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Original Screenplay Movies Released in 1983
This list shows all Original Screenplay films released in 1983, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for Original Screenplay Movies for 1983
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January, 1983 |
| January 1 |
Coto de caza |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$3,580 |
|
| |
| 1983 TBD |
E tu vivrai nel terrore - L'aldilà |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$801,676 |
|
|
Getting It On |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$975,414 |
|
|
Tough Enough |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,433,722 |
|
| |
| January 21 |
The House on Sorority Row |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$8,318,695 |
|
|
Independence Day |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$151,462 |
|
|
Threshold |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 29 |
Xiao Bi de gu shi (小畢的故事) |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 30 |
La notte di San Lorenzo |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| |
| Jan, 1983 TBD |
Utu |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$717 |
|
| February, 1983 |
| February 4 |
Videodrome |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$2,121,939 |
|
| |
| February 12 |
Im lauf der zeit |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$1,089 |
|
| |
| February 18 |
The King of Comedy |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,805,356 |
|
|
Local Hero |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,840,040 |
|
|
Lovesick |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,143,618 |
|
|
Madman |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$242,310 |
|
|
The Sting II |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$6,347,072 |
|
|
Table for Five |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,400,000 |
|
| |
| February 25 |
One Dark Night |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| March, 1983 |
| March 4 |
Baby It's You |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,312,473 |
|
|
Britannia Hospital |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Carnival Magic |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Curtains |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$441,110 |
|
|
My Tutor |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$22,587,000 |
|
|
Tender Mercies |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$8,443,124 |
|
|
Vigilante |
Action |
Theatrical |
$5,091,888 |
|
| |
| March 10 |
La guerra del ferro: Ironmaster |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 11 |
10 to Midnight |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$7,309,407 |
|
|
Ator l’invincibile |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Trenchcoat |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,304,286 |
|
| |
| March 25 |
Bad Boys |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,200,000 |
|
|
Max Dugan Returns |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$17,613,720 |
|
|
Spring Break |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$24,071,666 |
|
| |
| March 31 |
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$15,274,560 |
|
| April, 1983 |
| April 1 |
Screwballs |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,082,000 |
|
| |
| April 8 |
Losin' It |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,317,043 |
|
| |
| April 11 |
Hai tan de yi tian (海灘的一天) |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$37,482 |
|
| |
| April 15 |
Better Late Than Never |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$24,164 |
|
|
The Evil Dead |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$29,400,000 |
|
|
Flashdance |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$201,463,574 |
|
|
Lone Wolf McQuade |
Western |
Theatrical |
$12,232,628 |
|
| |
| April 22 |
Dans la ville blanche |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,551 |
|
|
Duel |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$447,758 |
|
|
Exposed |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,352,083 |
|
| |
| April 29 |
Blue Skies Again |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$46,603 |
|
|
The Draughtsman’s Contract |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$27,011 |
|
|
The Hunger |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$4,800,000 |
|
|
Valley Girl |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$16,800,549 |
|
| May, 1983 |
| May 6 |
Alsino y el cóndor |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Doctor Detroit |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,400,000 |
|
|
Still Smokin |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$15,543,000 |
|
| |
| May 13 |
Blue Thunder |
Action |
Theatrical |
$42,313,354 |
|
| |
| May 20 |
Latidos de pánico |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbid… |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$16,561,649 |
|
| |
| May 25 |
Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$485,944,989 |
|
| |
| May 27 |
Chained Heat |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,149,983 |
|
|
Fanny och Alexander |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,987,150 |
|
| June, 1983 |
| June 2 |
Nostalghia |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$565,009 |
|
| |
| June 3 |
The Man with Two Brains |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,353,438 |
|
|
Psycho II |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$32,000,000 |
|
|
WarGames |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$74,433,837 |
|
| |
| June 8 |
Trading Places |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$90,400,000 |
|
| |
| June 17 |
House of the Long Shadows |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 22 |
The Survivors |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$14,000,000 |
|
| |
| June 24 |
Porky's II: The Next Day |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$33,759,266 |
|
|
Yellowbeard |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,300,000 |
|
| July, 1983 |
| July 15 |
Deadly Force |
Action |
Theatrical |
$323,384 |
|
|
Zelig |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$11,798,616 |
|
| |
| July 22 |
Class |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$21,667,789 |
|
|
Mr. Mom |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$64,800,000 |
|
| |
| July 29 |
Krull |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$16,519,460 |
|
|
National Lampoon’s Vacation |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$61,400,000 |
|
|
Pauline at the Beach |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$551 |
|
|
Private School |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$14,049,540 |
|
| |
| |
| Jul, 1983 TBD |
Space Raiders |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| August, 1983 |
| August 5 |
Daffy Duck’s Movie: Fantastic Island |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Risky Business |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$63,541,777 |
|
|
The Star Chamber |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$5,600,000 |
|
| |
| August 12 |
Curse of the Pink Panther |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,412,009 |
|
|
The Man Who Wasn't There |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,315,505 |
|
|
Smokey and the Bandit III |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,000,000 |
|
| |
| August 19 |
The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie… |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,035,618 |
|
|
Easy Money |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$29,309,766 |
|
|
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$5,301,085 |
|
| |
| August 26 |
Fire and Ice |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$760,883 |
|
|
Young Warriors |
Action |
Theatrical |
$238,534 |
|
| September, 1983 |
| September 2 |
Deathstalker |
Action |
Theatrical |
$8,890,685 |
|
|
Lonely Hearts |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$683,534 |
|
|
Mortuary |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$1,722,738 |
|
|
Nightmares |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$6,802,427 |
|
|
Stryker |
Action |
Theatrical |
$925,496 |
|
|
Turkey Shoot |
Action |
Theatrical |
$1,233,657 |
|
| |
| September 7 |
Revenge of the Ninja |
Action |
Theatrical |
$10,431,086 |
|
| |
| September 16 |
Strange Invaders |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$1,362,303 |
|
| |
| September 23 |
Last Plane Out |
|
Theatrical |
$124,889 |
|
|
Pieces |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$1,201,028 |
|
| |
| September 28 |
The Big Chill |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$56,345,716 |
|
| |
| September 30 |
Hanna K. |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$110,000 |
|
| October, 1983 |
| October 3 |
Soldados de plomo |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 7 |
E la nave va |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
The Prey |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$49,677 |
|
| |
| October 14 |
Possession |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$1,113,538 |
|
| |
| October 21 |
All the Right Moves |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$17,200,000 |
|
|
Under Fire |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,696,391 |
|
| |
| October 28 |
Going Berserk |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$234,950 |
|
| November, 1983 |
| November 4 |
Experience Preferred |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$822,650 |
|
|
Testament |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,537,122 |
|
| |
| November 11 |
Kehraus |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 18 |
The Being |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Cross Country |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$113,880 |
|
|
Nate and Hayes |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$1,643,022 |
|
|
A Night in Heaven |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,563,663 |
|
|
Sleepaway Camp |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$2,200,257 |
|
| |
| November 23 |
Les Compères |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 28 |
The Day After |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$238,566 |
|
| December, 1983 |
| December 9 |
Sudden Impact |
Action |
Theatrical |
$67,642,693 |
|
| |
| December 13 |
Los Nuevos Extraterrestres |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 14 |
Silkwood |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$35,737,135 |
|
| |
| December 16 |
Two of a Kind |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$23,700,000 |
|
|
Uncommon Valor |
Action |
Theatrical |
$27,900,000 |
|
| |
| December 29 |
BMX Bandits |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| |
| Unknown TBD |
Trial by Terror |
Thriller/Suspense |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
