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

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Here are all the number-one box office movies to come out of the year 1983 in the United Kingdom. Gross figures represent "an approximation" by 25th Frame. [1]

Number-one Films

This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. [2]
DateTitleStudioGrossRef
1 January 1983 E.T. The Extra Terrestrial Amblin Entertainment £1,000,855 [3]
8 January 1983£900,438
15 January 1983£708,179
22 January 1983£544,718
29 January 1983 Airplane II: The Sequel Howard W. Koch Productions£400,360
5 February 1983 Gandhi Goldcrest Films, International Film Investors, National Film Development Corporation of India, & Indo-British Films£816,806
12 February 1983£1,000,006
19 February 1983 An Officer and a Gentleman Lorimar Productions £920,968
26 February 1983GandhiGoldcrest Films, International Film Investors, National Film Development Corporation of India, & Indo-British Films£758,870
5 March 1983£327,823
12 March 1983£186,774
19 March 1983£112,298
26 March 1983£104,536
2 April 1983£96,774
9 April 1983£472,905
16 April 1983£236,453
23 April 1983 Sophie's Choice ITC Entertainment & Keith Barish Productions£433,334
30 April 1983£684,443
7 May 1983 Tootsie Mirage Enterprises £325,001
14 May 1983£190,277
21 May 1983£122,917
28 May 1983£1,005,513
4 June 1983£1,007,750
11 June 1983 Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Lucasfilm Ltd. £1,002,857
18 June 1983£954,184
25 June 1983£901,674
2 July 1983£480,268
9 July 1983£480,268
16 July 1983 Octopussy Eon Productions & United Artists £1,027,675
23 July 1983Star Wars: Return of the JediLucasfilm Ltd.£642,297
30 July 1983 Superman III Dovemead Ltd.£305,856
6 August 1983OctopussyEon Productions & United Artists£191,160
13 August 1983£620,419
20 August 1983£704,995
27 August 1983 WarGames United Artists & Sherwood Productions£352,498
3 September 1983£201,959
10 September 1983£96,171
17 September 1983£535,568
24 September 1983£446,307
1 October 1983 Staying Alive RSO Records £278,942
8 October 1983£132,830
15 October 1983 Zelig Orion Pictures £841,803
22 October 1983£701,503
29 October 1983 The Jungle Book (reissue) / Mickey's Christmas Carol Walt Disney Productions £334,049
5 November 1983£762,511
12 November 1983£635,426
19 November 1983£397,141
26 November 1983£330,951
3 December 1983£515,060
10 December 1983£429,217
17 December 1983 Trading Places Paramount Pictures & Cinema Group Ventures£357,681
24 December 1983 Never Say Never Again Taliafilm£223,551
31 December 1983TBD

References

  1. "Movie Box Office Database from 25thframe.co.uk". www.25thframe.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  2. "1983 UK Top Grossing Movies".
  3. https://archive.org/details/guinnessbookofbo0000swer/page/438/mode/1up?view=theater