Rank |
Movie Title
|
Studio |
Total Gross / Theaters |
Opening / Theaters |
Open |
1 |
Return of the Jedi |
Fox |
$252,583,617 |
1,764 |
$23,019,618 |
1,002 |
5/25 |
2 |
Terms of Endearment |
Par. |
$108,423,489 |
1,259 |
$3,498,813 |
260 |
11/23 |
3 |
Flashdance |
Par. |
$92,921,203 |
1,140 |
$4,076,124 |
1,140 |
4/15 |
4 |
Trading Places |
Par. |
$90,404,800 |
1,389 |
$7,348,200 |
1,375 |
6/10 |
5 |
WarGames |
MGM |
$79,567,667 |
977 |
$6,227,804 |
843 |
6/3 |
6 |
Octopussy |
MGM |
$67,893,619 |
1,339 |
$8,902,564 |
1,311 |
6/10 |
7 |
Sudden Impact |
WB |
$67,642,693 |
1,602 |
$9,688,561 |
1,530 |
12/9 |
8 |
Staying Alive |
Par. |
$64,892,670 |
1,747 |
$12,146,143 |
1,660 |
7/15 |
9 |
Mr. Mom |
Fox |
$64,783,827 |
1,362 |
$947,197 |
126 |
7/22 |
10 |
Risky Business |
WB |
$63,541,777 |
1,137 |
$4,275,327 |
670 |
8/5 |
11 |
National Lampoon's Vacation |
WB |
$61,399,552 |
1,253 |
$8,333,358 |
1,175 |
7/29 |
12 |
Superman III |
WB |
$59,950,623 |
1,763 |
$13,352,357 |
1,759 |
6/17 |
13 |
The Big Chill |
Col. |
$56,342,711 |
832 |
$3,662,152 |
722 |
9/30 |
14 |
Never Say Never Again |
WB |
$55,432,841 |
1,560 |
$10,958,157 |
1,550 |
10/7 |
15 |
Jaws 3-D |
Uni. |
$45,517,055 |
1,311 |
$13,422,500 |
1,300 |
7/22 |
16 |
Scarface (1983) |
Uni. |
$44,668,798 |
1,008 |
$4,597,536 |
996 |
12/9 |
17 |
Blue Thunder |
Col. |
$42,313,354 |
1,555 |
$8,258,149 |
1,539 |
5/13 |
18 |
Yentl |
MGM |
$40,218,899 |
747 |
$3,050,219 |
501 |
11/18 |
19 |
Silkwood |
Fox |
$35,615,609 |
843 |
$1,218,322 |
257 |
12/16 |
20 |
Psycho II |
Uni. |
$34,725,000 |
1,488 |
$8,310,244 |
1,448 |
6/3 |
21 |
Porky's II: The Next Day |
Fox |
$33,759,266 |
1,564 |
$7,054,988 |
1,511 |
6/24 |
22 |
Uncommon Valor |
Par. |
$30,503,151 |
1,076 |
$3,144,367 |
989 |
12/16 |
23 |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Re-issue) (1983) |
BV |
$30,100,000 |
1,362 |
$6,017,914 |
1,362 |
7/15 |
24 |
Never Cry Wolf |
BV |
$29,600,000 |
540 |
$1,116,437 |
88 |
10/7 |
25 |
Twilight Zone: The Movie |
WB |
$29,450,919 |
1,288 |
$6,614,366 |
1,275 |
6/24 |
26 |
Easy Money |
Orion |
$29,309,766 |
1,171 |
$5,844,974 |
1,130 |
8/19 |
27 |
High Road to China |
WB |
$28,445,927 |
1,508 |
$6,156,049 |
1,508 |
3/18 |
28 |
The Outsiders |
WB |
$25,697,647 |
1,002 |
$5,068,165 |
829 |
3/25 |
29 |
Spring Break |
Col. |
$24,071,666 |
1,531 |
$5,908,574 |
1,493 |
3/25 |
30 |
Two of a Kind |
Fox |
$23,646,952 |
1,278 |
$3,344,942 |
1,244 |
12/16 |
31 |
My Tutor |
Crwn |
$22,587,834 |
500 |
$435,188 |
96 |
3/4 |
32 |
Class |
Orion |
$21,667,789 |
844 |
$4,553,233 |
839 |
7/22 |
33 |
The Right Stuff |
WB |
$21,192,102 |
627 |
$1,601,167 |
229 |
10/21 |
34 |
Cujo |
WB |
$21,156,152 |
1,293 |
$6,114,899 |
1,239 |
8/12 |
35 |
Christine |
Col. |
$21,017,849 |
1,101 |
$3,408,904 |
1,045 |
12/9 |
36 |
The Rescuers (Re-issue) |
BV |
$21,000,000 |
1,040 |
$2,111,582 |
862 |
12/16 |
37 |
The Dead Zone |
Par. |
$20,766,616 |
1,293 |
$4,556,083 |
1,293 |
10/21 |
38 |
Breathless |
Orion |
$19,910,002 |
1,166 |
$4,384,369 |
1,161 |
5/13 |
39 |
A Christmas Story |
MGM |
$19,294,144 |
938 |
$2,072,473 |
886 |
11/18 |
40 |
Max Dugan Returns |
Fox |
$17,613,720 |
801 |
$2,791,002 |
790 |
3/25 |
41 |
Valley Girl |
Atl |
$17,343,596 |
442 |
$1,856,780 |
442 |
4/29 |
42 |
All the Right Moves |
Fox |
$17,233,166 |
909 |
$1,625,486 |
442 |
10/21 |
43 |
Krull |
Col. |
$16,519,460 |
1,289 |
$5,469,415 |
1,281 |
7/29 |
44 |
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone |
Col. |
$16,478,265 |
1,344 |
$7,053,016 |
1,338 |
5/20 |
45 |
Richard Pryor: Here and Now |
Col. |
$16,156,776 |
1,411 |
$3,701,609 |
1,411 |
10/28 |
46 |
D.C. Cab |
Uni. |
$16,134,627 |
908 |
$1,564,530 |
862 |
12/16 |
47 |
Gorky Park |
Orion |
$15,856,028 |
631 |
$1,290,754 |
629 |
12/16 |
48 |
Cheech & Chong Still Smokin' |
Par. |
$15,543,710 |
730 |
$3,085,705 |
710 |
5/6 |
49 |
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life |
Uni. |
$14,929,552 |
554 |
$1,987,853 |
257 |
4/1 |
50 |
Educating Rita |
Col. |
$14,648,076 |
407 |
$73,518 |
3 |
9/23 |
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