Weekend Domestic Box Office August 26, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (3) | Mr. Mom | $6,445,106 | +51% | 1,235 | $5,219 | $20,412,413 | 38 | |
| 2 | (2) | Risky Business | $4,820,197 | -8% | 1,089 | $4,426 | $28,060,723 | 24 | |
| 3 | (1) | Easy Money | $4,554,729 | -22% | 1,171 | $3,890 | $13,694,908 | 10 | |
| 4 | (new) | Hercules | $3,473,635 | 1,001 | $3,470 | $3,473,635 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (4) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $3,410,591 | -15% | 1,246 | $2,737 | $43,924,299 | 31 | |
| 6 | (6) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $2,563,071 | -16% | 1,178 | $2,176 | $227,100,205 | 96 | |
| 7 | (5) | Cujo | $1,944,372 | -46% | 1,025 | $1,897 | $16,359,902 | 17 | |
| 8 | (-) | The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew | $1,913,389 | 849 | $2,254 | $1,938,896 | 10 | ||
| 9 | (9) | Trading Places | $1,589,421 | -15% | 732 | $2,171 | $77,922,508 | 82 | |
| 10 | (11) | Flashdance | $1,569,817 | +4% | 658 | $2,386 | $78,530,724 | 136 | |
| 11 | (10) | Staying Alive | $1,347,108 | -27% | 761 | $1,770 | $55,863,942 | 45 | |
| 12 | (8) | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | $1,274,000 | -37% | 784 | $1,625 | $4,065,000 | 10 | |
| 13 | (12) | WarGames | $1,256,949 | -10% | 816 | $1,540 | $65,833,815 | 87 | |
| 14 | (20) | Zelig | $653,236 | -4% | 62 | $10,536 | $3,182,068 | 45 | |
| 15 | (18) | Class | $590,359 | -20% | 394 | $1,498 | $18,529,150 | 38 | |
| 16 | (19) | Private School | $462,480 | -32% | 423 | $1,093 | $13,443,480 | 31 | |
| 17 | (16) | Jaws 3-D | $456,015 | -43% | 303 | $1,505 | $41,708,015 | 38 | |
| 18 | (22) | The Golden Seal | $403,000 | -6% | 135 | $2,985 | $958,589 | 10 | |
| 19 | (new) | Fire and Ice | $263,238 | 89 | $2,958 | $263,238 | 3 | ||
| 20 | (-) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $261,868 | 25 | $10,475 | $261,868 | 87 | ||
| 21 | (23) | Porky's II: The Next Day | $233,764 | -44% | 287 | $815 | $33,759,266 | 66 | |
| 22 | (26) | Valley Girl | $227,430 | +19% | 114 | $1,995 | $15,973,325 | 122 | |
| 23 | (15) | Smokey and the Bandit III | $218,988 | -74% | 198 | $1,106 | $3,686,988 | 17 | |
| 24 | (27) | Fanny and Alexander | $183,915 | -1% | 41 | $4,486 | $2,494,392 | 73 | |
| 25 | (24) | The Star Chamber | $163,836 | -54% | 104 | $1,575 | $5,555,305 | 24 | |
| 26 | (28) | La traviata | $105,696 | -9% | 32 | $3,303 | $2,931,000 | 129 | |
| 27 | (new) | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $99,221 | 4 | $24,805 | $99,221 | 3 | ||
| 28 | (new) | Young Warriors | $93,021 | 33 | $2,819 | $93,021 | 3 | ||
| 29 | (new) | Daniel | $27,859 | 1 | $27,859 | $27,859 | 3 | ||
| 30 | (30) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $22,543 | +46% | 4 | $5,636 | $44,653 | 10 | |
| 0 | (new) | Get Crazy | $17,567 | 3 | $5,856 | $1,168,364 | 0 | ||
| 31 | (29) | Puberty Blues | $16,000 | -16% | 7 | $2,286 | $138,000 | 45 | |
| Reporting movies: 32 | $40,662,421 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Mom | $6,445,106 | 1,235 | $20,412,413 |
| 2 | Risky Business | $4,820,197 | 1,089 | $28,060,723 |
| 3 | Easy Money | $4,554,729 | 1,171 | $13,694,908 |
| 4 | Hercules | $3,473,635 | 1,001 | $3,473,635 |
| 5 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $3,410,591 | 1,246 | $43,924,299 |
| 6 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $2,563,071 | 1,178 | $227,100,205 |
| 7 | Cujo | $1,944,372 | 1,025 | $16,359,902 |
| 8 | The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew | $1,913,389 | 849 | $1,938,896 |
| 9 | Trading Places | $1,589,421 | 732 | $77,922,508 |
| 10 | Flashdance | $1,569,817 | 658 | $78,530,724 |
| 11 | Staying Alive | $1,347,108 | 761 | $55,863,942 |
| 12 | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | $1,274,000 | 784 | $4,065,000 |
| 13 | WarGames | $1,256,949 | 816 | $65,833,815 |
| 14 | Zelig | $653,236 | 62 | $3,182,068 |
| 15 | Class | $590,359 | 394 | $18,529,150 |
| 16 | Private School | $462,480 | 423 | $13,443,480 |
| 17 | Jaws 3-D | $456,015 | 303 | $41,708,015 |
| 18 | The Golden Seal | $403,000 | 135 | $958,589 |
| 19 | Fire and Ice | $263,238 | 89 | $263,238 |
| 20 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $261,868 | 25 | $261,868 |
| 21 | Porky's II: The Next Day | $233,764 | 287 | $33,759,266 |
| 22 | Valley Girl | $227,430 | 114 | $15,973,325 |
| 23 | Smokey and the Bandit III | $218,988 | 198 | $3,686,988 |
| 24 | Fanny and Alexander | $183,915 | 41 | $2,494,392 |
| 25 | The Star Chamber | $163,836 | 104 | $5,555,305 |
| 26 | La traviata | $105,696 | 32 | $2,931,000 |
| 27 | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $99,221 | 4 | $99,221 |
| 28 | Young Warriors | $93,021 | 33 | $93,021 |
| 29 | Daniel | $27,859 | 1 | $27,859 |
| 30 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $22,543 | 4 | $44,653 |
| 0 | Get Crazy | $17,567 | 3 | $1,168,364 |
| 31 | Puberty Blues | $16,000 | 7 | $138,000 |
| Reporting: 32 | $40,662,421 | total | ||