Weekly box office · Friday to Thursday
Aug 12–18, 1983
All 17 films
$65,445,651#1
National Lampoon's Vacation| # | Film | Studio | Week | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Lampoon's Vacation | WB | $9,425,903 | 1,253 | $34,336,662 |
| 2 | Cujo | WB | $9,100,810 | 1,239 | $9,100,810 |
| 3 | Risky Business | WB | $7,843,920 | 693 | $15,070,308 |
| 4 | Return of the Jedi | Fox | $6,340,956 | 1,515 | $219,455,574 |
| 5 | Staying Alive | Par. | $4,065,278 | 998 | $51,618,852 |
| 6 | Trading Places | Par. | $3,653,053 | 880 | $73,543,301 |
| 7 | Jaws 3-D | Uni. | $3,034,026 | 958 | $40,058,026 |
| 8 | WarGames | MGM | $2,887,368 | 842 | $62,302,072 |
| 9 | Krull | Col. | $2,765,990 | 881 | $15,839,744 |
| 10 | Curse of the Pink Panther | MGM | $2,533,434 | 812 | $2,533,434 |
| 11 | Smokey & the Bandit Part III | Uni. | $2,331,934 | 498 | $2,331,934 |
| 12 | Flashdance | Par. | $2,281,283 | 590 | $74,505,393 |
| 13 | The Man Who Wasn't There (1983) | Par. | $2,064,900 | 980 | $2,064,900 |
| 14 | Class | Orion | $2,030,078 | 595 | $16,775,105 |
| 15 | The Star Chamber | Fox | $1,842,073 | 716 | $4,872,245 |
| 16 | Octopussy | MGM | $1,691,580 | 699 | $60,012,352 |
| 17 | Private School | Uni. | $1,553,065 | 531 | $11,895,065 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.