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This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1983.

Number-one films

# Weekend end date Film Gross Notes Ref
1 January 9, 1983 Tootsie $10,553,448
2 January 16, 1983 $9,487,210
3 January 23, 1983 $8,407,104
4 January 30, 1983 $7,325,537
5 February 6, 1983 $6,523,267
6 February 13, 1983 $4,747,425
7 February 21, 1983 $7,524,261

8 February 27, 1983 $5,236,117
9 March 6, 1983 $4,349,058
10 March 13, 1983 $4,044,440
11 March 20, 1983 High Road to China $6,156,049
12 March 27, 1983 Spring Break $5,908,574

13 April 3, 1983 $4,448,821
14 April 10, 1983 Tootsie $3,430,963 Tootsie reclaimed #1 in seventeenth weekend of release and became Columbia Pictures highest-grossing film in the US and Canada, surpassing Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
15 April 17, 1983 Lone Wolf McQuade $4,295,300
16 April 24, 1983 Flashdance $4,085,494 Flashdance reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release.

17 May 1, 1983 $4,095,000
18 May 8, 1983 $3,385,578
19 May 15, 1983 Blue Thunder $8,258,149
20 May 22, 1983 Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone $7,053,016

21 May 30, 1983 Return of the Jedi $30,490,619 Return of the Jedi had the highest weekend of all-time beating E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's 4th weekend gross of $17.3 million, Rocky III's 4-day opening weekend gross of $16.0 million and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan's 3-day opening weekend gross of $14.3 million.

22 June 5, 1983 $17,229,694 Return of the Jedi also claimed the record for highest second weekend beating E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
23 June 12, 1983 $11,995,064
24 June 19, 1983 Superman III $13,352,357
25 June 26, 1983 Return of the Jedi $11,127,915 Return of the Jedi reclaimed #1 in fifth weekend of release.
26 July 4, 1983 $12,038,626
27 July 10, 1983 $7,337,926
28 July 17, 1983 Staying Alive $12,146,143
29 July 24, 1983 Jaws 3-D $13,422,500 Jaws 3-D broke Friday the 13th Part III's ($9.40 million) record for highest weekend debut for a 3-D film.
30 July 31, 1983 National Lampoon's Vacation $8,333,358

31 August 7, 1983 $7,191,832
32 August 14, 1983 $6,161,649
33 August 21, 1983 Easy Money $5,844,974
34 August 28, 1983 Mr. Mom $6,445,106 Mr. Mom reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release.

35 September 5, 1983 $8,221,715
36 September 11, 1983 $4,686,652
37 September 18, 1983 $3,860,064
38 September 25, 1983 $3,207,199
39 October 2, 1983 The Big Chill $3,662,152
40 October 10, 1983 Never Say Never Again $10,958,157 Never Say Never Again sets a record weekend debut for October over the Columbus Day weekend.

41 October 16, 1983 $7,233,884
42 October 23, 1983 $6,011,610
43 October 30, 1983 $3,781,141
44 November 6, 1983 Deal of the Century $3,520,605
45 November 13, 1983 The Big Chill $2,929,243 The Big Chill reclaimed #1 in seventh weekend of release.

46 November 20, 1983 Amityville 3-D $2,366,472
47 November 27, 1983 A Christmas Story $3,935,944 A Christmas Story reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release.

48 December 4, 1983 Terms of Endearment $3,125,453 Terms of Endearment reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release.

49 December 11, 1983 Sudden Impact $9,688,561
50 December 18, 1983 $7,143,953
51 December 26, 1983 $5,957,766
52 January 2, 1984 Terms of Endearment $9,058,537 Terms of Endearment reclaimed #1 in sixth weekend of release.

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 1983 by Calendar Gross

Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross
1. Return of the Jedi 20th Century Fox Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew and Frank Oz Richard Marquand $247,371,242
2. Tootsie Columbia Pictures Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman and Charles Durning Sydney Pollack $146,259,321
3. Flashdance Paramount Pictures Jennifer Beals and Michael Nouri Adrian Lyne $92,921,203
4. Trading Places Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott and Jamie Lee Curtis John Landis $90,404,800
5. WarGames United Artists Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood and Ally Sheedy John Badham $79,567,667
6. Octopussy Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kristina Wayborn, Kabir Bedi and Steven Berkoff John Glen $67,893,619
7. Staying Alive Paramount Pictures John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes and Steve Inwood Sylvester Stallone $64,892,670
8. Risky Business Warner Bros. Pictures Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay Paul Brickman $63,541,777
9. Mr. Mom 20th Century Fox Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Martin Mull, Ann Jillian and Christopher Lloyd Stan Dragoti $63,090,965
10. National Lampoon's Vacation Warner Bros. Pictures Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, John Candy and Christie Brinkley Harold Ramis $61,399,552

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 1983 by In-year release
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1. Return of the Jedi 20th Century Fox $309,306,177
2. Terms of Endearment Paramount $108,423,489
3. Flashdance $92,921,203
4. Trading Places $90,404,800
5. WarGames United Artists $79,567,667
6. Octopussy $67,893,619
7. Sudden Impact Warner Bros. $67,642,693
8. Staying Alive Paramount $64,892,670
9. Mr. Mom 20th Century Fox $64,783,827
10. Risky Business Warner Bros. $63,541,777


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1983
G Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1983 Re-issue)
PG Return of the Jedi
R Flashdance

See also

References

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