35.6% | 796 | Aug 5 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 98 | The Grey Fox | $5,516,140 | - | - | - | - | Mar 13 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 99 | Vertigo 1983 Re-release | $5,343,461 | - | - | - | - | Oct 28 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 100 | The Dresser | $5,310,748 | 241 | - | - | - | Dec 9 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 101 | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | $5,301,085 | 784 | $2,019,000 | 38.1% | 549 | Aug 19 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 102 | Vigilante | $5,091,888 | 250 | $1,588,464 | 31.2% | 250 | Mar 4 | - | Film Ventures International (FVI) |
| 103 | Eddie and the Cruisers | $4,786,789 | 475 | $1,444,886 | 30.2% | 475 | Sep 23 | - | Embassy Pictures |
| 104 | Curse of the Pink Panther | $4,491,986 | 812 | $1,641,182 | 36.5% | 812 | Aug 12 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 105 | Mortuary | $4,319,001 | 146 | $763,184 | 17.7% | 146 | Sep 2 | - | Film Ventures International (FVI) |
| 106 | Trenchcoat | $4,304,286 | 723 | $2,192,621 | 50.9% | 723 | Mar 11 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 107 | Yellowbeard | $4,300,000 | 761 | $1,564,155 | 36.4% | 761 | Jun 24 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 108 | The Keep | $4,218,594 | 508 | $1,032,295 | 24.5% | 508 | Dec 16 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 109 | Joysticks | $3,952,448 | 310 | $1,431,065 | 36.2% | 310 | Mar 4 | - | Jensen Farley Pictures |
| 110 | Let's Spend the Night Together | $3,821,199 | 475 | $1,319,050 | 34.5% | 475 | Feb 11 | - | Embassy Pictures |
| 111 | La Traviata | $3,783,329 | - | - | - | - | Apr 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 112 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $3,704,433 | - | - | - | - | Jun 3 | - | European International |
| 113 | Running Brave | $3,000,000 | 440 | $441,145 | 14.7% | 234 | Nov 4 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 114 | Yor: The Hunter from the Future | $2,810,199 | 1,425 | $2,810,199 | 100% | 1,425 | Aug 19 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 115 | The Final Option | $2,666,873 | 338 | $750,259 | 28.1% | 338 | Sep 16 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 116 | The King of Comedy | $2,536,242 | 76 | $137,624 | 5.4% | 14 | Feb 18 | May 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 117 | Rumble Fish | $2,494,480 | 296 | $18,985 | 0.8% | 1 | Oct 8 | Nov 17 | Universal Pictures |
| 118 | The Man Who Wasn't There | $2,443,487 | 980 | $1,379,502 | 56.5% | 980 | Aug 12 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 119 | Table for Five | $2,439,705 | 181 | $148,208 | 6.1% | 40 | Feb 18 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 120 | Tough Enough | $2,433,722 | 538 | $725,117 | 29.8% | 538 | Mar 25 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 121 | The Evil Dead | $2,400,000 | 128 | - | - | - | Jan 1 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 122 | Man, Woman and Child | $2,314,561 | 350 | $802,702 | 34.7% | 350 | Apr 1 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 123 | Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence | $2,306,560 | 196 | $99,221 | 4.3% | 4 | Aug 26 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 124 | The Draughtsman's Contract | $2,256,246 | - | - | - | - | Apr 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 125 | The Night of the Shooting Stars | $2,251,121 | - | - | - | - | Jan 21 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 126 | Videodrome | $2,120,439 | 600 | $1,194,175 | 56.3% | 600 | Feb 4 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 127 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 1983 Re-release | $2,108,548 | 520 | $788,797 | 37.4% | 520 | May 13 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 128 | Screwballs | $2,082,215 | 128 | $210,000 | 10.1% | 75 | Apr 1 | - | New World Pictures |
| 129 | Testament | $2,044,892 | 41 | $317,996 | 15.6% | 41 | Nov 4 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 130 | Pieces | $2,032,311 | 104 | $604,510 | 29.7% | 104 | Sep 23 | - | Film Ventures International (FVI) |
| 131 | Savage Islands | $1,963,756 | 925 | $815,160 | 41.5% | 925 | Nov 18 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 132 | Baby It's You | $1,867,792 | 30 | $12,420 | 0.7% | 1 | Mar 4 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 133 | Heat and Dust | $1,741,435 | - | - | - | - | Sep 15 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 134 | Koyaanisqatsi | $1,723,872 | - | - | - | - | Apr 27 | - | Island Alive |
| 135 | Stryker | $1,723,487 | - | - | - | - | Sep 2 | - | New World Pictures |
| 136 | Get Crazy | $1,645,711 | - | - | - | - | Aug 5 | - | Embassy Pictures |
| 137 | Lianna | $1,530,839 | - | - | - | - | Jan 18 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 138 | Strange Invaders | $1,362,303 | 274 | $655,461 | 48.1% | 274 | Sep 16 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 139 | Losin' It | $1,246,141 | 180 | $437,257 | 35.1% | 180 | Apr 8 | - | Embassy Pictures |
| 140 | The Lonely Lady | $1,223,200 | 703 | $1,223,220 | 100% | 703 | Sep 30 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 141 | Possession | $1,113,538 | - | - | - | - | Oct 28 | - | Limelight International |
| 142 | Say Amen, Somebody | $1,108,299 | - | - | - | - | Mar 11 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 143 | Of Unknown Origin | $1,080,470 | 199 | $540,446 | 50% | 199 | Nov 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 144 | Getting It On | $975,414 | 350 | $975,414 | 100% | 350 | Aug 19 | - | Comworld Pictures |
| 145 | Rocky III 1983 Re-release | $902,228 | 1,071 | $902,228 | 100% | 1,071 | May 6 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 146 | American Playhouse: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $804,963 | 32 | $15,477 | 1.9% | 1 | Aug 19 | - | Embassy Pictures |
| 147 | Lonely Hearts | $777,087 | - | - | - | - | Sep 4 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 148 | Fire and Ice | $760,883 | 89 | $263,238 | 34.6% | 89 | Aug 26 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 149 | The Pirates of Penzance | $694,497 | 91 | $255,496 | 36.8% | 91 | Feb 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 150 | Daniel | $687,475 | - | - | - | - | Aug 26 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 151 | Poltergeist 1983 Re-release | $536,108 | 593 | $536,108 | 100% | 593 | May 20 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 152 | Streamers | $378,452 | - | - | - | - | Oct 14 | - | United Artists |
| 153 | Britannia Hospital | $375,713 | - | - | - | - | Mar 4 | - | United Artists |
| 154 | Boarding School | $306,061 | - | - | - | - | Sep 9 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 155 | Heart Like a Wheel | $272,278 | - | - | - | - | Apr 1 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 156 | Puberty Blues | $237,000 | 1 | $7,381 | 3.1% | 1 | Jul 15 | - | Universal Classics |
| 157 | The Girl with the Red Hair | $39,001 | - | - | - | - | Feb 25 | - | United Artists |
| 158 | Rock & Rule | $30,379 | - | - | - | - | Apr 15 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
