Box Office
Domestic box office · 1983
The top-grossing releases of the year. Switch between worldwide, domestic, and international — every figure shown both as reported and adjusted for inflation, so films from any era are directly comparable.
This Weekend at the box office
Domestic Friday–Sunday weekend chart · July 24-26, 2026.
| # | Title | Weekend gross | %± LW | Theaters | Total gross | Wk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The OdysseyUniversal Pictures | $87.0M | -29.6% | 3,942 | $286.4M | 2 |
| 2 | MoanaWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $10.5M | -41.5% | 4,015 | $102.5M | 3 |
| 3 | Toy Story 5Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $10.0M | -27.3% | 3,375 | $448.6M | 6 |
| 4 | Hadestown: The MusicalBleecker Street Media | $9.7M | — | 1,949 | $9.7M | 1 |
| 5 | Minions & MonstersUniversal Pictures | $9.6M | -29.4% | 3,386 | $155.4M | 4 |
| 6 | The InviteA24 | $2.6M | -25.4% | 2,032 | $19.8M | 5 |
| 7 | Evil Dead BurnWarner Bros. | $2.6M | -44.9% | 2,385 | $29.2M | 3 |
| 8 | Young WashingtonAngel | $2.0M | -44.3% | 2,029 | $45.0M | 4 |
| 9 | Motor CityIFC Films | $1.6M | — | 1,600 | $1.6M | 1 |
| 10 | ObsessionFocus Features | $1.5M | -37.4% | 1,203 | $261.4M | 11 |
| 11 | Jana NayaganPrime Media Pictures | $1.4M | — | 415 | $1.4M | 1 |
| 12 | Disclosure DayUniversal Pictures | $650K | -51.7% | 922 | $116.0M | 7 |
| 13 | SupergirlWarner Bros. | $630K | -57.3% | 902 | $71.5M | 5 |
| 14 | Her Private HellNeon | $530K | — | 675 | $530K | 1 |
| 15 | BackroomsA24 | $326K | -52.6% | 552 | $196.8M | 9 |
| 16 | Pinocchio: UnstrungViva Pictures | $296K | — | 505 | $296K | 1 |
| 17 | Scary MovieParamount Pictures | $126K | -49.1% | 141 | $108.2M | 8 |
| 18 | Jackass: Best and LastParamount Pictures | $87K | -62.3% | 144 | $18.2M | 5 |
| 19 | Star Wars: The Mandalorian and GroguWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $73K | -36.7% | 60 | $177.7M | 10 |
| 20 | Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the WorldKino Lorber | $54K | +8.7% | 39 | $280K | 4 |
| 21 | Reading Lolita in TehranGreenwich Entertainment | $48K | +863.1% | 113 | $73K | 3 |
| 22 | Sheep in the BoxNeon | $33K | — | 3 | $33K | 1 |
| 23 | American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis ValdezInsignia Films | $32K | +330% | 13 | $41K | 2 |
| 24 | Jack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC ProductionsEvan Saxon | $28K | — | 1 | $28K | 8 |
| 25 | Gail Daughtry and the CelebritySony Pictures Classics Sex Pass | $15K | -86.6% | 25 | $1.4M | 3 |
| 26 | The Death of Robin HoodA24 | $14K | -14.5% | 16 | $5.3M | 6 |
| 27 | The Hole 2026 Re-releaseBig World Pictures | $11K | +258% | 3 | $30K | 3 |
| 28 | The Piano 2026 4K Re-releaseSony Pictures Classics | $9K | — | 2 | $9K | 1 |
| 29 | A Sad and Beautiful WorldMPI Media Group | $9K | — | 1 | $9K | 1 |
| 30 | The FloatersBrainstorm Media | $7K | -25.3% | 9 | $37K | 3 |
| 31 | The Kidnapping of ArabellaOscilloscope | $5K | -49.5% | 3 | $17K | 2 |
Friday–Sunday weekend grosses (the 3-day chart). Domestic, per Box Office Mojo. Figures are as reported (not inflation-adjusted).
Showing each gross as originally reported.
| # | Title | Domestic | Adjusted for inflation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | $252.6M | $838.7M |
| 2 | Terms of Endearment | $108.4M | $360.0M |
| 3 | Flashdance | $92.9M | $308.5M |
| 4 | Trading Places | $90.4M | $300.2M |
| 5 | WarGames | $79.6M | $264.2M |
| 6 | Octopussy | $67.9M | $225.4M |
| 7 | Sudden Impact | $67.6M | $224.6M |
| 8 | Staying Alive | $64.9M | $215.5M |
| 9 | Mr. Mom | $64.8M | $215.1M |
| 10 | Risky Business | $63.5M | $211.0M |
| 11 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $61.4M | $203.9M |
| 12 | Superman III | $60.0M | $199.1M |
| 13 | The Big Chill | $56.3M | $187.1M |
| 14 | Never Say Never Again | $55.4M | $184.1M |
| 15 | Jaws 3-D | $45.5M | $151.1M |
| 16 | Scarface | $45.2M | $150.2M |
| 17 | Blue Thunder | $42.3M | $140.5M |
| 18 | Yentl | $40.2M | $133.5M |
| 19 | Silkwood | $35.6M | $118.3M |
| 20 | Psycho II | $34.7M | $115.3M |
| 21 | Porky's II: The Next Day | $33.8M | $112.1M |
| 22 | Uncommon Valor | $30.5M | $101.3M |
| 23 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1983 Re-release | $30.1M | $99.9M |
| 24 | Never Cry Wolf | $29.6M | $98.3M |
| 25 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | $29.5M | $97.8M |
| 26 | Easy Money | $29.3M | $97.3M |
| 27 | High Road to China | $28.4M | $94.5M |
| 28 | The Outsiders | $25.7M | $85.3M |
| 29 | Spring Break | $24.1M | $79.9M |
| 30 | Two of a Kind | $23.6M | $78.5M |
| 31 | My Tutor | $22.6M | $75.0M |
| 32 | Class | $21.7M | $71.9M |
| 33 | The Right Stuff | $21.2M | $70.4M |
| 34 | Cujo | $21.2M | $70.2M |
| 35 | Christine | $21.0M | $69.8M |
| 36 | The Rescuers 1983 Re-release | $21.0M | $69.7M |
| 37 | The Dead Zone | $20.8M | $69.0M |
| 38 | Breathless | $19.9M | $66.1M |
| 39 | A Christmas Story | $19.3M | $64.1M |
| 40 | Max Dugan Returns | $17.6M | $58.5M |
| 41 | Valley Girl | $17.3M | $57.6M |
| 42 | All the Right Moves | $17.2M | $57.2M |
| 43 | Krull | $16.5M | $54.9M |
| 44 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | $16.5M | $54.7M |
| 45 | Richard Pryor... Here and Now | $16.2M | $53.6M |
| 46 | D.C. Cab | $16.1M | $53.6M |
| 47 | Gorky Park | $15.9M | $52.7M |
| 48 | Still Smokin | $15.5M | $51.6M |
| 49 | Monty Python's the Meaning of Life | $14.9M | $49.6M |
| 50 | Educating Rita | $14.6M | $48.6M |
| 51 | Private School | $14.0M | $46.7M |
| 52 | The Survivors | $14.0M | $46.5M |
| 53 | The Entity | $13.3M | $44.1M |
| 54 | Revenge of the Ninja | $13.2M | $43.7M |
| 55 | To Be or Not to Be | $13.0M | $43.3M |
| 56 | Stroker Ace | $13.0M | $43.2M |
| 57 | Lone Wolf McQuade | $12.2M | $40.6M |
| 58 | The Black Stallion Returns | $12.0M | $40.0M |
| 59 | The Sword in the Stone | $12.0M | $39.8M |
| 60 | Deathstalker | $11.9M | $39.6M |
| 61 | Zelig | $11.8M | $39.2M |
| 62 | The Lords of Discipline | $11.8M | $39.1M |
| 63 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 1983 Re-release | $11.4M | $37.8M |
| 64 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | $11.2M | $37.3M |
| 65 | The Man Who Loved Women | $11.0M | $36.4M |
| 66 | Hercules | $10.7M | $35.5M |
| 67 | The House on Sorority Row | $10.6M | $35.2M |
| 68 | Doctor Detroit | $10.4M | $34.5M |
| 69 | Deal of the Century | $10.4M | $34.4M |
| 70 | The Man with Two Brains | $10.4M | $34.4M |
| 71 | The Year of Living Dangerously | $10.3M | $34.1M |
| 72 | Brainstorm | $10.2M | $33.9M |
| 73 | Lovesick | $10.2M | $33.8M |
| 74 | Without a Trace | $9.6M | $32.0M |
| 75 | Bad Boys | $9.2M | $30.5M |
| 76 | Rear Window 1983 Re-release | $9.1M | $30.2M |
| 77 | Strange Brew | $8.6M | $28.5M |
| 78 | Tender Mercies | $8.4M | $28.0M |
| 79 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | $8.4M | $27.9M |
| 80 | 10 to Midnight | $7.2M | $23.8M |
| 81 | Romantic Comedy | $6.9M | $22.8M |
| 82 | Fanny and Alexander | $6.8M | $22.5M |
| 83 | Nightmares | $6.7M | $22.2M |
| 84 | The Golden Seal | $6.7M | $22.1M |
| 85 | The Osterman Weekend | $6.5M | $21.5M |
| 86 | Star 80 | $6.5M | $21.5M |
| 87 | The Sting II | $6.3M | $21.1M |
| 88 | Amityville 3-D | $6.3M | $21.0M |
| 89 | Chained Heat | $6.1M | $20.4M |
| 90 | Beyond the Limit | $6.0M | $19.9M |
| 91 | The Hunger | $6.0M | $19.9M |
| 92 | Local Hero | $5.9M | $19.6M |
| 93 | Porky's 1983 Re-release | $5.8M | $19.2M |
| 94 | Under Fire | $5.7M | $18.9M |
| 95 | Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | $5.7M | $18.9M |
| 96 | A Night in Heaven | $5.6M | $18.5M |
| 97 | The Star Chamber | $5.6M | $18.4M |
| 98 | The Grey Fox | $5.5M | $18.3M |
| 99 | Vertigo 1983 Re-release | $5.3M | $17.7M |
| 100 | The Dresser | $5.3M | $17.6M |
“Adjusted for inflation” restates each gross in today’s dollars using US CPI-U annual averages. Domestic and international views are re-ranked from the year’s top releases; some early years report domestic-only figures.