List of 1983 box office number-one films in the United States
This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1983.[1]
Number-one films
# | Weekend end date | Film | Gross | Notes | Ref |
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1 | January 9, 1983 | Tootsie | $10,553,448 | [2] | |
2 | January 16, 1983 | $9,487,210 | [3] | ||
3 | January 23, 1983 | $8,407,104 | [4] | ||
4 | January 30, 1983 | $7,325,537 | [5] | ||
5 | February 6, 1983 | $6,523,267 | [6] | ||
6 | February 13, 1983 | $4,747,425 | [7] | ||
7 | February 21, 19834-day weekend | $7,524,261 | [8] | ||
8 | February 27, 1983 | $5,236,117 | [9] | ||
9 | March 6, 1983 | $4,349,058 | [10] | ||
10 | March 13, 1983 | $4,044,440 | [11] | ||
11 | March 20, 1983 | High Road to China | $6,156,049 | [12] | |
12 | March 27, 1983 | Spring Break | $5,908,574 | [13] | |
13 | April 3, 1983 | $4,448,821 | [14] | ||
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] |
15 | April 17, 1983 | Lone Wolf McQuade | $4,295,300 | [16] | |
16 | April 24, 1983 | Flashdance | $4,085,494 | Flashdance reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release. | [17] |
17 | May 1, 1983 | $4,095,000 | [18] | ||
18 | May 8, 1983 | $3,385,578 | [19] | ||
19 | May 15, 1983 | Blue Thunder | $8,258,149 | [20] | |
20 | May 22, 1983 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | $7,053,016 | [21] | |
21 | May 30, 19834-day weekend | 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] |
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] | |
23 | June 12, 1983 | $11,995,064 | [24] | ||
24 | June 19, 1983 | Superman III | $13,352,357 | [25] | |
25 | June 26, 1983 | Return of the Jedi | $11,127,915 | Return of the Jedi reclaimed #1 in fifth weekend of release. | [26] |
26 | July 4, 19834-day weekend | $12,038,626 | [27] | ||
27 | July 10, 1983 | $7,337,926 | [28] | ||
28 | July 17, 1983 | Staying Alive | $12,146,143 | [29] | |
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] |
30 | July 31, 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $8,333,358 | [31] | |
31 | August 7, 1983 | $7,191,832 | [32] | ||
32 | August 14, 1983 | $6,161,649 | [33] | ||
33 | August 21, 1983 | Easy Money | $5,844,974 | [34] | |
34 | August 28, 1983 | Mr. Mom | $6,445,106 | Mr. Mom reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release. | [35] |
35 | September 5, 19834-day weekend | $8,221,715 | [36] | ||
36 | September 11, 1983 | $4,686,652 | [37] | ||
37 | September 18, 1983 | $3,860,064 | [38] | ||
38 | September 25, 1983 | $3,207,199 | [39] | ||
39 | October 2, 1983 | The Big Chill | $3,662,152 | [40] | |
40 | October 10, 19834-day weekend | Never Say Never Again | $10,958,157 | Never Say Never Again sets a record weekend debut for October over the Columbus Day weekend. | [41] |
41 | October 16, 1983 | $7,233,884 | [42] | ||
42 | October 23, 1983 | $6,011,610 | [43] | ||
43 | October 30, 1983 | $3,781,141 | [44] | ||
44 | November 6, 1983 | Deal of the Century | $3,520,605 | [45] | |
45 | November 13, 1983 | The Big Chill | $2,929,243 | The Big Chill reclaimed #1 in seventh weekend of release. | [46] |
46 | November 20, 1983 | Amityville 3-D | $2,366,472 | [47] | |
47 | November 27, 1983 | A Christmas Story | $3,935,944 | A Christmas Story reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release. | [48] |
48 | December 4, 1983 | Terms of Endearment | $3,125,453 | Terms of Endearment reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release. | [49] |
49 | December 11, 1983 | Sudden Impact | $9,688,561 | [50] | |
50 | December 18, 1983 | $7,143,953 | [51] | ||
51 | December 26, 19834-day weekend | $5,957,766 | [52] | ||
52 | January 2, 19844-day weekend | Terms of Endearment | $9,058,537 | Terms of Endearment reclaimed #1 in sixth weekend of release. | [53] |
Highest-grossing films
Calendar Gross
Highest-grossing films of 1983 by Calendar Gross[54]
In-Year Release
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
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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 |
G | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1983 Re-issue) |
PG | Return of the Jedi |
R | Flashdance |
See also
- List of American films — American films by year
- Lists of box office number-one films
References
- ^ "Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1983". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 1". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 2". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 3". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 4". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 5". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 6". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 7 (Presidents' Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 8". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 9". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 10". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 11". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 12". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 13". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 14". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 15". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 16". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 17". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 18". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 19". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 20". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 21 (Memorial Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 22". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 23". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 24". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 25". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 26 (July 4th long weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 27". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 28". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 29". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 30". Box Office Mojo.
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- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 32". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 33". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 34". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 35 (Labor Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 36". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 37". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 38". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 39". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 40 (Indigenous Peoples' Day Weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 41". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 42". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 43". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 44". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 45". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 46". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 47 (Thanksgiving 3-Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 48 (Post-Thanksgiving)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 49". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 50". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 51 (Christmas long weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1983 Weekend 52 (New Year's long weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic Box Office For 1983". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Domestic Box Office For 1983 (In-year release)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
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