Yearly box office · films released in
1983
| # | Film | Studio | Total gross | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Return of the Jedi | Fox | $252,583,617 | $23,019,618 |
| 2 | Terms of Endearment | Par. | $108,423,489 | $3,498,813 |
| 3 | Flashdance | Par. | $92,921,203 | $4,076,124 |
| 4 | Trading Places | Par. | $90,404,800 | $7,348,200 |
| 5 | WarGames | MGM | $79,567,667 | $6,227,804 |
| 6 | Octopussy | MGM | $67,893,619 | $8,902,564 |
| 7 | Sudden Impact | WB | $67,642,693 | $9,688,561 |
| 8 | Staying Alive | Par. | $64,892,670 | $12,146,143 |
| 9 | Mr. Mom | Fox | $64,783,827 | $947,197 |
| 10 | Risky Business | WB | $63,541,777 | $4,275,327 |
| 11 | National Lampoon's Vacation | WB | $61,399,552 | $8,333,358 |
| 12 | Superman III | WB | $59,950,623 | $13,352,357 |
| 13 | The Big Chill | Col. | $56,342,711 | $3,662,152 |
| 14 | Never Say Never Again | WB | $55,432,841 | $10,958,157 |
| 15 | Jaws 3-D | Uni. | $45,517,055 | $13,422,500 |
| 16 | Scarface (1983) | Uni. | $44,668,798 | $4,597,536 |
| 17 | Blue Thunder | Col. | $42,313,354 | $8,258,149 |
| 18 | Yentl | MGM | $40,218,899 | $3,050,219 |
| 19 | Silkwood | Fox | $35,615,609 | $1,218,322 |
| 20 | Psycho II | Uni. | $34,725,000 | $8,310,244 |
| 21 | Porky's II: The Next Day | Fox | $33,759,266 | $7,054,988 |
| 22 | Uncommon Valor | Par. | $30,503,151 | $3,144,367 |
| 23 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Re-issue) (1983) | BV | $30,100,000 | $6,017,914 |
| 24 | Never Cry Wolf | BV | $29,600,000 | $1,116,437 |
| 25 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | WB | $29,450,919 | $6,614,366 |
| 26 | Easy Money | Orion | $29,309,766 | $5,844,974 |
| 27 | High Road to China | WB | $28,445,927 | $6,156,049 |
| 28 | The Outsiders | WB | $25,697,647 | $5,068,165 |
| 29 | Spring Break | Col. | $24,071,666 | $5,908,574 |
| 30 | Two of a Kind | Fox | $23,646,952 | $3,344,942 |
| 31 | My Tutor | Crwn | $22,587,834 | $435,188 |
| 32 | Class | Orion | $21,667,789 | $4,553,233 |
| 33 | The Right Stuff | WB | $21,192,102 | $1,601,167 |
| 34 | Cujo | WB | $21,156,152 | $6,114,899 |
| 35 | Christine | Col. | $21,017,849 | $3,408,904 |
| 36 | The Rescuers (Re-issue) | BV | $21,000,000 | $2,111,582 |
| 37 | The Dead Zone | Par. | $20,766,616 | $4,556,083 |
| 38 | Breathless | Orion | $19,910,002 | $4,384,369 |
| 39 | A Christmas Story | MGM | $19,294,144 | $2,072,473 |
| 40 | Max Dugan Returns | Fox | $17,613,720 | $2,791,002 |
| 41 | Valley Girl | Atl | $17,343,596 | $1,856,780 |
| 42 | All the Right Moves | Fox | $17,233,166 | $1,625,486 |
| 43 | Krull | Col. | $16,519,460 | $5,469,415 |
| 44 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Col. | $16,478,265 | $7,053,016 |
| 45 | Richard Pryor: Here and Now | Col. | $16,156,776 | $3,701,609 |
| 46 | D.C. Cab | Uni. | $16,134,627 | $1,564,530 |
| 47 | Gorky Park | Orion | $15,856,028 | $1,290,754 |
| 48 | Cheech & Chong Still Smokin' | Par. | $15,543,710 | $3,085,705 |
| 49 | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | Uni. | $14,929,552 | $1,987,853 |
| 50 | Educating Rita | Col. | $14,648,076 | $73,518 |
163 films in all.
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.