Week Domestic Box Office September 9, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Mr. Mom | $5,894,686 | -38% | 1,349 | $4,370 | $38,753,332 | 56 | |
| 2 | (2) | Risky Business | $4,424,338 | -42% | 1,120 | $3,950 | $42,483,713 | 42 | |
| 3 | (17) | Nightmares | $3,270,263 | +363% | 1,025 | $3,191 | $3,977,263 | 14 | |
| 4 | (4) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $2,989,794 | -37% | 1,193 | $2,506 | $53,139,679 | 49 | |
| 5 | (3) | Easy Money | $2,702,735 | -44% | 1,048 | $2,579 | $23,157,776 | 28 | |
| 6 | (5) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $2,141,661 | -48% | 715 | $2,995 | $235,035,797 | 114 | |
| 7 | (7) | Flashdance | $2,005,459 | -24% | 860 | $2,332 | $83,976,446 | 154 | |
| 8 | (8) | Trading Places | $1,719,906 | -29% | 750 | $2,293 | $82,704,549 | 100 | |
| 9 | (9) | Staying Alive | $1,369,982 | -35% | 700 | $1,957 | $60,012,052 | 63 | |
| 10 | (11) | WarGames | $1,294,604 | -38% | 849 | $1,525 | $69,853,738 | 105 | |
| 11 | (6) | Hercules | $1,132,486 | -61% | 667 | $1,698 | $8,579,248 | 21 | |
| 12 | (10) | The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew | $1,101,729 | -48% | 516 | $2,135 | $6,087,403 | 28 | |
| 13 | (12) | Cujo | $1,003,245 | -49% | 650 | $1,543 | $20,176,849 | 35 | |
| 14 | (14) | Zelig | $667,851 | -30% | 71 | $9,406 | $5,133,216 | 63 | |
| 15 | (-) | Revenge of the Ninja | $663,572 | 93 | $7,135 | $811,363 | 9 | ||
| 16 | (16) | Class | $630,980 | -33% | 453 | $1,393 | $20,389,140 | 56 | |
| 17 | (-) | Octopussy | $530,656 | 586 | $906 | $61,661,301 | 98 | ||
| 18 | (15) | Mortuary | $478,327 | -49% | 113 | $4,233 | $1,417,588 | 14 | |
| 19 | (20) | Deathstalker | $283,747 | -44% | 141 | $2,012 | $794,862 | 14 | |
| 20 | (19) | The Golden Seal | $248,404 | -52% | 100 | $2,484 | $1,858,677 | 28 | |
| 21 | (-) | Deadly Force | $244,641 | 88 | $2,780 | $244,641 | 63 | ||
| 22 | (22) | Fanny and Alexander | $189,534 | -38% | 35 | $5,415 | $3,090,465 | 91 | |
| 23 | (23) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $187,151 | -39% | 21 | $8,912 | $841,574 | 105 | |
| 24 | (18) | Stryker | $176,656 | -69% | 45 | $3,926 | $751,290 | 14 | |
| 25 | (21) | Turkey Shoot | $169,959 | -53% | 116 | $1,465 | $530,299 | 14 | |
| 26 | (27) | La traviata | $97,099 | -33% | 35 | $2,774 | $3,244,099 | 147 | |
| 27 | (26) | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $87,708 | -40% | 4 | $21,927 | $399,115 | 21 | |
| 28 | (30) | Lonely Hearts | $78,864 | +107% | 7 | $11,266 | $117,033 | 14 | |
| 29 | (25) | Valley Girl | $70,526 | -64% | 48 | $1,469 | $16,300,467 | 140 | |
| 30 | (29) | Daniel | $31,313 | -27% | 1 | $31,313 | $124,932 | 21 | |
| 31 | (31) | Puberty Blues | $27,000 | -13% | 9 | $3,000 | $205,000 | 63 | |
| 32 | (28) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $25,383 | -41% | 3 | $8,461 | $125,140 | 28 | |
| Reporting movies: 32 | $35,940,259 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Mom | $5,894,686 | 1,349 | $38,753,332 |
| 2 | Risky Business | $4,424,338 | 1,120 | $42,483,713 |
| 3 | Nightmares | $3,270,263 | 1,025 | $3,977,263 |
| 4 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $2,989,794 | 1,193 | $53,139,679 |
| 5 | Easy Money | $2,702,735 | 1,048 | $23,157,776 |
| 6 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $2,141,661 | 715 | $235,035,797 |
| 7 | Flashdance | $2,005,459 | 860 | $83,976,446 |
| 8 | Trading Places | $1,719,906 | 750 | $82,704,549 |
| 9 | Staying Alive | $1,369,982 | 700 | $60,012,052 |
| 10 | WarGames | $1,294,604 | 849 | $69,853,738 |
| 11 | Hercules | $1,132,486 | 667 | $8,579,248 |
| 12 | The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew | $1,101,729 | 516 | $6,087,403 |
| 13 | Cujo | $1,003,245 | 650 | $20,176,849 |
| 14 | Zelig | $667,851 | 71 | $5,133,216 |
| 15 | Revenge of the Ninja | $663,572 | 93 | $811,363 |
| 16 | Class | $630,980 | 453 | $20,389,140 |
| 17 | Octopussy | $530,656 | 586 | $61,661,301 |
| 18 | Mortuary | $478,327 | 113 | $1,417,588 |
| 19 | Deathstalker | $283,747 | 141 | $794,862 |
| 20 | The Golden Seal | $248,404 | 100 | $1,858,677 |
| 21 | Deadly Force | $244,641 | 88 | $244,641 |
| 22 | Fanny and Alexander | $189,534 | 35 | $3,090,465 |
| 23 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $187,151 | 21 | $841,574 |
| 24 | Stryker | $176,656 | 45 | $751,290 |
| 25 | Turkey Shoot | $169,959 | 116 | $530,299 |
| 26 | La traviata | $97,099 | 35 | $3,244,099 |
| 27 | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $87,708 | 4 | $399,115 |
| 28 | Lonely Hearts | $78,864 | 7 | $117,033 |
| 29 | Valley Girl | $70,526 | 48 | $16,300,467 |
| 30 | Daniel | $31,313 | 1 | $124,932 |
| 31 | Puberty Blues | $27,000 | 9 | $205,000 |
| 32 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $25,383 | 3 | $125,140 |
| Reporting: 32 | $35,940,259 | total | ||