Weekend Domestic Box Office August 12, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $6,161,649 | -14% | 1,253 | $4,918 | $31,072,408 | 17 | |
| 2 | (new) | Cujo | $6,114,899 | 1,239 | $4,935 | $6,114,899 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (3) | Risky Business | $4,577,971 | +7% | 693 | $6,606 | $11,804,359 | 10 | |
| 4 | (2) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $3,759,299 | -16% | 1,515 | $2,481 | $216,873,917 | 82 | |
| 5 | (5) | Staying Alive | $2,514,264 | -31% | 998 | $2,519 | $50,067,838 | 31 | |
| 6 | (7) | Trading Places | $2,378,675 | -11% | 880 | $2,703 | $72,268,923 | 68 | |
| 7 | (4) | Jaws 3-D | $2,206,274 | -45% | 958 | $2,303 | $39,230,274 | 24 | |
| 8 | (11) | WarGames | $1,753,897 | -2% | 862 | $2,035 | $61,168,601 | 73 | |
| 9 | (6) | Krull | $1,748,678 | -47% | 881 | $1,985 | $14,822,432 | 17 | |
| 10 | (new) | Smokey and the Bandit III | $1,728,060 | 498 | $3,470 | $1,728,060 | 3 | ||
| 11 | (new) | Curse of the Pink Panther | $1,641,182 | 812 | $2,021 | $1,641,182 | 3 | ||
| 12 | (new) | The Man Who Wasn’t There | $1,379,502 | 980 | $1,408 | $1,379,502 | 3 | ||
| 13 | (15) | Mr. Mom | $1,337,321 | +35% | 261 | $5,124 | $5,935,439 | 24 | |
| 14 | (12) | Flashdance | $1,327,937 | -10% | 677 | $1,962 | $73,552,047 | 122 | |
| 15 | (10) | Class | $1,241,944 | -33% | 595 | $2,087 | $15,986,971 | 24 | |
| 16 | (9) | The Star Chamber | $1,196,029 | -40% | 716 | $1,670 | $4,226,201 | 10 | |
| 17 | (8) | Private School | $1,128,375 | -54% | 983 | $1,148 | $11,470,375 | 17 | |
| 18 | (13) | Octopussy | $1,000,442 | -32% | 699 | $1,431 | $59,321,214 | 66 | |
| 19 | (21) | Zelig | $545,213 | +335% | 21 | $25,963 | $1,319,118 | 31 | |
| 20 | (17) | Porky's II: The Next Day | $539,603 | -26% | 457 | $1,181 | $32,550,606 | 52 | |
| 21 | (19) | Fanny and Alexander | $182,262 | -4% | 32 | $5,696 | $1,890,273 | 59 | |
| 22 | (20) | Valley Girl | $139,457 | -25% | 73 | $1,910 | $15,438,769 | 108 | |
| 23 | (22) | La traviata | $113,036 | +14% | 34 | $3,325 | $2,463,340 | 115 | |
| 24 | (23) | Puberty Blues | $24,367 | +84% | 6 | $4,061 | $76,167 | 31 | |
| Reporting movies: 24 | $44,740,336 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $6,161,649 | 1,253 | $31,072,408 |
| 2 | Cujo | $6,114,899 | 1,239 | $6,114,899 |
| 3 | Risky Business | $4,577,971 | 693 | $11,804,359 |
| 4 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $3,759,299 | 1,515 | $216,873,917 |
| 5 | Staying Alive | $2,514,264 | 998 | $50,067,838 |
| 6 | Trading Places | $2,378,675 | 880 | $72,268,923 |
| 7 | Jaws 3-D | $2,206,274 | 958 | $39,230,274 |
| 8 | WarGames | $1,753,897 | 862 | $61,168,601 |
| 9 | Krull | $1,748,678 | 881 | $14,822,432 |
| 10 | Smokey and the Bandit III | $1,728,060 | 498 | $1,728,060 |
| 11 | Curse of the Pink Panther | $1,641,182 | 812 | $1,641,182 |
| 12 | The Man Who Wasn’t There | $1,379,502 | 980 | $1,379,502 |
| 13 | Mr. Mom | $1,337,321 | 261 | $5,935,439 |
| 14 | Flashdance | $1,327,937 | 677 | $73,552,047 |
| 15 | Class | $1,241,944 | 595 | $15,986,971 |
| 16 | The Star Chamber | $1,196,029 | 716 | $4,226,201 |
| 17 | Private School | $1,128,375 | 983 | $11,470,375 |
| 18 | Octopussy | $1,000,442 | 699 | $59,321,214 |
| 19 | Zelig | $545,213 | 21 | $1,319,118 |
| 20 | Porky's II: The Next Day | $539,603 | 457 | $32,550,606 |
| 21 | Fanny and Alexander | $182,262 | 32 | $1,890,273 |
| 22 | Valley Girl | $139,457 | 73 | $15,438,769 |
| 23 | La traviata | $113,036 | 34 | $2,463,340 |
| 24 | Puberty Blues | $24,367 | 6 | $76,167 |
| Reporting: 24 | $44,740,336 | total | ||