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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]

Number-one films

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

[8]

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

[13]

13 April 3, 1983 $4,448,821 [14]
14 April 10, 1983 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 April 17, 1983 Lone Wolf McQuade $4,295,300 [16]
16 April 24, 1983 Flashdance $4,085,494 Flashdance reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release.

[17]

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

[21]

21 May 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 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]

22 June 5, 1983 $17,229,694 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi also claimed the record for highest second weekend beating E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. [23]
23 June 12, 1983 $11,995,064 [24]
24 June 19, 1983 Superman III $13,352,357 [25]
25 June 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]
26 July 4, 19834-day weekend $12,038,626 [27]
27 July 10, 1983 $7,337,926 [28]
28 July 17, 1983 Staying Alive $12,146,143 [29]
29 July 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]
30 July 31, 1983 National Lampoon's Vacation $8,333,358

[31]

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

[35]

35 September 5, 19834-day weekend $8,221,715 [36]
36 September 11, 1983 $4,686,652 [37]
37 September 18, 1983 $3,860,064 [38]
38 September 25, 1983 $3,207,199 [39]
39 October 2, 1983 The Big Chill $3,662,152 [40]
40 October 10, 19834-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 October 16, 1983 $7,233,884 [42]
42 October 23, 1983 $6,011,610 [43]
43 October 30, 1983 $3,781,141 [44]
44 November 6, 1983 Deal of the Century $3,520,605 [45]
45 November 13, 1983 The Big Chill $2,929,243 The Big Chill reclaimed #1 in seventh weekend of release.

[46]

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

[48]

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

[49]

49 December 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]
50 December 18, 1983 $7,143,953 [51]
51 December 26, 19834-day weekend $5,957,766 [52]
52 January 2, 19844-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. 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 Jedi 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 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 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
R Flashdance

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See also

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