Week Domestic Box Office September 30, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (-) | The Big Chill | $4,938,853 | 722 | $6,841 | $5,098,621 | 9 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Mr. Mom | $3,326,184 | -16% | 1,306 | $2,547 | $50,818,741 | 77 | |
| 3 | (new) | The Honorary Consul | $2,775,162 | 700 | $3,965 | $2,775,162 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (2) | Risky Business | $2,768,047 | -11% | 1,111 | $2,491 | $52,124,032 | 63 | |
| 5 | (5) | Revenge of the Ninja | $2,184,429 | +35% | 495 | $4,413 | $7,334,164 | 30 | |
| 6 | (new) | Brainstorm | $1,623,835 | 169 | $9,608 | $1,623,835 | 7 | ||
| 7 | (10) | Trading Places | $1,504,702 | +14% | 790 | $1,905 | $87,076,957 | 121 | |
| 8 | (3) | National Lampoon's Vacation | $1,424,072 | -27% | 935 | $1,523 | $58,870,100 | 70 | |
| 9 | (6) | Flashdance | $1,273,377 | -20% | 795 | $1,602 | $88,684,220 | 175 | |
| 10 | (9) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $1,172,549 | -18% | 373 | $3,144 | $239,390,464 | 135 | |
| 11 | (7) | Zelig | $1,160,464 | -25% | 218 | $5,323 | $8,315,186 | 84 | |
| 12 | (4) | Eddie and the Cruisers | $1,124,462 | -38% | 471 | $2,387 | $2,935,477 | 14 | |
| 13 | (8) | Easy Money | $1,012,010 | -31% | 661 | $1,531 | $27,669,263 | 49 | |
| 14 | (12) | WarGames | $855,147 | -8% | 681 | $1,256 | $72,725,863 | 126 | |
| 15 | (11) | Staying Alive | $706,510 | -26% | 500 | $1,413 | $62,949,843 | 84 | |
| 16 | (14) | Deathstalker | $686,665 | -8% | 218 | $3,150 | $3,095,359 | 35 | |
| 17 | (18) | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $417,003 | +6% | 157 | $2,656 | $1,803,000 | 42 | |
| 18 | (-) | Rear Window | $355,652 | 21 | $16,936 | $355,652 | 10,628 | ||
| 19 | (22) | Fanny and Alexander | $251,005 | +76% | 62 | $4,048 | $3,650,554 | 112 | |
| 20 | (15) | Who Dares Wins | $220,969 | -65% | 78 | $2,833 | $1,858,035 | 21 | |
| 21 | (19) | The Golden Seal | $162,324 | -35% | 107 | $1,517 | $2,447,908 | 49 | |
| 22 | (20) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $151,411 | -16% | 32 | $4,732 | $1,329,944 | 126 | |
| 23 | (23) | Educating Rita | $120,033 | +1% | 3 | $40,011 | $293,433 | 16 | |
| 24 | (26) | Valley Girl | $102,521 | +121% | 48 | $2,136 | $16,552,480 | 161 | |
| 25 | (21) | Daniel | $96,782 | -44% | 19 | $5,094 | $417,971 | 42 | |
| 26 | (24) | La traviata | $85,920 | +43% | 36 | $2,387 | $3,517,000 | 168 | |
| 27 | (28) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $85,537 | +252% | 24 | $3,564 | $262,627 | 49 | |
| 28 | (25) | Lonely Hearts | $62,117 | +9% | 12 | $5,176 | $313,791 | 35 | |
| 29 | (27) | Heat and Dust | $60,076 | +57% | 1 | $60,076 | $153,459 | 22 | |
| 30 | (29) | Cross Creek | $40,177 | +66% | 4 | $10,044 | $70,129 | 16 | |
| 31 | (new) | Hanna K. | $25,938 | 1 | $25,938 | $25,938 | 7 | ||
| Reporting movies: 31 | $30,773,933 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Big Chill | $4,938,853 | 722 | $5,098,621 |
| 2 | Mr. Mom | $3,326,184 | 1,306 | $50,818,741 |
| 3 | The Honorary Consul | $2,775,162 | 700 | $2,775,162 |
| 4 | Risky Business | $2,768,047 | 1,111 | $52,124,032 |
| 5 | Revenge of the Ninja | $2,184,429 | 495 | $7,334,164 |
| 6 | Brainstorm | $1,623,835 | 169 | $1,623,835 |
| 7 | Trading Places | $1,504,702 | 790 | $87,076,957 |
| 8 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $1,424,072 | 935 | $58,870,100 |
| 9 | Flashdance | $1,273,377 | 795 | $88,684,220 |
| 10 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $1,172,549 | 373 | $239,390,464 |
| 11 | Zelig | $1,160,464 | 218 | $8,315,186 |
| 12 | Eddie and the Cruisers | $1,124,462 | 471 | $2,935,477 |
| 13 | Easy Money | $1,012,010 | 661 | $27,669,263 |
| 14 | WarGames | $855,147 | 681 | $72,725,863 |
| 15 | Staying Alive | $706,510 | 500 | $62,949,843 |
| 16 | Deathstalker | $686,665 | 218 | $3,095,359 |
| 17 | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | $417,003 | 157 | $1,803,000 |
| 18 | Rear Window | $355,652 | 21 | $355,652 |
| 19 | Fanny and Alexander | $251,005 | 62 | $3,650,554 |
| 20 | Who Dares Wins | $220,969 | 78 | $1,858,035 |
| 21 | The Golden Seal | $162,324 | 107 | $2,447,908 |
| 22 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $151,411 | 32 | $1,329,944 |
| 23 | Educating Rita | $120,033 | 3 | $293,433 |
| 24 | Valley Girl | $102,521 | 48 | $16,552,480 |
| 25 | Daniel | $96,782 | 19 | $417,971 |
| 26 | La traviata | $85,920 | 36 | $3,517,000 |
| 27 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $85,537 | 24 | $262,627 |
| 28 | Lonely Hearts | $62,117 | 12 | $313,791 |
| 29 | Heat and Dust | $60,076 | 1 | $153,459 |
| 30 | Cross Creek | $40,177 | 4 | $70,129 |
| 31 | Hanna K. | $25,938 | 1 | $25,938 |
| Reporting: 31 | $30,773,933 | total | ||