Week Domestic Box Office December 2, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Terms of Endearment | $4,226,071 | -11% | 260 | $16,254 | $10,049,825 | 16 | |
| 2 | (2) | A Christmas Story | $3,166,850 | -30% | 924 | $3,427 | $11,026,595 | 21 | |
| 3 | (3) | The Big Chill | $2,465,840 | -26% | 832 | $2,964 | $39,015,789 | 72 | |
| 4 | (4) | Never Say Never Again | $1,694,234 | -43% | 944 | $1,795 | $50,617,933 | 63 | |
| 5 | (7) | All the Right Moves | $1,166,433 | -37% | 890 | $1,311 | $16,247,970 | 49 | |
| 6 | (6) | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $1,020,600 | -47% | 243 | $4,200 | $4,699,843 | 63 | |
| 7 | (12) | Educating Rita | $953,802 | -23% | 405 | $2,355 | $8,886,135 | 79 | |
| 8 | (9) | The Right Stuff | $858,566 | -38% | 235 | $3,653 | $11,554,762 | 49 | |
| 9 | (8) | A Night in Heaven | $827,458 | -55% | 700 | $1,182 | $5,404,050 | 21 | |
| 10 | (15) | Never Cry Wolf | $733,256 | -32% | 90 | $8,147 | $5,683,182 | 63 | |
| 11 | (19) | Risky Business | $609,620 | +5% | 601 | $1,014 | $63,257,957 | 126 | |
| 12 | (14) | Mr. Mom | $561,557 | -49% | 551 | $1,019 | $64,347,588 | 140 | |
| 13 | (20) | Yentl | $415,942 | -27% | 14 | $29,710 | $1,566,258 | 21 | |
| 14 | (10) | The Golden Seal | $375,300 | -71% | 180 | $2,085 | $6,382,210 | 112 | |
| 15 | (21) | Rear Window | $355,212 | -34% | 93 | $3,819 | $3,853,864 | 10,691 | |
| 16 | (22) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $311,247 | -36% | 111 | $2,804 | $244,425,496 | 198 | |
| 17 | (23) | The Osterman Weekend | $278,878 | -20% | 253 | $1,102 | $5,472,158 | 49 | |
| 18 | (24) | Star 80 | $177,032 | -28% | 16 | $11,065 | $1,088,438 | 29 | |
| 19 | (27) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $104,368 | -21% | 36 | $2,899 | $2,334,491 | 189 | |
| 20 | (28) | Fanny and Alexander | $46,083 | -44% | 30 | $1,536 | $4,805,355 | 175 | |
| 21 | (31) | Lonely Hearts | $38,530 | +5% | 12 | $3,211 | $644,060 | 98 | |
| 22 | (29) | Vertigo | $28,103 | -41% | 5 | $5,621 | $143,331 | 9,345 | |
| 23 | (30) | Experience Preferred | $26,553 | -39% | 4 | $6,638 | $192,711 | 35 | |
| 24 | (33) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $19,491 | -19% | 12 | $1,624 | $763,176 | 112 | |
| Reporting movies: 24 | $20,461,026 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terms of Endearment | $4,226,071 | 260 | $10,049,825 |
| 2 | A Christmas Story | $3,166,850 | 924 | $11,026,595 |
| 3 | The Big Chill | $2,465,840 | 832 | $39,015,789 |
| 4 | Never Say Never Again | $1,694,234 | 944 | $50,617,933 |
| 5 | All the Right Moves | $1,166,433 | 890 | $16,247,970 |
| 6 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $1,020,600 | 243 | $4,699,843 |
| 7 | Educating Rita | $953,802 | 405 | $8,886,135 |
| 8 | The Right Stuff | $858,566 | 235 | $11,554,762 |
| 9 | A Night in Heaven | $827,458 | 700 | $5,404,050 |
| 10 | Never Cry Wolf | $733,256 | 90 | $5,683,182 |
| 11 | Risky Business | $609,620 | 601 | $63,257,957 |
| 12 | Mr. Mom | $561,557 | 551 | $64,347,588 |
| 13 | Yentl | $415,942 | 14 | $1,566,258 |
| 14 | The Golden Seal | $375,300 | 180 | $6,382,210 |
| 15 | Rear Window | $355,212 | 93 | $3,853,864 |
| 16 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $311,247 | 111 | $244,425,496 |
| 17 | The Osterman Weekend | $278,878 | 253 | $5,472,158 |
| 18 | Star 80 | $177,032 | 16 | $1,088,438 |
| 19 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $104,368 | 36 | $2,334,491 |
| 20 | Fanny and Alexander | $46,083 | 30 | $4,805,355 |
| 21 | Lonely Hearts | $38,530 | 12 | $644,060 |
| 22 | Vertigo | $28,103 | 5 | $143,331 |
| 23 | Experience Preferred | $26,553 | 4 | $192,711 |
| 24 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $19,491 | 12 | $763,176 |
| Reporting: 24 | $20,461,026 | total | ||