Weekend Domestic Box Office December 16, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Sudden Impact | $7,143,953 | -26% | 1,577 | $4,530 | $20,881,502 | 10 | |
| 2 | (2) | Scarface | $3,487,680 | -24% | 1,008 | $3,460 | $10,245,680 | 10 | |
| 3 | (3) | Terms of Endearment | $3,421,389 | -19% | 945 | $3,621 | $19,498,971 | 26 | |
| 4 | (new) | Two of a Kind | $3,344,942 | 1,244 | $2,689 | $3,344,942 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (new) | Uncommon Valor | $3,144,367 | 989 | $3,179 | $3,144,367 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (5) | Yentl | $2,184,771 | -28% | 504 | $4,335 | $8,068,933 | 31 | |
| 7 | (-) | The Rescuers | $2,111,582 | 862 | $2,450 | $2,111,582 | 2,371 | ||
| 8 | (4) | Christine | $2,058,517 | -40% | 1,041 | $1,977 | $6,454,823 | 10 | |
| 9 | (new) | D.C. Cab | $1,564,530 | 862 | $1,815 | $1,564,530 | 3 | ||
| 10 | (new) | The Man Who Loved Women | $1,347,032 | 802 | $1,680 | $1,347,032 | 3 | ||
| 11 | (new) | Gorky Park | $1,290,754 | 629 | $2,052 | $1,290,754 | 3 | ||
| 12 | (new) | Silkwood | $1,218,322 | 257 | $4,741 | $1,608,498 | 5 | ||
| 13 | (new) | The Keep | $1,032,295 | 508 | $2,032 | $1,032,295 | 3 | ||
| 14 | (new) | To Be or Not to Be | $1,020,958 | 638 | $1,600 | $1,020,958 | 3 | ||
| 15 | (9) | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $843,495 | +34% | 265 | $3,183 | $6,357,831 | 73 | |
| 16 | (6) | A Christmas Story | $580,589 | -67% | 552 | $1,052 | $13,823,559 | 31 | |
| 17 | (7) | The Big Chill | $452,378 | -59% | 393 | $1,151 | $40,926,131 | 82 | |
| 18 | (8) | Never Say Never Again | $262,584 | -61% | 346 | $759 | $51,789,645 | 73 | |
| 19 | (17) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $188,698 | +19% | 106 | $1,780 | $244,816,955 | 208 | |
| 20 | (12) | The Right Stuff | $171,079 | -54% | 91 | $1,880 | $12,211,256 | 59 | |
| 21 | (13) | Never Cry Wolf | $166,798 | -50% | 47 | $3,549 | $6,302,789 | 73 | |
| 22 | (11) | Educating Rita | $145,149 | -63% | 146 | $994 | $9,562,007 | 89 | |
| 23 | (10) | All the Right Moves | $100,118 | -77% | 232 | $432 | $16,927,805 | 59 | |
| 24 | (18) | Rear Window | $78,000 | -47% | 42 | $1,857 | $4,107,652 | 10,701 | |
| 25 | (15) | Mr. Mom | $77,108 | -69% | 145 | $532 | $64,736,362 | 150 | |
| 26 | (20) | Star 80 | $45,643 | -35% | 17 | $2,685 | $1,235,908 | 39 | |
| 27 | (23) | The Dresser | $32,129 | -26% | 3 | $10,710 | $120,615 | 13 | |
| 28 | (22) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $29,137 | -39% | 10 | $2,914 | $2,418,448 | 199 | |
| 29 | (19) | The Golden Seal | $21,150 | -83% | 30 | $705 | $6,571,710 | 122 | |
| 30 | (27) | Experience Preferred | $11,387 | -18% | 6 | $1,898 | $224,952 | 45 | |
| 31 | (24) | Fanny and Alexander | $5,115 | -76% | 4 | $1,279 | $4,842,110 | 185 | |
| 32 | (26) | Lonely Hearts | $3,313 | -76% | 4 | $828 | $665,857 | 108 | |
| 33 | (28) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $2,417 | -69% | 4 | $604 | $777,530 | 122 | |
| Reporting movies: 33 | $37,587,379 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudden Impact | $7,143,953 | 1,577 | $20,881,502 |
| 2 | Scarface | $3,487,680 | 1,008 | $10,245,680 |
| 3 | Terms of Endearment | $3,421,389 | 945 | $19,498,971 |
| 4 | Two of a Kind | $3,344,942 | 1,244 | $3,344,942 |
| 5 | Uncommon Valor | $3,144,367 | 989 | $3,144,367 |
| 6 | Yentl | $2,184,771 | 504 | $8,068,933 |
| 7 | The Rescuers | $2,111,582 | 862 | $2,111,582 |
| 8 | Christine | $2,058,517 | 1,041 | $6,454,823 |
| 9 | D.C. Cab | $1,564,530 | 862 | $1,564,530 |
| 10 | The Man Who Loved Women | $1,347,032 | 802 | $1,347,032 |
| 11 | Gorky Park | $1,290,754 | 629 | $1,290,754 |
| 12 | Silkwood | $1,218,322 | 257 | $1,608,498 |
| 13 | The Keep | $1,032,295 | 508 | $1,032,295 |
| 14 | To Be or Not to Be | $1,020,958 | 638 | $1,020,958 |
| 15 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $843,495 | 265 | $6,357,831 |
| 16 | A Christmas Story | $580,589 | 552 | $13,823,559 |
| 17 | The Big Chill | $452,378 | 393 | $40,926,131 |
| 18 | Never Say Never Again | $262,584 | 346 | $51,789,645 |
| 19 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $188,698 | 106 | $244,816,955 |
| 20 | The Right Stuff | $171,079 | 91 | $12,211,256 |
| 21 | Never Cry Wolf | $166,798 | 47 | $6,302,789 |
| 22 | Educating Rita | $145,149 | 146 | $9,562,007 |
| 23 | All the Right Moves | $100,118 | 232 | $16,927,805 |
| 24 | Rear Window | $78,000 | 42 | $4,107,652 |
| 25 | Mr. Mom | $77,108 | 145 | $64,736,362 |
| 26 | Star 80 | $45,643 | 17 | $1,235,908 |
| 27 | The Dresser | $32,129 | 3 | $120,615 |
| 28 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $29,137 | 10 | $2,418,448 |
| 29 | The Golden Seal | $21,150 | 30 | $6,571,710 |
| 30 | Experience Preferred | $11,387 | 6 | $224,952 |
| 31 | Fanny and Alexander | $5,115 | 4 | $4,842,110 |
| 32 | Lonely Hearts | $3,313 | 4 | $665,857 |
| 33 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $2,417 | 4 | $777,530 |
| Reporting: 33 | $37,587,379 | total | ||