1983 Top-Grossing Movies Worldwide
This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative worldwide box office earnings for movies released in 1983. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 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 | $4,992,469 | $4,971,340 | $21,129 | 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% |