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MOVIES

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Grosses

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Highest Grossing Films of 1983

This list features movies that have earned the highest box-office revenue during the year 1983.

RANK

FILMS

WORLDWIDE GROSS

1

Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi

$482,365,284

2

Flashdance

$201,463,574

3

Octopussy

$187,500,000

4

Never Say Never Again

$160,000,000

5

Staying Alive

$126,041,474

6

Terms of Endearment

$108,423,749

7

Trading Places

$90,400,000

8

Superman III

$80,200,000

9

WarGames

$74,433,837

10

Sudden Impact

$67,642,693

11

Mr. Mom

$64,800,000

12

Risky Business

$63,541,777

13

National Lampoon’s Vacation

$61,400,000

14

The Big Chill

$56,077,578

15

Scarface

$45,233,082

16

Blue Thunder

$42,313,354

17

Jaws 3-D

$42,245,180

18

Yentl

$39,012,241

19

Silkwood

$35,615,609

20

Porky's II: The Next Day

$33,759,266

21

Psycho II

$32,000,000

22

Twilight Zone: The Movie

$29,500,000

23

The Evil Dead

$29,400,000

24

Easy Money

$29,309,766

25

High Road to China

$28,416,459

26

Uncommon Valor

$27,900,000

27

Never Cry Wolf

$27,668,764

28

The Outsiders

$25,722,974

29

Spring Break

$24,071,666

30

Two of a Kind

$23,700,000


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References

The Numbers (2025). Top Grossing Movies of 1983. Available at: https://www.the-numbers.com/market/1983/top-grossing-movies [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Wikipedia (2025). 1983 in Film. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_in_film [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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