Week Domestic Box Office December 23, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Sudden Impact | $9,955,690 | -4% | 1,602 | $6,215 | $34,105,876 | 21 | |
| 2 | (2) | Terms of Endearment | $9,241,345 | +71% | 1,027 | $8,998 | $30,723,982 | 37 | |
| 3 | (4) | Scarface | $5,805,252 | +15% | 1,004 | $5,782 | $17,632,000 | 21 | |
| 4 | (3) | Two of a Kind | $5,272,820 | +2% | 1,278 | $4,126 | $10,420,640 | 14 | |
| 5 | (6) | The Rescuers | $5,214,371 | +31% | 1,040 | $5,014 | $9,188,526 | 2,382 | |
| 6 | (5) | Uncommon Valor | $5,013,285 | +6% | 1,066 | $4,703 | $9,720,932 | 14 | |
| 7 | (7) | Yentl | $5,000,237 | +51% | 508 | $9,843 | $14,197,552 | 42 | |
| 8 | (8) | Christine | $3,359,948 | +10% | 1,101 | $3,052 | $10,802,136 | 21 | |
| 9 | (13) | To Be or Not to Be | $2,952,320 | +75% | 645 | $4,577 | $4,639,689 | 14 | |
| 10 | (9) | D.C. Cab | $2,935,351 | +29% | 874 | $3,359 | $5,216,000 | 14 | |
| 11 | (11) | Gorky Park | $2,776,319 | +38% | 631 | $4,400 | $4,787,365 | 14 | |
| 12 | (12) | Silkwood | $2,674,088 | +42% | 257 | $10,405 | $4,941,894 | 16 | |
| 13 | (19) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $2,530,467 | +660% | 1,031 | $2,454 | $247,491,569 | 219 | |
| 14 | (15) | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $2,505,600 | +108% | 420 | $5,966 | $9,224,988 | 84 | |
| 15 | (10) | The Man Who Loved Women | $2,468,149 | +22% | 845 | $2,921 | $4,489,151 | 14 | |
| 16 | (16) | A Christmas Story | $1,188,676 | +22% | 796 | $1,493 | $15,405,936 | 42 | |
| 17 | (17) | The Big Chill | $1,124,747 | +63% | 356 | $3,159 | $42,290,546 | 93 | |
| 18 | (14) | The Keep | $968,159 | -32% | 509 | $1,902 | $2,400,840 | 14 | |
| 19 | (18) | Never Say Never Again | $748,413 | +86% | 505 | $1,482 | $52,678,578 | 84 | |
| 20 | (20) | The Right Stuff | $545,400 | +96% | 91 | $5,993 | $12,863,426 | 70 | |
| 21 | (21) | Never Cry Wolf | $477,658 | +77% | 47 | $10,163 | $6,884,229 | 84 | |
| 22 | (-) | Vertigo | $297,613 | 22 | $13,528 | $461,186 | 9,366 | ||
| 23 | (23) | Rear Window | $240,396 | +178% | 45 | $5,342 | $4,356,448 | 10,712 | |
| 24 | (22) | Educating Rita | $231,065 | +3% | 84 | $2,751 | $9,872,697 | 100 | |
| 25 | (26) | Experience Preferred | $83,522 | +109% | 15 | $5,568 | $337,049 | 56 | |
| 26 | (24) | Star 80 | $78,102 | +18% | 13 | $6,008 | $1,334,644 | 50 | |
| 27 | (25) | The Dresser | $73,057 | +37% | 3 | $24,352 | $215,030 | 24 | |
| 28 | (29) | Fanny and Alexander | $57,378 | +719% | 15 | $3,825 | $4,901,378 | 196 | |
| 29 | (27) | The Return of Martin Guerre | $38,321 | +8% | 11 | $3,484 | $2,463,164 | 210 | |
| 30 | (30) | Lonely Hearts | $9,427 | +77% | 2 | $4,714 | $677,284 | 119 | |
| Reporting movies: 30 | $73,867,176 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudden Impact | $9,955,690 | 1,602 | $34,105,876 |
| 2 | Terms of Endearment | $9,241,345 | 1,027 | $30,723,982 |
| 3 | Scarface | $5,805,252 | 1,004 | $17,632,000 |
| 4 | Two of a Kind | $5,272,820 | 1,278 | $10,420,640 |
| 5 | The Rescuers | $5,214,371 | 1,040 | $9,188,526 |
| 6 | Uncommon Valor | $5,013,285 | 1,066 | $9,720,932 |
| 7 | Yentl | $5,000,237 | 508 | $14,197,552 |
| 8 | Christine | $3,359,948 | 1,101 | $10,802,136 |
| 9 | To Be or Not to Be | $2,952,320 | 645 | $4,639,689 |
| 10 | D.C. Cab | $2,935,351 | 874 | $5,216,000 |
| 11 | Gorky Park | $2,776,319 | 631 | $4,787,365 |
| 12 | Silkwood | $2,674,088 | 257 | $4,941,894 |
| 13 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $2,530,467 | 1,031 | $247,491,569 |
| 14 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $2,505,600 | 420 | $9,224,988 |
| 15 | The Man Who Loved Women | $2,468,149 | 845 | $4,489,151 |
| 16 | A Christmas Story | $1,188,676 | 796 | $15,405,936 |
| 17 | The Big Chill | $1,124,747 | 356 | $42,290,546 |
| 18 | The Keep | $968,159 | 509 | $2,400,840 |
| 19 | Never Say Never Again | $748,413 | 505 | $52,678,578 |
| 20 | The Right Stuff | $545,400 | 91 | $12,863,426 |
| 21 | Never Cry Wolf | $477,658 | 47 | $6,884,229 |
| 22 | Vertigo | $297,613 | 22 | $461,186 |
| 23 | Rear Window | $240,396 | 45 | $4,356,448 |
| 24 | Educating Rita | $231,065 | 84 | $9,872,697 |
| 25 | Experience Preferred | $83,522 | 15 | $337,049 |
| 26 | Star 80 | $78,102 | 13 | $1,334,644 |
| 27 | The Dresser | $73,057 | 3 | $215,030 |
| 28 | Fanny and Alexander | $57,378 | 15 | $4,901,378 |
| 29 | The Return of Martin Guerre | $38,321 | 11 | $2,463,164 |
| 30 | Lonely Hearts | $9,427 | 2 | $677,284 |
| Reporting: 30 | $73,867,176 | total | ||