# List of 1983 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom

Here are all the number-one box office movies to come out of the year 1983 in the United Kingdom. Gross figures represent "an approximation" by 25th Frame.

## Number-one Films

| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. |
| Date | Title | Studio | Gross |
| 7 January 1983 | E.T. The Extra Terrestrial | Amblin Entertainment | £1,000,855 |
| 14 January 1983 | E.T. The Extra Terrestrial | Amblin Entertainment | £900,438 |
| 21 January 1983 | E.T. The Extra Terrestrial | Amblin Entertainment | £708,179 |
| 28 January 1983 | E.T. The Extra Terrestrial | Amblin Entertainment | £544,718 |
| 4 February 1983 | E.T. The Extra Terrestrial | Amblin Entertainment | £400,360 |
| 11 February 1983 | An Officer and a Gentleman | Lorimar Productions | £816,806 |
| 18 February 1983 | The Dark Crystal | ITC Entertainment & Henson Associates | £1,000,006 |
| 25 February 1983 | Gandhi | Goldcrest Films, International Film Investors, National Film Development Corporation of India, & Indo-British Films | £920,968 |
| 4 March 1983 | Gandhi | Goldcrest Films, International Film Investors, National Film Development Corporation of India, & Indo-British Films | £758,870 |
| 11 March 1983 | Gandhi | Goldcrest Films, International Film Investors, National Film Development Corporation of India, & Indo-British Films | £327,823 |
| 18 March 1983 | Gandhi | Goldcrest Films, International Film Investors, National Film Development Corporation of India, & Indo-British Films | £186,774 |
| 25 March 1983 | Gandhi | Goldcrest Films, International Film Investors, National Film Development Corporation of India, & Indo-British Films | £112,298 |
| 1 April 1983 | Gandhi | Goldcrest Films, International Film Investors, National Film Development Corporation of India, & Indo-British Films | £104,536 |
| 8 April 1983 | Gandhi | Goldcrest Films, International Film Investors, National Film Development Corporation of India, & Indo-British Films | £96,774 |
| 15 April 1983 | Sophie's Choice | ITC Entertainment & Keith Barish Productions | £472,905 |
| 22 April 1983 | Sophie's Choice | ITC Entertainment & Keith Barish Productions | £236,453 |
| 29 April 1983 | Tootsie | Mirage Enterprises | £433,334 |
| 6 May 1983 | Tootsie | Mirage Enterprises | £684,443 |
| 13 May 1983 | Tootsie | Mirage Enterprises | £325,001 |
| 20 May 1983 | Tootsie | Mirage Enterprises | £190,277 |
| 27 May 1983 | Tootsie | Mirage Enterprises | £122,917 |
| 3 June 1983 | Star Wars: Return of the Jedi † | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £1,005,513 |
| 10 June 1983 | Octopussy | Eon Productions & United Artists | £1,007,750 |
| 17 June 1983 | Star Wars: Return of the Jedi † | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £1,002,857 |
| 24 June 1983 | Star Wars: Return of the Jedi † | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £954,184 |
| 1 July 1983 | Star Wars: Return of the Jedi † | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £901,674 |
| 8 July 1983 | Star Wars: Return of the Jedi † | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £480,268 |
| 15 July 1983 | Star Wars: Return of the Jedi † | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £480,268 |
| 22 July 1983 | Superman III | Dovemead Ltd. | £1,027,675 |
| 29 July 1983 | Superman III | Dovemead Ltd. | £642,297 |
| 5 August 1983 | Superman III | Dovemead Ltd. | £305,856 |
| 12 August 1983 | Superman III | Dovemead Ltd. | £191,160 |
| 19 August 1983 | WarGames | United Artists & Sherwood Productions | £620,419 |
| 26 August 1983 | Blue Thunder | Rastar | £704,995 |
| 2 September 1983 | Blue Thunder | Rastar | £352,498 |
| 9 September 1983 | WarGames | United Artists & Sherwood Productions | £201,959 |
| 16 September 1983 | WarGames | United Artists & Sherwood Productions | £96,171 |
| 23 September 1983 | Staying Alive | RSO Records | £535,568 |
| 30 September 1983 | Staying Alive | RSO Records | £446,307 |
| 7 October 1983 | Staying Alive | RSO Records | £278,942 |
| 14 October 1983 | Staying Alive | RSO Records | £132,830 |
| 21 October 1983 | National Lampoons Vacation | Matty Simmons & Warner Brothers | £841,803 |
| 28 October 1983 | National Lampoons Vacation | Matty Simmons & Warner Brothers | £701,503 |
| 4 November 1983 | National Lampoons Vacation | Matty Simmons & Warner Brothers | £334,049 |
| 11 November 1983 | Never Say Never Again | Taliafilm | £762,511 |
| 18 November 1983 | Never Say Never Again | Taliafilm | £635,426 |
| 25 November 1983 | Never Say Never Again | Taliafilm | £397,141 |
| 2 December 1983 | Never Say Never Again | Taliafilm | £330,951 |
| 9 December 1983 | Trading Places | Paramount Pictures & Cinema Group Ventures | £515,060 |
| 16 December 1983 | Trading Places | Paramount Pictures & Cinema Group Ventures | £429,217 |
| 23 December 1983 | Trading Places | Paramount Pictures & Cinema Group Ventures | £357,681 |
| 30 December 1983 | Trading Places | Paramount Pictures & Cinema Group Ventures | £223,551 |