Weekend Domestic Box Office September 16, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Mr. Mom | $3,860,064 | -18% | 1,317 | $2,931 | $42,613,396 | 59 | |
| 2 | (2) | Risky Business | $2,865,443 | -14% | 1,121 | $2,556 | $45,349,156 | 45 | |
| 3 | (14) | Revenge of the Ninja | $2,114,125 | +315% | 436 | $4,849 | $2,925,488 | 12 | |
| 4 | (4) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $1,800,559 | -21% | 1,124 | $1,602 | $54,940,238 | 52 | |
| 5 | (5) | Easy Money | $1,549,644 | -24% | 878 | $1,765 | $24,707,420 | 31 | |
| 6 | (3) | Nightmares | $1,473,737 | -43% | 968 | $1,522 | $5,451,000 | 17 | |
| 7 | (7) | Flashdance | $1,365,163 | -4% | 860 | $1,587 | $85,341,609 | 157 | |
| 8 | (6) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $1,346,372 | -17% | 575 | $2,342 | $236,382,169 | 117 | |
| 9 | (8) | Trading Places | $1,174,474 | -8% | 750 | $1,566 | $83,879,023 | 103 | |
| 10 | (9) | Staying Alive | $942,960 | -7% | 700 | $1,347 | $60,955,012 | 66 | |
| 11 | (10) | WarGames | $822,012 | -15% | 800 | $1,028 | $70,675,750 | 108 | |
| 12 | (new) | Who Dares Wins | $750,259 | 338 | $2,220 | $750,259 | 3 | ||
| 13 | (new) | Strange Invaders | $655,461 | 274 | $2,392 | $655,461 | 3 | ||
| 14 | (20) | Deathstalker | $563,430 | +206% | 215 | $2,621 | $1,358,292 | 17 | |
| 15 | (11) | Hercules | $506,996 | -42% | 426 | $1,190 | $9,086,244 | 24 | |
| 16 | (13) | Cujo | $488,724 | -33% | 497 | $983 | $20,665,573 | 38 | |
| 17 | (12) | The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew | $469,737 | -45% | 381 | $1,233 | $6,557,140 | 31 | |
| 18 | (30) | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $430,885 | +642% | 74 | $5,823 | $830,000 | 24 | |
| 19 | (17) | Class | $372,568 | -21% | 366 | $1,018 | $20,761,708 | 59 | |
| 20 | (16) | Zelig | $360,105 | -28% | 66 | $5,456 | $5,493,321 | 66 | |
| 21 | (18) | Octopussy | $337,776 | -9% | 537 | $629 | $61,999,077 | 101 | |
| 22 | (19) | Mortuary | $305,150 | -17% | 74 | $4,124 | $1,722,738 | 17 | |
| 23 | (25) | Turkey Shoot | $183,578 | +45% | 78 | $2,354 | $713,877 | 17 | |
| 24 | (27) | Stryker | $135,790 | +46% | 104 | $1,306 | $887,080 | 17 | |
| 25 | (23) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $118,507 | -26% | 23 | $5,152 | $960,081 | 108 | |
| 26 | (24) | Fanny and Alexander | $116,586 | -15% | 35 | $3,331 | $3,207,051 | 94 | |
| 27 | (22) | The Golden Seal | $103,430 | -36% | 91 | $1,137 | $1,962,107 | 31 | |
| 28 | (31) | Valley Girl | $82,278 | +46% | 63 | $1,306 | $16,382,745 | 143 | |
| 29 | (28) | La traviata | $60,000 | -10% | 39 | $1,538 | $3,304,099 | 150 | |
| 30 | (21) | Deadly Force | $49,675 | -71% | 33 | $1,505 | $294,316 | 66 | |
| 31 | (29) | Lonely Hearts | $48,523 | -23% | 8 | $6,065 | $165,556 | 17 | |
| 32 | (new) | Heat and Dust | $36,079 | 1 | $36,079 | $36,079 | 4 | ||
| 33 | (34) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $19,920 | +10% | 4 | $4,980 | $145,060 | 31 | |
| 34 | (33) | Puberty Blues | $15,000 | -21% | 11 | $1,364 | $220,000 | 66 | |
| 35 | (32) | Daniel | $14,692 | -26% | 1 | $14,692 | $139,624 | 24 | |
| Reporting movies: 35 | $25,539,702 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Mom | $3,860,064 | 1,317 | $42,613,396 |
| 2 | Risky Business | $2,865,443 | 1,121 | $45,349,156 |
| 3 | Revenge of the Ninja | $2,114,125 | 436 | $2,925,488 |
| 4 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $1,800,559 | 1,124 | $54,940,238 |
| 5 | Easy Money | $1,549,644 | 878 | $24,707,420 |
| 6 | Nightmares | $1,473,737 | 968 | $5,451,000 |
| 7 | Flashdance | $1,365,163 | 860 | $85,341,609 |
| 8 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $1,346,372 | 575 | $236,382,169 |
| 9 | Trading Places | $1,174,474 | 750 | $83,879,023 |
| 10 | Staying Alive | $942,960 | 700 | $60,955,012 |
| 11 | WarGames | $822,012 | 800 | $70,675,750 |
| 12 | Who Dares Wins | $750,259 | 338 | $750,259 |
| 13 | Strange Invaders | $655,461 | 274 | $655,461 |
| 14 | Deathstalker | $563,430 | 215 | $1,358,292 |
| 15 | Hercules | $506,996 | 426 | $9,086,244 |
| 16 | Cujo | $488,724 | 497 | $20,665,573 |
| 17 | The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew | $469,737 | 381 | $6,557,140 |
| 18 | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $430,885 | 74 | $830,000 |
| 19 | Class | $372,568 | 366 | $20,761,708 |
| 20 | Zelig | $360,105 | 66 | $5,493,321 |
| 21 | Octopussy | $337,776 | 537 | $61,999,077 |
| 22 | Mortuary | $305,150 | 74 | $1,722,738 |
| 23 | Turkey Shoot | $183,578 | 78 | $713,877 |
| 24 | Stryker | $135,790 | 104 | $887,080 |
| 25 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $118,507 | 23 | $960,081 |
| 26 | Fanny and Alexander | $116,586 | 35 | $3,207,051 |
| 27 | The Golden Seal | $103,430 | 91 | $1,962,107 |
| 28 | Valley Girl | $82,278 | 63 | $16,382,745 |
| 29 | La traviata | $60,000 | 39 | $3,304,099 |
| 30 | Deadly Force | $49,675 | 33 | $294,316 |
| 31 | Lonely Hearts | $48,523 | 8 | $165,556 |
| 32 | Heat and Dust | $36,079 | 1 | $36,079 |
| 33 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $19,920 | 4 | $145,060 |
| 34 | Puberty Blues | $15,000 | 11 | $220,000 |
| 35 | Daniel | $14,692 | 1 | $139,624 |
| Reporting: 35 | $25,539,702 | total | ||