# 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.

## Number-one films

| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. |
| # | Weekend end date | Film | Gross | Notes |
| 1 | January 9, 1983 | Tootsie | $10,553,448 | |
| 2 | January 16, 1983 | Tootsie | $9,487,210 | |
| 3 | January 23, 1983 | Tootsie | $8,407,104 | |
| 4 | January 30, 1983 | Tootsie | $7,325,537 | |
| 5 | February 6, 1983 | Tootsie | $6,523,267 | |
| 6 | February 13, 1983 | Tootsie | $4,747,425 | |
| 7 | February 21, 1983$^{4-dayweekend}$ | Tootsie | $7,524,261 | |
| 8 | February 27, 1983 | Tootsie | $5,236,117 | |
| 9 | March 6, 1983 | Tootsie | $4,349,058 | |
| 10 | March 13, 1983 | Tootsie | $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 | Spring Break | $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 | Flashdance | $4,095,000 | |
| 18 | May 8, 1983 | Flashdance | $3,385,578 | |
| 19 | May 15, 1983 | Blue Thunder | $8,258,149 | |
| 20 | May 22, 1983 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | $7,053,016 | |
| 21 | May 30, 1983$^{4-dayweekend}$ | 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 | Return of the Jedi † | $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 | Return of the Jedi † | $11,995,064 | |
| 24 | June 19, 1983 | Superman III | $13,352,357 | |
| 25 | June 26, 1983 | Return of the Jedi † | $11,127,915 | Return of the Jedi reclaimed #1 in fifth weekend of release. |
| 26 | July 4, 1983$^{4-dayweekend}$ | Return of the Jedi † | $12,038,626 | |
| 27 | July 10, 1983 | Return of the Jedi † | $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 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $7,191,832 | |
| 32 | August 14, 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $6,161,649 | |
| 33 | August 21, 1983 | Easy Money | $5,844,974 | |
| 34 | August 28, 1983 | Mr. Mom | $6,445,106 | Mr. Mom reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release. |
| 35 | September 5, 1983$^{4-dayweekend}$ | Mr. Mom | $8,221,715 | |
| 36 | September 11, 1983 | Mr. Mom | $4,686,652 | |
| 37 | September 18, 1983 | Mr. Mom | $3,860,064 | |
| 38 | September 25, 1983 | Mr. Mom | $3,207,199 | |
| 39 | October 2, 1983 | The Big Chill | $3,662,152 | |
| 40 | October 10, 1983$^{4-dayweekend}$ | 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 | Never Say Never Again | $7,233,884 | |
| 42 | October 23, 1983 | Never Say Never Again | $6,011,610 | |
| 43 | October 30, 1983 | Never Say Never Again | $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 | Sudden Impact | $7,143,953 | |
| 51 | December 26, 1983$^{4-dayweekend}$ | Sudden Impact | $5,957,766 | |
| 52 | January 2, 1984$^{4-dayweekend}$ | 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 | Paramount Pictures | 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 | United Artists | 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 | Paramount | $92,921,203 |
| 4. | Trading Places | Paramount | $90,404,800 |
| 5. | WarGames | United Artists | $79,567,667 |
| 6. | Octopussy | United Artists | $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 |