Week Domestic Box Office December 30, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | Terms of Endearment | $11,477,323 | +24% | 1,027 | $11,176 | $42,201,305 | 44 | |
| 2 | (1) | Sudden Impact | $9,596,695 | -4% | 1,602 | $5,990 | $43,702,571 | 28 | |
| 3 | (3) | Scarface | $5,589,000 | -4% | 970 | $5,762 | $23,221,000 | 28 | |
| 4 | (7) | Yentl | $5,492,781 | +10% | 579 | $9,487 | $19,690,333 | 49 | |
| 5 | (6) | Uncommon Valor | $5,173,287 | +3% | 1,069 | $4,839 | $14,894,219 | 21 | |
| 6 | (4) | Two of a Kind | $4,987,310 | -5% | 1,260 | $3,958 | $15,407,950 | 21 | |
| 7 | (5) | The Rescuers | $4,248,870 | -19% | 1,040 | $4,085 | $13,437,396 | 2,389 | |
| 8 | (12) | Silkwood | $3,766,380 | +41% | 287 | $13,123 | $8,708,274 | 23 | |
| 9 | (8) | Christine | $3,036,945 | -10% | 1,080 | $2,812 | $13,839,081 | 28 | |
| 10 | (10) | D.C. Cab | $3,007,000 | +2% | 908 | $3,312 | $8,223,000 | 21 | |
| 11 | (9) | To Be or Not to Be | $2,819,013 | -5% | 571 | $4,937 | $7,458,702 | 21 | |
| 12 | (11) | Gorky Park | $2,815,238 | +1% | 623 | $4,519 | $7,602,603 | 21 | |
| 13 | (15) | The Man Who Loved Women | $2,467,013 | 0% | 794 | $3,107 | $6,956,164 | 21 | |
| 14 | (13) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $2,117,199 | -16% | 873 | $2,425 | $249,608,768 | 226 | |
| 15 | (17) | The Big Chill | $1,624,862 | +44% | 525 | $3,095 | $43,915,408 | 100 | |
| 16 | (16) | A Christmas Story | $965,213 | -19% | 642 | $1,503 | $16,371,149 | 49 | |
| 17 | (18) | The Keep | $953,489 | -2% | 492 | $1,938 | $3,354,329 | 21 | |
| 18 | (19) | Never Say Never Again | $889,699 | +19% | 557 | $1,597 | $53,568,277 | 91 | |
| 19 | (21) | Never Cry Wolf | $647,363 | +36% | 47 | $13,774 | $7,531,592 | 91 | |
| 20 | (20) | The Right Stuff | $646,959 | +19% | 100 | $6,470 | $13,510,385 | 77 | |
| 21 | (24) | Educating Rita | $371,769 | +61% | 110 | $3,380 | $10,244,466 | 107 | |
| 22 | (25) | Experience Preferred | $153,374 | +84% | 19 | $8,072 | $490,423 | 63 | |
| 23 | (26) | Star 80 | $134,520 | +72% | 12 | $11,210 | $1,469,164 | 57 | |
| 24 | (27) | The Dresser | $67,078 | -8% | 3 | $22,359 | $282,108 | 31 | |
| Reporting movies: 24 | $73,048,380 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terms of Endearment | $11,477,323 | 1,027 | $42,201,305 |
| 2 | Sudden Impact | $9,596,695 | 1,602 | $43,702,571 |
| 3 | Scarface | $5,589,000 | 970 | $23,221,000 |
| 4 | Yentl | $5,492,781 | 579 | $19,690,333 |
| 5 | Uncommon Valor | $5,173,287 | 1,069 | $14,894,219 |
| 6 | Two of a Kind | $4,987,310 | 1,260 | $15,407,950 |
| 7 | The Rescuers | $4,248,870 | 1,040 | $13,437,396 |
| 8 | Silkwood | $3,766,380 | 287 | $8,708,274 |
| 9 | Christine | $3,036,945 | 1,080 | $13,839,081 |
| 10 | D.C. Cab | $3,007,000 | 908 | $8,223,000 |
| 11 | To Be or Not to Be | $2,819,013 | 571 | $7,458,702 |
| 12 | Gorky Park | $2,815,238 | 623 | $7,602,603 |
| 13 | The Man Who Loved Women | $2,467,013 | 794 | $6,956,164 |
| 14 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $2,117,199 | 873 | $249,608,768 |
| 15 | The Big Chill | $1,624,862 | 525 | $43,915,408 |
| 16 | A Christmas Story | $965,213 | 642 | $16,371,149 |
| 17 | The Keep | $953,489 | 492 | $3,354,329 |
| 18 | Never Say Never Again | $889,699 | 557 | $53,568,277 |
| 19 | Never Cry Wolf | $647,363 | 47 | $7,531,592 |
| 20 | The Right Stuff | $646,959 | 100 | $13,510,385 |
| 21 | Educating Rita | $371,769 | 110 | $10,244,466 |
| 22 | Experience Preferred | $153,374 | 19 | $490,423 |
| 23 | Star 80 | $134,520 | 12 | $1,469,164 |
| 24 | The Dresser | $67,078 | 3 | $282,108 |
| Reporting: 24 | $73,048,380 | total | ||