Weekend Domestic Box Office September 9, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Mr. Mom | $4,686,652 | -43% | 1,349 | $3,474 | $37,545,298 | 52 | |
| 2 | (2) | Risky Business | $3,332,184 | -47% | 1,120 | $2,975 | $41,391,559 | 38 | |
| 3 | (18) | Nightmares | $2,572,750 | +336% | 1,025 | $2,510 | $3,279,750 | 10 | |
| 4 | (4) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $2,271,155 | -43% | 1,193 | $1,904 | $52,421,040 | 45 | |
| 5 | (3) | Easy Money | $2,037,526 | -50% | 1,048 | $1,944 | $22,492,567 | 24 | |
| 6 | (5) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $1,621,851 | -54% | 715 | $2,268 | $234,515,987 | 110 | |
| 7 | (7) | Flashdance | $1,425,850 | -34% | 860 | $1,658 | $83,396,837 | 150 | |
| 8 | (8) | Trading Places | $1,279,288 | -38% | 750 | $1,706 | $82,263,931 | 96 | |
| 9 | (9) | Staying Alive | $1,018,978 | -42% | 700 | $1,456 | $59,661,048 | 59 | |
| 10 | (10) | WarGames | $964,876 | -45% | 849 | $1,136 | $69,524,010 | 101 | |
| 11 | (6) | Hercules | $880,253 | -65% | 667 | $1,320 | $8,327,015 | 17 | |
| 12 | (11) | The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew | $851,185 | -51% | 516 | $1,650 | $5,836,859 | 24 | |
| 13 | (12) | Cujo | $731,462 | -56% | 650 | $1,125 | $19,905,066 | 31 | |
| 14 | (new) | Revenge of the Ninja | $509,106 | 93 | $5,474 | $656,897 | 5 | ||
| 15 | (13) | Smokey and the Bandit III | $508,950 | -61% | 377 | $1,350 | $5,678,950 | 31 | |
| 16 | (14) | Zelig | $502,143 | -36% | 71 | $7,072 | $4,967,508 | 59 | |
| 17 | (16) | Class | $471,479 | -39% | 453 | $1,041 | $20,229,639 | 52 | |
| 18 | (-) | Octopussy | $371,459 | 586 | $634 | $61,502,104 | 94 | ||
| 19 | (17) | Mortuary | $367,944 | -52% | 113 | $3,256 | $1,307,205 | 10 | |
| 20 | (20) | Deathstalker | $184,000 | -60% | 141 | $1,305 | $695,115 | 10 | |
| 21 | (-) | Deadly Force | $169,236 | 88 | $1,923 | $169,236 | 59 | ||
| 22 | (23) | The Golden Seal | $160,512 | -47% | 100 | $1,605 | $1,770,785 | 24 | |
| 23 | (26) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $159,136 | -35% | 21 | $7,578 | $813,559 | 101 | |
| 24 | (25) | Fanny and Alexander | $137,312 | -45% | 35 | $3,923 | $3,038,243 | 87 | |
| 25 | (24) | Turkey Shoot | $126,350 | -53% | 116 | $1,089 | $486,690 | 10 | |
| 26 | (27) | Fire and Ice | $94,774 | -61% | 53 | $1,788 | $760,883 | 17 | |
| 27 | (22) | Stryker | $93,034 | -79% | 45 | $2,067 | $667,668 | 10 | |
| 28 | (31) | La traviata | $67,000 | -39% | 35 | $1,914 | $3,214,000 | 143 | |
| 29 | (34) | Lonely Hearts | $63,423 | +97% | 7 | $9,060 | $101,592 | 10 | |
| 30 | (30) | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $58,094 | -48% | 4 | $14,524 | $369,501 | 17 | |
| 31 | (28) | Valley Girl | $56,421 | -66% | 48 | $1,175 | $16,286,362 | 136 | |
| 32 | (33) | Daniel | $19,915 | -39% | 1 | $19,915 | $113,534 | 17 | |
| 33 | (35) | Puberty Blues | $19,000 | -14% | 9 | $2,111 | $197,000 | 59 | |
| 34 | (32) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $18,070 | -49% | 3 | $6,023 | $117,827 | 24 | |
| Reporting movies: 34 | $27,831,368 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Mom | $4,686,652 | 1,349 | $37,545,298 |
| 2 | Risky Business | $3,332,184 | 1,120 | $41,391,559 |
| 3 | Nightmares | $2,572,750 | 1,025 | $3,279,750 |
| 4 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $2,271,155 | 1,193 | $52,421,040 |
| 5 | Easy Money | $2,037,526 | 1,048 | $22,492,567 |
| 6 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $1,621,851 | 715 | $234,515,987 |
| 7 | Flashdance | $1,425,850 | 860 | $83,396,837 |
| 8 | Trading Places | $1,279,288 | 750 | $82,263,931 |
| 9 | Staying Alive | $1,018,978 | 700 | $59,661,048 |
| 10 | WarGames | $964,876 | 849 | $69,524,010 |
| 11 | Hercules | $880,253 | 667 | $8,327,015 |
| 12 | The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew | $851,185 | 516 | $5,836,859 |
| 13 | Cujo | $731,462 | 650 | $19,905,066 |
| 14 | Revenge of the Ninja | $509,106 | 93 | $656,897 |
| 15 | Smokey and the Bandit III | $508,950 | 377 | $5,678,950 |
| 16 | Zelig | $502,143 | 71 | $4,967,508 |
| 17 | Class | $471,479 | 453 | $20,229,639 |
| 18 | Octopussy | $371,459 | 586 | $61,502,104 |
| 19 | Mortuary | $367,944 | 113 | $1,307,205 |
| 20 | Deathstalker | $184,000 | 141 | $695,115 |
| 21 | Deadly Force | $169,236 | 88 | $169,236 |
| 22 | The Golden Seal | $160,512 | 100 | $1,770,785 |
| 23 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $159,136 | 21 | $813,559 |
| 24 | Fanny and Alexander | $137,312 | 35 | $3,038,243 |
| 25 | Turkey Shoot | $126,350 | 116 | $486,690 |
| 26 | Fire and Ice | $94,774 | 53 | $760,883 |
| 27 | Stryker | $93,034 | 45 | $667,668 |
| 28 | La traviata | $67,000 | 35 | $3,214,000 |
| 29 | Lonely Hearts | $63,423 | 7 | $101,592 |
| 30 | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $58,094 | 4 | $369,501 |
| 31 | Valley Girl | $56,421 | 48 | $16,286,362 |
| 32 | Daniel | $19,915 | 1 | $113,534 |
| 33 | Puberty Blues | $19,000 | 9 | $197,000 |
| 34 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $18,070 | 3 | $117,827 |
| Reporting: 34 | $27,831,368 | total | ||