Weekend Domestic Box Office September 23, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Mr. Mom | $3,207,199 | -17% | 1,341 | $2,392 | $46,754,021 | 66 | |
| 2 | (2) | Risky Business | $2,430,800 | -15% | 1,137 | $2,138 | $48,665,872 | 52 | |
| 3 | (4) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $1,502,252 | -17% | 1,104 | $1,361 | $56,991,352 | 59 | |
| 4 | (new) | Eddie and the Cruisers | $1,444,886 | 475 | $3,042 | $1,444,886 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (3) | Revenge of the Ninja | $1,239,293 | -41% | 426 | $2,909 | $4,767,853 | 19 | |
| 6 | (7) | Flashdance | $1,186,594 | -13% | 838 | $1,416 | $87,014,585 | 164 | |
| 7 | (20) | Zelig | $1,148,576 | +219% | 210 | $5,469 | $6,763,952 | 73 | |
| 8 | (5) | Easy Money | $1,132,067 | -27% | 778 | $1,455 | $26,325,369 | 38 | |
| 9 | (8) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $1,093,199 | -19% | 496 | $2,204 | $237,883,852 | 124 | |
| 10 | (9) | Trading Places | $1,038,479 | -12% | 698 | $1,488 | $85,285,760 | 110 | |
| 11 | (10) | Staying Alive | $733,168 | -22% | 581 | $1,262 | $62,021,021 | 73 | |
| 12 | (6) | Nightmares | $715,680 | -51% | 504 | $1,420 | $6,670,680 | 24 | |
| 13 | (11) | WarGames | $710,786 | -14% | 745 | $954 | $71,654,691 | 115 | |
| 14 | (new) | Pieces | $604,510 | 104 | $5,813 | $604,510 | 3 | ||
| 15 | (14) | Deathstalker | $518,732 | -8% | 209 | $2,482 | $2,181,951 | 24 | |
| 16 | (12) | Who Dares Wins | $451,378 | -40% | 296 | $1,525 | $1,462,099 | 10 | |
| 17 | (19) | Class | $374,039 | +0% | 413 | $906 | $21,269,114 | 66 | |
| 18 | (13) | Strange Invaders | $338,134 | -48% | 196 | $1,725 | $1,185,620 | 10 | |
| 19 | (17) | The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew | $334,076 | -29% | 325 | $1,028 | $7,035,618 | 38 | |
| 20 | (16) | Cujo | $319,671 | -35% | 397 | $805 | $21,156,152 | 45 | |
| 21 | (21) | Octopussy | $296,741 | -12% | 417 | $712 | $62,440,579 | 108 | |
| 22 | (18) | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $291,970 | -32% | 70 | $4,171 | $1,284,970 | 31 | |
| 23 | (15) | Hercules | $246,264 | -51% | 336 | $733 | $9,466,655 | 31 | |
| 24 | (27) | The Golden Seal | $169,460 | +64% | 175 | $968 | $2,205,460 | 38 | |
| 25 | (23) | Turkey Shoot | $156,397 | -15% | 140 | $1,117 | $918,159 | 24 | |
| 26 | (25) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $135,522 | +14% | 23 | $5,892 | $1,134,795 | 115 | |
| 27 | (35) | Daniel | $127,614 | +769% | 18 | $7,090 | $276,814 | 31 | |
| 28 | (new) | Last Plane Out | $115,475 | 78 | $1,480 | $115,475 | 3 | ||
| 29 | (26) | Fanny and Alexander | $100,377 | -14% | 34 | $2,952 | $3,357,334 | 101 | |
| 30 | (new) | Educating Rita | $73,518 | 3 | $24,506 | $128,096 | 5 | ||
| 31 | (29) | La traviata | $54,000 | -10% | 32 | $1,688 | $3,425,000 | 157 | |
| 32 | (31) | Lonely Hearts | $41,231 | -15% | 8 | $5,154 | $235,741 | 24 | |
| 33 | (28) | Valley Girl | $37,000 | -55% | 35 | $1,057 | $16,440,467 | 150 | |
| 34 | (32) | Heat and Dust | $25,000 | -31% | 1 | $25,000 | $80,000 | 11 | |
| 35 | (33) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $17,305 | -13% | 4 | $4,326 | $170,081 | 38 | |
| 36 | (new) | Cross Creek | $16,551 | 1 | $16,551 | $22,254 | 5 | ||
| 37 | (34) | Puberty Blues | $12,000 | -20% | 7 | $1,714 | $237,000 | 73 | |
| Reporting movies: 37 | $22,439,944 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Mom | $3,207,199 | 1,341 | $46,754,021 |
| 2 | Risky Business | $2,430,800 | 1,137 | $48,665,872 |
| 3 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $1,502,252 | 1,104 | $56,991,352 |
| 4 | Eddie and the Cruisers | $1,444,886 | 475 | $1,444,886 |
| 5 | Revenge of the Ninja | $1,239,293 | 426 | $4,767,853 |
| 6 | Flashdance | $1,186,594 | 838 | $87,014,585 |
| 7 | Zelig | $1,148,576 | 210 | $6,763,952 |
| 8 | Easy Money | $1,132,067 | 778 | $26,325,369 |
| 9 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $1,093,199 | 496 | $237,883,852 |
| 10 | Trading Places | $1,038,479 | 698 | $85,285,760 |
| 11 | Staying Alive | $733,168 | 581 | $62,021,021 |
| 12 | Nightmares | $715,680 | 504 | $6,670,680 |
| 13 | WarGames | $710,786 | 745 | $71,654,691 |
| 14 | Pieces | $604,510 | 104 | $604,510 |
| 15 | Deathstalker | $518,732 | 209 | $2,181,951 |
| 16 | Who Dares Wins | $451,378 | 296 | $1,462,099 |
| 17 | Class | $374,039 | 413 | $21,269,114 |
| 18 | Strange Invaders | $338,134 | 196 | $1,185,620 |
| 19 | The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew | $334,076 | 325 | $7,035,618 |
| 20 | Cujo | $319,671 | 397 | $21,156,152 |
| 21 | Octopussy | $296,741 | 417 | $62,440,579 |
| 22 | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $291,970 | 70 | $1,284,970 |
| 23 | Hercules | $246,264 | 336 | $9,466,655 |
| 24 | The Golden Seal | $169,460 | 175 | $2,205,460 |
| 25 | Turkey Shoot | $156,397 | 140 | $918,159 |
| 26 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $135,522 | 23 | $1,134,795 |
| 27 | Daniel | $127,614 | 18 | $276,814 |
| 28 | Last Plane Out | $115,475 | 78 | $115,475 |
| 29 | Fanny and Alexander | $100,377 | 34 | $3,357,334 |
| 30 | Educating Rita | $73,518 | 3 | $128,096 |
| 31 | La traviata | $54,000 | 32 | $3,425,000 |
| 32 | Lonely Hearts | $41,231 | 8 | $235,741 |
| 33 | Valley Girl | $37,000 | 35 | $16,440,467 |
| 34 | Heat and Dust | $25,000 | 1 | $80,000 |
| 35 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $17,305 | 4 | $170,081 |
| 36 | Cross Creek | $16,551 | 1 | $22,254 |
| 37 | Puberty Blues | $12,000 | 7 | $237,000 |
| Reporting: 37 | $22,439,944 | total | ||