Domestic Box Office For 1983
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| 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 | Dec 9 | - | 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 | Aug 19 | - | 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 | Gandhi | $52,767,889 | 825 | $131,153 | 0.2% | 4 | Feb 25 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 16 | Jaws 3-D | $45,517,055 | 1,311 | $13,422,500 | 29.5% | 1,300 | Jul 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | Scarface | $45,227,398 | 1,008 | $4,597,536 | 10.2% | 996 | Dec 9 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | Blue Thunder | $42,313,354 | 1,555 | $8,258,149 | 19.5% | 1,539 | May 13 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 19 | Psycho II | $34,725,000 | 1,488 | $8,310,244 | 23.9% | 1,448 | Jun 3 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | Porky's II: The Next Day | $33,759,266 | 1,564 | $7,054,988 | 20.9% | 1,511 | Jun 24 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | Uncommon Valor | $30,503,151 | 1,076 | $3,144,367 | 10.3% | 989 | Dec 16 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | $29,450,919 | 1,288 | $6,614,366 | 22.5% | 1,275 | Jun 24 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | Easy Money | $29,309,766 | 1,171 | $5,844,974 | 19.9% | 1,130 | Aug 19 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 25 | High Road to China | $28,445,927 | 1,508 | $6,156,049 | 21.6% | 1,508 | Mar 18 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | The Outsiders | $25,697,647 | 1,002 | $5,068,165 | 19.7% | 829 | Mar 25 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | Spring Break | $24,071,666 | 1,531 | $5,908,574 | 24.5% | 1,493 | Mar 25 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 28 | Two of a Kind | $23,646,952 | 1,278 | $3,344,942 | 14.1% | 1,244 | Dec 16 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 29 | Class | $21,667,789 | 844 | $4,553,233 | 21% | 839 | Jul 22 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 30 | Cujo | $21,156,152 | 1,293 | $6,114,899 | 28.9% | 1,239 | Aug 12 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | Christine | $21,017,849 | 1,101 | $3,408,904 | 16.2% | 1,045 | Dec 9 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 32 | The Rescuers 1983 Re-release | $21,000,000 | 1,040 | $2,111,582 | 10.1% | 862 | Dec 16 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 33 | The Dead Zone | $20,766,616 | 1,293 | $4,556,083 | 21.9% | 1,293 | Oct 21 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 34 | Breathless | $19,910,002 | 1,166 | $4,384,369 | 22% | 1,161 | May 13 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 35 | A Christmas Story | $19,294,144 | 938 | $2,072,473 | 10.7% | 886 | Nov 18 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 36 | Max Dugan Returns | $17,613,720 | 801 | $2,791,002 | 15.8% | 790 | Mar 25 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 37 | All the Right Moves | $17,233,166 | 909 | $1,625,486 | 9.4% | 442 | Oct 28 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 38 | Krull | $16,519,460 | 1,289 | $5,469,415 | 33.1% | 1,281 | Jul 29 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 39 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | $16,478,265 | 1,344 | $7,053,016 | 42.8% | 1,338 | May 20 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 40 | Richard Pryor... Here and Now | $16,156,776 | 1,411 | $3,701,609 | 22.9% | 1,411 | Oct 28 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 41 | D.C. Cab | $16,134,627 | 908 | $1,564,530 | 9.7% | 862 | Dec 16 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 42 | Gorky Park | $15,856,028 | 631 | $1,290,754 | 8.1% | 629 | Dec 16 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 43 | Still Smokin | $15,543,710 | 730 | $3,085,705 | 19.9% | 710 | May 6 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 44 | Private School | $14,049,540 | 1,024 | $4,411,861 | 31.4% | 1,024 | Jul 29 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 45 | The Survivors | $14,000,000 | 1,014 | $3,044,927 | 21.7% | 1,006 | Jun 24 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 46 | The Entity | $13,277,558 | 1,035 | $3,685,654 | 27.8% | 1,031 | Feb 4 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 47 | To Be or Not to Be | $13,030,214 | 645 | $1,020,958 | 7.8% | 638 | Dec 16 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 48 | Stroker Ace | $13,000,000 | 1,385 | $4,668,135 | 35.9% | 1,385 | Jul 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 49 | Lone Wolf McQuade | $12,232,628 | 1,221 | $4,295,300 | 35.1% | 1,221 | Apr 15 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 50 | The Black Stallion Returns | $12,049,108 | 1,376 | $2,923,297 | 24.3% | 1,370 | Mar 25 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 51 | The Sword in the Stone | $12,000,000 | 741 | $2,230,614 | 18.6% | 487 | Apr 1 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 52 | The Lords of Discipline | $11,787,127 | 800 | $3,011,932 | 25.6% | 800 | Feb 18 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 53 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 1983 Re-release | $11,374,454 | 628 | $1,327,451 | 11.7% | 628 | Mar 25 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 54 | The Man Who Loved Women | $10,964,231 | 845 | $1,347,032 | 12.3% | 802 | Dec 16 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 55 | Hercules | $10,676,194 | 1,014 | $3,473,635 | 32.5% | 1,001 | Aug 26 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 56 | Doctor Detroit | $10,375,893 | 1,343 | $3,295,722 | 31.8% | 1,343 | May 6 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 57 | Deal of the Century | $10,369,581 | 1,226 | $3,520,605 | 34% | 1,217 | Nov 4 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 58 | The Man with Two Brains | $10,353,438 | 1,203 | $3,498,931 | 33.8% | 1,203 | Jun 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 59 | The Year of Living Dangerously | $10,278,575 | 690 | $35,000 | 0.3% | 1 | Feb 18 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 60 | Lovesick | $10,171,304 | 744 | $3,093,281 | 30.4% | 718 | Feb 18 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | Without a Trace | $9,632,062 | 721 | $1,609,448 | 16.7% | 721 | Feb 4 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 62 | Strange Brew | $8,571,374 | 849 | $1,913,389 | 22.3% | 849 | Aug 26 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 63 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | $8,400,000 | 817 | $2,423,555 | 28.9% | 817 | Apr 29 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 64 | Romantic Comedy | $6,857,733 | 911 | $2,366,025 | 34.5% | 911 | Oct 7 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 65 | Nightmares | $6,670,680 | 1,025 | - | - | - | Sep 9 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 66 | The Osterman Weekend | $6,486,797 | 670 | $301,129 | 4.6% | 125 | Nov 4 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 67 | The Sting II | $6,347,072 | 1,294 | $3,106,108 | 48.9% | 1,294 | Feb 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 68 | Amityville 3-D | $6,333,135 | 1,254 | $2,366,472 | 37.4% | 1,254 | Nov 18 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 69 | Beyond the Limit | $5,997,566 | 707 | $2,208,976 | 36.8% | 700 | Sep 30 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 70 | The Hunger | $5,979,292 | 775 | $1,832,898 | 30.7% | 775 | Apr 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 71 | Porky's 1983 Re-release | $5,797,190 | 1,192 | $2,139,827 | 36.9% | 1,192 | May 6 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 72 | Under Fire | $5,696,391 | 816 | $1,837,768 | 32.3% | 816 | Oct 21 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 73 | Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | $5,678,950 | 1,119 | $1,728,060 | 30.4% | 498 | Sep 2 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 74 | A Night in Heaven | $5,563,663 | 901 | $1,835,421 | 33% | 901 | Nov 18 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 75 | The Star Chamber | $5,555,305 | 796 | $1,980,105 | 35.6% | 796 | Aug 5 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 76 | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | $5,301,085 | 784 | $2,019,000 | 38.1% | 549 | Aug 26 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 77 | Curse of the Pink Panther | $4,491,986 | 812 | $1,641,182 | 36.5% | 812 | Aug 12 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 78 | Trenchcoat | $4,304,286 | 723 | $2,192,621 | 50.9% | 723 | Mar 11 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 79 | Yellowbeard | $4,300,000 | 761 | $1,564,155 | 36.4% | 761 | Jun 24 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 80 | Yor: The Hunter from the Future | $2,810,199 | 1,425 | $2,810,199 | 100% | 1,425 | Aug 19 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 81 | The Man Who Wasn't There | $2,443,487 | 980 | $1,379,502 | 56.5% | 980 | Aug 12 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 82 | Videodrome | $2,120,439 | 600 | $1,194,175 | 56.3% | 600 | Feb 4 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 83 | Savage Islands | $1,963,756 | 925 | $815,160 | 41.5% | 925 | Nov 18 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 84 | The Lonely Lady | $1,223,200 | 703 | $1,223,220 | 100% | 703 | Sep 30 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 85 | Rocky III 1983 Re-release | $902,228 | 1,071 | $902,228 | 100% | 1,071 | May 6 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
