Weekend Domestic Box Office December 9, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Sudden Impact | $9,688,561 | 1,530 | $6,332 | $9,688,561 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Scarface | $4,597,536 | 996 | $4,616 | $4,597,536 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Terms of Endearment | $4,245,520 | +36% | 945 | $4,493 | $14,295,345 | 19 | |
| 4 | (new) | Christine | $3,408,904 | 1,045 | $3,262 | $3,408,904 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (18) | Yentl | $3,050,219 | +922% | 501 | $6,088 | $4,616,477 | 24 | |
| 6 | (2) | A Christmas Story | $1,773,767 | -33% | 854 | $2,077 | $12,800,362 | 24 | |
| 7 | (3) | The Big Chill | $1,102,466 | -46% | 793 | $1,390 | $40,118,255 | 75 | |
| 8 | (4) | Never Say Never Again | $666,311 | -50% | 718 | $928 | $51,284,244 | 66 | |
| 9 | (5) | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $631,140 | -38% | 207 | $3,049 | $5,330,983 | 66 | |
| 10 | (6) | All the Right Moves | $440,202 | -53% | 699 | $630 | $16,688,172 | 52 | |
| 11 | (8) | Educating Rita | $396,723 | -47% | 395 | $1,004 | $9,282,858 | 82 | |
| 12 | (11) | The Right Stuff | $368,225 | -46% | 184 | $2,001 | $11,922,987 | 52 | |
| 13 | (13) | Never Cry Wolf | $334,156 | -43% | 85 | $3,931 | $6,017,338 | 66 | |
| 14 | (15) | Risky Business | $283,820 | -38% | 422 | $673 | $63,541,777 | 129 | |
| 15 | (16) | Mr. Mom | $245,839 | -45% | 344 | $715 | $64,593,427 | 143 | |
| 16 | (12) | A Night in Heaven | $159,613 | -75% | 340 | $469 | $5,563,663 | 24 | |
| 17 | (20) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $158,486 | -34% | 94 | $1,686 | $244,583,982 | 201 | |
| 18 | (21) | Rear Window | $148,486 | -35% | 81 | $1,833 | $4,002,350 | 10,694 | |
| 19 | (22) | The Golden Seal | $122,400 | -40% | 153 | $800 | $6,504,610 | 115 | |
| 20 | (24) | Star 80 | $69,971 | -45% | 18 | $3,887 | $1,158,409 | 32 | |
| 21 | (23) | The Osterman Weekend | $68,584 | -66% | 144 | $476 | $5,540,742 | 52 | |
| 22 | (27) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $47,991 | -46% | 25 | $1,920 | $2,382,482 | 192 | |
| 23 | (new) | The Dresser | $43,132 | 3 | $14,377 | $63,466 | 6 | ||
| 24 | (29) | Fanny and Alexander | $21,691 | -37% | 21 | $1,033 | $4,827,046 | 178 | |
| 25 | (32) | Vertigo | $14,521 | -31% | 7 | $2,074 | $157,852 | 9,348 | |
| 26 | (30) | Lonely Hearts | $13,988 | -44% | 10 | $1,399 | $658,048 | 101 | |
| 27 | (31) | Experience Preferred | $13,922 | -37% | 4 | $3,481 | $206,633 | 38 | |
| 28 | (33) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $7,851 | -44% | 10 | $785 | $771,027 | 115 | |
| Reporting movies: 28 | $32,124,025 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudden Impact | $9,688,561 | 1,530 | $9,688,561 |
| 2 | Scarface | $4,597,536 | 996 | $4,597,536 |
| 3 | Terms of Endearment | $4,245,520 | 945 | $14,295,345 |
| 4 | Christine | $3,408,904 | 1,045 | $3,408,904 |
| 5 | Yentl | $3,050,219 | 501 | $4,616,477 |
| 6 | A Christmas Story | $1,773,767 | 854 | $12,800,362 |
| 7 | The Big Chill | $1,102,466 | 793 | $40,118,255 |
| 8 | Never Say Never Again | $666,311 | 718 | $51,284,244 |
| 9 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $631,140 | 207 | $5,330,983 |
| 10 | All the Right Moves | $440,202 | 699 | $16,688,172 |
| 11 | Educating Rita | $396,723 | 395 | $9,282,858 |
| 12 | The Right Stuff | $368,225 | 184 | $11,922,987 |
| 13 | Never Cry Wolf | $334,156 | 85 | $6,017,338 |
| 14 | Risky Business | $283,820 | 422 | $63,541,777 |
| 15 | Mr. Mom | $245,839 | 344 | $64,593,427 |
| 16 | A Night in Heaven | $159,613 | 340 | $5,563,663 |
| 17 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $158,486 | 94 | $244,583,982 |
| 18 | Rear Window | $148,486 | 81 | $4,002,350 |
| 19 | The Golden Seal | $122,400 | 153 | $6,504,610 |
| 20 | Star 80 | $69,971 | 18 | $1,158,409 |
| 21 | The Osterman Weekend | $68,584 | 144 | $5,540,742 |
| 22 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $47,991 | 25 | $2,382,482 |
| 23 | The Dresser | $43,132 | 3 | $63,466 |
| 24 | Fanny and Alexander | $21,691 | 21 | $4,827,046 |
| 25 | Vertigo | $14,521 | 7 | $157,852 |
| 26 | Lonely Hearts | $13,988 | 10 | $658,048 |
| 27 | Experience Preferred | $13,922 | 4 | $206,633 |
| 28 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $7,851 | 10 | $771,027 |
| Reporting: 28 | $32,124,025 | total | ||