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

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

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Number-one films

#Weekend end dateFilmGrossNotesRef
1January 9, 1983 Tootsie $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, 1983 High Road to China $6,156,049 [12]
12March 27, 1983 Spring 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, 1983 Lone Wolf McQuade $4,295,300 [16]
16April 24, 1983 Flashdance $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, 1983 Blue Thunder $8,258,149 [20]
20May 22, 1983 Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone $7,053,016

[21]

21May 30, 19834-day weekend Return of the Jedi $30,490,619Return 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$17,229,694Return 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, 1983 Superman III $13,352,357 [25]
25June 26, 1983Return of the Jedi$11,127,915Return 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, 1983 Staying Alive $12,146,143 [29]
29July 24, 1983 Jaws 3-D $13,422,500 Jaws 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, 1983 National Lampoon's Vacation $8,333,358

[31]

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

[35]

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, 1983 The Big Chill $3,662,152 [40]
40October 10, 19834-day weekend Never Say Never Again $10,958,157Never Say Never Again sets a record weekend debut for October over the Columbus Day weekend.

[41]

41October 16, 1983$7,233,884 [42]
42October 23, 1983$6,011,610 [43]
43October 30, 1983$3,781,141 [44]
44November 6, 1983 Deal 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, 1983 Amityville 3-D $2,366,472 [47]
47November 27, 1983 A Christmas Story $3,935,944A Christmas Story reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release.

[48]

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

[49]

49December 11, 1983 Sudden Impact $9,688,561 [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. 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]
RankTitleDistributorDomestic gross
1. Return of the Jedi 20th Century Fox $309,306,177
2. Terms of Endearment Paramount $108,423,489
3. Flashdance $92,921,203
4. Trading Places $90,404,800
5. WarGames United Artists $79,567,667
6. Octopussy $67,893,619
7. Sudden Impact Warner Bros. $67,642,693
8. Staying Alive Paramount $64,892,670
9. Mr. Mom 20th Century Fox $64,783,827
10. Risky Business Warner Bros. $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

References

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

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