Weekend Domestic Box Office September 30, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Big Chill | $3,662,152 | 722 | $5,072 | $3,821,920 | 5 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Mr. Mom | $2,678,818 | -16% | 1,306 | $2,051 | $50,171,375 | 73 | |
| 3 | (new) | The Honorary Consul | $2,208,976 | 700 | $3,156 | $2,208,976 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (2) | Risky Business | $2,158,213 | -11% | 1,111 | $1,943 | $51,514,198 | 59 | |
| 5 | (5) | Revenge of the Ninja | $1,666,222 | +34% | 495 | $3,366 | $6,815,957 | 26 | |
| 6 | (new) | The Lonely Lady | $1,223,220 | 703 | $1,740 | $1,223,220 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (new) | Brainstorm | $1,196,965 | 169 | $7,083 | $1,196,965 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (10) | Trading Places | $1,185,709 | +14% | 790 | $1,501 | $86,757,964 | 117 | |
| 9 | (3) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $1,080,602 | -28% | 935 | $1,156 | $58,526,630 | 66 | |
| 10 | (6) | Flashdance | $936,451 | -21% | 795 | $1,178 | $88,347,294 | 171 | |
| 11 | (9) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $917,828 | -16% | 373 | $2,461 | $239,135,743 | 131 | |
| 12 | (4) | Eddie and the Cruisers | $913,262 | -37% | 471 | $1,939 | $2,724,277 | 10 | |
| 13 | (7) | Zelig | $905,416 | -21% | 218 | $4,153 | $8,060,138 | 80 | |
| 14 | (8) | Easy Money | $770,182 | -32% | 661 | $1,165 | $27,427,435 | 45 | |
| 15 | (13) | WarGames | $673,089 | -5% | 681 | $988 | $72,543,805 | 122 | |
| 16 | (11) | Staying Alive | $531,472 | -28% | 500 | $1,063 | $62,774,805 | 80 | |
| 17 | (15) | Deathstalker | $516,822 | 0% | 218 | $2,371 | $2,925,516 | 31 | |
| 18 | (14) | Pieces | $445,036 | -26% | 92 | $4,837 | $1,198,346 | 10 | |
| 19 | (22) | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $309,918 | +6% | 157 | $1,974 | $1,695,915 | 38 | |
| 20 | (17) | Class | $275,044 | -26% | 316 | $870 | $21,667,789 | 73 | |
| 21 | (-) | Rear Window | $234,258 | 21 | $11,155 | $234,258 | 10,624 | ||
| 22 | (29) | Fanny and Alexander | $189,205 | +88% | 62 | $3,052 | $3,588,754 | 108 | |
| 23 | (16) | Who Dares Wins | $151,327 | -66% | 78 | $1,940 | $1,788,393 | 17 | |
| 24 | (26) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $142,334 | +5% | 32 | $4,448 | $1,320,867 | 122 | |
| 25 | (18) | Strange Invaders | $86,315 | -74% | 59 | $1,463 | $1,362,303 | 17 | |
| 26 | (24) | The Golden Seal | $83,158 | -51% | 107 | $777 | $2,368,742 | 45 | |
| 27 | (30) | Educating Rita | $82,018 | +12% | 3 | $27,339 | $255,418 | 12 | |
| 28 | (27) | Daniel | $72,828 | -43% | 19 | $3,833 | $394,017 | 38 | |
| 29 | (33) | Valley Girl | $68,016 | +84% | 48 | $1,417 | $16,517,975 | 157 | |
| 30 | (35) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $64,588 | +273% | 24 | $2,691 | $241,678 | 45 | |
| 31 | (31) | La traviata | $61,920 | +15% | 36 | $1,720 | $3,493,000 | 164 | |
| 32 | (32) | Lonely Hearts | $46,207 | +12% | 12 | $3,851 | $297,881 | 31 | |
| 33 | (36) | Cross Creek | $30,469 | +84% | 4 | $7,617 | $60,421 | 12 | |
| 34 | (34) | Heat and Dust | $20,521 | -18% | 1 | $20,521 | $113,904 | 18 | |
| 35 | (new) | Hanna K. | $14,336 | 1 | $14,336 | $14,336 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 35 | $25,602,897 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Big Chill | $3,662,152 | 722 | $3,821,920 |
| 2 | Mr. Mom | $2,678,818 | 1,306 | $50,171,375 |
| 3 | The Honorary Consul | $2,208,976 | 700 | $2,208,976 |
| 4 | Risky Business | $2,158,213 | 1,111 | $51,514,198 |
| 5 | Revenge of the Ninja | $1,666,222 | 495 | $6,815,957 |
| 6 | The Lonely Lady | $1,223,220 | 703 | $1,223,220 |
| 7 | Brainstorm | $1,196,965 | 169 | $1,196,965 |
| 8 | Trading Places | $1,185,709 | 790 | $86,757,964 |
| 9 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $1,080,602 | 935 | $58,526,630 |
| 10 | Flashdance | $936,451 | 795 | $88,347,294 |
| 11 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $917,828 | 373 | $239,135,743 |
| 12 | Eddie and the Cruisers | $913,262 | 471 | $2,724,277 |
| 13 | Zelig | $905,416 | 218 | $8,060,138 |
| 14 | Easy Money | $770,182 | 661 | $27,427,435 |
| 15 | WarGames | $673,089 | 681 | $72,543,805 |
| 16 | Staying Alive | $531,472 | 500 | $62,774,805 |
| 17 | Deathstalker | $516,822 | 218 | $2,925,516 |
| 18 | Pieces | $445,036 | 92 | $1,198,346 |
| 19 | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $309,918 | 157 | $1,695,915 |
| 20 | Class | $275,044 | 316 | $21,667,789 |
| 21 | Rear Window | $234,258 | 21 | $234,258 |
| 22 | Fanny and Alexander | $189,205 | 62 | $3,588,754 |
| 23 | Who Dares Wins | $151,327 | 78 | $1,788,393 |
| 24 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $142,334 | 32 | $1,320,867 |
| 25 | Strange Invaders | $86,315 | 59 | $1,362,303 |
| 26 | The Golden Seal | $83,158 | 107 | $2,368,742 |
| 27 | Educating Rita | $82,018 | 3 | $255,418 |
| 28 | Daniel | $72,828 | 19 | $394,017 |
| 29 | Valley Girl | $68,016 | 48 | $16,517,975 |
| 30 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $64,588 | 24 | $241,678 |
| 31 | La traviata | $61,920 | 36 | $3,493,000 |
| 32 | Lonely Hearts | $46,207 | 12 | $297,881 |
| 33 | Cross Creek | $30,469 | 4 | $60,421 |
| 34 | Heat and Dust | $20,521 | 1 | $113,904 |
| 35 | Hanna K. | $14,336 | 1 | $14,336 |
| Reporting: 35 | $25,602,897 | total | ||