Weekend Domestic Box Office December 2, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | Terms of Endearment | $3,125,453 | -11% | 260 | $12,021 | $8,949,207 | 12 | |
| 2 | (1) | A Christmas Story | $2,659,752 | -32% | 924 | $2,879 | $10,519,497 | 17 | |
| 3 | (3) | The Big Chill | $2,037,252 | -31% | 832 | $2,449 | $38,587,201 | 68 | |
| 4 | (4) | Never Say Never Again | $1,326,436 | -48% | 944 | $1,405 | $50,250,135 | 59 | |
| 5 | (6) | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $1,020,600 | -38% | 243 | $4,200 | $4,699,843 | 59 | |
| 6 | (7) | All the Right Moves | $936,935 | -36% | 890 | $1,053 | $16,018,472 | 45 | |
| 7 | (13) | The Dead Zone | $777,995 | -24% | 720 | $1,081 | $19,287,938 | 45 | |
| 8 | (11) | Educating Rita | $753,983 | -30% | 405 | $1,862 | $8,686,316 | 75 | |
| 9 | (5) | Amityville 3-D | $718,289 | -61% | 755 | $951 | $6,333,135 | 17 | |
| 10 | (10) | Richard Pryor Here and Now | $714,456 | -38% | 621 | $1,150 | $16,156,776 | 38 | |
| 11 | (9) | The Right Stuff | $681,997 | -43% | 235 | $2,902 | $11,378,193 | 45 | |
| 12 | (8) | A Night in Heaven | $629,814 | -53% | 700 | $900 | $5,206,406 | 17 | |
| 13 | (14) | Never Cry Wolf | $581,176 | -35% | 90 | $6,458 | $5,531,102 | 59 | |
| 14 | (16) | Deal of the Century | $518,839 | -37% | 689 | $753 | $10,369,581 | 31 | |
| 15 | (19) | Risky Business | $460,077 | -1% | 601 | $766 | $63,108,414 | 122 | |
| 16 | (15) | Mr. Mom | $447,811 | -46% | 551 | $813 | $64,233,842 | 136 | |
| 17 | (21) | Deathstalker | $354,679 | -16% | 226 | $1,569 | $8,890,685 | 94 | |
| 18 | (20) | Yentl | $298,330 | -30% | 14 | $21,309 | $1,448,646 | 17 | |
| 19 | (17) | Of Unknown Origin | $248,344 | -54% | 170 | $1,461 | $1,080,470 | 12 | |
| 20 | (22) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $239,932 | -34% | 111 | $2,162 | $244,354,181 | 194 | |
| 21 | (23) | Rear Window | $230,000 | -29% | 93 | $2,473 | $3,728,652 | 10,687 | |
| 22 | (12) | The Golden Seal | $204,300 | -81% | 180 | $1,135 | $6,211,210 | 108 | |
| 23 | (25) | The Osterman Weekend | $202,349 | -14% | 253 | $800 | $5,395,629 | 45 | |
| 24 | (26) | Star 80 | $127,618 | -31% | 16 | $7,976 | $1,039,024 | 25 | |
| 25 | (27) | Testament | $106,185 | -35% | 65 | $1,634 | $1,537,122 | 31 | |
| 26 | (28) | Zelig | $103,512 | -24% | 126 | $822 | $11,798,616 | 143 | |
| 27 | (29) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $89,411 | -24% | 36 | $2,484 | $2,319,534 | 185 | |
| 28 | (35) | Possession | $54,626 | +111% | 29 | $1,884 | $1,113,538 | 52 | |
| 29 | (31) | Fanny and Alexander | $34,643 | -42% | 30 | $1,155 | $4,793,915 | 171 | |
| 30 | (34) | Lonely Hearts | $24,887 | -14% | 12 | $2,074 | $630,417 | 94 | |
| 31 | (33) | Experience Preferred | $22,127 | -37% | 4 | $5,532 | $188,285 | 31 | |
| 32 | (32) | Vertigo | $21,077 | -44% | 5 | $4,215 | $136,305 | 9,341 | |
| 33 | (36) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $13,967 | -17% | 12 | $1,164 | $757,652 | 108 | |
| Reporting movies: 33 | $19,766,852 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terms of Endearment | $3,125,453 | 260 | $8,949,207 |
| 2 | A Christmas Story | $2,659,752 | 924 | $10,519,497 |
| 3 | The Big Chill | $2,037,252 | 832 | $38,587,201 |
| 4 | Never Say Never Again | $1,326,436 | 944 | $50,250,135 |
| 5 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $1,020,600 | 243 | $4,699,843 |
| 6 | All the Right Moves | $936,935 | 890 | $16,018,472 |
| 7 | The Dead Zone | $777,995 | 720 | $19,287,938 |
| 8 | Educating Rita | $753,983 | 405 | $8,686,316 |
| 9 | Amityville 3-D | $718,289 | 755 | $6,333,135 |
| 10 | Richard Pryor Here and Now | $714,456 | 621 | $16,156,776 |
| 11 | The Right Stuff | $681,997 | 235 | $11,378,193 |
| 12 | A Night in Heaven | $629,814 | 700 | $5,206,406 |
| 13 | Never Cry Wolf | $581,176 | 90 | $5,531,102 |
| 14 | Deal of the Century | $518,839 | 689 | $10,369,581 |
| 15 | Risky Business | $460,077 | 601 | $63,108,414 |
| 16 | Mr. Mom | $447,811 | 551 | $64,233,842 |
| 17 | Deathstalker | $354,679 | 226 | $8,890,685 |
| 18 | Yentl | $298,330 | 14 | $1,448,646 |
| 19 | Of Unknown Origin | $248,344 | 170 | $1,080,470 |
| 20 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $239,932 | 111 | $244,354,181 |
| 21 | Rear Window | $230,000 | 93 | $3,728,652 |
| 22 | The Golden Seal | $204,300 | 180 | $6,211,210 |
| 23 | The Osterman Weekend | $202,349 | 253 | $5,395,629 |
| 24 | Star 80 | $127,618 | 16 | $1,039,024 |
| 25 | Testament | $106,185 | 65 | $1,537,122 |
| 26 | Zelig | $103,512 | 126 | $11,798,616 |
| 27 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $89,411 | 36 | $2,319,534 |
| 28 | Possession | $54,626 | 29 | $1,113,538 |
| 29 | Fanny and Alexander | $34,643 | 30 | $4,793,915 |
| 30 | Lonely Hearts | $24,887 | 12 | $630,417 |
| 31 | Experience Preferred | $22,127 | 4 | $188,285 |
| 32 | Vertigo | $21,077 | 5 | $136,305 |
| 33 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $13,967 | 12 | $757,652 |
| Reporting: 33 | $19,766,852 | total | ||