Weekend Domestic Box Office October 14, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Never Say Never Again | $7,233,884 | -34% | 1,560 | $4,637 | $20,421,961 | 10 | |
| 2 | (2) | The Big Chill | $3,253,763 | -22% | 727 | $4,476 | $13,448,866 | 19 | |
| 3 | (4) | Mr. Mom | $1,776,643 | -25% | 1,118 | $1,589 | $55,356,207 | 87 | |
| 4 | (5) | Risky Business | $1,457,762 | -25% | 1,035 | $1,408 | $55,912,854 | 73 | |
| 5 | (3) | Romantic Comedy | $1,383,887 | -42% | 899 | $1,539 | $4,179,537 | 10 | |
| 6 | (7) | Brainstorm | $1,059,768 | -13% | 276 | $3,840 | $4,163,445 | 17 | |
| 7 | (6) | Revenge of the Ninja | $744,682 | -41% | 504 | $1,478 | $9,600,197 | 40 | |
| 8 | (10) | Flashdance | $724,676 | -15% | 620 | $1,169 | $90,463,574 | 185 | |
| 9 | (9) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $636,081 | -34% | 704 | $904 | $60,684,903 | 80 | |
| 10 | (12) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $622,402 | -23% | 293 | $2,124 | $240,962,087 | 145 | |
| 11 | (11) | Trading Places | $542,383 | -35% | 509 | $1,066 | $88,621,914 | 131 | |
| 12 | (13) | Zelig | $537,769 | -30% | 242 | $2,222 | $9,772,241 | 94 | |
| 13 | (15) | Deathstalker | $517,376 | -9% | 237 | $2,183 | $4,461,486 | 45 | |
| 14 | (16) | Easy Money | $485,069 | -11% | 500 | $970 | $28,835,690 | 59 | |
| 15 | (17) | Eddie and the Cruisers | $404,775 | -26% | 410 | $987 | $3,992,839 | 24 | |
| 16 | (14) | WarGames | $343,792 | -43% | 443 | $776 | $73,780,224 | 136 | |
| 17 | (18) | Staying Alive | $336,618 | -26% | 346 | $973 | $63,841,474 | 94 | |
| 18 | (21) | Rear Window | $247,099 | +7% | 21 | $11,767 | $906,417 | 10,638 | |
| 19 | (new) | Possession | $224,489 | 69 | $3,253 | $224,489 | 3 | ||
| 20 | (20) | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $217,560 | -9% | 196 | $1,110 | $2,306,560 | 52 | |
| 21 | (37) | Rumble Fish | $150,653 | +694% | 14 | $10,761 | $178,169 | 10 | |
| 22 | (24) | Fanny and Alexander | $129,676 | -27% | 59 | $2,198 | $3,995,073 | 122 | |
| 23 | (25) | Educating Rita | $128,729 | -6% | 18 | $7,152 | $588,897 | 26 | |
| 24 | (26) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $111,890 | -10% | 37 | $3,024 | $1,578,067 | 136 | |
| 25 | (23) | The Golden Seal | $102,000 | -44% | 138 | $739 | $2,763,908 | 59 | |
| 26 | (38) | Valley Girl | $101,007 | +573% | 60 | $1,683 | $16,672,829 | 171 | |
| 27 | (29) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $80,840 | +30% | 32 | $2,526 | $419,599 | 59 | |
| 28 | (33) | Never Cry Wolf | $74,624 | +105% | 3 | $24,875 | $119,359 | 10 | |
| 29 | (30) | Heat and Dust | $66,604 | +8% | 10 | $6,660 | $294,748 | 32 | |
| 30 | (31) | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $49,477 | -17% | 15 | $3,298 | $129,382 | 10 | |
| 31 | (32) | Lonely Hearts | $34,000 | -26% | 11 | $3,091 | $403,691 | 45 | |
| 32 | (34) | Cross Creek | $27,461 | -14% | 6 | $4,577 | $136,000 | 26 | |
| 33 | (35) | The Prey | $11,622 | -59% | 12 | $969 | $49,677 | 10 | |
| 34 | (22) | Turkey Shoot | $11,015 | -94% | 13 | $847 | $1,194,162 | 45 | |
| 35 | (36) | Hanna K. | $8,321 | -59% | 2 | $4,161 | $72,000 | 17 | |
| Reporting movies: 35 | $23,838,397 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never Say Never Again | $7,233,884 | 1,560 | $20,421,961 |
| 2 | The Big Chill | $3,253,763 | 727 | $13,448,866 |
| 3 | Mr. Mom | $1,776,643 | 1,118 | $55,356,207 |
| 4 | Risky Business | $1,457,762 | 1,035 | $55,912,854 |
| 5 | Romantic Comedy | $1,383,887 | 899 | $4,179,537 |
| 6 | Brainstorm | $1,059,768 | 276 | $4,163,445 |
| 7 | Revenge of the Ninja | $744,682 | 504 | $9,600,197 |
| 8 | Flashdance | $724,676 | 620 | $90,463,574 |
| 9 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $636,081 | 704 | $60,684,903 |
| 10 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $622,402 | 293 | $240,962,087 |
| 11 | Trading Places | $542,383 | 509 | $88,621,914 |
| 12 | Zelig | $537,769 | 242 | $9,772,241 |
| 13 | Deathstalker | $517,376 | 237 | $4,461,486 |
| 14 | Easy Money | $485,069 | 500 | $28,835,690 |
| 15 | Eddie and the Cruisers | $404,775 | 410 | $3,992,839 |
| 16 | WarGames | $343,792 | 443 | $73,780,224 |
| 17 | Staying Alive | $336,618 | 346 | $63,841,474 |
| 18 | Rear Window | $247,099 | 21 | $906,417 |
| 19 | Possession | $224,489 | 69 | $224,489 |
| 20 | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $217,560 | 196 | $2,306,560 |
| 21 | Rumble Fish | $150,653 | 14 | $178,169 |
| 22 | Fanny and Alexander | $129,676 | 59 | $3,995,073 |
| 23 | Educating Rita | $128,729 | 18 | $588,897 |
| 24 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $111,890 | 37 | $1,578,067 |
| 25 | The Golden Seal | $102,000 | 138 | $2,763,908 |
| 26 | Valley Girl | $101,007 | 60 | $16,672,829 |
| 27 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $80,840 | 32 | $419,599 |
| 28 | Never Cry Wolf | $74,624 | 3 | $119,359 |
| 29 | Heat and Dust | $66,604 | 10 | $294,748 |
| 30 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $49,477 | 15 | $129,382 |
| 31 | Lonely Hearts | $34,000 | 11 | $403,691 |
| 32 | Cross Creek | $27,461 | 6 | $136,000 |
| 33 | The Prey | $11,622 | 12 | $49,677 |
| 34 | Turkey Shoot | $11,015 | 13 | $1,194,162 |
| 35 | Hanna K. | $8,321 | 2 | $72,000 |
| Reporting: 35 | $23,838,397 | total | ||