Weekend Domestic Box Office December 23, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Sudden Impact | $5,957,766 | -17% | 1,602 | $3,719 | $30,107,952 | 17 | |
| 2 | (3) | Terms of Endearment | $4,290,254 | +25% | 1,027 | $4,177 | $25,772,891 | 33 | |
| 3 | (2) | Scarface | $3,542,112 | +2% | 1,004 | $3,528 | $15,368,860 | 17 | |
| 4 | (4) | Two of a Kind | $2,648,162 | -21% | 1,278 | $2,072 | $7,795,982 | 10 | |
| 5 | (6) | Yentl | $2,637,657 | +21% | 508 | $5,192 | $11,834,972 | 38 | |
| 6 | (5) | Uncommon Valor | $2,609,423 | -17% | 1,066 | $2,448 | $7,317,070 | 10 | |
| 7 | (7) | The Rescuers | $2,503,909 | +19% | 1,040 | $2,408 | $6,478,064 | 2,378 | |
| 8 | (15) | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $1,881,360 | +123% | 420 | $4,479 | $8,600,748 | 80 | |
| 9 | (8) | Christine | $1,851,909 | -10% | 1,101 | $1,682 | $9,294,097 | 17 | |
| 10 | (9) | D.C. Cab | $1,748,000 | +12% | 874 | $2,000 | $4,028,649 | 10 | |
| 11 | (14) | To Be or Not to Be | $1,659,470 | +63% | 645 | $2,573 | $3,346,839 | 10 | |
| 12 | (11) | Gorky Park | $1,545,936 | +20% | 631 | $2,450 | $3,556,982 | 10 | |
| 13 | (12) | Silkwood | $1,431,199 | +17% | 257 | $5,569 | $3,699,005 | 12 | |
| 14 | (10) | The Man Who Loved Women | $1,358,013 | +1% | 845 | $1,607 | $3,379,015 | 10 | |
| 15 | (19) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $1,213,489 | +543% | 1,031 | $1,177 | $246,174,591 | 215 | |
| 16 | (16) | A Christmas Story | $690,925 | +19% | 796 | $868 | $14,908,185 | 38 | |
| 17 | (17) | The Big Chill | $562,193 | +24% | 356 | $1,579 | $41,727,992 | 89 | |
| 18 | (13) | The Keep | $549,704 | -47% | 509 | $1,080 | $1,982,385 | 10 | |
| 19 | (18) | Never Say Never Again | $412,851 | +57% | 505 | $818 | $52,343,016 | 80 | |
| 20 | (21) | Never Cry Wolf | $279,239 | +67% | 47 | $5,941 | $6,685,810 | 80 | |
| 21 | (20) | The Right Stuff | $277,034 | +62% | 91 | $3,044 | $12,595,060 | 66 | |
| 22 | (-) | Vertigo | $151,941 | 22 | $6,906 | $315,514 | 9,362 | ||
| 23 | (22) | Educating Rita | $130,567 | -10% | 84 | $1,554 | $9,772,199 | 96 | |
| 24 | (24) | Rear Window | $129,600 | +66% | 45 | $2,880 | $4,245,652 | 10,708 | |
| 25 | (30) | Experience Preferred | $53,244 | +368% | 15 | $3,550 | $306,771 | 52 | |
| 26 | (26) | Star 80 | $51,055 | +12% | 13 | $3,927 | $1,307,597 | 46 | |
| 27 | (31) | Fanny and Alexander | $40,200 | +686% | 15 | $2,680 | $4,884,200 | 192 | |
| 28 | (27) | The Dresser | $39,520 | +23% | 3 | $13,173 | $181,493 | 20 | |
| 29 | (28) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $31,807 | +9% | 11 | $2,892 | $2,456,650 | 206 | |
| 30 | (29) | The Golden Seal | $26,160 | +24% | 35 | $747 | $6,609,870 | 129 | |
| 31 | (32) | Lonely Hearts | $7,070 | +113% | 2 | $3,535 | $674,927 | 115 | |
| Reporting movies: 31 | $40,311,769 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudden Impact | $5,957,766 | 1,602 | $30,107,952 |
| 2 | Terms of Endearment | $4,290,254 | 1,027 | $25,772,891 |
| 3 | Scarface | $3,542,112 | 1,004 | $15,368,860 |
| 4 | Two of a Kind | $2,648,162 | 1,278 | $7,795,982 |
| 5 | Yentl | $2,637,657 | 508 | $11,834,972 |
| 6 | Uncommon Valor | $2,609,423 | 1,066 | $7,317,070 |
| 7 | The Rescuers | $2,503,909 | 1,040 | $6,478,064 |
| 8 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $1,881,360 | 420 | $8,600,748 |
| 9 | Christine | $1,851,909 | 1,101 | $9,294,097 |
| 10 | D.C. Cab | $1,748,000 | 874 | $4,028,649 |
| 11 | To Be or Not to Be | $1,659,470 | 645 | $3,346,839 |
| 12 | Gorky Park | $1,545,936 | 631 | $3,556,982 |
| 13 | Silkwood | $1,431,199 | 257 | $3,699,005 |
| 14 | The Man Who Loved Women | $1,358,013 | 845 | $3,379,015 |
| 15 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $1,213,489 | 1,031 | $246,174,591 |
| 16 | A Christmas Story | $690,925 | 796 | $14,908,185 |
| 17 | The Big Chill | $562,193 | 356 | $41,727,992 |
| 18 | The Keep | $549,704 | 509 | $1,982,385 |
| 19 | Never Say Never Again | $412,851 | 505 | $52,343,016 |
| 20 | Never Cry Wolf | $279,239 | 47 | $6,685,810 |
| 21 | The Right Stuff | $277,034 | 91 | $12,595,060 |
| 22 | Vertigo | $151,941 | 22 | $315,514 |
| 23 | Educating Rita | $130,567 | 84 | $9,772,199 |
| 24 | Rear Window | $129,600 | 45 | $4,245,652 |
| 25 | Experience Preferred | $53,244 | 15 | $306,771 |
| 26 | Star 80 | $51,055 | 13 | $1,307,597 |
| 27 | Fanny and Alexander | $40,200 | 15 | $4,884,200 |
| 28 | The Dresser | $39,520 | 3 | $181,493 |
| 29 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $31,807 | 11 | $2,456,650 |
| 30 | The Golden Seal | $26,160 | 35 | $6,609,870 |
| 31 | Lonely Hearts | $7,070 | 2 | $674,927 |
| Reporting: 31 | $40,311,769 | total | ||