Highest Grossing Movies of 1983
Ranked by lifetime worldwide gross. ← Back to leaderboards
Films from 1983 tracked
140
Top 100 1983 revenue
$3.34B
Top film
Return of the Jedi
$572.7M
- 1
$572.7M$32.4M17.7×Return of the Jedi
$572.7M · $32.4M
- 2
$201.5M$7M28.8×Flashdance
$201.5M · $7M
- 3
$187.5M$27.5M6.82×Octopussy
$187.5M · $27.5M
- 4
$160M$36M4.44×Never Say Never Again
$160M · $36M
- 5
$150M$22M6.82×Sudden Impact
$150M · $22M
- 6
$124.6M$12M10.4×WarGames
$124.6M · $12M
- 7
$108.4M$8M13.6×Terms of Endearment
$108.4M · $8M
- 8
$90.4M$15M6.03×Trading Places
$90.4M · $15M
- 9
$88M$20.5M4.29×Jaws 3-D
$88M · $20.5M
- 10
$80.3M$39M2.06×Superman III
$80.3M · $39M
- 11
$66M$25M2.64×Scarface
$66M · $25M
- 12
$64.9M$22M2.95×Staying Alive
$64.9M · $22M
- 13
$64.8M——Mr. Mom
$64.8M
- 14
$63.5M$6.2M10.2×Risky Business
$63.5M · $6.2M
- 15
$61.4M$15M4.09×National Lampoon's Vacation
$61.4M · $15M
- 16
$56.3M$8M7.04×The Big Chill
$56.3M · $8M
- 17
$55M$6.5M8.46×Porky's II: The Next Day
$55M · $6.5M
- 18
$42.7M$9M4.75×Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
$42.7M · $9M
- 19
$42.3M$22M1.92×Blue Thunder
$42.3M · $22M
- 20
$35.6M$10M3.56×Silkwood
$35.6M · $10M
- 21
$34.7M$5M6.95×Psycho II
$34.7M · $5M
- 22
$33.7M$10M3.37×The Outsiders
$33.7M · $10M
- 23
$32.1M——Red Spell Spells Red
$32.1M
- 24
$30.5M$11M2.77×Uncommon Valor
$30.5M · $11M
- 25
$30.4M$12M2.53×Yentl
$30.4M · $12M
- 26
$29.5M$10M2.95×Twilight Zone: The Movie
$29.5M · $10M
- 27
$29.3M——Easy Money
$29.3M
- 28
$28.4M——High Road to China
$28.4M
- 29
$24.1M——Spring Break
$24.1M
- 30
$23.6M$14M1.69×Two of a Kind
$23.6M · $14M
- 31
$22.6M——My Tutor
$22.6M
- 32
$21.6M$7M3.09×Class
$21.6M · $7M
- 33
$21.5M$27M0.80×The Right Stuff
$21.5M · $27M
- 34
$21.2M$5M4.24×Cujo
$21.2M · $5M
- 35
$21.2M$9.7M2.19×Christine
$21.2M · $9.7M
- 36
$21M$3M7.00×Mickey's Christmas Carol
$21M · $3M
- 37
$20.8M$10M2.08×The Dead Zone
$20.8M · $10M
- 38
$20.7M$3.3M6.27×A Christmas Story
$20.7M · $3.3M
- 39
$19.9M$7.5M2.65×Breathless
$19.9M · $7.5M
- 40
$18M——Project A
$18M
- 41
$17.6M——Max Dugan Returns
$17.6M
- 42
$17.3M$350K49.6×Valley Girl
$17.3M · $350K
- 43
$17.2M$5.6M3.08×All the Right Moves
$17.2M · $5.6M
- 44
$16.9M$27M0.63×Krull
$16.9M · $27M
- 45
$16.5M——Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
$16.5M
- 46
$16.5M$15M1.10×Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
$16.5M · $15M
- 47
$16.1M$8M2.02×D.C. Cab
$16.1M · $8M
- 48
$15.9M——Gorky Park
$15.9M
- 49
$15.5M——Still Smokin
$15.5M
- 50
$14M——Private School
$14M
- 51
$13.2M$700K18.8×Revenge of the Ninja
$13.2M · $700K
- 52
$13M$9M1.45×To Be or Not to Be
$13M · $9M
- 53
$12.2M$5M2.45×Lone Wolf McQuade
$12.2M · $5M
- 54
$12M——Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
$12M
- 55
$11.9M$457K26.1×Deathstalker
$11.9M · $457K
- 56
$11.8M$13.5M0.87×Zelig
$11.8M · $13.5M
- 57
$11.8M——The Lords of Discipline
$11.8M
- 58
$11.4M$14M0.81×Stroker Ace
$11.4M · $14M
- 59
$11M$350K31.4×Sleepaway Camp
$11M · $350K
- 60
$11M$19M0.58×The Man Who Loved Women
$11M · $19M
- 61
$10.7M$2.5M4.27×Hercules
$10.7M · $2.5M
- 62
$10.4M$8M1.30×Doctor Detroit
$10.4M · $8M
- 63
$10.2M$18M0.57×Brainstorm
$10.2M · $18M
- 64
$10.2M$10M1.02×The Hunger
$10.2M · $10M
- 65
$10.1M$10M1.01×Lovesick
$10.1M · $10M
- 66
$10M$10.1M0.99×The Man with Two Brains
$10M · $10.1M
- 67
$9.8M——The Black Stallion Returns
$9.8M
- 68
$9.6M——Without a Trace
$9.6M
- 69
$9.2M——Bad Boys
$9.2M
- 70
$8.4M$4.5M1.87×Tender Mercies
$8.4M · $4.5M
- 71
$8.4M$20M0.42×Something Wicked This Way Comes
$8.4M · $20M
- 72
$7.2M$4.5M1.59×10 to Midnight
$7.2M · $4.5M
- 73
$7M$9M0.78×Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
$7M · $9M
- 74
$6.9M$10M0.69×Romantic Comedy
$6.9M · $10M
- 75
$6.7M——Nightmares
$6.7M
- 76
$6.5M——The Osterman Weekend
$6.5M
- 77
$6.5M——Star 80
$6.5M
- 78
$6.3M——The Sting II
$6.3M
- 79
$6.3M$6M1.06×Amityville 3-D
$6.3M · $6M
- 80
$6.1M$1.3M4.92×Chained Heat
$6.1M · $1.3M
- 81
$5.9M$4.2M1.40×Local Hero
$5.9M · $4.2M
- 82
$5.6M$8M0.69×The Star Chamber
$5.6M · $8M
- 83
$5.3M$550K9.58×Love Letters
$5.3M · $550K
- 84
$5.1M——Vigilante
$5.1M
- 85
$4.8M——Eddie and the Cruisers
$4.8M
- 86
$4.5M$11M0.41×Curse of the Pink Panther
$4.5M · $11M
- 87
$4.3M$10M0.43×Yellowbeard
$4.3M · $10M
- 88
$4M$300K13.2×Joysticks
$4M · $300K
- 89
$3.7M$6M0.61×The Keep
$3.7M · $6M
- 90
$3.2M$600K5.33×Koyaanisqatsi
$3.2M · $600K
- 91
$2.8M——Winners and Sinners
$2.8M
- 92
$2.5M$980K2.59×BMX Bandits
$2.5M · $980K
- 93
$2.5M$10M0.25×Rumble Fish
$2.5M · $10M
- 94
$2.4M$6.5M0.38×The Man Who Wasn't There
$2.4M · $6.5M
- 95
$2.4M$8M0.30×Table for Five
$2.4M · $8M
- 96
$2.3M——Man, Woman and Child
$2.3M
- 97
$2.3M——Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
$2.3M
- 98
$2.1M$6M0.36×Videodrome
$2.1M · $6M
- 99
$2.1M$800K2.60×Screwballs
$2.1M · $800K
- 100
$2M$1.5M1.36×Testament
$2M · $1.5M