Week Domestic Box Office August 26, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (3) | Mr. Mom | $9,328,370 | +32% | 1,235 | $7,553 | $23,295,677 | 42 | |
| 2 | (2) | Risky Business | $7,245,305 | -11% | 1,089 | $6,653 | $30,485,831 | 28 | |
| 3 | (1) | Easy Money | $6,453,447 | -29% | 1,171 | $5,511 | $15,593,626 | 14 | |
| 4 | (4) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $4,875,949 | -21% | 1,246 | $3,913 | $45,389,657 | 35 | |
| 5 | (new) | Hercules | $4,575,136 | 1,001 | $4,571 | $4,575,136 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (6) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $4,210,398 | -17% | 1,178 | $3,574 | $228,747,532 | 100 | |
| 7 | (-) | The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew | $2,859,745 | 849 | $3,368 | $2,885,252 | 14 | ||
| 8 | (5) | Cujo | $2,781,250 | -48% | 1,025 | $2,713 | $17,196,780 | 21 | |
| 9 | (10) | Flashdance | $2,387,381 | -3% | 658 | $3,628 | $79,348,288 | 140 | |
| 10 | (9) | Trading Places | $2,226,653 | -20% | 732 | $3,042 | $78,559,740 | 86 | |
| 11 | (7) | Staying Alive | $2,007,018 | -31% | 761 | $2,637 | $56,523,852 | 49 | |
| 12 | (11) | WarGames | $1,890,100 | -17% | 816 | $2,316 | $66,466,966 | 91 | |
| 13 | (8) | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | $1,740,000 | -38% | 784 | $2,219 | $4,531,000 | 14 | |
| 14 | (16) | Zelig | $979,794 | -1% | 62 | $15,803 | $3,508,626 | 49 | |
| 15 | (13) | Class | $881,976 | -24% | 394 | $2,239 | $18,820,767 | 42 | |
| 16 | (15) | Private School | $572,000 | -47% | 423 | $1,352 | $13,553,000 | 35 | |
| 17 | (12) | Jaws 3-D | $543,000 | -55% | 303 | $1,792 | $41,795,000 | 42 | |
| 18 | (18) | The Golden Seal | $538,761 | -3% | 135 | $3,991 | $1,094,350 | 14 | |
| 19 | (new) | Fire and Ice | $374,549 | 89 | $4,208 | $374,549 | 7 | ||
| 20 | (-) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $349,158 | 25 | $13,966 | $349,158 | 91 | ||
| 21 | (22) | Valley Girl | $287,814 | +8% | 114 | $2,525 | $16,033,709 | 126 | |
| 22 | (20) | Fanny and Alexander | $283,801 | -7% | 41 | $6,922 | $2,594,278 | 77 | |
| 23 | (14) | Smokey and the Bandit III | $250,000 | -78% | 198 | $1,263 | $3,718,000 | 21 | |
| 24 | (21) | La traviata | $176,696 | -34% | 32 | $5,522 | $3,002,000 | 133 | |
| 25 | (new) | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $165,465 | 4 | $41,366 | $165,465 | 7 | ||
| 26 | (new) | Young Warriors | $120,806 | 33 | $3,661 | $120,806 | 7 | ||
| 27 | (new) | Daniel | $50,825 | 1 | $50,825 | $50,825 | 7 | ||
| 28 | (24) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $34,522 | +56% | 4 | $8,631 | $56,632 | 14 | |
| 29 | (23) | Puberty Blues | $25,000 | -27% | 7 | $3,571 | $147,000 | 49 | |
| Reporting movies: 29 | $58,214,919 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Mom | $9,328,370 | 1,235 | $23,295,677 |
| 2 | Risky Business | $7,245,305 | 1,089 | $30,485,831 |
| 3 | Easy Money | $6,453,447 | 1,171 | $15,593,626 |
| 4 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $4,875,949 | 1,246 | $45,389,657 |
| 5 | Hercules | $4,575,136 | 1,001 | $4,575,136 |
| 6 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $4,210,398 | 1,178 | $228,747,532 |
| 7 | The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew | $2,859,745 | 849 | $2,885,252 |
| 8 | Cujo | $2,781,250 | 1,025 | $17,196,780 |
| 9 | Flashdance | $2,387,381 | 658 | $79,348,288 |
| 10 | Trading Places | $2,226,653 | 732 | $78,559,740 |
| 11 | Staying Alive | $2,007,018 | 761 | $56,523,852 |
| 12 | WarGames | $1,890,100 | 816 | $66,466,966 |
| 13 | Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn | $1,740,000 | 784 | $4,531,000 |
| 14 | Zelig | $979,794 | 62 | $3,508,626 |
| 15 | Class | $881,976 | 394 | $18,820,767 |
| 16 | Private School | $572,000 | 423 | $13,553,000 |
| 17 | Jaws 3-D | $543,000 | 303 | $41,795,000 |
| 18 | The Golden Seal | $538,761 | 135 | $1,094,350 |
| 19 | Fire and Ice | $374,549 | 89 | $374,549 |
| 20 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $349,158 | 25 | $349,158 |
| 21 | Valley Girl | $287,814 | 114 | $16,033,709 |
| 22 | Fanny and Alexander | $283,801 | 41 | $2,594,278 |
| 23 | Smokey and the Bandit III | $250,000 | 198 | $3,718,000 |
| 24 | La traviata | $176,696 | 32 | $3,002,000 |
| 25 | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $165,465 | 4 | $165,465 |
| 26 | Young Warriors | $120,806 | 33 | $120,806 |
| 27 | Daniel | $50,825 | 1 | $50,825 |
| 28 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $34,522 | 4 | $56,632 |
| 29 | Puberty Blues | $25,000 | 7 | $147,000 |
| Reporting: 29 | $58,214,919 | total | ||