Week Domestic Box Office December 16, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Sudden Impact | $10,412,637 | -24% | 1,577 | $6,603 | $24,150,186 | 14 | |
| 2 | (3) | Terms of Endearment | $5,405,055 | -10% | 945 | $5,720 | $21,482,637 | 30 | |
| 3 | (new) | Two of a Kind | $5,147,820 | 1,244 | $4,138 | $5,147,820 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (2) | Scarface | $5,068,748 | -25% | 1,008 | $5,029 | $11,826,748 | 14 | |
| 5 | (new) | Uncommon Valor | $4,707,647 | 989 | $4,760 | $4,707,647 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (-) | The Rescuers | $3,974,155 | 862 | $4,610 | $3,974,155 | 2,375 | ||
| 7 | (5) | Yentl | $3,313,153 | -23% | 504 | $6,574 | $9,197,315 | 35 | |
| 8 | (4) | Christine | $3,045,882 | -31% | 1,041 | $2,926 | $7,442,188 | 14 | |
| 9 | (new) | D.C. Cab | $2,280,649 | 862 | $2,646 | $2,280,649 | 7 | ||
| 10 | (new) | The Man Who Loved Women | $2,021,002 | 802 | $2,520 | $2,021,002 | 7 | ||
| 11 | (new) | Gorky Park | $2,011,046 | 629 | $3,197 | $2,011,046 | 7 | ||
| 12 | (-) | Silkwood | $1,877,630 | 257 | $7,306 | $2,267,806 | 9 | ||
| 13 | (new) | To Be or Not to Be | $1,687,369 | 638 | $2,645 | $1,687,369 | 7 | ||
| 14 | (new) | The Keep | $1,432,681 | 508 | $2,820 | $1,432,681 | 7 | ||
| 15 | (9) | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $1,205,052 | +48% | 265 | $4,547 | $6,719,388 | 77 | |
| 16 | (6) | A Christmas Story | $974,290 | -56% | 552 | $1,765 | $14,217,260 | 35 | |
| 17 | (7) | The Big Chill | $692,046 | -53% | 393 | $1,761 | $41,165,799 | 86 | |
| 18 | (8) | Never Say Never Again | $403,104 | -56% | 346 | $1,165 | $51,930,165 | 77 | |
| 19 | (15) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $332,845 | +64% | 106 | $3,140 | $244,961,102 | 212 | |
| 20 | (12) | The Right Stuff | $277,849 | -43% | 91 | $3,053 | $12,318,026 | 63 | |
| 21 | (13) | Never Cry Wolf | $270,580 | -40% | 47 | $5,757 | $6,406,571 | 77 | |
| 22 | (11) | Educating Rita | $224,774 | -58% | 146 | $1,540 | $9,641,632 | 93 | |
| 23 | (16) | Rear Window | $86,400 | -51% | 42 | $2,057 | $4,116,052 | 10,705 | |
| 24 | (18) | Star 80 | $66,277 | -35% | 17 | $3,899 | $1,256,542 | 43 | |
| 25 | (19) | The Dresser | $53,487 | -22% | 3 | $17,829 | $141,973 | 17 | |
| 26 | (22) | Experience Preferred | $39,962 | +92% | 6 | $6,660 | $253,527 | 49 | |
| 27 | (20) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $35,532 | -35% | 10 | $3,553 | $2,424,843 | 203 | |
| 28 | (17) | The Golden Seal | $33,150 | -80% | 30 | $1,105 | $6,583,710 | 126 | |
| 29 | (21) | Fanny and Alexander | $7,005 | -78% | 4 | $1,751 | $4,844,000 | 189 | |
| 30 | (23) | Lonely Hearts | $5,313 | -71% | 4 | $1,328 | $667,857 | 112 | |
| Reporting movies: 30 | $57,093,140 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudden Impact | $10,412,637 | 1,577 | $24,150,186 |
| 2 | Terms of Endearment | $5,405,055 | 945 | $21,482,637 |
| 3 | Two of a Kind | $5,147,820 | 1,244 | $5,147,820 |
| 4 | Scarface | $5,068,748 | 1,008 | $11,826,748 |
| 5 | Uncommon Valor | $4,707,647 | 989 | $4,707,647 |
| 6 | The Rescuers | $3,974,155 | 862 | $3,974,155 |
| 7 | Yentl | $3,313,153 | 504 | $9,197,315 |
| 8 | Christine | $3,045,882 | 1,041 | $7,442,188 |
| 9 | D.C. Cab | $2,280,649 | 862 | $2,280,649 |
| 10 | The Man Who Loved Women | $2,021,002 | 802 | $2,021,002 |
| 11 | Gorky Park | $2,011,046 | 629 | $2,011,046 |
| 12 | Silkwood | $1,877,630 | 257 | $2,267,806 |
| 13 | To Be or Not to Be | $1,687,369 | 638 | $1,687,369 |
| 14 | The Keep | $1,432,681 | 508 | $1,432,681 |
| 15 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $1,205,052 | 265 | $6,719,388 |
| 16 | A Christmas Story | $974,290 | 552 | $14,217,260 |
| 17 | The Big Chill | $692,046 | 393 | $41,165,799 |
| 18 | Never Say Never Again | $403,104 | 346 | $51,930,165 |
| 19 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $332,845 | 106 | $244,961,102 |
| 20 | The Right Stuff | $277,849 | 91 | $12,318,026 |
| 21 | Never Cry Wolf | $270,580 | 47 | $6,406,571 |
| 22 | Educating Rita | $224,774 | 146 | $9,641,632 |
| 23 | Rear Window | $86,400 | 42 | $4,116,052 |
| 24 | Star 80 | $66,277 | 17 | $1,256,542 |
| 25 | The Dresser | $53,487 | 3 | $141,973 |
| 26 | Experience Preferred | $39,962 | 6 | $253,527 |
| 27 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $35,532 | 10 | $2,424,843 |
| 28 | The Golden Seal | $33,150 | 30 | $6,583,710 |
| 29 | Fanny and Alexander | $7,005 | 4 | $4,844,000 |
| 30 | Lonely Hearts | $5,313 | 4 | $667,857 |
| Reporting: 30 | $57,093,140 | total | ||