Week Domestic Box Office August 19, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Easy Money | $9,140,179 | 1,130 | $8,089 | $9,140,179 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (3) | Risky Business | $8,170,218 | +4% | 891 | $9,170 | $23,240,526 | 21 | |
| 3 | (12) | Mr. Mom | $7,046,795 | +203% | 734 | $9,601 | $13,967,307 | 35 | |
| 4 | (1) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $6,177,046 | -34% | 1,252 | $4,934 | $40,513,708 | 28 | |
| 5 | (2) | Cujo | $5,314,720 | -42% | 1,293 | $4,110 | $14,415,530 | 14 | |
| 6 | (4) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $5,081,560 | -20% | 1,284 | $3,958 | $224,537,134 | 93 | |
| 7 | (5) | Staying Alive | $2,897,982 | -29% | 818 | $3,543 | $54,516,834 | 42 | |
| 8 | (new) | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | $2,791,000 | 549 | $5,084 | $2,791,000 | 7 | ||
| 9 | (6) | Trading Places | $2,789,786 | -24% | 785 | $3,554 | $76,333,087 | 79 | |
| 10 | (13) | Flashdance | $2,455,514 | +8% | 590 | $4,162 | $76,960,907 | 133 | |
| 11 | (8) | WarGames | $2,275,424 | -21% | 842 | $2,702 | $64,576,866 | 84 | |
| 12 | (7) | Jaws 3-D | $1,193,974 | -61% | 424 | $2,816 | $41,252,000 | 35 | |
| 13 | (15) | Class | $1,163,686 | -43% | 459 | $2,535 | $17,938,791 | 35 | |
| 14 | (11) | Smokey and the Bandit III | $1,136,066 | -51% | 493 | $2,304 | $3,468,000 | 14 | |
| 15 | (18) | Private School | $1,085,935 | -30% | 531 | $2,045 | $12,981,000 | 28 | |
| 16 | (20) | Zelig | $988,890 | +29% | 431 | $2,294 | $2,528,832 | 42 | |
| 17 | (19) | Porky's II: The Next Day | $624,561 | -30% | 404 | $1,546 | $33,525,502 | 63 | |
| 18 | (new) | The Golden Seal | $555,589 | 142 | $3,913 | $555,589 | 7 | ||
| 19 | (16) | The Star Chamber | $519,224 | -72% | 180 | $2,885 | $5,391,469 | 21 | |
| 20 | (21) | Fanny and Alexander | $303,778 | +2% | 38 | $7,994 | $2,310,477 | 70 | |
| 21 | (22) | La traviata | $267,000 | +28% | 32 | $8,344 | $2,825,304 | 126 | |
| 22 | (23) | Valley Girl | $265,488 | +47% | 98 | $2,709 | $15,745,895 | 119 | |
| 23 | (24) | Puberty Blues | $34,200 | -5% | 6 | $5,700 | $122,000 | 42 | |
| 24 | (new) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $22,110 | 1 | $22,110 | $22,110 | 7 | ||
| Reporting movies: 24 | $62,300,725 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easy Money | $9,140,179 | 1,130 | $9,140,179 |
| 2 | Risky Business | $8,170,218 | 891 | $23,240,526 |
| 3 | Mr. Mom | $7,046,795 | 734 | $13,967,307 |
| 4 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $6,177,046 | 1,252 | $40,513,708 |
| 5 | Cujo | $5,314,720 | 1,293 | $14,415,530 |
| 6 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $5,081,560 | 1,284 | $224,537,134 |
| 7 | Staying Alive | $2,897,982 | 818 | $54,516,834 |
| 8 | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | $2,791,000 | 549 | $2,791,000 |
| 9 | Trading Places | $2,789,786 | 785 | $76,333,087 |
| 10 | Flashdance | $2,455,514 | 590 | $76,960,907 |
| 11 | WarGames | $2,275,424 | 842 | $64,576,866 |
| 12 | Jaws 3-D | $1,193,974 | 424 | $41,252,000 |
| 13 | Class | $1,163,686 | 459 | $17,938,791 |
| 14 | Smokey and the Bandit III | $1,136,066 | 493 | $3,468,000 |
| 15 | Private School | $1,085,935 | 531 | $12,981,000 |
| 16 | Zelig | $988,890 | 431 | $2,528,832 |
| 17 | Porky's II: The Next Day | $624,561 | 404 | $33,525,502 |
| 18 | The Golden Seal | $555,589 | 142 | $555,589 |
| 19 | The Star Chamber | $519,224 | 180 | $5,391,469 |
| 20 | Fanny and Alexander | $303,778 | 38 | $2,310,477 |
| 21 | La traviata | $267,000 | 32 | $2,825,304 |
| 22 | Valley Girl | $265,488 | 98 | $15,745,895 |
| 23 | Puberty Blues | $34,200 | 6 | $122,000 |
| 24 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $22,110 | 1 | $22,110 |
| Reporting: 24 | $62,300,725 | total | ||