Week Domestic Box Office August 5, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $11,381,392 | -16% | 1,230 | $9,253 | $24,910,759 | 14 | |
| 2 | (3) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $7,957,418 | -15% | 1,764 | $4,511 | $213,114,618 | 79 | |
| 3 | (new) | Risky Business | $7,226,388 | 670 | $10,786 | $7,226,388 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (4) | Staying Alive | $5,938,467 | -28% | 1,380 | $4,303 | $47,553,574 | 28 | |
| 5 | (2) | Jaws 3-D | $5,870,000 | -46% | 1,241 | $4,730 | $37,024,000 | 21 | |
| 6 | (5) | Krull | $5,045,820 | -37% | 1,289 | $3,915 | $13,073,754 | 14 | |
| 7 | (7) | Trading Places | $4,062,038 | -12% | 945 | $4,298 | $69,890,248 | 65 | |
| 8 | (6) | Private School | $3,708,000 | -44% | 1,024 | $3,621 | $10,342,000 | 14 | |
| 9 | (new) | The Star Chamber | $3,030,172 | 796 | $3,807 | $3,030,172 | 7 | ||
| 10 | (8) | Class | $2,990,042 | -34% | 789 | $3,790 | $14,745,027 | 21 | |
| 11 | (10) | WarGames | $2,967,213 | -14% | 862 | $3,442 | $59,414,704 | 70 | |
| 12 | (12) | Flashdance | $2,476,028 | -10% | 740 | $3,346 | $72,224,110 | 119 | |
| 13 | (11) | Octopussy | $2,383,875 | -18% | 912 | $2,614 | $58,320,772 | 63 | |
| 14 | (15) | Mr. Mom | $1,707,789 | +30% | 159 | $10,741 | $4,598,118 | 21 | |
| 15 | (14) | Porky's II: The Next Day | $1,155,890 | -14% | 587 | $1,969 | $32,011,003 | 49 | |
| 16 | (18) | Fanny and Alexander | $313,873 | +17% | 29 | $10,823 | $1,708,011 | 56 | |
| 17 | (19) | Zelig | $251,750 | -6% | 4 | $62,938 | $773,905 | 28 | |
| 18 | (17) | Valley Girl | $250,157 | -13% | 81 | $3,088 | $15,299,312 | 105 | |
| 19 | (20) | La traviata | $155,082 | +2% | 27 | $5,744 | $2,350,304 | 112 | |
| 20 | (21) | Puberty Blues | $20,057 | +110% | 3 | $6,686 | $51,800 | 28 | |
| Reporting movies: 20 | $68,891,451 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $11,381,392 | 1,230 | $24,910,759 |
| 2 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $7,957,418 | 1,764 | $213,114,618 |
| 3 | Risky Business | $7,226,388 | 670 | $7,226,388 |
| 4 | Staying Alive | $5,938,467 | 1,380 | $47,553,574 |
| 5 | Jaws 3-D | $5,870,000 | 1,241 | $37,024,000 |
| 6 | Krull | $5,045,820 | 1,289 | $13,073,754 |
| 7 | Trading Places | $4,062,038 | 945 | $69,890,248 |
| 8 | Private School | $3,708,000 | 1,024 | $10,342,000 |
| 9 | The Star Chamber | $3,030,172 | 796 | $3,030,172 |
| 10 | Class | $2,990,042 | 789 | $14,745,027 |
| 11 | WarGames | $2,967,213 | 862 | $59,414,704 |
| 12 | Flashdance | $2,476,028 | 740 | $72,224,110 |
| 13 | Octopussy | $2,383,875 | 912 | $58,320,772 |
| 14 | Mr. Mom | $1,707,789 | 159 | $4,598,118 |
| 15 | Porky's II: The Next Day | $1,155,890 | 587 | $32,011,003 |
| 16 | Fanny and Alexander | $313,873 | 29 | $1,708,011 |
| 17 | Zelig | $251,750 | 4 | $773,905 |
| 18 | Valley Girl | $250,157 | 81 | $15,299,312 |
| 19 | La traviata | $155,082 | 27 | $2,350,304 |
| 20 | Puberty Blues | $20,057 | 3 | $51,800 |
| Reporting: 20 | $68,891,451 | total | ||