Week Domestic Box Office August 12, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $9,425,903 | -17% | 1,253 | $7,523 | $34,336,662 | 21 | |
| 2 | (new) | Cujo | $9,100,810 | 1,239 | $7,345 | $9,100,810 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (3) | Risky Business | $7,843,920 | +9% | 693 | $11,319 | $15,070,308 | 14 | |
| 4 | (2) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $6,340,956 | -20% | 1,515 | $4,185 | $219,455,574 | 86 | |
| 5 | (4) | Staying Alive | $4,065,278 | -32% | 998 | $4,073 | $51,618,852 | 35 | |
| 6 | (7) | Trading Places | $3,653,053 | -10% | 880 | $4,151 | $73,543,301 | 72 | |
| 7 | (5) | Jaws 3-D | $3,034,026 | -48% | 958 | $3,167 | $40,058,026 | 28 | |
| 8 | (11) | WarGames | $2,886,738 | -3% | 862 | $3,349 | $62,301,442 | 77 | |
| 9 | (6) | Krull | $2,765,990 | -45% | 881 | $3,140 | $15,839,744 | 21 | |
| 10 | (new) | Curse of the Pink Panther | $2,533,434 | 812 | $3,120 | $2,533,434 | 7 | ||
| 11 | (new) | Smokey and the Bandit III | $2,331,934 | 498 | $4,683 | $2,331,934 | 7 | ||
| 12 | (14) | Mr. Mom | $2,322,394 | +36% | 261 | $8,898 | $6,920,512 | 28 | |
| 13 | (12) | Flashdance | $2,281,283 | -8% | 677 | $3,370 | $74,505,393 | 126 | |
| 14 | (new) | The Man Who Wasn’t There | $2,064,900 | 980 | $2,107 | $2,064,900 | 7 | ||
| 15 | (10) | Class | $2,030,078 | -32% | 595 | $3,412 | $16,775,105 | 28 | |
| 16 | (9) | The Star Chamber | $1,842,073 | -39% | 716 | $2,573 | $4,872,245 | 14 | |
| 17 | (13) | Octopussy | $1,691,580 | -29% | 699 | $2,420 | $60,012,352 | 70 | |
| 18 | (8) | Private School | $1,553,065 | -58% | 983 | $1,580 | $11,895,065 | 21 | |
| 19 | (15) | Porky's II: The Next Day | $889,938 | -23% | 457 | $1,947 | $32,900,941 | 56 | |
| 20 | (17) | Zelig | $766,037 | +204% | 21 | $36,478 | $1,539,942 | 35 | |
| 21 | (16) | Fanny and Alexander | $298,688 | -5% | 32 | $9,334 | $2,006,699 | 63 | |
| 22 | (19) | La traviata | $208,000 | +34% | 34 | $6,118 | $2,558,304 | 119 | |
| 23 | (18) | Valley Girl | $181,095 | -28% | 73 | $2,481 | $15,480,407 | 112 | |
| 24 | (20) | Puberty Blues | $36,000 | +79% | 6 | $6,000 | $87,800 | 35 | |
| Reporting movies: 24 | $70,147,173 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $9,425,903 | 1,253 | $34,336,662 |
| 2 | Cujo | $9,100,810 | 1,239 | $9,100,810 |
| 3 | Risky Business | $7,843,920 | 693 | $15,070,308 |
| 4 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $6,340,956 | 1,515 | $219,455,574 |
| 5 | Staying Alive | $4,065,278 | 998 | $51,618,852 |
| 6 | Trading Places | $3,653,053 | 880 | $73,543,301 |
| 7 | Jaws 3-D | $3,034,026 | 958 | $40,058,026 |
| 8 | WarGames | $2,886,738 | 862 | $62,301,442 |
| 9 | Krull | $2,765,990 | 881 | $15,839,744 |
| 10 | Curse of the Pink Panther | $2,533,434 | 812 | $2,533,434 |
| 11 | Smokey and the Bandit III | $2,331,934 | 498 | $2,331,934 |
| 12 | Mr. Mom | $2,322,394 | 261 | $6,920,512 |
| 13 | Flashdance | $2,281,283 | 677 | $74,505,393 |
| 14 | The Man Who Wasn’t There | $2,064,900 | 980 | $2,064,900 |
| 15 | Class | $2,030,078 | 595 | $16,775,105 |
| 16 | The Star Chamber | $1,842,073 | 716 | $4,872,245 |
| 17 | Octopussy | $1,691,580 | 699 | $60,012,352 |
| 18 | Private School | $1,553,065 | 983 | $11,895,065 |
| 19 | Porky's II: The Next Day | $889,938 | 457 | $32,900,941 |
| 20 | Zelig | $766,037 | 21 | $1,539,942 |
| 21 | Fanny and Alexander | $298,688 | 32 | $2,006,699 |
| 22 | La traviata | $208,000 | 34 | $2,558,304 |
| 23 | Valley Girl | $181,095 | 73 | $15,480,407 |
| 24 | Puberty Blues | $36,000 | 6 | $87,800 |
| Reporting: 24 | $70,147,173 | total | ||