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Weekend end date |
Film |
Box office |
Notes |
1 | 01983-01-09-0000January 9, 1983 | Tootsie | $10,553,448 | |
2 | 01983-01-16-0000January 16, 1983 | Tootsie | $9,487,210 | |
3 | 01983-01-23-0000January 23, 1983 | Tootsie | $8,407,104 | |
4 | 01983-01-30-0000January 30, 1983 | Tootsie | $7,325,537 | |
5 | 01983-02-06-0000February 6, 1983 | Tootsie | $6,523,267 | |
6 | 01983-02-13-0000February 13, 1983 | Tootsie | $4,747,425 | |
7 | 01983-02-21-0000February 21, 19834-day weekend | Tootsie | $7,524,261 | |
8 | 01983-02-27-0000February 27, 1983 | Tootsie | $5,236,117 | |
9 | 01983-03-06-0000March 6, 1983 | Tootsie | $4,349,058 | |
10 | 01983-03-13-0000March 13, 1983 | Tootsie | $4,044,440 | |
11 | 01983-03-20-0000March 20, 1983 | High Road to China | $6,156,049 | |
12 | 01983-03-27-0000March 27, 1983 | Spring Break | $5,908,574 | |
13 | 01983-04-03-0000April 3, 1983 | Spring Break | $4,448,821 | |
14 | 01983-04-10-0000April 10, 1983 | Tootsie | $3,430,963 | Tootsie reclaimed #1 in seventeenth weekend of release. |
15 | 01983-04-17-0000April 17, 1983 | Lone Wolf McQuade | $4,295,300 | |
16 | 01983-04-24-0000April 24, 1983 | Flashdance | $4,085,494 | Flashdance reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
17 | 01983-05-01-0000May 1, 1983 | Flashdance | $4,095,000 | |
18 | 01983-05-08-0000May 8, 1983 | Flashdance | $3,385,578 | |
19 | 01983-05-15-0000May 15, 1983 | Blue Thunder | $8,258,149 | |
20 | 01983-05-22-0000May 22, 1983 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | $7,053,016 | |
21 | 01983-05-30-0000May 30, 19834-day weekend | Return of the Jedi | $30,490,619 | Return of the Jedi had the highest weekend debut of 1983. |
22 | 01983-06-05-0000June 5, 1983 | Return of the Jedi | $17,229,694 | |
23 | 01983-06-12-0000June 12, 1983 | Return of the Jedi | $11,995,064 | |
24 | 01983-06-19-0000June 19, 1983 | Superman III | $13,352,357 | |
25 | 01983-06-26-0000June 26, 1983 | Return of the Jedi | $11,127,915 | Return of the Jedi reclaimed #1 in fifth weekend of release |
26 | 01983-07-04-0000July 4, 19834-day weekend | Return of the Jedi | $12,038,626 | |
27 | 01983-07-10-0000July 10, 1983 | Return of the Jedi | $7,337,926 | |
28 | 01983-07-17-0000July 17, 1983 | Staying Alive | $12,146,143 | |
29 | 01983-07-24-0000July 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 | 01983-07-31-0000July 31, 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $8,333,358 | |
31 | 01983-08-07-0000August 7, 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $7,191,832 | |
32 | 01983-08-14-0000August 14, 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation | $6,161,649 | |
33 | 01983-08-21-0000August 21, 1983 | Easy Money | $5,844,974 | |
34 | 01983-08-28-0000August 28, 1983 | Mr. Mom | $6,445,106 | Mr. Mom reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
35 | 01983-09-05-0000September 5, 19834-day weekend | Mr. Mom | $8,221,715 | |
36 | 01983-09-11-0000September 11, 1983 | Mr. Mom | $4,686,652 | |
37 | 01983-09-18-0000September 18, 1983 | Mr. Mom | $3,860,064 | |
38 | 01983-09-25-0000September 25, 1983 | Mr. Mom | $3,207,199 | |
39 | 01983-10-02-0000October 2, 1983 | The Big Chill | $3,662,152 | |
40 | 01983-10-10-0000October 10, 19834-day weekend | Never Say Never Again | $10,958,157 | |
41 | 01983-10-16-0000October 16, 1983 | Never Say Never Again | $7,233,884 | |
42 | 01983-10-23-0000October 23, 1983 | Never Say Never Again | $6,011,610 | |
43 | 01983-10-30-0000October 30, 1983 | Never Say Never Again | $3,781,141 | |
44 | 01983-11-06-0000November 6, 1983 | Deal of the Century | $3,520,605 | |
45 | 01983-11-13-0000November 13, 1983 | The Big Chill | $2,929,243 | The Big Chill reclaimed #1 in seventh weekend of release. |
46 | 01983-11-20-0000November 20, 1983 | Amityville 3-D | $2,366,472 | |
47 | 01983-11-27-0000November 27, 1983 | A Christmas Story | $3,935,944 | A Christmas Story reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
48 | 01983-12-04-0000December 4, 1983 | Terms of Endearment | $3,125,453 | Terms of Endearment reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
49 | 01983-12-11-0000December 11, 1983 | Sudden Impact | $9,688,561 | Sudden Impact broke The Toy ''s record ($6.3 million) for the highest weekend debut in December. |
50 | 01983-12-18-0000December 18, 1983 | Sudden Impact | $7,143,953 | |
51 | 01983-12-26-0000December 26, 19834-day weekend | Sudden Impact | $5,957,766 | |
52 | 01984-01-02-0000January 2, 19844-day weekend | Terms of Endearment | $9,058,537 | Terms of Endearment reclaimed #1 in sixth weekend of release. |