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.

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

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