Weekend Domestic Box Office October 21, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Never Say Never Again | $6,011,610 | -17% | 1,552 | $3,873 | $28,741,057 | 17 | |
| 2 | (new) | The Dead Zone | $4,556,083 | 1,293 | $3,524 | $4,556,083 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (2) | The Big Chill | $3,194,164 | -2% | 725 | $4,406 | $17,798,023 | 26 | |
| 4 | (new) | Under Fire | $1,837,768 | 816 | $2,252 | $1,837,768 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (3) | Mr. Mom | $1,702,369 | -4% | 1,045 | $1,629 | $57,568,134 | 94 | |
| 6 | (new) | All the Right Moves | $1,625,486 | 442 | $3,678 | $1,625,486 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (new) | The Right Stuff | $1,601,167 | 229 | $6,992 | $1,601,167 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (4) | Risky Business | $1,305,172 | -10% | 964 | $1,354 | $57,711,385 | 80 | |
| 9 | (6) | Brainstorm | $1,128,671 | +7% | 498 | $2,266 | $5,670,900 | 24 | |
| 10 | (5) | Romantic Comedy | $596,905 | -57% | 675 | $884 | $5,140,538 | 17 | |
| 11 | (10) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $503,212 | -19% | 234 | $2,150 | $241,664,222 | 152 | |
| 12 | (13) | Deathstalker | $496,012 | -4% | 228 | $2,175 | $5,197,030 | 52 | |
| 13 | (9) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $482,989 | -24% | 576 | $839 | $61,399,552 | 87 | |
| 14 | (21) | Rumble Fish | $478,035 | +217% | 135 | $3,541 | $712,035 | 17 | |
| 15 | (7) | Revenge of the Ninja | $451,621 | -39% | 433 | $1,043 | $10,325,628 | 47 | |
| 16 | (14) | Easy Money | $307,518 | -37% | 378 | $814 | $29,309,766 | 66 | |
| 17 | (new) | The Osterman Weekend | $301,129 | 125 | $2,409 | $301,129 | 3 | ||
| 18 | (16) | WarGames | $299,906 | -13% | 385 | $779 | $74,205,090 | 143 | |
| 19 | (18) | Rear Window | $261,170 | +6% | 34 | $7,681 | $1,279,844 | 10,645 | |
| 20 | (15) | Eddie and the Cruisers | $169,318 | -58% | 206 | $822 | $4,295,982 | 31 | |
| 21 | (25) | The Golden Seal | $120,918 | +19% | 138 | $876 | $2,928,472 | 66 | |
| 22 | (23) | Educating Rita | $120,810 | -6% | 18 | $6,712 | $762,666 | 33 | |
| 23 | (28) | Never Cry Wolf | $119,006 | +59% | 5 | $23,801 | $281,161 | 17 | |
| 24 | (22) | Fanny and Alexander | $118,571 | -9% | 60 | $1,976 | $4,170,239 | 129 | |
| 25 | (26) | Valley Girl | $102,120 | +1% | 66 | $1,547 | $16,797,122 | 178 | |
| 26 | (24) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $91,060 | -19% | 33 | $2,759 | $1,695,382 | 143 | |
| 27 | (29) | Heat and Dust | $73,658 | +11% | 14 | $5,261 | $400,260 | 39 | |
| 28 | (27) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $60,890 | -25% | 30 | $2,030 | $507,202 | 66 | |
| 29 | (34) | Turkey Shoot | $37,050 | +236% | 74 | $501 | $1,233,657 | 52 | |
| 30 | (32) | Cross Creek | $29,809 | +9% | 10 | $2,981 | $178,050 | 33 | |
| 31 | (19) | Possession | $27,912 | -88% | 21 | $1,329 | $327,230 | 10 | |
| 32 | (31) | Lonely Hearts | $27,236 | -20% | 11 | $2,476 | $442,269 | 52 | |
| 33 | (30) | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $25,704 | -48% | 9 | $2,856 | $163,140 | 17 | |
| 34 | (35) | Hanna K. | $16,000 | +92% | 5 | $3,200 | $91,597 | 24 | |
| Reporting movies: 34 | $28,281,049 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never Say Never Again | $6,011,610 | 1,552 | $28,741,057 |
| 2 | The Dead Zone | $4,556,083 | 1,293 | $4,556,083 |
| 3 | The Big Chill | $3,194,164 | 725 | $17,798,023 |
| 4 | Under Fire | $1,837,768 | 816 | $1,837,768 |
| 5 | Mr. Mom | $1,702,369 | 1,045 | $57,568,134 |
| 6 | All the Right Moves | $1,625,486 | 442 | $1,625,486 |
| 7 | The Right Stuff | $1,601,167 | 229 | $1,601,167 |
| 8 | Risky Business | $1,305,172 | 964 | $57,711,385 |
| 9 | Brainstorm | $1,128,671 | 498 | $5,670,900 |
| 10 | Romantic Comedy | $596,905 | 675 | $5,140,538 |
| 11 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $503,212 | 234 | $241,664,222 |
| 12 | Deathstalker | $496,012 | 228 | $5,197,030 |
| 13 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $482,989 | 576 | $61,399,552 |
| 14 | Rumble Fish | $478,035 | 135 | $712,035 |
| 15 | Revenge of the Ninja | $451,621 | 433 | $10,325,628 |
| 16 | Easy Money | $307,518 | 378 | $29,309,766 |
| 17 | The Osterman Weekend | $301,129 | 125 | $301,129 |
| 18 | WarGames | $299,906 | 385 | $74,205,090 |
| 19 | Rear Window | $261,170 | 34 | $1,279,844 |
| 20 | Eddie and the Cruisers | $169,318 | 206 | $4,295,982 |
| 21 | The Golden Seal | $120,918 | 138 | $2,928,472 |
| 22 | Educating Rita | $120,810 | 18 | $762,666 |
| 23 | Never Cry Wolf | $119,006 | 5 | $281,161 |
| 24 | Fanny and Alexander | $118,571 | 60 | $4,170,239 |
| 25 | Valley Girl | $102,120 | 66 | $16,797,122 |
| 26 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $91,060 | 33 | $1,695,382 |
| 27 | Heat and Dust | $73,658 | 14 | $400,260 |
| 28 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $60,890 | 30 | $507,202 |
| 29 | Turkey Shoot | $37,050 | 74 | $1,233,657 |
| 30 | Cross Creek | $29,809 | 10 | $178,050 |
| 31 | Possession | $27,912 | 21 | $327,230 |
| 32 | Lonely Hearts | $27,236 | 11 | $442,269 |
| 33 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $25,704 | 9 | $163,140 |
| 34 | Hanna K. | $16,000 | 5 | $91,597 |
| Reporting: 34 | $28,281,049 | total | ||