Weekend Domestic Box Office August 19, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Easy Money | $5,844,974 | 1,130 | $5,173 | $5,844,974 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (3) | Risky Business | $5,252,090 | +15% | 891 | $5,895 | $20,322,398 | 17 | |
| 3 | (13) | Mr. Mom | $4,279,384 | +220% | 734 | $5,830 | $11,199,896 | 31 | |
| 4 | (1) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $4,028,780 | -35% | 1,252 | $3,218 | $38,365,442 | 24 | |
| 5 | (2) | Cujo | $3,592,620 | -41% | 1,293 | $2,779 | $12,693,430 | 10 | |
| 6 | (4) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $3,033,669 | -19% | 1,284 | $2,363 | $222,489,243 | 89 | |
| 7 | (new) | Yor: Hunter From the Future | $2,810,199 | 1,425 | $1,972 | $2,810,199 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (new) | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | $2,019,000 | 549 | $3,678 | $2,019,000 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (6) | Trading Places | $1,877,435 | -21% | 785 | $2,392 | $75,420,736 | 75 | |
| 10 | (5) | Staying Alive | $1,836,786 | -27% | 818 | $2,245 | $53,455,638 | 38 | |
| 11 | (14) | Flashdance | $1,516,078 | +14% | 590 | $2,570 | $76,021,471 | 129 | |
| 12 | (8) | WarGames | $1,400,815 | -20% | 842 | $1,664 | $63,702,257 | 80 | |
| 13 | (-) | Getting It On | $975,414 | 350 | $2,787 | $975,414 | 233 | ||
| 14 | (11) | Curse of the Pink Panther | $840,878 | -49% | 812 | $1,036 | $3,374,312 | 10 | |
| 15 | (10) | Smokey and the Bandit III | $830,796 | -52% | 493 | $1,685 | $3,162,730 | 10 | |
| 16 | (7) | Jaws 3-D | $794,868 | -64% | 424 | $1,875 | $40,852,894 | 31 | |
| 17 | (18) | Octopussy | $782,805 | -22% | 611 | $1,281 | $60,795,157 | 73 | |
| 18 | (15) | Class | $741,615 | -40% | 459 | $1,616 | $17,516,720 | 31 | |
| 19 | (17) | Private School | $682,866 | -39% | 531 | $1,286 | $12,577,931 | 24 | |
| 21 | (9) | Krull | $679,716 | -61% | 431 | $1,577 | $16,519,460 | 24 | |
| 20 | (19) | Zelig | $679,716 | +25% | 431 | $1,577 | $2,219,658 | 38 | |
| 22 | (new) | The Golden Seal | $427,804 | 142 | $3,013 | $427,804 | 3 | ||
| 23 | (20) | Porky's II: The Next Day | $416,612 | -23% | 404 | $1,031 | $33,317,553 | 59 | |
| 24 | (16) | The Star Chamber | $358,018 | -70% | 180 | $1,989 | $5,230,263 | 17 | |
| 25 | (12) | The Man Who Wasn’t There | $250,605 | -82% | 250 | $1,002 | $2,315,505 | 10 | |
| 26 | (22) | Valley Girl | $191,015 | +37% | 98 | $1,949 | $15,671,422 | 115 | |
| 27 | (21) | Fanny and Alexander | $186,470 | +2% | 38 | $4,907 | $2,193,169 | 66 | |
| 28 | (23) | La traviata | $116,715 | +3% | 32 | $3,647 | $2,675,019 | 122 | |
| 29 | (24) | Puberty Blues | $19,000 | -22% | 6 | $3,167 | $106,800 | 38 | |
| 30 | (new) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $15,477 | 1 | $15,477 | $15,477 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 30 | $46,482,220 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easy Money | $5,844,974 | 1,130 | $5,844,974 |
| 2 | Risky Business | $5,252,090 | 891 | $20,322,398 |
| 3 | Mr. Mom | $4,279,384 | 734 | $11,199,896 |
| 4 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $4,028,780 | 1,252 | $38,365,442 |
| 5 | Cujo | $3,592,620 | 1,293 | $12,693,430 |
| 6 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $3,033,669 | 1,284 | $222,489,243 |
| 7 | Yor: Hunter From the Future | $2,810,199 | 1,425 | $2,810,199 |
| 8 | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | $2,019,000 | 549 | $2,019,000 |
| 9 | Trading Places | $1,877,435 | 785 | $75,420,736 |
| 10 | Staying Alive | $1,836,786 | 818 | $53,455,638 |
| 11 | Flashdance | $1,516,078 | 590 | $76,021,471 |
| 12 | WarGames | $1,400,815 | 842 | $63,702,257 |
| 13 | Getting It On | $975,414 | 350 | $975,414 |
| 14 | Curse of the Pink Panther | $840,878 | 812 | $3,374,312 |
| 15 | Smokey and the Bandit III | $830,796 | 493 | $3,162,730 |
| 16 | Jaws 3-D | $794,868 | 424 | $40,852,894 |
| 17 | Octopussy | $782,805 | 611 | $60,795,157 |
| 18 | Class | $741,615 | 459 | $17,516,720 |
| 19 | Private School | $682,866 | 531 | $12,577,931 |
| 21 | Krull | $679,716 | 431 | $16,519,460 |
| 20 | Zelig | $679,716 | 431 | $2,219,658 |
| 22 | The Golden Seal | $427,804 | 142 | $427,804 |
| 23 | Porky's II: The Next Day | $416,612 | 404 | $33,317,553 |
| 24 | The Star Chamber | $358,018 | 180 | $5,230,263 |
| 25 | The Man Who Wasn’t There | $250,605 | 250 | $2,315,505 |
| 26 | Valley Girl | $191,015 | 98 | $15,671,422 |
| 27 | Fanny and Alexander | $186,470 | 38 | $2,193,169 |
| 28 | La traviata | $116,715 | 32 | $2,675,019 |
| 29 | Puberty Blues | $19,000 | 6 | $106,800 |
| 30 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $15,477 | 1 | $15,477 |
| Reporting: 30 | $46,482,220 | total | ||