Weekend Domestic Box Office August 5, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $7,191,832 | -14% | 1,230 | $5,847 | $20,721,199 | 10 | |
| 2 | (3) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $4,499,005 | -21% | 1,764 | $2,550 | $209,656,205 | 75 | |
| 3 | (new) | Risky Business | $4,275,327 | 670 | $6,381 | $4,275,327 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (2) | Jaws 3-D | $3,994,779 | -45% | 1,241 | $3,219 | $35,148,779 | 17 | |
| 5 | (5) | Staying Alive | $3,670,246 | -30% | 1,380 | $2,660 | $45,285,353 | 24 | |
| 6 | (4) | Krull | $3,287,545 | -40% | 1,289 | $2,550 | $11,315,479 | 10 | |
| 7 | (7) | Trading Places | $2,659,513 | -13% | 945 | $2,814 | $68,487,723 | 61 | |
| 8 | (6) | Private School | $2,449,636 | -44% | 1,024 | $2,392 | $9,083,636 | 10 | |
| 9 | (new) | The Star Chamber | $1,980,105 | 796 | $2,488 | $1,980,105 | 3 | ||
| 10 | (8) | Class | $1,849,263 | -38% | 789 | $2,344 | $13,604,248 | 17 | |
| 11 | (10) | WarGames | $1,797,728 | -14% | 862 | $2,086 | $58,245,219 | 66 | |
| 12 | (12) | Flashdance | $1,468,485 | -7% | 740 | $1,984 | $71,216,567 | 115 | |
| 13 | (11) | Octopussy | $1,466,242 | -14% | 912 | $1,608 | $57,403,139 | 59 | |
| 14 | (9) | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | $1,210,162 | -45% | 1,061 | $1,141 | $23,034,550 | 16,666 | |
| 15 | (14) | Mr. Mom | $994,211 | +10% | 159 | $6,253 | $3,884,540 | 17 | |
| 16 | (13) | Superman III | $794,301 | -37% | 613 | $1,296 | $59,950,623 | 52 | |
| 17 | (15) | Porky's II: The Next Day | $730,357 | -17% | 587 | $1,244 | $31,585,470 | 45 | |
| 18 | (16) | Twilight Zone: The Movie | $445,369 | -43% | 425 | $1,048 | $29,450,919 | 45 | |
| 19 | (18) | Fanny and Alexander | $190,274 | +32% | 29 | $6,561 | $1,584,412 | 52 | |
| 20 | (17) | Valley Girl | $184,805 | -10% | 81 | $2,282 | $15,233,960 | 101 | |
| 21 | (19) | Zelig | $125,457 | -12% | 4 | $31,364 | $647,612 | 24 | |
| 22 | (20) | La traviata | $99,252 | +14% | 27 | $3,676 | $2,294,474 | 108 | |
| 23 | (21) | Puberty Blues | $13,238 | +97% | 3 | $4,413 | $44,981 | 24 | |
| Reporting movies: 23 | $45,377,132 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $7,191,832 | 1,230 | $20,721,199 |
| 2 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $4,499,005 | 1,764 | $209,656,205 |
| 3 | Risky Business | $4,275,327 | 670 | $4,275,327 |
| 4 | Jaws 3-D | $3,994,779 | 1,241 | $35,148,779 |
| 5 | Staying Alive | $3,670,246 | 1,380 | $45,285,353 |
| 6 | Krull | $3,287,545 | 1,289 | $11,315,479 |
| 7 | Trading Places | $2,659,513 | 945 | $68,487,723 |
| 8 | Private School | $2,449,636 | 1,024 | $9,083,636 |
| 9 | The Star Chamber | $1,980,105 | 796 | $1,980,105 |
| 10 | Class | $1,849,263 | 789 | $13,604,248 |
| 11 | WarGames | $1,797,728 | 862 | $58,245,219 |
| 12 | Flashdance | $1,468,485 | 740 | $71,216,567 |
| 13 | Octopussy | $1,466,242 | 912 | $57,403,139 |
| 14 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | $1,210,162 | 1,061 | $23,034,550 |
| 15 | Mr. Mom | $994,211 | 159 | $3,884,540 |
| 16 | Superman III | $794,301 | 613 | $59,950,623 |
| 17 | Porky's II: The Next Day | $730,357 | 587 | $31,585,470 |
| 18 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | $445,369 | 425 | $29,450,919 |
| 19 | Fanny and Alexander | $190,274 | 29 | $1,584,412 |
| 20 | Valley Girl | $184,805 | 81 | $15,233,960 |
| 21 | Zelig | $125,457 | 4 | $647,612 |
| 22 | La traviata | $99,252 | 27 | $2,294,474 |
| 23 | Puberty Blues | $13,238 | 3 | $44,981 |
| Reporting: 23 | $45,377,132 | total | ||