| Rank | Release Group
| Worldwide | Domestic | % | Foreign | % |
|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $252,601,637 | $252,583,617 | 100% | $18,020 | <0.1% |
| 2 | Terms of Endearment | $108,423,489 | $108,423,489 | 100% | - | - |
| 3 | Flashdance | $92,921,203 | $92,921,203 | 100% | - | - |
| 4 | Trading Places | $90,404,800 | $90,404,800 | 100% | - | - |
| 5 | Superman III | $80,250,623 | $59,950,623 | 74.7% | $20,300,000 | 25.3% |
| 6 | WarGames | $79,567,667 | $79,567,667 | 100% | - | - |
| 7 | Octopussy | $67,917,359 | $67,893,619 | 100% | $23,475 | <0.1% |
| 8 | Sudden Impact | $67,642,693 | $67,642,693 | 100% | - | - |
| 9 | Staying Alive | $64,893,329 | $64,892,670 | 100% | - | - |
| 10 | Mr. Mom | $64,783,827 | $64,783,827 | 100% | - | - |
| 11 | Risky Business | $63,541,777 | $63,541,777 | 100% | - | - |
| 12 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $61,399,851 | $61,399,552 | 100% | - | - |
| 13 | The Big Chill | $56,342,768 | $56,342,711 | 100% | - | - |
| 14 | Never Say Never Again | $55,433,185 | $55,432,841 | 100% | - | - |
| 15 | Jaws 3-D | $45,517,055 | $45,517,055 | 100% | - | - |
| 16 | Scarface | $45,233,004 | $45,227,398 | 100% | $501 | <0.1% |
| 17 | Blue Thunder | $42,313,354 | $42,313,354 | 100% | - | - |
| 18 | Yentl | $40,219,251 | $40,218,899 | 100% | - | - |
| 19 | Silkwood | $35,616,970 | $35,615,609 | 100% | - | - |
| 20 | Psycho II | $34,725,614 | $34,725,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 21 | Porky's II: The Next Day | $33,759,266 | $33,759,266 | 100% | - | - |
| 22 | Uncommon Valor | $30,503,151 | $30,503,151 | 100% | - | - |
| 23 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1983 Re-release | $30,100,000 | $30,100,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 24 | Never Cry Wolf | $29,600,000 | $29,600,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 25 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | $29,450,919 | $29,450,919 | 100% | - | - |
| 26 | Easy Money | $29,309,766 | $29,309,766 | 100% | - | - |
| 27 | High Road to China | $28,445,927 | $28,445,927 | 100% | - | - |
| 28 | The Outsiders | $25,716,511 | $25,697,647 | 99.9% | $18,864 | <0.1% |
| 29 | Spring Break | $24,071,666 | $24,071,666 | 100% | - | - |
| 30 | Two of a Kind | $23,646,952 | $23,646,952 | 100% | - | - |
| 31 | My Tutor | $22,587,834 | $22,587,834 | 100% | - | - |
| 32 | Class | $21,667,789 | $21,667,789 | 100% | - | - |
| 33 | The Right Stuff | $21,192,102 | $21,192,102 | 100% | - | - |
| 34 | Cujo | $21,156,152 | $21,156,152 | 100% | - | - |
| 35 | Christine | $21,019,920 | $21,017,849 | 100% | - | - |
| 36 | The Rescuers 1983 Re-release | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 37 | The Dead Zone | $20,766,616 | $20,766,616 | 100% | - | - |
| 38 | Breathless | $19,910,002 | $19,910,002 | 100% | - | - |
| 39 | A Christmas Story | $19,295,114 | $19,294,144 | 100% | - | - |
| 40 | Max Dugan Returns | $17,613,720 | $17,613,720 | 100% | - | - |
| 41 | Valley Girl | $17,343,596 | $17,343,596 | 100% | - | - |
| 42 | All the Right Moves | $17,233,166 | $17,233,166 | 100% | - | - |
| 43 | Krull | $16,519,460 | $16,519,460 | 100% | - | - |
| 44 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | $16,478,265 | $16,478,265 | 100% | - | - |
| 45 | Richard Pryor... Here and Now | $16,156,776 | $16,156,776 | 100% | - | - |
| 46 | D.C. Cab | $16,134,627 | $16,134,627 | 100% | - | - |
| 47 | Gorky Park | $15,856,028 | $15,856,028 | 100% | - | - |
| 48 | Still Smokin | $15,543,710 | $15,543,710 | 100% | - | - |
| 49 | Monty Python's the Meaning of Life | $14,929,552 | $14,929,552 | 100% | - | - |
| 50 | Educating Rita | $14,648,076 | $14,648,076 | 100% | - | - |
| 51 | Private School | $14,049,540 | $14,049,540 | 100% | - | - |
| 52 | The Survivors | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 53 | The Entity | $13,277,558 | $13,277,558 | 100% | - | - |
| 54 | Revenge of the Ninja | $13,168,027 | $13,168,027 | 100% | - | - |
| 55 | To Be or Not to Be | $13,030,214 | $13,030,214 | 100% | - | - |
| 56 | Stroker Ace | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 57 | Lone Wolf McQuade | $12,232,628 | $12,232,628 | 100% | - | - |
| 58 | The Black Stallion Returns | $12,049,108 | $12,049,108 | 100% | - | - |
| 59 | The Sword in the Stone | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 60 | Deathstalker | $11,919,250 | $11,919,250 | 100% | - | - |
| 61 | Zelig | $11,798,616 | $11,798,616 | 100% | - | - |
| 62 | The Lords of Discipline | $11,787,127 | $11,787,127 | 100% | - | - |
| 63 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 1983 Re-release | $11,374,454 | $11,374,454 | 100% | - | - |
| 64 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $11,234,220 | $11,234,220 | 100% | - | - |
| 65 | The Man Who Loved Women | $10,964,231 | $10,964,231 | 100% | - | - |
| 66 | Hercules | $10,676,194 | $10,676,194 | 100% | - | - |
| 67 | The House on Sorority Row | $10,604,986 | $10,604,986 | 100% | - | - |
| 68 | Doctor Detroit | $10,375,893 | $10,375,893 | 100% | - | - |
| 69 | Deal of the Century | $10,369,581 | $10,369,581 | 100% | - | - |
| 70 | The Man with Two Brains | $10,353,438 | $10,353,438 | 100% | - | - |
| 71 | The Year of Living Dangerously | $10,278,575 | $10,278,575 | 100% | - | - |
| 72 | Brainstorm | $10,219,460 | $10,219,460 | 100% | - | - |
| 73 | Lovesick | $10,171,304 | $10,171,304 | 100% | - | - |
| 74 | Without a Trace | $9,632,062 | $9,632,062 | 100% | - | - |
| 75 | Bad Boys | $9,190,819 | $9,190,819 | 100% | - | - |
| 76 | Rear Window 1983 Re-release | $9,084,873 | $9,084,420 | 100% | $453 | <0.1% |
| 77 | Strange Brew | $8,571,374 | $8,571,374 | 100% | - | - |
| 78 | Tender Mercies | $8,443,124 | $8,443,124 | 100% | - | - |
| 79 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | $8,400,000 | $8,400,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 80 | 10 to Midnight | $7,175,592 | $7,175,592 | 100% | - | - |
| 81 | Romantic Comedy | $6,857,733 | $6,857,733 | 100% | - | - |
| 82 | Fanny and Alexander | $6,783,901 | $6,783,304 | 100% | - | - |
| 83 | Nightmares | $6,670,680 | $6,670,680 | 100% | - | - |
| 84 | The Golden Seal | $6,666,725 | $6,666,725 | 100% | - | - |
| 85 | The Osterman Weekend | $6,486,797 | $6,486,797 | 100% | - | - |
| 86 | Star 80 | $6,472,990 | $6,472,990 | 100% | - | - |
| 87 | The Sting II | $6,347,072 | $6,347,072 | 100% | - | - |
| 88 | Amityville 3-D | $6,333,135 | $6,333,135 | 100% | - | - |
| 89 | Chained Heat | $6,149,983 | $6,149,983 | 100% | - | - |
| 90 | Beyond the Limit | $5,997,566 | $5,997,566 | 100% | - | - |
| 91 | The Hunger | $5,982,281 | $5,979,292 | 100% | - | - |
| 92 | Local Hero | $5,895,761 | $5,895,761 | 100% | - | - |
| 93 | Porky's 1983 Re-release | $5,797,190 | $5,797,190 | 100% | - | - |
| 94 | Under Fire | $5,696,391 | $5,696,391 | 100% | - | - |
| 95 | Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | $5,678,950 | $5,678,950 | 100% | - | - |
| 96 | A Night in Heaven | $5,563,663 | $5,563,663 | 100% | - | - |
| 97 | The Star Chamber | $5,555,305 | $5,555,305 | 100% | - | - |
| 98 | The Grey Fox | $5,516,140 | $5,516,140 | 100% | - | - |
| 99 | Vertigo 1983 Re-release | $5,343,461 | $5,343,461 | 100% | - | - |
| 100 | The Dresser | $5,310,748 | $5,310,748 | 100% | - | - |
| 101 | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | $5,301,085 | $5,301,085 | 100% | - | - |
| 102 | Vigilante | $5,091,888 | $5,091,888 | 100% | - | - |
| 103 | Eddie and the Cruisers | $4,786,789 | $4,786,789 | 100% | - | - |
| 104 | Curse of the Pink Panther | $4,491,986 | $4,491,986 | 100% | - | - |
| 105 | Mortuary | $4,319,001 | $4,319,001 | 100% | - | - |
| 106 | Trenchcoat | $4,304,286 | $4,304,286 | 100% | - | - |
| 107 | Yellowbeard | $4,300,000 | $4,300,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 108 | The Keep | $4,219,430 | $4,218,594 | 100% | - | - |
| 109 | Joysticks | $3,952,448 | $3,952,448 | 100% | - | - |
| 110 | Let's Spend the Night Together | $3,821,199 | $3,821,199 | 100% | - | - |
| 111 | La Traviata | $3,783,329 | $3,783,329 | 100% | - | - |
| 112 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $3,704,433 | $3,704,433 | 100% | - | - |
| 113 | Running Brave | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 114 | Yor: The Hunter from the Future | $2,810,199 | $2,810,199 | 100% | - | - |
| 115 | The Final Option | $2,666,873 | $2,666,873 | 100% | - | - |
| 116 | The Evil Dead | $2,661,944 | $2,400,000 | 90.2% | $261,944 | 9.8% |
| 117 | The King of Comedy | $2,537,183 | $2,536,242 | 100% | - | - |
| 118 | Rumble Fish | $2,494,480 | $2,494,480 | 100% | - | - |
| 119 | The Man Who Wasn't There | $2,443,487 | $2,443,487 | 100% | - | - |
| 120 | Table for Five | $2,439,705 | $2,439,705 | 100% | - | - |
| 121 | Tough Enough | $2,433,722 | $2,433,722 | 100% | - | - |
| 122 | Man, Woman and Child | $2,314,561 | $2,314,561 | 100% | - | - |
| 123 | Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence | $2,307,000 | $2,306,560 | 100% | - | - |
| 124 | The Draughtsman's Contract | $2,283,233 | $2,256,246 | 98.8% | $26,987 | 1.2% |
| 125 | The Night of the Shooting Stars | $2,251,121 | $2,251,121 | 100% | - | - |
| 126 | Videodrome | $2,124,616 | $2,120,439 | 99.8% | $1,498 | <0.1% |
| 127 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 1983 Re-release | $2,108,548 | $2,108,548 | 100% | - | - |
| 128 | Screwballs | $2,082,215 | $2,082,215 | 100% | - | - |
| 129 | Testament | $2,044,892 | $2,044,892 | 100% | - | - |
| 130 | Pieces | $2,032,311 | $2,032,311 | 100% | - | - |
| 131 | Savage Islands | $1,963,756 | $1,963,756 | 100% | - | - |
| 132 | Baby It's You | $1,867,792 | $1,867,792 | 100% | - | - |
| 133 | Heat and Dust | $1,741,435 | $1,741,435 | 100% | - | - |
| 134 | Koyaanisqatsi | $1,725,068 | $1,723,872 | 99.9% | - | - |
| 135 | Stryker | $1,723,487 | $1,723,487 | 100% | - | - |
| 136 | Get Crazy | $1,645,711 | $1,645,711 | 100% | - | - |
| 137 | Lianna | $1,530,839 | $1,530,839 | 100% | - | - |
| 138 | Strange Invaders | $1,362,303 | $1,362,303 | 100% | - | - |
| 139 | Losin' It | $1,246,141 | $1,246,141 | 100% | - | - |
| 140 | The Lonely Lady | $1,223,200 | $1,223,200 | 100% | - | - |
| 141 | Possession | $1,122,191 | $1,113,538 | 99.2% | - | - |
| 142 | Say Amen, Somebody | $1,108,299 | $1,108,299 | 100% | - | - |
| 143 | Of Unknown Origin | $1,080,470 | $1,080,470 | 100% | - | - |
| 144 | Getting It On | $975,414 | $975,414 | 100% | - | - |
| 145 | Rocky III 1983 Re-release | $902,228 | $902,228 | 100% | - | - |
| 146 | American Playhouse: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $804,963 | $804,963 | 100% | - | - |
| 147 | Lonely Hearts | $777,087 | $777,087 | 100% | - | - |
| 148 | Fire and Ice | $760,883 | $760,883 | 100% | - | - |
| 149 | The Pirates of Penzance | $694,497 | $694,497 | 100% | - | - |
| 150 | Daniel | $687,475 | $687,475 | 100% | - | - |
| 151 | Poltergeist 1983 Re-release | $536,108 | $536,108 | 100% | - | - |
| 152 | Streamers | $378,452 | $378,452 | 100% | - | - |
| 153 | Britannia Hospital | $375,713 | $375,713 | 100% | - | - |
| 154 | Boarding School | $306,061 | $306,061 | 100% | - | - |
| 155 | Heart Like a Wheel | $272,278 | $272,278 | 100% | - | - |
| 156 | Puberty Blues | $237,286 | $237,000 | 99.9% | - | - |
| 157 | The Girl with the Red Hair | $39,001 | $39,001 | 100% | - | - |
| 158 | Rock & Rule | $30,379 | $30,379 | 100% | - | - |
| 159 | In the White City | $2,540 | - | - | $2,540 | 100% |
