Yearly chart

1983 Box Office Rankings

Year-specific reference chart with worldwide gross, reported budgets, openings and ROI where available.

About the 1983 chart

This 1983 box office chart highlights films released in 1983, using available worldwide gross, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI data. Some titles may have richer financial detail than others, depending on source coverage and later corrections.

Year gross$3.44Bvisible records

Avg budget$9.1Mbudgeted titles

Top opening—The Lonely Lady

Releases150available for year

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Top gross

Return of the Jedi$572.7M Flashdance$201.5M Octopussy$187.5M Never Say Never Again$160.0M Sudden Impact$150.0M

Best ROI

Flashdance28.79x Return of the Jedi17.70x Terms of Endearment13.55x WarGames10.38x Risky Business10.25x

Gross-minus-budget leaders

Return of the Jedi$540.4M Flashdance$194.5M Octopussy$160.0M Sudden Impact$128.0M Never Say Never Again$124.0M

1983 movie chart

Sorted by worldwide gross.

#	Movie	Year	Worldwide	Budget	Gross - budget	ROI	Studio / Distributor
1	Return of the Jedi WW Financial	1983	$572.7M	$32.4M	$540.4M	17.70x	Lucasfilm Ltd..
2	Flashdance WW Financial	1983	$201.5M	$7.0M	$194.5M	28.79x	Paramount Pictures
3	Octopussy WW Financial	1983	$187.5M	$27.5M	$160.0M	6.82x	Eon Productions
4	Never Say Never Again WW Financial	1983	$160.0M	$36.0M	$124.0M	4.44x	Talia Film Ii Productions
5	Sudden Impact WW Financial	1983	$150.0M	$22.0M	$128.0M	6.82x	Warner Bros. Pictures
6	Staying Alive WW Financial	1983	$126.0M	$22.0M	$104.0M	5.73x	Paramount Pictures
7	WarGames WW Financial	1983	$124.6M	$12.0M	$112.6M	10.38x	Sherwood Productions
8	Terms of Endearment WW Financial	1983	$108.4M	$8.0M	$100.4M	13.55x	Paramount Pictures
9	Trading Places WW Financial	1983	$90.4M	$15.0M	$75.4M	6.03x	Cinema Group Ventures
10	Jaws 3-D WW Financial	1983	$88.0M	$20.5M	$67.5M	4.29x	Mca Theatricals
11	Superman III WW Financial	1983	$80.3M	$39.0M	$41.3M	2.06x	Dovemead Films
12	Scarface WW Financial	1983	$66.0M	$25.0M	$41.0M	2.64x	Universal Pictures
13	Mr. Mom WW Financial No budget	1983	$64.8M	—	—	—	Aaron Spelling Productions
14	Risky Business WW Financial	1983	$63.5M	$6.2M	$57.3M	10.25x	Geffen Pictures
15	National Lampoon's Vacation WW Financial	1983	$61.4M	$15.0M	$46.4M	4.09x	Warner Bros. Pictures
16	The Big Chill WW Financial	1983	$56.3M	$8.0M	$48.3M	7.04x	Carson Productions
17	Porky's II: The Next Day WW Financial	1983	$55.0M	$6.5M	$48.5M	8.46x	Simon Reeves Landsburg Productions
18	Monty Python's The Meaning of Life WW Financial	1983	$42.7M	$9.0M	$33.7M	4.75x	Celandine Films
19	Blue Thunder WW Financial	1983	$42.3M	$22.0M	$20.3M	1.92x	Rastar Productions
20	Silkwood WW Financial	1983	$35.6M	$10.0M	$25.6M	3.56x	Abc Motion Pictures
21	Psycho II WW Financial	1983	$34.7M	$5.0M	$29.7M	6.95x	Universal Pictures
22	The Outsiders WW Financial	1983	$33.7M	$10.0M	$23.7M	3.37x	American Zoetrope
23	Red Spell Spells Red WW Financial No budget	1983	$32.1M	—	—	—	Nikko Int'l Productions & Films (H.k.) Ltd..
24	Uncommon Valor WW Financial	1983	$30.5M	$11.0M	$19.5M	2.77x	Paramount Pictures
25	Yentl WW Financial	1983	$30.4M	$12.0M	$18.4M	2.53x	Ladbroke
26	Twilight Zone: The Movie WW Financial Hidden	1983	$29.5M	$10.0M	$19.5M	2.95x	Warner Bros. Pictures
27	Easy Money WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$29.3M	—	—	—	Orion Pictures
28	High Road to China WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$28.4M	—	—	—	Jadran Film
29	Spring Break WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$24.1M	—	—	—	Fogbound Inc.
30	Two of a Kind WW Financial Hidden	1983	$23.6M	$14.0M	$9.6M	1.69x	20th Century Fox
31	My Tutor WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$22.6M	—	—	—	Marimark Productions
32	Class WW Financial Hidden	1983	$21.6M	$7.0M	$14.6M	3.09x	Orion Pictures
33	The Right Stuff WW Financial Hidden	1983	$21.5M	$27.0M	-$5.5M	0.80x	The Ladd Company
34	Christine WW Financial Hidden	1983	$21.2M	$9.7M	$11.5M	2.19x	Columbia Pictures
35	Cujo WW Financial Hidden	1983	$21.2M	$5.0M	$16.2M	4.24x	Sunn Classic Pictures
36	Mickey's Christmas Carol WW Financial Hidden	1983	$21.0M	$3.0M	$18.0M	7.00x	Walt Disney Pictures
37	The Dead Zone WW Financial Hidden	1983	$20.8M	$10.0M	$10.8M	2.08x	The De Laurentiis Company
38	A Christmas Story WW Financial Hidden	1983	$20.7M	$3.3M	$17.4M	6.27x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
39	Breathless WW Financial Hidden	1983	$19.9M	$7.5M	$12.4M	2.65x	Orion Pictures
40	Project A WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$18.0M	—	—	—	Paragon Films
41	Max Dugan Returns WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$17.6M	—	—	—	20th Century Fox
42	Valley Girl WW Financial Hidden	1983	$17.3M	$350,000	$17.0M	49.55x	Atlantic Entertainment Group
43	All the Right Moves WW Financial Hidden	1983	$17.2M	$5.6M	$11.6M	3.08x	Lucille Ball Productions
44	Krull WW Financial Hidden	1983	$16.9M	$27.0M	-$10.1M	0.63x	Barclays Mercantile Industrial Finance
45	Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$16.5M	—	—	—	Shin Ei Animation
46	Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone WW Financial Hidden	1983	$16.5M	$15.0M	$1.5M	1.10x	Delphi Productions
47	D.C. Cab WW Financial Hidden	1983	$16.1M	$8.0M	$8.1M	2.02x	RKO Pictures
48	Gorky Park WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$15.9M	—	—	—	Orion Pictures
49	Still Smokin WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$15.5M	—	—	—	Paramount Pictures
50	Private School WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$14.0M	—	—	—	Unity Productions
51	Revenge of the Ninja WW Financial Hidden	1983	$13.2M	$700,000	$12.5M	18.81x	The Cannon Group
52	To Be or Not to Be WW Financial Hidden	1983	$13.0M	$9.0M	$4.0M	1.45x	Brooksfilms
53	Lone Wolf McQuade WW Financial Hidden	1983	$12.2M	$5.0M	$7.2M	2.45x	1818
54	Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$12.0M	—	—	—	Walt Disney Productions
55	Deathstalker WW Financial Hidden	1983	$11.9M	$457,000	$11.5M	26.08x	Palo Alto Productions
56	Zelig WW Financial Hidden	1983	$11.8M	$13.5M	-$1.7M	0.87x	Orion Pictures
57	The Lords of Discipline WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$11.8M	—	—	—	Paramount Pictures
58	Stroker Ace WW Financial Hidden	1983	$11.4M	$14.0M	-$2.6M	0.81x	Universal Pictures
59	Sleepaway Camp WW Financial Hidden	1983	$11.0M	$350,000	$10.7M	31.43x	American Eagle
60	The Man Who Loved Women WW Financial Hidden	1983	$11.0M	$19.0M	-$8.0M	0.58x	Columbia Pictures
61	Hercules WW Financial Hidden	1983	$10.7M	$2.5M	$8.2M	4.27x	Golan Globus Productions
62	Doctor Detroit WW Financial Hidden	1983	$10.4M	$8.0M	$2.4M	1.30x	Black Rhino Productions
63	Brainstorm WW Financial Hidden	1983	$10.2M	$18.0M	-$7.8M	0.57x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
64	The Hunger WW Financial Hidden	1983	$10.2M	$10.0M	$200,000	1.02x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
65	Lovesick WW Financial Hidden	1983	$10.1M	$10.0M	$100,000	1.01x	The Ladd Company
66	The Man with Two Brains WW Financial Hidden	1983	$10.0M	$10.1M	-$100,000	0.99x	Aspen Film Society
67	The Black Stallion Returns WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$9.8M	—	—	—	American Zoetrope
68	Without a Trace WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$9.6M	—	—	—	20th Century Fox
69	Bad Boys WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$9.2M	—	—	—	Emi Films
70	Something Wicked This Way Comes WW Financial Hidden	1983	$8.4M	$20.0M	-$11.6M	0.42x	Walt Disney Productions
71	Tender Mercies WW Financial Hidden	1983	$8.4M	$4.5M	$3.9M	1.87x	Antron Media Production
72	10 to Midnight WW Financial Hidden	1983	$7.2M	$4.5M	$2.7M	1.59x	Y & M Productions
73	Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 WW Financial Hidden	1983	$7.0M	$9.0M	-$2.0M	0.78x	Universal Pictures
74	Romantic Comedy WW Financial Hidden	1983	$6.9M	$10.0M	-$3.1M	0.69x	United Artists
75	Nightmares WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$6.7M	—	—	—	Universal Pictures
76	The Osterman Weekend WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$6.5M	—	—	—	Osterman Weekend Associates
77	Star 80 WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$6.5M	—	—	—	The Ladd Company
78	The Sting II WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$6.3M	—	—	—	Universal Pictures
79	Amityville 3-D WW Financial Hidden	1983	$6.3M	$6.0M	$333,135	1.06x	The De Laurentiis Company
80	Chained Heat WW Financial Hidden	1983	$6.1M	$1.3M	$4.9M	4.92x	Heat Gbr
81	Local Hero WW Financial Hidden	1983	$5.9M	$4.2M	$1.7M	1.40x	Enigma Productions
82	The Star Chamber WW Financial Hidden	1983	$5.6M	$8.0M	-$2.4M	0.69x	Frank Yablans Presentations
83	Love Letters WW Financial Hidden	1983	$5.3M	$550,000	$4.7M	9.58x	New World Pictures
84	Vigilante WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$5.1M	—	—	—	Magnum Motion Pictures Inc.
85	Eddie and the Cruisers WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$4.8M	—	—	—	Aurora
86	Curse of the Pink Panther WW Financial Hidden	1983	$4.5M	$11.0M	-$6.5M	0.41x	Titan Productions
87	Yellowbeard WW Financial Hidden	1983	$4.3M	$10.0M	-$5.7M	0.43x	Yellowbeard Associates
88	Joysticks WW Financial Hidden	1983	$4.0M	$300,000	$3.7M	13.17x	Jensen Farley Pictures
89	The Keep WW Financial Hidden	1983	$3.7M	$6.0M	-$2.3M	0.61x	Paramount Pictures
90	Koyaanisqatsi WW Financial Hidden	1983	$3.2M	$600,000	$2.6M	5.33x	Ire Productions
91	Winners and Sinners WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$2.8M	—	—	—	Orange Sky Golden Harvest
92	BMX Bandits WW Financial Hidden	1983	$2.5M	$980,385	$1.6M	2.59x	Nilsen Premiere
93	Rumble Fish WW Financial Hidden	1983	$2.5M	$10.0M	-$7.5M	0.25x	American Zoetrope
94	The Man Who Wasn't There WW Financial Hidden	1983	$2.4M	$6.5M	-$4.1M	0.38x	Paramount Pictures
95	Table for Five WW Financial Hidden	1983	$2.4M	$8.0M	-$5.6M	0.31x	CBS Theatrical Films
96	Man, Woman and Child WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$2.3M	—	—	—	Gaylord Productions
97	Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$2.3M	—	—	—	Recorded Picture Company
98	Videodrome WW Financial Hidden	1983	$2.1M	$6.0M	-$3.8M	0.36x	Filmplan International
99	Screwballs WW Financial Hidden	1983	$2.1M	$800,000	$1.3M	2.60x	Millenium
100	Testament WW Financial Hidden	1983	$2.0M	$1.5M	$544,892	1.36x	American Playhouse
101	Nate and Hayes WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$2.0M	—	—	—	Paramount Pictures
102	Strange Brew WW Financial Hidden	1983	$1.9M	$4.0M	-$2.1M	0.48x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
103	Baby It's You WW Financial Hidden	1983	$1.9M	$3.0M	-$1.1M	0.62x	Double Play
104	Esprit D'amour WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$1.8M	—	—	—	Cinema City
105	Christmas Holidays WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$1.8M	—	—	—	Filmauro
106	Stryker WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$1.7M	—	—	—	Hci International
107	Get Crazy WW Financial Hidden	1983	$1.6M	$5.5M	-$3.9M	0.30x	D & P Productions
108	Lianna WW Financial Hidden	1983	$1.5M	$300,000	$1.2M	5.10x	Winwood Company
109	Misunderstood WW Financial Hidden	1983	$1.5M	$10.0M	-$8.5M	0.15x	Vides Cinematografica
110	Dark Habits WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$1.5M	—	—	—	Tesauro
111	Sahara WW Financial Hidden	1983	$1.4M	$12.0M	-$10.6M	0.12x	The Cannon Group
112	Exposed WW Financial Hidden	1983	$1.4M	$18.0M	-$16.6M	0.08x	United Artists
113	Strange Invaders WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$1.4M	—	—	—	Lone Wolf Mc Quade Associates
114	Overdose WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$1.3M	—	—	—	Ópalo Films
115	Gabriela WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$1.3M	—	—	—	Sultana
116	Eddie Macon's Run WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$1.3M	—	—	—	Universal Pictures
117	Losin' It WW Financial Hidden	1983	$1.2M	$7.0M	-$5.8M	0.18x	Tijuana Productions
118	The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$804,963	—	—	—	Moctesuma Esparza Productions
119	Fire and Ice WW Financial Hidden	1983	$760,883	$1.2M	-$439,117	0.63x	Ralph Bakshi/Frank Frazetta Productions
120	The Wicked Lady WW Financial Hidden	1983	$724,912	$15.0M	-$14.3M	0.05x	London Cannon Films
121	The Pirates of Penzance WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$694,497	—	—	—	Universal Pictures
122	La loca historia de los tres mosqueteros WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$515,221	—	—	—	Bermúdez De Castro P.c.
123	A Polish Vampire in Burbank WW Financial Hidden	1983	$500,000	$3,000	$497,000	166.67x	Pirromount Pictures
124	At the Sports Bar WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$382,291	—	—	—	Dean Film
125	Kaydahonna Azeem WW Financial Hidden	1983	$349,000	$220,000	$129,000	1.59x	Egypt For Studios And Film Production
126	The Bet WW Financial Hidden	1983	$345,000	$200,000	$145,000	1.73x	Maspero
127	Demon of the Lute WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$344,172	—	—	—	Shaw Brothers
128	On the Wrong Track WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$327,097	—	—	—	Shaw Brothers
129	Nostalgia WW Financial Hidden	1983	$311,708	$875,000	-$563,292	0.36x	Sovinfilm
130	Lesbian Schoolgirls and the Pleasure of Perverting WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$222,087	—	—	—	Filmax
131	The Angry Cid WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$191,299	—	—	—	Constan Films S.a.
132	La avispita Ruinasa WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$174,102	—	—	—	Jacinto Santos Parrás
133	El hombre del pito mágico WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$133,019	—	—	—	Badi Films
134	The Hotel of Love Affairs WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$127,761	—	—	—	Golden Films Internacional S.a.
135	Eureka WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$123,572	—	—	—	Sunley Productions Ltd..
136	Hanna K. WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$114,247	—	—	—	Kg Productions
137	Eyes of Fire WW Financial Hidden	1983	$100,000	$2.6M	-$2.5M	0.04x	Elysian Pictures
138	Razia Sultan WW Financial Hidden	1983	$100,000	$100,000	—	1.00x	Nh Studioz
139	Sans Soleil WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$30,878	—	—	—	Argos Films
140	Twice Upon a Time WW Financial Hidden	1983	$5,000	$3.0M	-$3.0M	0.00x	Lucasfilm Ltd..
141	Unbeatable WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$2,000	—	—	—	Shaheen Film
142	Ogroff WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$1,500	—	—	—	—
143	Du Juan sheng sheng WW Financial Hidden	1983	$100	$100	—	1.00x	Guangxi Film Studio
144	Hong liu lü liu WW Financial Hidden	1983	$100	$100	—	1.00x	Shandong Film Studio
145	The Land Of Rebirth WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$100	—	—	—	August 1St Film Studio 八一电影制片厂 (A1 Fs)
146	Under the White Poplar WW Financial Hidden	1983	$100	$100	—	1.00x	Guangxi Film Studio
147	一个女教练的自述 WW Financial Hidden	1983	$100	$100	—	1.00x	联瑞(上海)影业有限公司
148	You Are a Bad Person WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$86	—	—	—	—
149	Blue Skies Again WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$84	—	—	—	Lantana Productions
150	The Lonely Lady WW Financial No budget Hidden	1983	$1	—	—	—	Harold Robbins International Company

Return of the Jedi 1983 · WW Budget $32.4M · Lucasfilm Ltd..

$572.7M ROI 17.70x

Flashdance 1983 · WW Budget $7.0M · Paramount Pictures

$201.5M ROI 28.79x

Octopussy 1983 · WW Budget $27.5M · Eon Productions

$187.5M ROI 6.82x

Never Say Never Again 1983 · WW Budget $36.0M · Talia Film Ii Productions

$160.0M ROI 4.44x

Sudden Impact 1983 · WW Budget $22.0M · Warner Bros. Pictures

$150.0M ROI 6.82x

Staying Alive 1983 · WW Budget $22.0M · Paramount Pictures

$126.0M ROI 5.73x

WarGames 1983 · WW Budget $12.0M · Sherwood Productions

$124.6M ROI 10.38x

Terms of Endearment 1983 · WW Budget $8.0M · Paramount Pictures

$108.4M ROI 13.55x

Trading Places 1983 · WW Budget $15.0M · Cinema Group Ventures

$90.4M ROI 6.03x

Jaws 3-D 1983 · WW Budget $20.5M · Mca Theatricals

$88.0M ROI 4.29x

Superman III 1983 · WW Budget $39.0M · Dovemead Films

$80.3M ROI 2.06x

Scarface 1983 · WW Budget $25.0M · Universal Pictures

$66.0M ROI 2.64x

Mr. Mom 1983 · WW Budget — · Aaron Spelling Productions

$64.8M ROI —

Risky Business 1983 · WW Budget $6.2M · Geffen Pictures

$63.5M ROI 10.25x

National Lampoon's Vacation 1983 · WW Budget $15.0M · Warner Bros. Pictures

$61.4M ROI 4.09x

The Big Chill 1983 · WW Budget $8.0M · Carson Productions

$56.3M ROI 7.04x

Porky's II: The Next Day 1983 · WW Budget $6.5M · Simon Reeves Landsburg Productions

$55.0M ROI 8.46x

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life 1983 · WW Budget $9.0M · Celandine Films

$42.7M ROI 4.75x

Blue Thunder 1983 · WW Budget $22.0M · Rastar Productions

$42.3M ROI 1.92x

Silkwood 1983 · WW Budget $10.0M · Abc Motion Pictures

$35.6M ROI 3.56x

Psycho II 1983 · WW Budget $5.0M · Universal Pictures

$34.7M ROI 6.95x

The Outsiders 1983 · WW Budget $10.0M · American Zoetrope

$33.7M ROI 3.37x

Red Spell Spells Red 1983 · WW Budget — · Nikko Int'l Productions & Films (H.k.) Ltd..

$32.1M ROI —

Uncommon Valor 1983 · WW Budget $11.0M · Paramount Pictures

$30.5M ROI 2.77x

Yentl 1983 · WW Budget $12.0M · Ladbroke

$30.4M ROI 2.53x

Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983 · WW Budget $10.0M · Warner Bros. Pictures

$29.5M ROI 2.95x

Easy Money 1983 · WW Budget — · Orion Pictures

$29.3M ROI —

High Road to China 1983 · WW Budget — · Jadran Film

$28.4M ROI —

Spring Break 1983 · WW Budget — · Fogbound Inc.

$24.1M ROI —

Two of a Kind 1983 · WW Budget $14.0M · 20th Century Fox

$23.6M ROI 1.69x

My Tutor 1983 · WW Budget — · Marimark Productions

$22.6M ROI —

Class 1983 · WW Budget $7.0M · Orion Pictures

$21.6M ROI 3.09x

The Right Stuff 1983 · WW Budget $27.0M · The Ladd Company

$21.5M ROI 0.80x

Christine 1983 · WW Budget $9.7M · Columbia Pictures

$21.2M ROI 2.19x

Cujo 1983 · WW Budget $5.0M · Sunn Classic Pictures

$21.2M ROI 4.24x

Mickey's Christmas Carol 1983 · WW Budget $3.0M · Walt Disney Pictures

$21.0M ROI 7.00x

The Dead Zone 1983 · WW Budget $10.0M · The De Laurentiis Company

$20.8M ROI 2.08x

A Christmas Story 1983 · WW Budget $3.3M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$20.7M ROI 6.27x

Breathless 1983 · WW Budget $7.5M · Orion Pictures

$19.9M ROI 2.65x

Project A 1983 · WW Budget — · Paragon Films

$18.0M ROI —

Max Dugan Returns 1983 · WW Budget — · 20th Century Fox

$17.6M ROI —

Valley Girl 1983 · WW Budget $350,000 · Atlantic Entertainment Group

$17.3M ROI 49.55x

All the Right Moves 1983 · WW Budget $5.6M · Lucille Ball Productions

$17.2M ROI 3.08x

Krull 1983 · WW Budget $27.0M · Barclays Mercantile Industrial Finance

$16.9M ROI 0.63x

Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil 1983 · WW Budget — · Shin Ei Animation

$16.5M ROI —

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone 1983 · WW Budget $15.0M · Delphi Productions

$16.5M ROI 1.10x

D.C. Cab 1983 · WW Budget $8.0M · RKO Pictures

$16.1M ROI 2.02x

Gorky Park 1983 · WW Budget — · Orion Pictures

$15.9M ROI —

Still Smokin 1983 · WW Budget — · Paramount Pictures

$15.5M ROI —

Private School 1983 · WW Budget — · Unity Productions

$14.0M ROI —

Revenge of the Ninja 1983 · WW Budget $700,000 · The Cannon Group

$13.2M ROI 18.81x

To Be or Not to Be 1983 · WW Budget $9.0M · Brooksfilms

$13.0M ROI 1.45x

Lone Wolf McQuade 1983 · WW Budget $5.0M · 1818

$12.2M ROI 2.45x

Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore 1983 · WW Budget — · Walt Disney Productions

$12.0M ROI —

Deathstalker 1983 · WW Budget $457,000 · Palo Alto Productions

$11.9M ROI 26.08x

Zelig 1983 · WW Budget $13.5M · Orion Pictures

$11.8M ROI 0.87x

The Lords of Discipline 1983 · WW Budget — · Paramount Pictures

$11.8M ROI —

Stroker Ace 1983 · WW Budget $14.0M · Universal Pictures

$11.4M ROI 0.81x

Sleepaway Camp 1983 · WW Budget $350,000 · American Eagle

$11.0M ROI 31.43x

The Man Who Loved Women 1983 · WW Budget $19.0M · Columbia Pictures

$11.0M ROI 0.58x

Hercules 1983 · WW Budget $2.5M · Golan Globus Productions

$10.7M ROI 4.27x

Doctor Detroit 1983 · WW Budget $8.0M · Black Rhino Productions

$10.4M ROI 1.30x

Brainstorm 1983 · WW Budget $18.0M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$10.2M ROI 0.57x

The Hunger 1983 · WW Budget $10.0M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$10.2M ROI 1.02x

Lovesick 1983 · WW Budget $10.0M · The Ladd Company

$10.1M ROI 1.01x

The Man with Two Brains 1983 · WW Budget $10.1M · Aspen Film Society

$10.0M ROI 0.99x

The Black Stallion Returns 1983 · WW Budget — · American Zoetrope

$9.8M ROI —

Without a Trace 1983 · WW Budget — · 20th Century Fox

$9.6M ROI —

Bad Boys 1983 · WW Budget — · Emi Films

$9.2M ROI —

Something Wicked This Way Comes 1983 · WW Budget $20.0M · Walt Disney Productions

$8.4M ROI 0.42x

Tender Mercies 1983 · WW Budget $4.5M · Antron Media Production

$8.4M ROI 1.87x

10 to Midnight 1983 · WW Budget $4.5M · Y & M Productions

$7.2M ROI 1.59x

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 1983 · WW Budget $9.0M · Universal Pictures

$7.0M ROI 0.78x

Romantic Comedy 1983 · WW Budget $10.0M · United Artists

$6.9M ROI 0.69x

Nightmares 1983 · WW Budget — · Universal Pictures

$6.7M ROI —

The Osterman Weekend 1983 · WW Budget — · Osterman Weekend Associates

$6.5M ROI —

Star 80 1983 · WW Budget — · The Ladd Company

$6.5M ROI —

The Sting II 1983 · WW Budget — · Universal Pictures

$6.3M ROI —

Amityville 3-D 1983 · WW Budget $6.0M · The De Laurentiis Company

$6.3M ROI 1.06x

Chained Heat 1983 · WW Budget $1.3M · Heat Gbr

$6.1M ROI 4.92x

Local Hero 1983 · WW Budget $4.2M · Enigma Productions

$5.9M ROI 1.40x

The Star Chamber 1983 · WW Budget $8.0M · Frank Yablans Presentations

$5.6M ROI 0.69x

Love Letters 1983 · WW Budget $550,000 · New World Pictures

$5.3M ROI 9.58x

Vigilante 1983 · WW Budget — · Magnum Motion Pictures Inc.

$5.1M ROI —

Eddie and the Cruisers 1983 · WW Budget — · Aurora

$4.8M ROI —

Curse of the Pink Panther 1983 · WW Budget $11.0M · Titan Productions

$4.5M ROI 0.41x

Yellowbeard 1983 · WW Budget $10.0M · Yellowbeard Associates

$4.3M ROI 0.43x

Joysticks 1983 · WW Budget $300,000 · Jensen Farley Pictures

$4.0M ROI 13.17x

The Keep 1983 · WW Budget $6.0M · Paramount Pictures

$3.7M ROI 0.61x

Koyaanisqatsi 1983 · WW Budget $600,000 · Ire Productions

$3.2M ROI 5.33x

Winners and Sinners 1983 · WW Budget — · Orange Sky Golden Harvest

$2.8M ROI —

BMX Bandits 1983 · WW Budget $980,385 · Nilsen Premiere

$2.5M ROI 2.59x

Rumble Fish 1983 · WW Budget $10.0M · American Zoetrope

$2.5M ROI 0.25x

The Man Who Wasn't There 1983 · WW Budget $6.5M · Paramount Pictures

$2.4M ROI 0.38x

Table for Five 1983 · WW Budget $8.0M · CBS Theatrical Films

$2.4M ROI 0.31x

Man, Woman and Child 1983 · WW Budget — · Gaylord Productions

$2.3M ROI —

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence 1983 · WW Budget — · Recorded Picture Company

$2.3M ROI —

Videodrome 1983 · WW Budget $6.0M · Filmplan International

$2.1M ROI 0.36x

Screwballs 1983 · WW Budget $800,000 · Millenium

$2.1M ROI 2.60x

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Testament 1983 · WW Budget $1.5M · American Playhouse

$2.0M ROI 1.36x

101

Nate and Hayes 1983 · WW Budget — · Paramount Pictures

$2.0M ROI —

102

Strange Brew 1983 · WW Budget $4.0M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$1.9M ROI 0.48x

103

Baby It's You 1983 · WW Budget $3.0M · Double Play

$1.9M ROI 0.62x

104

Esprit D'amour 1983 · WW Budget — · Cinema City

$1.8M ROI —

105

Christmas Holidays 1983 · WW Budget — · Filmauro

$1.8M ROI —

106

Stryker 1983 · WW Budget — · Hci International

$1.7M ROI —

107

Get Crazy 1983 · WW Budget $5.5M · D & P Productions

$1.6M ROI 0.30x

108

Lianna 1983 · WW Budget $300,000 · Winwood Company

$1.5M ROI 5.10x

109

Misunderstood 1983 · WW Budget $10.0M · Vides Cinematografica

$1.5M ROI 0.15x

110

Dark Habits 1983 · WW Budget — · Tesauro

$1.5M ROI —

111

Sahara 1983 · WW Budget $12.0M · The Cannon Group

$1.4M ROI 0.12x

112

Exposed 1983 · WW Budget $18.0M · United Artists

$1.4M ROI 0.08x

113

Strange Invaders 1983 · WW Budget — · Lone Wolf Mc Quade Associates

$1.4M ROI —

114

Overdose 1983 · WW Budget — · Ópalo Films

$1.3M ROI —

115

Gabriela 1983 · WW Budget — · Sultana

$1.3M ROI —

116

Eddie Macon's Run 1983 · WW Budget — · Universal Pictures

$1.3M ROI —

117

Losin' It 1983 · WW Budget $7.0M · Tijuana Productions

$1.2M ROI 0.18x

118

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez 1983 · WW Budget — · Moctesuma Esparza Productions

$804,963 ROI —

119

Fire and Ice 1983 · WW Budget $1.2M · Ralph Bakshi/Frank Frazetta Productions

$760,883 ROI 0.63x

120

The Wicked Lady 1983 · WW Budget $15.0M · London Cannon Films

$724,912 ROI 0.05x

121

The Pirates of Penzance 1983 · WW Budget — · Universal Pictures

$694,497 ROI —

122

La loca historia de los tres mosqueteros 1983 · WW Budget — · Bermúdez De Castro P.c.

$515,221 ROI —

123

A Polish Vampire in Burbank 1983 · WW Budget $3,000 · Pirromount Pictures

$500,000 ROI 166.67x

124

At the Sports Bar 1983 · WW Budget — · Dean Film

$382,291 ROI —

125

Kaydahonna Azeem 1983 · WW Budget $220,000 · Egypt For Studios And Film Production

$349,000 ROI 1.59x

126

The Bet 1983 · WW Budget $200,000 · Maspero

$345,000 ROI 1.73x

127

Demon of the Lute 1983 · WW Budget — · Shaw Brothers

$344,172 ROI —

128

On the Wrong Track 1983 · WW Budget — · Shaw Brothers

$327,097 ROI —

129

Nostalgia 1983 · WW Budget $875,000 · Sovinfilm

$311,708 ROI 0.36x

130

Lesbian Schoolgirls and the Pleasure of Perverting 1983 · WW Budget — · Filmax

$222,087 ROI —

131

The Angry Cid 1983 · WW Budget — · Constan Films S.a.

$191,299 ROI —

132

La avispita Ruinasa 1983 · WW Budget — · Jacinto Santos Parrás

$174,102 ROI —

133

El hombre del pito mágico 1983 · WW Budget — · Badi Films

$133,019 ROI —

134

The Hotel of Love Affairs 1983 · WW Budget — · Golden Films Internacional S.a.

$127,761 ROI —

135

Eureka 1983 · WW Budget — · Sunley Productions Ltd..

$123,572 ROI —

136

Hanna K. 1983 · WW Budget — · Kg Productions

$114,247 ROI —

137

Eyes of Fire 1983 · WW Budget $2.6M · Elysian Pictures

$100,000 ROI 0.04x

138

Razia Sultan 1983 · WW Budget $100,000 · Nh Studioz

$100,000 ROI 1.00x

139

Sans Soleil 1983 · WW Budget — · Argos Films

$30,878 ROI —

140

Twice Upon a Time 1983 · WW Budget $3.0M · Lucasfilm Ltd..

$5,000 ROI 0.00x

141

Unbeatable 1983 · WW Budget — · Shaheen Film

$2,000 ROI —

142

Ogroff 1983 · WW Budget —

$1,500 ROI —

143

Du Juan sheng sheng 1983 · WW Budget $100 · Guangxi Film Studio

$100 ROI 1.00x

144

Hong liu lü liu 1983 · WW Budget $100 · Shandong Film Studio

$100 ROI 1.00x

145

The Land Of Rebirth 1983 · WW Budget — · August 1St Film Studio 八一电影制片厂 (A1 Fs)

$100 ROI —

146

Under the White Poplar 1983 · WW Budget $100 · Guangxi Film Studio

$100 ROI 1.00x

147

一个女教练的自述 1983 · WW Budget $100 · 联瑞(上海)影业有限公司

$100 ROI 1.00x

148

You Are a Bad Person 1983 · WW Budget —

$86 ROI —

149

Blue Skies Again 1983 · WW Budget — · Lantana Productions

$84 ROI —

150

The Lonely Lady 1983 · WW Budget — · Harold Robbins International Company

$1 ROI —

1983 box office FAQ

Helpful answers about the 1983 box office chart.

How many movies are included in the 1983 box office chart?

The number of titles depends on available box office data for that release year. More records can appear as source coverage improves.

Why do some movies have more detailed box office pages?

Some titles have more complete financial, ranking and source information available. Titles with less reliable supporting data may remain listed in ranking tables until more detail is available.

What does worldwide gross mean?

Worldwide gross refers to reported theatrical box office revenue across all available markets before any later home entertainment or streaming revenue.

How is ROI calculated?

ROI is calculated from available gross and budget data. Where budget or revenue is missing, ROI may be unavailable or marked as estimated depending on the source quality.

Can more films be expanded with full box office details later?

Yes. A title can receive a more detailed page when reliable financial data, source links and useful context become available.