Domestic Box Office For 1983
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yentl | $40,218,899 | 747 | - | - | - | Nov 18 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 2 | Silkwood | $35,615,609 | 843 | $1,218,322 | 3.4% | 257 | Dec 16 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | Never Cry Wolf | $29,600,000 | 540 | - | - | - | Oct 7 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | My Tutor | $22,587,834 | 500 | $435,188 | 1.9% | 96 | Mar 4 | - | Crown |
| 5 | The Right Stuff | $21,192,102 | 627 | $1,601,167 | 7.6% | 229 | Oct 21 | Mar 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Valley Girl | $17,343,596 | 442 | $1,856,780 | 10.7% | 442 | Apr 29 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 7 | Monty Python's the Meaning of Life | $14,929,552 | 554 | $1,987,853 | 13.3% | 257 | Apr 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | Educating Rita | $14,648,076 | 407 | $73,518 | 0.5% | 3 | Sep 23 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 9 | Revenge of the Ninja | $13,168,027 | 504 | - | - | - | Sep 9 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 10 | Deathstalker | $11,919,250 | 250 | $456,700 | 3.8% | 166 | Sep 2 | - | New World Pictures |
| 11 | Zelig | $11,798,616 | 245 | $60,119 | 0.5% | 6 | Jul 15 | Dec 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $11,234,220 | 432 | - | - | - | Oct 7 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 13 | The House on Sorority Row | $10,604,986 | 153 | $617,661 | 5.8% | 153 | Jan 21 | - | Film Ventures International (FVI) |
| 14 | Brainstorm | $10,219,460 | 498 | $1,196,965 | 11.7% | 169 | Sep 30 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 15 | Bad Boys | $9,190,819 | 535 | $2,171,197 | 23.6% | 468 | Mar 25 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | Tender Mercies | $8,443,124 | 37 | $46,977 | 0.6% | 3 | Mar 4 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | 10 to Midnight | $7,175,592 | 595 | $3,050,225 | 42.5% | 595 | Mar 11 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 18 | The Golden Seal | $6,666,725 | 435 | - | - | - | Aug 19 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 19 | Chained Heat | $6,149,983 | 417 | $2,252,682 | 36.6% | 404 | May 27 | - | Jensen Farley Pictures |
| 20 | Local Hero | $5,895,761 | 207 | $23,567 | 0.4% | 1 | Feb 18 | Jun 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | Vigilante | $5,091,888 | 250 | $1,588,464 | 31.2% | 250 | Mar 4 | - | Film Ventures International (FVI) |
| 22 | Eddie and the Cruisers | $4,786,789 | 475 | $1,444,886 | 30.2% | 475 | Sep 23 | - | Embassy Pictures |
| 23 | Mortuary | $4,319,001 | 146 | $763,184 | 17.7% | 146 | Sep 2 | - | Film Ventures International (FVI) |
| 24 | The Keep | $4,218,594 | 508 | $1,032,295 | 24.5% | 508 | Dec 16 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 25 | Joysticks | $3,952,448 | 310 | $1,431,065 | 36.2% | 310 | Mar 4 | - | Jensen Farley Pictures |
| 26 | Let's Spend the Night Together | $3,821,199 | 475 | $1,319,050 | 34.5% | 475 | Feb 11 | - | Embassy Pictures |
| 27 | Running Brave | $3,000,000 | 440 | $441,145 | 14.7% | 234 | Nov 4 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 28 | The Final Option | $2,666,873 | 338 | $750,259 | 28.1% | 338 | Sep 16 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 29 | The King of Comedy | $2,536,242 | 76 | $137,624 | 5.4% | 14 | Feb 18 | May 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 30 | Rumble Fish | $2,494,480 | 296 | $18,985 | 0.8% | 1 | Oct 8 | Nov 17 | Universal Pictures |
| 31 | Table for Five | $2,439,705 | 181 | $148,208 | 6.1% | 40 | Feb 18 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | Tough Enough | $2,433,722 | 538 | $725,117 | 29.8% | 538 | Mar 25 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 33 | The Evil Dead | $2,400,000 | 128 | - | - | - | Jan 1 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 34 | Man, Woman and Child | $2,314,561 | 350 | $802,702 | 34.7% | 350 | Apr 1 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 35 | Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence | $2,306,560 | 196 | $99,221 | 4.3% | 4 | Aug 26 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 36 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 1983 Re-release | $2,108,548 | 520 | $788,797 | 37.4% | 520 | May 13 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 37 | Screwballs | $2,082,215 | 128 | $210,000 | 10.1% | 75 | Apr 1 | - | New World Pictures |
| 38 | Testament | $2,044,892 | 41 | $317,996 | 15.6% | 41 | Nov 4 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 39 | Pieces | $2,032,311 | 104 | $604,510 | 29.7% | 104 | Sep 23 | - | Film Ventures International (FVI) |
| 40 | Baby It's You | $1,867,792 | 30 | $12,420 | 0.7% | 1 | Mar 4 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 41 | Strange Invaders | $1,362,303 | 274 | $655,461 | 48.1% | 274 | Sep 16 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 42 | Losin' It | $1,246,141 | 180 | $437,257 | 35.1% | 180 | Apr 8 | - | Embassy Pictures |
| 43 | Of Unknown Origin | $1,080,470 | 199 | $540,446 | 50% | 199 | Nov 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | Getting It On | $975,414 | 350 | $975,414 | 100% | 350 | Aug 19 | - | Comworld Pictures |
| 45 | American Playhouse: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $804,963 | 32 | $15,477 | 1.9% | 1 | Aug 19 | - | Embassy Pictures |
| 46 | Fire and Ice | $760,883 | 89 | $263,238 | 34.6% | 89 | Aug 26 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 47 | The Pirates of Penzance | $694,497 | 91 | $255,496 | 36.8% | 91 | Feb 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 48 | Poltergeist 1983 Re-release | $536,108 | 593 | $536,108 | 100% | 593 | May 20 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 49 | Puberty Blues | $237,000 | 1 | $7,381 | 3.1% | 1 | Jul 15 | - | Universal Classics |
