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

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
1		Tootsie	$10,553,448		^[2]
2			$9,487,210		^[3]
3			$8,407,104		^[4]
4			$7,325,537		^[5]
5			$6,523,267		^[6]
6			$4,747,425		^[7]
7	^4-day weekend		$7,524,261		^[8]
8			$5,236,117		^[9]
9			$4,349,058		^[10]
10			$4,044,440		^[11]
11		High Road to China	$6,156,049		^[12]
12		Spring Break	$5,908,574		^[13]
13			$4,448,821		^[14]
14		Tootsie	$3,430,963	Tootsie 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]
15		Lone Wolf McQuade	$4,295,300		^[16]
16		Flashdance	$4,085,494	Flashdance reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release.	^[17]
17			$4,095,000		^[18]
18			$3,385,578		^[19]
19		Blue Thunder	$8,258,149		^[20]
20			$7,053,016		^[21]
21	^4-day weekend	Return of the Jedi	$30,490,619	Return of the Jedi had the highest weekend of all-time beating E.T. the Extra-Terrestrials 4th weekend gross of $17.3 million, Rocky IIIs 4-day opening weekend gross of $16.0 million and s 3-day opening weekend gross of $14.3 million.	^[22]
22			$17,229,694	Return of the Jedi also claimed the record for highest second weekend beating E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.	^[23]
23			$11,995,064		^[24]
24		Superman III	$13,352,357		^[25]
25		Return of the Jedi	$11,127,915	Return of the Jedi reclaimed #1 in fifth weekend of release.	^[26]
26	^4-day weekend		$12,038,626		^[27]
27			$7,337,926		^[28]
28		Staying Alive	$12,146,143		^[29]
29		Jaws 3-D	$13,422,500	Jaws 3-D broke Friday the 13th Part IIIs ($9.40 million) record for highest weekend debut for a 3-D film.	^[30]
30		National Lampoon's Vacation	$8,333,358		^[31]
31			$7,191,832		^[32]
32			$6,161,649		^[33]
33		Easy Money	$5,844,974		^[34]
34		Mr. Mom	$6,445,106	Mr. Mom reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release.	^[35]
35	^4-day weekend		$8,221,715		^[36]
36			$4,686,652		^[37]
37			$3,860,064		^[38]
38			$3,207,199		^[39]
39		The Big Chill	$3,662,152		^[40]
40	^4-day weekend	Never Say Never Again	$10,958,157	Never Say Never Again sets a record weekend debut for October over the Columbus Day weekend.	^[41]
41			$7,233,884		^[42]
42			$6,011,610		^[43]
43			$3,781,141		^[44]
44		Deal of the Century	$3,520,605		^[45]
45		The Big Chill	$2,929,243	The Big Chill reclaimed #1 in seventh weekend of release.	^[46]
46		Amityville 3-D	$2,366,472		^[47]
47		A Christmas Story	$3,935,944	A Christmas Story reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release.	^[48]
48		Terms of Endearment	$3,125,453	Terms of Endearment reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release.	^[49]
49		Sudden Impact	$9,688,561		^[50]
50			$7,143,953		^[51]
51	^4-day weekend		$5,957,766		^[52]
52	^4-day weekend	Terms of Endearment	$9,058,537	Terms of Endearment reclaimed #1 in sixth weekend of release.	^[53]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

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

Rank	Title	Studio(s)	Actor(s)	Director(s)	Gross
1.	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, Kabir Bedi and Steven Berkoff	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.	Return of the Jedi		$309,306,177
2.	Terms of Endearment		$108,423,489
3.	Flashdance		$92,921,203
4.	Trading Places		$90,404,800
5.	WarGames		$79,567,667
6.	Octopussy		$67,893,619
7.	Sudden Impact		$67,642,693
8.	Staying Alive		$64,892,670
9.	Mr. Mom		$64,783,827
10.	Risky Business		$63,541,777

Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1983

G	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1983 Re-issue)
PG	Return of the Jedi
R	Flashdance

See also

• List of American films — American films by year
• Lists of box office number-one films

Notes and References

1. Web site: Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1983. .
2. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 1. Box Office Mojo.
3. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 2. Box Office Mojo.
4. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 3. Box Office Mojo.
5. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 4. Box Office Mojo.
6. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 5. Box Office Mojo.
7. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 6. Box Office Mojo.
8. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 7 (Presidents' Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
9. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 8. Box Office Mojo.
10. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 9. Box Office Mojo.
11. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 10. Box Office Mojo.
12. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 11. Box Office Mojo.
13. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 12. Box Office Mojo.
14. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 13. Box Office Mojo.
15. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 14. Box Office Mojo.
16. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 15. Box Office Mojo.
17. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 16. Box Office Mojo.
18. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 17. Box Office Mojo.
19. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 18. Box Office Mojo.
20. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 19. Box Office Mojo.
21. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 20. Box Office Mojo.
22. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 21 (Memorial Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
23. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 22. Box Office Mojo.
24. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 23. Box Office Mojo.
25. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 24. Box Office Mojo.
26. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 25. Box Office Mojo.
27. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 26 (July 4th long weekend). Box Office Mojo.
28. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 27. Box Office Mojo.
29. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 28. Box Office Mojo.
30. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 29. Box Office Mojo.
31. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 30. Box Office Mojo.
32. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 31. Box Office Mojo.
33. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 32. Box Office Mojo.
34. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 33. Box Office Mojo.
35. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 34. Box Office Mojo.
36. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 35 (Labor Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
37. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 36. Box Office Mojo.
38. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 37. Box Office Mojo.
39. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 38. Box Office Mojo.
40. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 39. Box Office Mojo.
41. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 40 (Indigenous Peoples' Day Weekend). Box Office Mojo.
42. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 41. Box Office Mojo.
43. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 42. Box Office Mojo.
44. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 43. Box Office Mojo.
45. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 44. Box Office Mojo.
46. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 45. Box Office Mojo.
47. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 46. Box Office Mojo.
48. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 47 (Thanksgiving 3-Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
49. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 48 (Post-Thanksgiving). Box Office Mojo.
50. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 49. Box Office Mojo.
51. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 50. Box Office Mojo.
52. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 51 (Christmas long weekend). Box Office Mojo.
53. Web site: Domestic 1983 Weekend 52 (New Year's long weekend). Box Office Mojo.
54. Web site: Domestic Box Office For 1983. Box Office Mojo. January 17, 2020.
55. Web site: Domestic Box Office For 1983 (In-year release). Box Office Mojo. January 17, 2020.