Weekend Domestic Box Office September 2, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Mr. Mom | $8,221,715 | +28% | 1,362 | $6,037 | $31,517,392 | 45 | |
| 2 | (2) | Risky Business | $6,327,382 | +31% | 1,119 | $5,654 | $36,813,213 | 31 | |
| 3 | (3) | Easy Money | $4,073,606 | -11% | 1,112 | $3,663 | $19,667,232 | 17 | |
| 4 | (5) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $4,008,514 | +18% | 1,248 | $3,212 | $49,398,171 | 38 | |
| 5 | (6) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $3,509,131 | +37% | 957 | $3,667 | $232,256,663 | 103 | |
| 6 | (4) | Hercules | $2,507,262 | -28% | 1,014 | $2,473 | $7,082,398 | 10 | |
| 7 | (10) | Flashdance | $2,144,957 | +37% | 792 | $2,708 | $81,493,245 | 143 | |
| 8 | (9) | Trading Places | $2,066,175 | +30% | 750 | $2,755 | $80,625,915 | 89 | |
| 9 | (11) | Staying Alive | $1,766,165 | +31% | 755 | $2,339 | $58,290,017 | 52 | |
| 10 | (13) | WarGames | $1,754,088 | +40% | 821 | $2,137 | $68,221,054 | 94 | |
| 11 | (8) | The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew | $1,752,156 | -8% | 722 | $2,427 | $4,637,408 | 17 | |
| 12 | (7) | Cujo | $1,644,494 | -15% | 813 | $2,023 | $18,841,274 | 24 | |
| 13 | (23) | Smokey and the Bandit III | $1,301,800 | +494% | 460 | $2,830 | $5,019,800 | 24 | |
| 14 | (14) | Zelig | $789,180 | +21% | 63 | $12,527 | $4,297,806 | 52 | |
| 15 | (12) | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | $770,085 | -40% | 471 | $1,635 | $5,301,085 | 17 | |
| 16 | (15) | Class | $767,880 | +30% | 434 | $1,769 | $19,588,647 | 45 | |
| 17 | (new) | Mortuary | $763,184 | 146 | $5,227 | $763,184 | 3 | ||
| 18 | (new) | Nightmares | $590,616 | 104 | $5,679 | $590,616 | 3 | ||
| 19 | (16) | Private School | $496,540 | +7% | 328 | $1,514 | $14,049,540 | 38 | |
| 20 | (new) | Deathstalker | $456,700 | 166 | $2,751 | $456,700 | 3 | ||
| 21 | (17) | Jaws 3-D | $450,180 | -1% | 244 | $1,845 | $42,245,180 | 45 | |
| 22 | (new) | Stryker | $447,986 | 131 | $3,420 | $447,986 | 3 | ||
| 23 | (18) | The Golden Seal | $305,650 | -24% | 90 | $3,396 | $1,400,000 | 17 | |
| 24 | (new) | Turkey Shoot | $269,748 | 133 | $2,028 | $269,748 | 3 | ||
| 25 | (24) | Fanny and Alexander | $249,942 | +36% | 41 | $6,096 | $2,844,220 | 80 | |
| 26 | (20) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $244,212 | -7% | 23 | $10,618 | $593,370 | 94 | |
| 27 | (19) | Fire and Ice | $241,722 | -8% | 69 | $3,503 | $616,271 | 10 | |
| 28 | (22) | Valley Girl | $164,835 | -28% | 81 | $2,035 | $16,198,544 | 129 | |
| 29 | (28) | Young Warriors | $117,728 | +27% | 30 | $3,924 | $238,534 | 10 | |
| 30 | (27) | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $112,114 | +13% | 4 | $28,029 | $277,579 | 10 | |
| 31 | (26) | La traviata | $110,000 | +4% | 34 | $3,235 | $3,112,000 | 136 | |
| 32 | (30) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $35,457 | +57% | 4 | $8,864 | $92,089 | 17 | |
| 33 | (29) | Daniel | $32,497 | +17% | 1 | $32,497 | $83,322 | 10 | |
| 34 | (new) | Lonely Hearts | $32,115 | 3 | $10,705 | $32,115 | 3 | ||
| 35 | (31) | Puberty Blues | $22,000 | +38% | 7 | $3,143 | $169,000 | 52 | |
| Reporting movies: 35 | $48,547,816 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Mom | $8,221,715 | 1,362 | $31,517,392 |
| 2 | Risky Business | $6,327,382 | 1,119 | $36,813,213 |
| 3 | Easy Money | $4,073,606 | 1,112 | $19,667,232 |
| 4 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $4,008,514 | 1,248 | $49,398,171 |
| 5 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $3,509,131 | 957 | $232,256,663 |
| 6 | Hercules | $2,507,262 | 1,014 | $7,082,398 |
| 7 | Flashdance | $2,144,957 | 792 | $81,493,245 |
| 8 | Trading Places | $2,066,175 | 750 | $80,625,915 |
| 9 | Staying Alive | $1,766,165 | 755 | $58,290,017 |
| 10 | WarGames | $1,754,088 | 821 | $68,221,054 |
| 11 | The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew | $1,752,156 | 722 | $4,637,408 |
| 12 | Cujo | $1,644,494 | 813 | $18,841,274 |
| 13 | Smokey and the Bandit III | $1,301,800 | 460 | $5,019,800 |
| 14 | Zelig | $789,180 | 63 | $4,297,806 |
| 15 | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | $770,085 | 471 | $5,301,085 |
| 16 | Class | $767,880 | 434 | $19,588,647 |
| 17 | Mortuary | $763,184 | 146 | $763,184 |
| 18 | Nightmares | $590,616 | 104 | $590,616 |
| 19 | Private School | $496,540 | 328 | $14,049,540 |
| 20 | Deathstalker | $456,700 | 166 | $456,700 |
| 21 | Jaws 3-D | $450,180 | 244 | $42,245,180 |
| 22 | Stryker | $447,986 | 131 | $447,986 |
| 23 | The Golden Seal | $305,650 | 90 | $1,400,000 |
| 24 | Turkey Shoot | $269,748 | 133 | $269,748 |
| 25 | Fanny and Alexander | $249,942 | 41 | $2,844,220 |
| 26 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $244,212 | 23 | $593,370 |
| 27 | Fire and Ice | $241,722 | 69 | $616,271 |
| 28 | Valley Girl | $164,835 | 81 | $16,198,544 |
| 29 | Young Warriors | $117,728 | 30 | $238,534 |
| 30 | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $112,114 | 4 | $277,579 |
| 31 | La traviata | $110,000 | 34 | $3,112,000 |
| 32 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $35,457 | 4 | $92,089 |
| 33 | Daniel | $32,497 | 1 | $83,322 |
| 34 | Lonely Hearts | $32,115 | 3 | $32,115 |
| 35 | Puberty Blues | $22,000 | 7 | $169,000 |
| Reporting: 35 | $48,547,816 | total | ||