Week Domestic Box Office September 23, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Mr. Mom | $3,945,735 | -18% | 1,341 | $2,942 | $47,492,557 | 70 | |
| 2 | (2) | Risky Business | $3,120,913 | -17% | 1,137 | $2,745 | $49,355,985 | 56 | |
| 3 | (4) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $1,956,928 | -17% | 1,104 | $1,773 | $57,446,028 | 63 | |
| 4 | (new) | Eddie and the Cruisers | $1,811,015 | 475 | $3,813 | $1,811,015 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (3) | Revenge of the Ninja | $1,621,175 | -40% | 426 | $3,806 | $5,149,735 | 23 | |
| 6 | (7) | Flashdance | $1,582,852 | -15% | 838 | $1,889 | $87,410,843 | 168 | |
| 7 | (21) | Zelig | $1,539,346 | +219% | 210 | $7,330 | $7,154,722 | 77 | |
| 8 | (5) | Easy Money | $1,463,951 | -28% | 778 | $1,882 | $26,657,253 | 42 | |
| 9 | (8) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $1,427,262 | -19% | 496 | $2,878 | $238,217,915 | 128 | |
| 10 | (9) | Trading Places | $1,324,974 | -14% | 698 | $1,898 | $85,572,255 | 114 | |
| 11 | (10) | Staying Alive | $955,480 | -25% | 581 | $1,645 | $62,243,333 | 77 | |
| 12 | (11) | WarGames | $926,811 | -15% | 745 | $1,244 | $71,870,716 | 119 | |
| 13 | (new) | Pieces | $753,310 | 104 | $7,243 | $753,310 | 7 | ||
| 14 | (13) | Deathstalker | $745,475 | -14% | 209 | $3,567 | $2,408,694 | 28 | |
| 15 | (12) | Who Dares Wins | $626,345 | -38% | 296 | $2,116 | $1,637,066 | 14 | |
| 16 | (19) | Class | $497,670 | -2% | 413 | $1,205 | $21,392,745 | 70 | |
| 17 | (14) | Strange Invaders | $428,502 | -49% | 196 | $2,186 | $1,275,988 | 14 | |
| 18 | (18) | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $392,997 | -34% | 70 | $5,614 | $1,385,997 | 35 | |
| 19 | (23) | The Golden Seal | $249,584 | +41% | 175 | $1,426 | $2,285,584 | 42 | |
| 20 | (25) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $179,260 | +14% | 23 | $7,794 | $1,178,533 | 119 | |
| 21 | (31) | Daniel | $171,989 | +609% | 18 | $9,555 | $321,189 | 35 | |
| 22 | (24) | Fanny and Alexander | $142,592 | -14% | 34 | $4,194 | $3,399,549 | 105 | |
| 23 | (-) | Educating Rita | $118,822 | 3 | $39,607 | $173,400 | 9 | ||
| 24 | (26) | La traviata | $60,080 | -53% | 32 | $1,878 | $3,431,080 | 161 | |
| 25 | (28) | Lonely Hearts | $57,164 | -26% | 8 | $7,146 | $251,674 | 28 | |
| 26 | (27) | Valley Girl | $46,492 | -55% | 35 | $1,328 | $16,449,959 | 154 | |
| 27 | (29) | Heat and Dust | $38,383 | -30% | 1 | $38,383 | $93,383 | 15 | |
| 28 | (30) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $24,314 | -12% | 4 | $6,079 | $177,090 | 42 | |
| 29 | (-) | Cross Creek | $24,249 | 1 | $24,249 | $29,952 | 9 | ||
| Reporting movies: 29 | $26,233,670 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Mom | $3,945,735 | 1,341 | $47,492,557 |
| 2 | Risky Business | $3,120,913 | 1,137 | $49,355,985 |
| 3 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $1,956,928 | 1,104 | $57,446,028 |
| 4 | Eddie and the Cruisers | $1,811,015 | 475 | $1,811,015 |
| 5 | Revenge of the Ninja | $1,621,175 | 426 | $5,149,735 |
| 6 | Flashdance | $1,582,852 | 838 | $87,410,843 |
| 7 | Zelig | $1,539,346 | 210 | $7,154,722 |
| 8 | Easy Money | $1,463,951 | 778 | $26,657,253 |
| 9 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $1,427,262 | 496 | $238,217,915 |
| 10 | Trading Places | $1,324,974 | 698 | $85,572,255 |
| 11 | Staying Alive | $955,480 | 581 | $62,243,333 |
| 12 | WarGames | $926,811 | 745 | $71,870,716 |
| 13 | Pieces | $753,310 | 104 | $753,310 |
| 14 | Deathstalker | $745,475 | 209 | $2,408,694 |
| 15 | Who Dares Wins | $626,345 | 296 | $1,637,066 |
| 16 | Class | $497,670 | 413 | $21,392,745 |
| 17 | Strange Invaders | $428,502 | 196 | $1,275,988 |
| 18 | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $392,997 | 70 | $1,385,997 |
| 19 | The Golden Seal | $249,584 | 175 | $2,285,584 |
| 20 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $179,260 | 23 | $1,178,533 |
| 21 | Daniel | $171,989 | 18 | $321,189 |
| 22 | Fanny and Alexander | $142,592 | 34 | $3,399,549 |
| 23 | Educating Rita | $118,822 | 3 | $173,400 |
| 24 | La traviata | $60,080 | 32 | $3,431,080 |
| 25 | Lonely Hearts | $57,164 | 8 | $251,674 |
| 26 | Valley Girl | $46,492 | 35 | $16,449,959 |
| 27 | Heat and Dust | $38,383 | 1 | $93,383 |
| 28 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $24,314 | 4 | $177,090 |
| 29 | Cross Creek | $24,249 | 1 | $29,952 |
| Reporting: 29 | $26,233,670 | total | ||