1983 Top-Grossing Worldwide Movies
This chart ranks movies by their Worldwide box office earnings for movies released in 1983.
| Rank | Movie | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of t… | $482,365,284 | $316,465,003 | $165,900,281 | 65.6% |
| 2 | Flashdance | $201,463,574 | $90,463,574 | $111,000,000 | 44.9% |
| 3 | Octopussy | $187,500,000 | $67,900,000 | $119,600,000 | 36.2% |
| 4 | Never Say Never Again | $160,000,000 | $55,500,000 | $104,500,000 | 34.7% |
| 5 | Staying Alive | $126,041,474 | $63,841,474 | $62,200,000 | 50.7% |
| 6 | Terms of Endearment | $108,423,749 | $108,423,489 | $260 | 100.0% |
| 7 | Trading Places | $90,400,000 | $90,400,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 8 | Jaws 3-D | $84,715,180 | $42,245,180 | $42,470,000 | 49.9% |
| 9 | Superman III | $80,200,000 | $59,950,623 | $20,249,377 | 74.8% |
| 10 | WarGames | $74,433,837 | $74,433,837 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 11 | Sudden Impact | $67,642,693 | $67,642,693 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 12 | Scarface | $65,703,398 | $45,227,398 | $20,476,000 | 68.8% |
| 13 | Mr. Mom | $64,800,000 | $64,800,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 14 | Risky Business | $63,541,827 | $63,541,777 | $50 | 100.0% |
| 15 | National Lampoon’s Vacation | $61,400,000 | $61,400,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 16 | The Big Chill | $56,077,875 | $56,077,501 | $374 | 100.0% |
| 17 | Blue Thunder | $42,313,354 | $42,313,354 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 18 | Yentl | $39,012,241 | $39,012,241 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 19 | Silkwood | $37,761,820 | $35,615,609 | $2,146,211 | 94.3% |
| 20 | Porky's II: The Next Day | $33,759,266 | $33,759,266 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 21 | Psycho II | $32,000,000 | $32,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 22 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | $29,500,000 | $29,500,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 23 | The Evil Dead | $29,400,000 | $2,400,000 | $27,000,000 | 8.2% |
| 24 | Easy Money | $29,309,766 | $29,309,766 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 25 | High Road to China | $28,416,459 | $28,416,459 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 26 | Uncommon Valor | $27,900,000 | $27,900,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 27 | Never Cry Wolf | $27,668,764 | $27,668,764 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 28 | The Outsiders | $25,779,857 | $25,750,528 | $29,329 | 99.9% |
| 29 | Spring Break | $24,071,666 | $24,071,666 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 30 | Two of a Kind | $23,700,000 | $23,700,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 31 | My Tutor | $22,587,000 | $22,587,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 32 | Class | $21,667,789 | $21,667,789 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 33 | The Right Stuff | $21,500,213 | $21,500,000 | $213 | 100.0% |
| 34 | Christine | $21,228,951 | $21,200,000 | $28,951 | 99.9% |
| 35 | Cujo | $21,156,152 | $21,156,152 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 36 | A Christmas Story | $20,825,467 | $20,825,395 | $72 | 100.0% |
| 37 | The Dead Zone | $20,766,000 | $20,766,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 38 | Breathless | $19,940,095 | $19,910,002 | $30,093 | 99.8% |
| 39 | Max Dugan Returns | $17,613,720 | $17,613,720 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 40 | All the Right Moves | $17,200,000 | $17,200,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 41 | Valley Girl | $16,800,549 | $16,800,000 | $549 | 100.0% |
| 42 | Krull | $16,519,460 | $16,519,460 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 43 | Spacehunter: Adventures in th… | $16,478,265 | $16,478,265 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 44 | Richard Pryor Here and Now | $16,156,776 | $16,156,776 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 45 | D.C. Cab | $16,134,000 | $16,134,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 46 | Gorky Park | $15,900,000 | $15,900,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 47 | Still Smokin | $15,543,000 | $15,543,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 48 | Monty Python's The Meaning of… | $14,929,552 | $14,929,552 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 49 | Educating Rita | $14,688,000 | $14,688,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 50 | Private School | $14,049,540 | $14,049,540 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 51 | The Survivors | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 52 | The Entity | $13,277,558 | $13,277,558 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 53 | To Be or Not to Be | $13,030,214 | $13,030,214 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 54 | Stroker Ace | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 55 | Lone Wolf McQuade | $12,232,628 | $12,232,628 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 56 | Zelig | $11,798,616 | $11,798,616 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 57 | The Lords of Discipline | $11,721,041 | $11,721,041 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 58 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $11,234,220 | $11,234,220 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 59 | The Man Who Loved Women | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 60 | Deal of the Century | $10,400,000 | $10,400,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 61 | Doctor Detroit | $10,400,000 | $10,400,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 62 | The Man with Two Brains | $10,353,438 | $10,353,438 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 63 | Revenge of the Ninja | $10,325,628 | $10,325,628 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 64 | The Year of Living Dangerously | $10,278,575 | $10,278,575 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 65 | Lovesick | $10,143,618 | $10,143,618 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 66 | The Black Stallion Returns | $9,851,679 | $9,851,679 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 67 | Without a Trace | $9,632,062 | $9,632,062 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 68 | Hercules | $9,466,655 | $9,466,655 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 69 | Bad Boys | $9,200,000 | $9,200,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 70 | Brainstorm | $8,921,050 | $8,921,050 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 71 | Deathstalker | $8,890,685 | $8,890,685 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 72 | Tender Mercies | $8,443,124 | $8,443,124 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 73 | The House on Sorority Row | $8,184,633 | $8,184,633 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 74 | 10 to Midnight | $7,175,592 | $7,175,592 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 75 | The Adventures of Bob & Doug … | $7,035,618 | $7,035,618 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 76 | Smokey and the Bandit III | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 77 | Nightmares | $6,670,680 | $6,670,680 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 78 | The Golden Seal | $6,609,870 | $6,609,870 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 79 | The Osterman Weekend | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 80 | Star 80 | $6,472,990 | $6,472,990 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 81 | The Sting II | $6,347,072 | $6,347,072 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 82 | Amityville 3-D | $6,333,135 | $6,333,135 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 83 | Chained Heat | $6,149,983 | $6,149,983 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 84 | Local Hero | $5,885,520 | $5,767,363 | $118,157 | 98.0% |
| 85 | Under Fire | $5,696,391 | $5,696,391 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 86 | Something Wicked This Way Com… | $5,656,087 | $5,656,087 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 87 | The Star Chamber | $5,600,000 | $5,600,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 88 | A Night in Heaven | $5,563,663 | $5,563,663 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 89 | The Dresser | $5,310,748 | $5,310,748 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 90 | Metalstorm: The Destruction o… | $5,301,085 | $5,301,085 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 91 | Romantic Comedy | $5,140,538 | $5,140,538 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 92 | Vigilante | $5,091,888 | $5,091,888 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 93 | Fanny och Alexander | $4,991,829 | $4,971,340 | $20,489 | 99.6% |
| 94 | The Honorary Consul | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 95 | The Hunger | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 96 | Eddie and the Cruisers | $4,685,097 | $4,685,097 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 97 | Trenchcoat | $4,304,286 | $4,304,286 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 98 | Yellowbeard | $4,300,000 | $4,300,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 99 | Joysticks | $3,952,000 | $3,952,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 100 | The Keep | $3,661,757 | $3,661,757 | $0 | 100.0% |