| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | - | - | - | $141,139,269 | 1,764 | $252,583,617 | May 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 2 | Flashdance | - | - | - | $52,693,415 | 1,140 | $92,921,203 | Apr 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | Blue Thunder | - | - | - | $38,444,228 | 1,555 | $42,313,354 | May 13 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 4 | Superman III | - | - | - | $34,161,868 | 1,763 | $59,950,623 | Jun 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Trading Places | - | - | - | $32,799,818 | 1,389 | $90,404,800 | Jun 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | Octopussy | - | - | - | $32,164,899 | 1,339 | $67,893,619 | Jun 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 7 | WarGames | - | - | - | $32,087,247 | 977 | $79,567,667 | Jun 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 8 | Tootsie | - | - | - | $31,314,322 | 1,222 | $177,200,000 | Dec 17 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 9 | Psycho II | - | - | - | $26,533,000 | 1,488 | $34,725,000 | Jun 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | - | - | - | $20,407,028 | 1,778 | $359,197,037 | Jun 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 11 | Breathless | - | - | - | $19,910,002 | 1,166 | $19,910,002 | May 13 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 12 | My Tutor | - | - | - | $19,811,444 | 500 | $22,587,834 | Mar 4 | Crown | false |
| 13 | Gandhi | - | - | - | $18,506,326 | 825 | $52,767,889 | Dec 10 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 14 | The Outsiders | - | - | - | $18,446,847 | 1,002 | $25,697,647 | Mar 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | - | - | - | $16,478,265 | 1,344 | $16,478,265 | May 20 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 16 | Spring Break | - | - | - | $15,602,888 | 1,531 | $24,071,666 | Mar 25 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 17 | Still Smokin | - | - | - | $15,177,409 | 730 | $15,543,710 | May 6 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 18 | Monty Python's the Meaning of Life | - | - | - | $14,929,552 | 554 | $14,929,552 | Apr 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | High Road to China | - | - | - | $14,720,994 | 1,508 | $28,445,927 | Mar 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | Max Dugan Returns | - | - | - | $13,797,692 | 801 | $17,613,720 | Mar 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 21 | Valley Girl | - | - | - | $13,052,437 | 442 | $17,343,596 | Apr 29 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 22 | Lone Wolf McQuade | - | - | - | $12,232,628 | 1,221 | $12,232,628 | Apr 15 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 23 | 48 Hrs. | - | - | - | $11,129,604 | 1,050 | $78,868,508 | Dec 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 24 | Porky's II: The Next Day | - | - | - | $10,817,121 | 1,564 | $33,759,266 | Jun 24 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 25 | Doctor Detroit | - | - | - | $10,375,893 | 1,343 | $10,375,893 | May 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | - | - | - | $10,368,098 | 1,288 | $29,450,919 | Jun 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 27 | Sophie's Choice | - | - | - | $9,669,000 | 548 | $30,036,000 | Dec 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 28 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $9,390,095 | 628 | $11,374,454 | Mar 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 29 | The Man with Two Brains | - | - | - | $9,277,353 | 1,203 | $10,353,438 | Jun 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 30 | The Sword in the Stone | - | - | - | $8,707,787 | 741 | $12,000,000 | Mar 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 31 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | - | - | - | $8,400,000 | 817 | $8,400,000 | Apr 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 32 | Tender Mercies | - | - | - | $8,255,114 | 37 | $8,443,124 | Mar 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 33 | The Black Stallion Returns | - | - | - | $7,809,203 | 1,376 | $12,049,108 | Mar 25 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 34 | Chained Heat | - | - | - | $6,149,983 | 417 | $6,149,983 | May 27 | Jensen Farley Pictures | false |
| 35 | Bad Boys | - | - | - | $6,076,431 | 535 | $9,190,819 | Mar 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 36 | The Hunger | - | - | - | $5,979,292 | 775 | $5,979,292 | Apr 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 37 | Porky's 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,797,190 | 1,192 | $5,797,190 | May 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 38 | Local Hero | - | - | - | $5,759,681 | 207 | $5,895,761 | Feb 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 39 | The Survivors | - | - | - | $5,371,161 | 1,014 | $14,000,000 | Jun 24 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 40 | The Verdict | - | - | - | $4,248,642 | 904 | $53,977,250 | Dec 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 41 | Yellowbeard | - | - | - | $2,452,320 | 761 | $4,300,000 | Jun 24 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 42 | The King of Comedy | - | - | - | $2,357,001 | 76 | $2,536,242 | Feb 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 43 | Man, Woman and Child | - | - | - | $2,314,561 | 350 | $2,314,561 | Apr 1 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 44 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,108,548 | 520 | $2,108,548 | May 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 45 | Baby It's You | - | - | - | $1,850,048 | 30 | $1,867,792 | Mar 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 46 | Tough Enough | - | - | - | $1,400,017 | 538 | $2,433,722 | Mar 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 47 | Losin' It | - | - | - | $1,246,141 | 180 | $1,246,141 | Apr 8 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 48 | Rocky III 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $902,228 | 1,071 | $902,228 | May 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 49 | Poltergeist 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $536,108 | 593 | $536,108 | May 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 50 | Table for Five | - | - | - | $340,956 | 181 | $2,439,705 | Feb 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 51 | Screwballs | - | - | - | $210,000 | 128 | $2,082,215 | Apr 1 | New World Pictures | false |
