Movie Theatrical Release Schedule for 1983
| Release Date | Movie | Distributor | Domestic Box Office to Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1983 | |||
| During 1983 | The Beyond (Wide) | $126,387 | |
| Getting It On (Wide) | $975,414 | ||
| Joysticks (Wide) | $3,952,000 | ||
| Tough Enough (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $2,433,722 | |
| January 7 | Enigma (1983) (Wide) | ||
| January 18 | Lianna (Wide) | $1,500,000 | |
| January 21 | The House on Sorority Row (Wide) | Artists Releasing Corporation | $8,184,633 |
| Independence Day (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $151,462 | |
| Muddy River (Wide) | |||
| Threshold (Wide) | |||
| The Year of Living Dangerously (Wide) | MGM | $10,278,575 | |
| January 29 | Growing Up (Limited) | ||
| January 30 | Night of the Shooting Stars (Limited) | United Artists | |
| February 1983 | |||
| February 4 | The Entity (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $13,277,558 |
| Videodrome (Wide) | Universal | $2,120,439 | |
| Without a Trace (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $9,632,062 | |
| February 11 | Let’s Spend the Night Together (Wide) | Embassy | $3,282,561 |
| February 18 | The King of Comedy (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $2,536,242 |
| Local Hero (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $5,767,363 | |
| The Lords of Discipline (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $11,721,041 | |
| Lovesick (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $10,143,618 | |
| The Pirates of Penzance (Wide) | Universal | $694,497 | |
| The Sting II (Wide) | Universal | $6,347,072 | |
| Table for Five (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $2,400,000 | |
| Twilight Time (Wide) | |||
| Madman (Limited) | |||
| February 25 | Betrayal (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | |
| The Girl with Red Hair (Wide) | |||
| One Dark Night (Limited) | Comworld | ||
| February 27 | Private Life (Wide) | ||
| March 1983 | |||
| March 4 | Baby It's You (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $1,312,473 |
| Britannia Hospital (Wide) | United Artists | ||
| My Tutor (Wide) | Crown | $22,587,000 | |
| Tender Mercies (Wide) | Universal | $8,443,124 | |
| Vigilante (Wide) | Artists Releasing Corporation | $5,091,888 | |
| Carnival Magic (Limited) | Krypton Films | ||
| Curtains (Limited) | Jensen Farley Pictures | ||
| March 11 | 10 to Midnight (Wide) | Cannon | $7,175,592 |
| Say Amen, Somebody (Wide) | |||
| Trenchcoat (Wide) | Walt Disney | $4,304,286 | |
| Ator, the Fighting Eagle (Limited) | Comworld | ||
| The Sword in the Stone (Limited, re-release) | Walt Disney | $22,182,353 | |
| March 18 | The Grey Fox (Wide) | ||
| High Road to China (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $28,416,459 | |
| Twice Upon a Time (Wide) | |||
| March 23 | Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Limited) | New Yorker | $19,858 |
| March 25 | Bad Boys (Wide) | Universal | $9,200,000 |
| The Black Stallion Returns (Wide) | MGM/UA Classics | $9,851,679 | |
| Eddie Macon's Run (Wide) | Universal | $1,300,000 | |
| Max Dugan Returns (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $17,613,720 | |
| The Outsiders (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $25,750,528 | |
| Spring Break (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $24,071,666 | |
| March 31 | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (Wide) | Universal | $14,929,552 |
| April 1983 | |||
| April 1 | Heart Like a Wheel (Wide) | ||
| Man, Woman and Child (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $2,300,000 | |
| Screwballs (Wide) | $2,082,000 | ||
| To Begin Again (Wide) | |||
| Deadly Eyes (Limited) | Warner Bros. | ||
| April 8 | The Flight of the Eagle (Wide) | ||
| Losin' It (Wide) | $1,246,141 | ||
| April 15 | Better Late Than Never (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $24,164 |
| The Evil Dead (Wide) | New Line | $2,400,000 | |
| Flashdance (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $90,463,574 | |
| Lone Wolf McQuade (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $12,232,628 | |
| Rock & Rule (Wide) | |||
| April 22 | Exposed (Wide) | MGM/UA Classics | $1,352,083 |
| La traviata (Wide) | Universal | $3,594,000 | |
| Duel (Limited) | Universal | ||
| April 29 | Blue Skies Again (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $46,603 |
| The Draughtsman’s Contract (Wide) | |||
| The Hunger (Wide) | MGM | $4,800,000 | |
| Koyaanisqatsi (Wide) | |||
| Something Wicked This Way Comes (Wide) | Walt Disney | $5,656,087 | |
| Valley Girl (Wide) | Atlantic | $16,800,000 | |
| May 1983 | |||
| May 1 | Guns Of A Stranger (Limited) | Universal | |
| May 6 | Doctor Detroit (Wide) | Universal | $10,400,000 |
| Still Smokin (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $15,543,000 | |
| Alsino and the Condor (Limited) | |||
| May 13 | Blue Thunder (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $42,313,354 |
| Breathless (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $19,910,002 | |
| May 20 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $16,478,265 |
| May 25 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $316,465,003 |
| May 27 | Chained Heat (Wide) | Jensen Farley Pictures | $6,149,983 |
| June 1983 | |||
| June 3 | The Man with Two Brains (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $10,353,438 |
| Psycho II (Wide) | Universal | $32,000,000 | |
| The Return of Martin Guerre (Wide) | European International | $2,522,881 | |
| WarGames (Wide) | MGM | $74,433,837 | |
| June 8 | Trading Places (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $90,400,000 |
| June 10 | Octopussy (Wide) | MGM | $67,900,000 |
| 2020 Texas Gladiators (Limited) | |||
| June 17 | L'Etoile du Nord (Wide) | ||
| Fanny and Alexander (Wide) | Embassy | $4,971,340 | |
| Superman III (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $59,950,623 | |
| June 22 | The Survivors (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $14,000,000 |
| June 24 | Porky's II: The Next Day (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $33,759,266 |
| Twilight Zone: The Movie (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $29,500,000 | |
| Yellowbeard (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $4,300,000 | |
| July 1983 | |||
| July 1 | Stroker Ace (Wide) | Universal | $13,000,000 |
| July 15 | Deadly Force (Wide) | Embassy | $294,316 |
| Puberty Blues (Wide) | Universal | $237,000 | |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Wide, re-release) | Walt Disney | $184,925,486 | |
| Staying Alive (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $63,841,474 | |
| Zelig (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $11,798,616 | |
| July 22 | Class (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $21,667,789 |
| Jaws 3-D (Wide) | Universal | $42,245,180 | |
| Mr. Mom (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $64,800,000 | |
| July 29 | Krull (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $16,519,460 |
| National Lampoon's Vacation (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $61,400,000 | |
| Pauline at the Beach (Wide) | |||
| Private School (Wide) | Universal | $14,049,540 | |
| July TBD | Space Raiders (Limited) | Millennium Films | |
| August 1983 | |||
| August 5 | Get Crazy (Wide) | $1,168,364 | |
| Risky Business (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $63,541,777 | |
| The Star Chamber (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $5,600,000 | |
| Daffy Duck’s Movie: Fantastic Island (Limited) | |||
| August 12 | Cujo (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $21,156,152 |
| Curse of the Pink Panther (Wide) | MGM/UA Classics | $3,374,312 | |
| The Man Who Wasn’t There (Wide) | USA Films | $2,315,505 | |
| Smokey and the Bandit III (Wide) | Universal | $7,000,000 | |
| August 19 | The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (Wide) | MGM | $7,035,618 |
| The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (Wide) | Embassy | $909,000 | |
| Easy Money (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $29,309,766 | |
| The Golden Seal (Wide) | Samuel Goldwyn Films | $6,609,870 | |
| Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (Wide) | Universal | $5,301,085 | |
| Yor: Hunter From the Future (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $2,810,199 | |
| August 26 | Daniel (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $484,068 |
| Fire and Ice (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $760,883 | |
| Hercules (Wide) | Cannon | $9,466,655 | |
| Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Wide) | Universal | $2,306,560 | |
| Young Warriors (Wide) | Cannon | $238,534 | |
| September 1983 | |||
| September 2 | Deathstalker (Wide) | New World | $8,890,685 |
| Lonely Hearts (Wide) | Samuel Goldwyn Films | $683,534 | |
| Mortuary (Wide) | Artists Releasing Corporation | $1,722,738 | |
| Nightmares (Wide) | Universal | $6,670,680 | |
| Stryker (Wide) | New World | $887,080 | |
| Turkey Shoot (Wide) | New World | $1,233,657 | |
| September 7 | Revenge of the Ninja (Wide) | Cannon | $10,325,628 |
| September 9 | Boarding School (Wide) | Atlantic | $131,396 |
| September 15 | Heat and Dust (Wide) | Universal | $915,264 |
| September 16 | Strange Invaders (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $1,362,303 |
| Who Dares Wins (Wide) | MGM/UA Classics | $2,108,197 | |
| September 21 | Cross Creek (Wide) | Universal | $205,970 |
| Educating Rita (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $14,688,000 | |
| September 23 | Eddie and the Cruisers (Wide) | Embassy | $4,685,097 |
| Last Plane Out (Wide) | New World | $115,475 | |
| Pieces (Wide) | Film Ventures International | $1,198,346 | |
| September 28 | The Big Chill (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $56,077,501 |
| September 30 | Brainstorm (Wide) | MGM | $8,921,050 |
| Hanna K. (Wide) | Universal | $110,000 | |
| The Honorary Consul (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $4,800,000 | |
| The Lonely Lady (Wide) | Universal | $1,223,220 | |
| Rear Window (Limited, re-release) | USA Films | $27,559,601 | |
| October 1983 | |||
| October 7 | Never Cry Wolf (Wide) | Walt Disney | $27,668,764 |
| Never Say Never Again (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $55,500,000 | |
| The Prey (Wide) | New World | $49,677 | |
| Romantic Comedy (Wide) | MGM/UA Classics | $5,140,538 | |
| Rumble Fish (Wide) | Universal | $2,500,000 | |
| The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (Wide) | Atlantic | $11,234,220 | |
| October 14 | Possession (Wide) | Limelight International | $1,113,538 |
| Streamers (Wide) | |||
| October 21 | All the Right Moves (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $17,200,000 |
| The Dead Zone (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $20,766,000 | |
| The Osterman Weekend (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $6,500,000 | |
| The Right Stuff (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $21,500,000 | |
| Under Fire (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $5,696,391 | |
| October 28 | Going Berserk (Wide) | Universal | $234,950 |
| Richard Pryor Here and Now (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $16,156,776 | |
| The Wicked Lady (Wide) | Cannon | $589,308 | |
| Vertigo (Limited, re-release) | Paramount Pictures | $3,200,000 | |
| October TBD | Dark Circle (Limited) | New Yorker | |
| November 1983 | |||
| November 4 | Deal of the Century (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $10,400,000 |
| Experience Preferred (Wide) | Samuel Goldwyn Films | $822,650 | |
| Running Brave (Wide) | Walt Disney | $1,204,595 | |
| Testament (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $1,537,122 | |
| November 9 | Born in Flames (Limited) | ||
| November 10 | Star 80 (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $6,472,990 |
| November 18 | Amityville 3-D (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $6,333,135 |
| A Christmas Story (Wide) | MGM | $20,825,395 | |
| Cross Country (Wide) | New World | $113,880 | |
| Nate and Hayes (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $1,643,022 | |
| A Night in Heaven (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $5,563,663 | |
| Yentl (Wide) | MGM/UA Classics | $39,012,241 | |
| The Being (Limited) | |||
| Sleepaway Camp (Limited) | United Film Distribution Co. | ||
| November 23 | Of Unknown Origin (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $1,080,470 |
| Terms of Endearment (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $108,423,489 | |
| December 1983 | |||
| December 6 | The Dresser (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $5,310,748 |
| December 9 | Christine (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $21,200,000 |
| Scarface (Wide) | Universal | $45,227,398 | |
| Sudden Impact (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $67,642,693 | |
| December 14 | Silkwood (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $35,615,609 |
| December 16 | D.C. Cab (Wide) | Universal | $16,134,000 |
| Gorky Park (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $15,900,000 | |
| The Keep (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $3,661,757 | |
| The Man Who Loved Women (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $11,000,000 | |
| The Rescuers (Wide, re-release) | Walt Disney | $48,775,599 | |
| Reuben, Reuben (Wide) | |||
| To Be or Not to Be (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $13,030,214 | |
| Two of a Kind (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $23,700,000 | |
| Uncommon Valor (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $27,900,000 | |
| The Plague Dogs (Limited) | Embassy | ||
| December 23 | Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (Limited) | $161,634 | |