The Top Movies, Weekend of August 12, 1983

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	National Lampoon's Summer Vacation	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$6,161,649	-14.32%	1,253	$4,918	$31,072,408	17
2	(new)	Cujo	Warner Bros.	Horror	$6,114,899		1,239	$4,935	$6,114,899	3
3	(3)	Risky Business	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$4,577,971	+7.08%	693	$6,606	$11,804,359	10
4	(2)	Return of the Jedi	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$3,759,299	-16.44%	1,515	$2,481	$216,873,917	82
5	(5)	Staying Alive	Paramount Pictures	Musical	$2,514,264	-31.50%	998	$2,519	$50,067,838	31
6	(7)	Trading Places	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$2,378,675	-10.56%	880	$2,703	$72,268,923	68
7	(4)	Jaws 3-D	Universal	Horror	$2,206,274	-44.77%	958	$2,303	$39,230,274	24
8	(11)	WarGames	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	$1,753,897	-2.44%	862	$2,035	$61,168,601	73
9	(6)	Krull	Columbia	Adventure	$1,748,678	-46.81%	881	$1,985	$14,822,432	17
10	(new)	Smokey and the Bandit III	Universal	Comedy	$1,728,060		498	$3,470	$1,728,060	3
11	(new)	Curse of the Pink Panther	MGM/UA Classics	Comedy	$1,641,182		812	$2,021	$1,641,182	3
12	(new)	The Man Who Wasn't There	USA Films	Comedy	$1,379,502		980	$1,408	$1,379,502	3
13	(15)	Mr. Mom	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$1,337,321	+34.51%	261	$5,124	$5,935,439	24
14	(12)	Flashdance	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$1,327,937	-9.57%	677	$1,962	$73,552,047	122
15	(10)	Class	Orion Pictures	Comedy	$1,241,944	-32.84%	595	$2,087	$15,986,971	24
16	(9)	The Star Chamber	20th Century Fox	Action	$1,196,029	-39.60%	716	$1,670	$4,226,201	10
17	(8)	Private School	Universal	Comedy	$1,128,375	-53.94%	983	$1,148	$11,470,375	17
18	(13)	Octopussy	MGM	Action	$1,000,442	-31.77%	699	$1,431	$59,321,214	66
19	(21)	Zelig	Orion Pictures	Comedy	$545,213	+334.58%	21	$25,963	$1,319,118	31
20	(17)	Porky's II: The Next Day	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$539,603	-26.12%	457	$1,181	$32,550,606	52
21	(19)	Fanny and Alexander	Embassy	Drama	$182,262	-4.21%	32	$5,696	$1,890,273	59
22	(20)	Valley Girl	Atlantic	Comedy	$139,457	-24.54%	73	$1,910	$15,438,769	108
23	(22)	La traviata	Universal	Musical	$113,036	+13.89%	34	$3,325	$2,463,340	115
24	(23)	Puberty Blues	Universal	Comedy	$24,367	+84.07%	6	$4,061	$76,167	31