Week Domestic Box Office October 21, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Never Say Never Again | $7,447,850 | -22% | 1,552 | $4,799 | $30,177,297 | 21 | |
| 2 | (new) | The Dead Zone | $5,983,561 | 1,293 | $4,628 | $5,983,561 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (2) | The Big Chill | $4,150,414 | -6% | 725 | $5,725 | $18,754,273 | 30 | |
| 4 | (new) | Under Fire | $2,494,130 | 816 | $3,057 | $2,494,130 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (new) | The Right Stuff | $2,207,953 | 229 | $9,642 | $2,207,953 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (3) | Mr. Mom | $2,124,359 | -7% | 1,045 | $2,033 | $57,990,124 | 98 | |
| 7 | (new) | All the Right Moves | $2,087,628 | 442 | $4,723 | $2,087,628 | 7 | ||
| 8 | (4) | Risky Business | $1,724,293 | -12% | 964 | $1,789 | $58,130,506 | 84 | |
| 9 | (6) | Brainstorm | $1,470,681 | +2% | 498 | $2,953 | $6,012,910 | 28 | |
| 10 | (10) | Deathstalker | $713,084 | -6% | 228 | $3,128 | $5,414,102 | 56 | |
| 11 | (9) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $638,728 | -22% | 234 | $2,730 | $241,799,738 | 156 | |
| 12 | (16) | Rumble Fish | $616,000 | +198% | 135 | $4,563 | $850,000 | 21 | |
| 13 | (new) | The Osterman Weekend | $401,664 | 125 | $3,213 | $401,664 | 7 | ||
| 14 | (13) | WarGames | $395,755 | -16% | 385 | $1,028 | $74,300,939 | 147 | |
| 15 | (14) | Rear Window | $364,978 | +2% | 34 | $10,735 | $1,383,652 | 10,649 | |
| 16 | (19) | The Golden Seal | $260,855 | +79% | 138 | $1,890 | $3,068,409 | 70 | |
| 17 | (12) | Eddie and the Cruisers | $228,691 | -58% | 206 | $1,110 | $4,355,355 | 35 | |
| 18 | (22) | Never Cry Wolf | $178,561 | +52% | 5 | $35,712 | $340,716 | 21 | |
| 19 | (17) | Fanny and Alexander | $170,713 | -8% | 60 | $2,845 | $4,222,381 | 133 | |
| 20 | (18) | Educating Rita | $168,240 | -7% | 18 | $9,347 | $810,096 | 37 | |
| 21 | (24) | Heat and Dust | $102,398 | +4% | 14 | $7,314 | $429,000 | 43 | |
| 22 | (23) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $85,924 | -20% | 30 | $2,864 | $532,236 | 70 | |
| 23 | (27) | Cross Creek | $40,771 | +3% | 10 | $4,077 | $189,012 | 37 | |
| 24 | (26) | Lonely Hearts | $39,678 | -12% | 11 | $3,607 | $454,711 | 56 | |
| 25 | (15) | Possession | $37,200 | -88% | 21 | $1,771 | $336,518 | 14 | |
| 26 | (25) | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $33,246 | -42% | 9 | $3,694 | $170,682 | 21 | |
| Reporting movies: 26 | $34,167,355 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never Say Never Again | $7,447,850 | 1,552 | $30,177,297 |
| 2 | The Dead Zone | $5,983,561 | 1,293 | $5,983,561 |
| 3 | The Big Chill | $4,150,414 | 725 | $18,754,273 |
| 4 | Under Fire | $2,494,130 | 816 | $2,494,130 |
| 5 | The Right Stuff | $2,207,953 | 229 | $2,207,953 |
| 6 | Mr. Mom | $2,124,359 | 1,045 | $57,990,124 |
| 7 | All the Right Moves | $2,087,628 | 442 | $2,087,628 |
| 8 | Risky Business | $1,724,293 | 964 | $58,130,506 |
| 9 | Brainstorm | $1,470,681 | 498 | $6,012,910 |
| 10 | Deathstalker | $713,084 | 228 | $5,414,102 |
| 11 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $638,728 | 234 | $241,799,738 |
| 12 | Rumble Fish | $616,000 | 135 | $850,000 |
| 13 | The Osterman Weekend | $401,664 | 125 | $401,664 |
| 14 | WarGames | $395,755 | 385 | $74,300,939 |
| 15 | Rear Window | $364,978 | 34 | $1,383,652 |
| 16 | The Golden Seal | $260,855 | 138 | $3,068,409 |
| 17 | Eddie and the Cruisers | $228,691 | 206 | $4,355,355 |
| 18 | Never Cry Wolf | $178,561 | 5 | $340,716 |
| 19 | Fanny and Alexander | $170,713 | 60 | $4,222,381 |
| 20 | Educating Rita | $168,240 | 18 | $810,096 |
| 21 | Heat and Dust | $102,398 | 14 | $429,000 |
| 22 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $85,924 | 30 | $532,236 |
| 23 | Cross Creek | $40,771 | 10 | $189,012 |
| 24 | Lonely Hearts | $39,678 | 11 | $454,711 |
| 25 | Possession | $37,200 | 21 | $336,518 |
| 26 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $33,246 | 9 | $170,682 |
| Reporting: 26 | $34,167,355 | total | ||