Week Domestic Box Office September 2, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Mr. Mom | $9,562,969 | +3% | 1,362 | $7,021 | $32,858,646 | 49 | |
| 2 | (2) | Risky Business | $7,573,544 | +5% | 1,119 | $6,768 | $38,059,375 | 35 | |
| 3 | (3) | Easy Money | $4,861,415 | -25% | 1,112 | $4,372 | $20,455,041 | 21 | |
| 4 | (4) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $4,760,228 | -2% | 1,248 | $3,814 | $50,149,885 | 42 | |
| 5 | (6) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $4,146,604 | -2% | 957 | $4,333 | $232,894,136 | 107 | |
| 6 | (5) | Hercules | $2,871,626 | -37% | 1,014 | $2,832 | $7,446,762 | 14 | |
| 7 | (9) | Flashdance | $2,622,699 | +10% | 792 | $3,311 | $81,970,987 | 147 | |
| 8 | (10) | Trading Places | $2,424,903 | +9% | 750 | $3,233 | $80,984,643 | 93 | |
| 9 | (11) | Staying Alive | $2,118,218 | +6% | 755 | $2,806 | $58,642,070 | 56 | |
| 10 | (7) | The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew | $2,100,422 | -27% | 722 | $2,909 | $4,985,674 | 21 | |
| 11 | (12) | WarGames | $2,092,168 | +11% | 821 | $2,548 | $68,559,134 | 98 | |
| 12 | (8) | Cujo | $1,976,824 | -29% | 813 | $2,432 | $19,173,604 | 28 | |
| 13 | (23) | Smokey and the Bandit III | $1,452,000 | +481% | 460 | $3,157 | $5,170,000 | 28 | |
| 14 | (14) | Zelig | $956,739 | -2% | 63 | $15,186 | $4,465,365 | 56 | |
| 15 | (new) | Mortuary | $939,261 | 146 | $6,433 | $939,261 | 7 | ||
| 16 | (15) | Class | $937,393 | +6% | 434 | $2,160 | $19,758,160 | 49 | |
| 17 | (new) | Nightmares | $707,000 | 104 | $6,798 | $707,000 | 7 | ||
| 18 | (new) | Stryker | $574,634 | 131 | $4,387 | $574,634 | 7 | ||
| 19 | (18) | The Golden Seal | $515,923 | -4% | 90 | $5,732 | $1,610,273 | 21 | |
| 20 | (new) | Deathstalker | $511,115 | 166 | $3,079 | $511,115 | 7 | ||
| 21 | (new) | Turkey Shoot | $360,340 | 133 | $2,709 | $360,340 | 7 | ||
| 22 | (22) | Fanny and Alexander | $306,653 | +8% | 41 | $7,479 | $2,900,931 | 84 | |
| 23 | (20) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $305,265 | -13% | 23 | $13,272 | $654,423 | 98 | |
| 24 | (19) | Fire and Ice | $291,560 | -22% | 69 | $4,226 | $666,109 | 14 | |
| 25 | (21) | Valley Girl | $196,232 | -32% | 81 | $2,423 | $16,229,941 | 133 | |
| 26 | (25) | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $145,942 | -12% | 4 | $36,486 | $311,407 | 14 | |
| 27 | (24) | La traviata | $145,000 | -18% | 34 | $4,265 | $3,147,000 | 140 | |
| 28 | (28) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $43,125 | +25% | 4 | $10,781 | $99,757 | 21 | |
| 29 | (27) | Daniel | $42,794 | -16% | 1 | $42,794 | $93,619 | 14 | |
| 30 | (new) | Lonely Hearts | $38,169 | 3 | $12,723 | $38,169 | 7 | ||
| 31 | (29) | Puberty Blues | $31,000 | +24% | 7 | $4,429 | $178,000 | 56 | |
| Reporting movies: 31 | $55,611,765 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Mom | $9,562,969 | 1,362 | $32,858,646 |
| 2 | Risky Business | $7,573,544 | 1,119 | $38,059,375 |
| 3 | Easy Money | $4,861,415 | 1,112 | $20,455,041 |
| 4 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $4,760,228 | 1,248 | $50,149,885 |
| 5 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $4,146,604 | 957 | $232,894,136 |
| 6 | Hercules | $2,871,626 | 1,014 | $7,446,762 |
| 7 | Flashdance | $2,622,699 | 792 | $81,970,987 |
| 8 | Trading Places | $2,424,903 | 750 | $80,984,643 |
| 9 | Staying Alive | $2,118,218 | 755 | $58,642,070 |
| 10 | The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew | $2,100,422 | 722 | $4,985,674 |
| 11 | WarGames | $2,092,168 | 821 | $68,559,134 |
| 12 | Cujo | $1,976,824 | 813 | $19,173,604 |
| 13 | Smokey and the Bandit III | $1,452,000 | 460 | $5,170,000 |
| 14 | Zelig | $956,739 | 63 | $4,465,365 |
| 15 | Mortuary | $939,261 | 146 | $939,261 |
| 16 | Class | $937,393 | 434 | $19,758,160 |
| 17 | Nightmares | $707,000 | 104 | $707,000 |
| 18 | Stryker | $574,634 | 131 | $574,634 |
| 19 | The Golden Seal | $515,923 | 90 | $1,610,273 |
| 20 | Deathstalker | $511,115 | 166 | $511,115 |
| 21 | Turkey Shoot | $360,340 | 133 | $360,340 |
| 22 | Fanny and Alexander | $306,653 | 41 | $2,900,931 |
| 23 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $305,265 | 23 | $654,423 |
| 24 | Fire and Ice | $291,560 | 69 | $666,109 |
| 25 | Valley Girl | $196,232 | 81 | $16,229,941 |
| 26 | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $145,942 | 4 | $311,407 |
| 27 | La traviata | $145,000 | 34 | $3,147,000 |
| 28 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $43,125 | 4 | $99,757 |
| 29 | Daniel | $42,794 | 1 | $93,619 |
| 30 | Lonely Hearts | $38,169 | 3 | $38,169 |
| 31 | Puberty Blues | $31,000 | 7 | $178,000 |
| Reporting: 31 | $55,611,765 | total | ||