Week Domestic Box Office September 16, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Mr. Mom | $4,793,490 | -19% | 1,317 | $3,640 | $43,546,822 | 63 | |
| 2 | (2) | Risky Business | $3,751,359 | -15% | 1,121 | $3,346 | $46,235,072 | 49 | |
| 3 | (15) | Revenge of the Ninja | $2,717,197 | +309% | 436 | $6,232 | $3,528,560 | 16 | |
| 4 | (4) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $2,349,421 | -21% | 1,124 | $2,090 | $55,489,100 | 56 | |
| 5 | (5) | Easy Money | $2,035,526 | -25% | 878 | $2,318 | $25,193,302 | 35 | |
| 6 | (3) | Nightmares | $1,977,737 | -40% | 968 | $2,043 | $5,955,000 | 21 | |
| 7 | (7) | Flashdance | $1,851,545 | -8% | 860 | $2,153 | $85,827,991 | 161 | |
| 8 | (6) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $1,754,856 | -18% | 575 | $3,052 | $236,790,653 | 121 | |
| 9 | (8) | Trading Places | $1,542,732 | -10% | 750 | $2,057 | $84,247,281 | 107 | |
| 10 | (9) | Staying Alive | $1,275,801 | -7% | 700 | $1,823 | $61,287,853 | 70 | |
| 11 | (10) | WarGames | $1,090,167 | -16% | 800 | $1,363 | $70,943,905 | 112 | |
| 12 | (new) | Who Dares Wins | $1,010,721 | 338 | $2,990 | $1,010,721 | 7 | ||
| 13 | (19) | Deathstalker | $868,357 | +206% | 215 | $4,039 | $1,663,219 | 21 | |
| 14 | (new) | Strange Invaders | $847,486 | 274 | $3,093 | $847,486 | 7 | ||
| 15 | (13) | Cujo | $659,632 | -34% | 497 | $1,327 | $20,836,481 | 42 | |
| 16 | (11) | Hercules | $641,143 | -43% | 426 | $1,505 | $9,220,391 | 28 | |
| 17 | (12) | The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew | $614,139 | -44% | 381 | $1,612 | $6,701,542 | 35 | |
| 18 | (27) | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $593,885 | +577% | 74 | $8,025 | $993,000 | 28 | |
| 19 | (16) | Class | $505,935 | -20% | 366 | $1,382 | $20,895,075 | 63 | |
| 20 | (17) | Octopussy | $482,537 | -9% | 537 | $899 | $62,143,838 | 105 | |
| 21 | (14) | Zelig | $482,160 | -28% | 66 | $7,305 | $5,615,376 | 70 | |
| 22 | (25) | Turkey Shoot | $231,463 | +36% | 78 | $2,967 | $761,762 | 21 | |
| 23 | (20) | The Golden Seal | $177,323 | -29% | 91 | $1,949 | $2,036,000 | 35 | |
| 24 | (22) | Fanny and Alexander | $166,492 | -12% | 35 | $4,757 | $3,256,957 | 98 | |
| 25 | (23) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $157,699 | -16% | 23 | $6,856 | $999,273 | 112 | |
| 26 | (26) | La traviata | $126,901 | +31% | 39 | $3,254 | $3,371,000 | 154 | |
| 27 | (29) | Valley Girl | $103,000 | +46% | 63 | $1,635 | $16,403,467 | 147 | |
| 28 | (28) | Lonely Hearts | $77,477 | -2% | 8 | $9,685 | $194,510 | 21 | |
| 29 | (-) | Heat and Dust | $55,000 | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | 8 | ||
| 30 | (32) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $27,636 | +9% | 4 | $6,909 | $152,776 | 35 | |
| 31 | (30) | Daniel | $24,268 | -22% | 1 | $24,268 | $149,200 | 28 | |
| 32 | (31) | Puberty Blues | $20,000 | -26% | 11 | $1,818 | $225,000 | 70 | |
| Reporting movies: 32 | $33,013,085 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Mom | $4,793,490 | 1,317 | $43,546,822 |
| 2 | Risky Business | $3,751,359 | 1,121 | $46,235,072 |
| 3 | Revenge of the Ninja | $2,717,197 | 436 | $3,528,560 |
| 4 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $2,349,421 | 1,124 | $55,489,100 |
| 5 | Easy Money | $2,035,526 | 878 | $25,193,302 |
| 6 | Nightmares | $1,977,737 | 968 | $5,955,000 |
| 7 | Flashdance | $1,851,545 | 860 | $85,827,991 |
| 8 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $1,754,856 | 575 | $236,790,653 |
| 9 | Trading Places | $1,542,732 | 750 | $84,247,281 |
| 10 | Staying Alive | $1,275,801 | 700 | $61,287,853 |
| 11 | WarGames | $1,090,167 | 800 | $70,943,905 |
| 12 | Who Dares Wins | $1,010,721 | 338 | $1,010,721 |
| 13 | Deathstalker | $868,357 | 215 | $1,663,219 |
| 14 | Strange Invaders | $847,486 | 274 | $847,486 |
| 15 | Cujo | $659,632 | 497 | $20,836,481 |
| 16 | Hercules | $641,143 | 426 | $9,220,391 |
| 17 | The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew | $614,139 | 381 | $6,701,542 |
| 18 | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $593,885 | 74 | $993,000 |
| 19 | Class | $505,935 | 366 | $20,895,075 |
| 20 | Octopussy | $482,537 | 537 | $62,143,838 |
| 21 | Zelig | $482,160 | 66 | $5,615,376 |
| 22 | Turkey Shoot | $231,463 | 78 | $761,762 |
| 23 | The Golden Seal | $177,323 | 91 | $2,036,000 |
| 24 | Fanny and Alexander | $166,492 | 35 | $3,256,957 |
| 25 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $157,699 | 23 | $999,273 |
| 26 | La traviata | $126,901 | 39 | $3,371,000 |
| 27 | Valley Girl | $103,000 | 63 | $16,403,467 |
| 28 | Lonely Hearts | $77,477 | 8 | $194,510 |
| 29 | Heat and Dust | $55,000 | 1 | $55,000 |
| 30 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $27,636 | 4 | $152,776 |
| 31 | Daniel | $24,268 | 1 | $149,200 |
| 32 | Puberty Blues | $20,000 | 11 | $225,000 |
| Reporting: 32 | $33,013,085 | total | ||