List of 1983 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1983.[1]

Number-one films
# Weekend end date Film Gross Notes Ref
1January 9, 1983Tootsie$10,553,448[2]
2January 16, 1983$9,487,210[3]
3January 23, 1983$8,407,104[4]
4January 30, 1983$7,325,537[5]
5February 6, 1983$6,523,267[6]
6February 13, 1983$4,747,425[7]
7February 21, 19834-day weekend$7,524,261

[8]

8February 27, 1983$5,236,117[9]
9March 6, 1983$4,349,058[10]
10March 13, 1983$4,044,440[11]
11March 20, 1983High Road to China$6,156,049[12]
12March 27, 1983Spring Break$5,908,574

[13]

13April 3, 1983$4,448,821[14]
14April 10, 1983Tootsie$3,430,963Tootsie reclaimed #1 in seventeenth weekend of release and became Columbia Pictures highest-grossing film in the US and Canada, surpassing Close Encounters of the Third Kind.[15]
15April 17, 1983Lone Wolf McQuade$4,295,300[16]
16April 24, 1983Flashdance$4,085,494Flashdance reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release.

[17]

17May 1, 1983$4,095,000[18]
18May 8, 1983$3,385,578[19]
19May 15, 1983Blue Thunder$8,258,149[20]
20May 22, 1983Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone$7,053,016

[21]

21May 30, 19834-day weekendStar Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi$30,490,619Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi had the highest weekend of all-time beating E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 's 4th weekend gross of $17.3 million, Rocky III 's 4-day opening weekend gross of $16.0 million and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 's 3-day opening weekend gross of $14.3 million.

[22]

22June 5, 1983$17,229,694Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi also claimed the record for highest second weekend beating E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.[23]
23June 12, 1983$11,995,064[24]
24June 19, 1983Superman III$13,352,357[25]
25June 26, 1983Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi$11,127,915Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi reclaimed #1 in fifth weekend of release.[26]
26July 4, 19834-day weekend$12,038,626[27]
27July 10, 1983$7,337,926[28]
28July 17, 1983Staying Alive$12,146,143 [29]
29July 24, 1983Jaws 3-D$13,422,500Jaws 3-D broke Friday the 13th Part III's ($9.40 million) record for highest weekend debut for a 3-D film.[30]
30July 31, 1983National Lampoon's Vacation$8,333,358

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31August 7, 1983$7,191,832[32]
32August 14, 1983$6,161,649 [33]
33August 21, 1983Easy Money$5,844,974[34]
34August 28, 1983Mr. Mom$6,445,106Mr. Mom reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release.

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35September 5, 19834-day weekend$8,221,715[36]
36September 11, 1983$4,686,652[37]
37September 18, 1983$3,860,064[38]
38September 25, 1983$3,207,199[39]
39October 2, 1983The Big Chill$3,662,152[40]
40October 10, 19834-day weekendNever Say Never Again$10,958,157Never Say Never Again sets a record weekend debut for October over the Columbus Day weekend.

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41October 16, 1983$7,233,884 [42]
42October 23, 1983$6,011,610 [43]
43October 30, 1983$3,781,141[44]
44November 6, 1983Deal of the Century$3,520,605[45]
45November 13, 1983The Big Chill$2,929,243The Big Chill reclaimed #1 in seventh weekend of release.

[46]

46November 20, 1983Amityville 3-D$2,366,472[47]
47November 27, 1983A Christmas Story$3,935,944A Christmas Story reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release.

[48]

48December 4, 1983Terms of Endearment$3,125,453Terms of Endearment reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release.

[49]

49December 11, 1983Sudden Impact$9,688,561Sudden Impact broke The Toy''s record ($6.3 million) for the highest weekend debut in December.[50]
50December 18, 1983$7,143,953[51]
51December 26, 19834-day weekend$5,957,766[52]
52January 2, 19844-day weekendTerms of Endearment$9,058,537Terms of Endearment reclaimed #1 in sixth weekend of release.[53]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 1983 by Calendar Gross[54]

RankTitleStudio(s)Actor(s)Director(s)Gross
1. Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi 20th Century Fox Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew and Frank Oz Richard Marquand $247,371,242
2. Tootsie Columbia Pictures Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman and Charles Durning Sydney Pollack $146,259,321
3. Flashdance Paramount Pictures Jennifer Beals and Michael Nouri Adrian Lyne $92,921,203
4. Trading Places Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott and Jamie Lee Curtis John Landis $90,404,800
5. WarGames United Artists Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood and Ally Sheedy John Badham $79,567,667
6. Octopussy Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kristina Wayborn and Kabir Bedi John Glen $67,893,619
7. Staying Alive Paramount Pictures John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes and Steve Inwood Sylvester Stallone $64,892,670
8. Risky Business Warner Bros. Pictures Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay Paul Brickman $63,541,777
9. Mr. Mom 20th Century Fox Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Martin Mull, Ann Jillian and Christopher Lloyd Stan Dragoti $63,090,965
10. National Lampoon's Vacation Warner Bros. Pictures Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, John Candy and Christie Brinkley Harold Ramis $61,399,552

In-Year Release
Highest-grossing films of 1983 by In-year release[55]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1.Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the JediFox$309,306,177
2.Terms of EndearmentParamount$108,423,489
3.Flashdance$92,921,203
4.Trading Places$90,404,800
5.WarGamesUnited Artists$79,567,667
6.Octopussy$67,893,619
7.Sudden ImpactWarner Bros.$67,642,693
8.Staying AliveParamount$64,892,670
9.Mr. MomFox$64,783,827
10.Risky BusinessWarner Bros.$63,541,777


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1983
GSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1983 Re-issue)
PGStar Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
RFlashdance

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See also
Preceded by
1982		 1983 Succeeded by
1984
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