| # |
Weekend end date |
Film |
Box office |
Notes |
| 1 |
01983-01-09January 9, 1983 |
Tootsie |
$10,553,448 |
|
| 2 |
01983-01-16January 16, 1983 |
Tootsie |
$9,487,210 |
|
| 3 |
01983-01-23January 23, 1983 |
Tootsie |
$8,407,104 |
|
| 4 |
01983-01-30January 30, 1983 |
Tootsie |
$7,325,537 |
|
| 5 |
01983-02-06February 6, 1983 |
Tootsie |
$6,523,267 |
|
| 6 |
01983-02-13February 13, 1983 |
Tootsie |
$4,747,425 |
|
| 7 |
01983-02-21February 21, 19834-day weekend |
Tootsie |
$7,524,261 |
|
| 8 |
01983-02-27February 27, 1983 |
Tootsie |
$5,236,117 |
|
| 9 |
01983-03-06March 6, 1983 |
Tootsie |
$4,349,058 |
|
| 10 |
01983-03-13March 13, 1983 |
Tootsie |
$4,044,440 |
|
| 11 |
01983-03-20March 20, 1983 |
High Road to China |
$6,156,049 |
|
| 12 |
01983-03-27March 27, 1983 |
Spring Break |
$5,908,574 |
|
| 13 |
01983-04-03April 3, 1983 |
Spring Break |
$4,448,821 |
|
| 14 |
01983-04-10April 10, 1983 |
Tootsie |
$3,430,963 |
Tootsie reclaimed #1 in seventeenth weekend of release. |
| 15 |
01983-04-17April 17, 1983 |
Lone Wolf McQuade |
$4,295,300 |
|
| 16 |
01983-04-24April 24, 1983 |
Flashdance |
$4,085,494 |
Flashdance reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
| 17 |
01983-05-01May 1, 1983 |
Flashdance |
$4,095,000 |
|
| 18 |
01983-05-08May 8, 1983 |
Flashdance |
$3,385,578 |
|
| 19 |
01983-05-15May 15, 1983 |
Blue Thunder |
$8,258,149 |
|
| 20 |
01983-05-22May 22, 1983 |
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone |
$7,053,016 |
|
| 21 |
01983-05-30May 30, 19834-day weekend |
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi |
$30,490,619 |
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi had the highest weekend debut of 1983. |
| 22 |
01983-06-05June 5, 1983 |
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi |
$17,229,694 |
|
| 23 |
01983-06-12June 12, 1983 |
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi |
$11,995,064 |
|
| 24 |
01983-06-19June 19, 1983 |
Superman III |
$13,352,357 |
|
| 25 |
01983-06-26June 26, 1983 |
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi |
$11,127,915 |
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi reclaimed #1 in fifth weekend of release |
| 26 |
01983-07-04July 4, 19834-day weekend |
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi |
$12,038,626 |
|
| 27 |
01983-07-10July 10, 1983 |
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi |
$7,337,926 |
|
| 28 |
01983-07-17July 17, 1983 |
Staying Alive |
$12,146,143 |
|
| 29 |
01983-07-24July 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 |
01983-07-31July 31, 1983 |
National Lampoon's Vacation |
$8,333,358 |
|
| 31 |
01983-08-07August 7, 1983 |
National Lampoon's Vacation |
$7,191,832 |
|
| 32 |
01983-08-14August 14, 1983 |
National Lampoon's Vacation |
$6,161,649 |
|
| 33 |
01983-08-21August 21, 1983 |
Easy Money |
$5,844,974 |
|
| 34 |
01983-08-28August 28, 1983 |
Mr. Mom |
$6,445,106 |
Mr. Mom reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
| 35 |
01983-09-05September 5, 19834-day weekend |
Mr. Mom |
$8,221,715 |
|
| 36 |
01983-09-11September 11, 1983 |
Mr. Mom |
$4,686,652 |
|
| 37 |
01983-09-18September 18, 1983 |
Mr. Mom |
$3,860,064 |
|
| 38 |
01983-09-25September 25, 1983 |
Mr. Mom |
$3,207,199 |
|
| 39 |
01983-10-02October 2, 1983 |
The Big Chill |
$3,662,152 |
|
| 40 |
01983-10-10October 10, 19834-day weekend |
Never Say Never Again |
$10,958,157 |
|
| 41 |
01983-10-16October 16, 1983 |
Never Say Never Again |
$7,233,884 |
|
| 42 |
01983-10-23October 23, 1983 |
Never Say Never Again |
$6,011,610 |
|
| 43 |
01983-10-30October 30, 1983 |
Never Say Never Again |
$3,781,141 |
|
| 44 |
01983-11-06November 6, 1983 |
Deal of the Century |
$3,520,605 |
|
| 45 |
01983-11-13November 13, 1983 |
The Big Chill |
$2,929,243 |
The Big Chill reclaimed #1 in seventh weekend of release. |
| 46 |
01983-11-20November 20, 1983 |
Amityville 3-D |
$2,366,472 |
|
| 47 |
01983-11-27November 27, 1983 |
A Christmas Story |
$3,935,944 |
A Christmas Story reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
| 48 |
01983-12-04December 4, 1983 |
Terms of Endearment |
$3,125,453 |
Terms of Endearment reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
| 49 |
01983-12-11December 11, 1983 |
Sudden Impact |
$9,688,561 |
Sudden Impact broke The Toy''s record ($6.3 million) for the highest weekend debut in December. |
| 50 |
01983-12-18December 18, 1983 |
Sudden Impact |
$7,143,953 |
|
| 51 |
01983-12-26December 26, 19834-day weekend |
Sudden Impact |
$5,957,766 |
|
| 52 |
01984-01-02January 2, 19844-day weekend |
Terms of Endearment |
$9,058,537 |
Terms of Endearment reclaimed #1 in sixth weekend of release. |
