Week Domestic Box Office December 9, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Sudden Impact | $13,737,549 | 1,530 | $8,979 | $13,737,549 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Scarface | $6,758,000 | 996 | $6,785 | $6,758,000 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Terms of Endearment | $6,027,757 | +43% | 945 | $6,379 | $16,077,582 | 23 | |
| 4 | (new) | Christine | $4,396,306 | 1,045 | $4,207 | $4,396,306 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (13) | Yentl | $4,317,904 | +938% | 501 | $8,619 | $5,884,162 | 28 | |
| 6 | (2) | A Christmas Story | $2,216,375 | -30% | 854 | $2,595 | $13,242,970 | 28 | |
| 7 | (3) | The Big Chill | $1,457,964 | -41% | 793 | $1,839 | $40,473,753 | 79 | |
| 8 | (4) | Never Say Never Again | $909,128 | -46% | 718 | $1,266 | $51,527,061 | 70 | |
| 9 | (6) | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $814,493 | -20% | 207 | $3,935 | $5,514,336 | 70 | |
| 10 | (5) | All the Right Moves | $579,717 | -50% | 699 | $829 | $16,827,687 | 56 | |
| 11 | (7) | Educating Rita | $530,723 | -44% | 395 | $1,344 | $9,416,858 | 86 | |
| 12 | (8) | The Right Stuff | $485,415 | -43% | 184 | $2,638 | $12,040,177 | 56 | |
| 13 | (10) | Never Cry Wolf | $452,809 | -38% | 85 | $5,327 | $6,135,991 | 70 | |
| 14 | (12) | Mr. Mom | $311,666 | -44% | 344 | $906 | $64,659,254 | 147 | |
| 15 | (16) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $202,761 | -35% | 94 | $2,157 | $244,628,257 | 205 | |
| 16 | (15) | Rear Window | $175,788 | -51% | 81 | $2,170 | $4,029,652 | 10,698 | |
| 17 | (14) | The Golden Seal | $168,350 | -55% | 153 | $1,100 | $6,550,560 | 119 | |
| 18 | (18) | Star 80 | $101,827 | -42% | 18 | $5,657 | $1,190,265 | 36 | |
| 19 | (-) | The Dresser | $68,152 | 3 | $22,717 | $88,486 | 10 | ||
| 20 | (19) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $54,820 | -47% | 25 | $2,193 | $2,389,311 | 196 | |
| 21 | (20) | Fanny and Alexander | $31,640 | -31% | 21 | $1,507 | $4,836,995 | 182 | |
| 22 | (23) | Experience Preferred | $20,854 | -21% | 4 | $5,214 | $213,565 | 42 | |
| 23 | (21) | Lonely Hearts | $18,484 | -52% | 10 | $1,848 | $662,544 | 105 | |
| 24 | (24) | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $11,937 | -39% | 10 | $1,194 | $775,113 | 119 | |
| Reporting movies: 24 | $43,850,419 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudden Impact | $13,737,549 | 1,530 | $13,737,549 |
| 2 | Scarface | $6,758,000 | 996 | $6,758,000 |
| 3 | Terms of Endearment | $6,027,757 | 945 | $16,077,582 |
| 4 | Christine | $4,396,306 | 1,045 | $4,396,306 |
| 5 | Yentl | $4,317,904 | 501 | $5,884,162 |
| 6 | A Christmas Story | $2,216,375 | 854 | $13,242,970 |
| 7 | The Big Chill | $1,457,964 | 793 | $40,473,753 |
| 8 | Never Say Never Again | $909,128 | 718 | $51,527,061 |
| 9 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $814,493 | 207 | $5,514,336 |
| 10 | All the Right Moves | $579,717 | 699 | $16,827,687 |
| 11 | Educating Rita | $530,723 | 395 | $9,416,858 |
| 12 | The Right Stuff | $485,415 | 184 | $12,040,177 |
| 13 | Never Cry Wolf | $452,809 | 85 | $6,135,991 |
| 14 | Mr. Mom | $311,666 | 344 | $64,659,254 |
| 15 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $202,761 | 94 | $244,628,257 |
| 16 | Rear Window | $175,788 | 81 | $4,029,652 |
| 17 | The Golden Seal | $168,350 | 153 | $6,550,560 |
| 18 | Star 80 | $101,827 | 18 | $1,190,265 |
| 19 | The Dresser | $68,152 | 3 | $88,486 |
| 20 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $54,820 | 25 | $2,389,311 |
| 21 | Fanny and Alexander | $31,640 | 21 | $4,836,995 |
| 22 | Experience Preferred | $20,854 | 4 | $213,565 |
| 23 | Lonely Hearts | $18,484 | 10 | $662,544 |
| 24 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | $11,937 | 10 | $775,113 |
| Reporting: 24 | $43,850,419 | total | ||