The Top Movies, Weekend of August 5, 1983

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	National Lampoon's Summer Vacation	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$7,191,832	-13.70%	1,230	$5,847	$20,721,199	10
2	(3)	Return of the Jedi	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$4,499,005	-20.51%	1,764	$2,550	$209,656,205	75
3	(new)	Risky Business	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$4,275,327		670	$6,381	$4,275,327	3
4	(2)	Jaws 3-D	Universal	Horror	$3,994,779	-44.96%	1,241	$3,219	$35,148,779	17
5	(5)	Staying Alive	Paramount Pictures	Musical	$3,670,246	-30.45%	1,380	$2,660	$45,285,353	24
6	(4)	Krull	Columbia	Adventure	$3,287,545	-39.89%	1,289	$2,550	$11,315,479	10
7	(7)	Trading Places	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$2,659,513	-12.62%	945	$2,814	$68,487,723	61
8	(6)	Private School	Universal	Comedy	$2,449,636	-44.48%	1,024	$2,392	$9,083,636	10
9	(new)	The Star Chamber	20th Century Fox	Action	$1,980,105		796	$2,488	$1,980,105	3
10	(8)	Class	Orion Pictures	Comedy	$1,849,263	-37.63%	789	$2,344	$13,604,248	17
11	(10)	WarGames	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	$1,797,728	-14.30%	862	$2,086	$58,245,219	66
12	(12)	Flashdance	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$1,468,485	-6.67%	740	$1,984	$71,216,567	115
13	(11)	Octopussy	MGM	Action	$1,466,242	-13.83%	912	$1,608	$57,403,139	59
14	(9)	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	Buena Vista	Musical	$1,210,162	-44.74%	1,061	$1,141	$23,034,550	16,666
15	(14)	Mr. Mom	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$994,211	+10.39%	159	$6,253	$3,884,540	17
16	(13)	Superman III	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$794,301	-36.96%	613	$1,296	$59,950,623	52
17	(15)	Porky's II: The Next Day	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$730,357	-17.34%	587	$1,244	$31,585,470	45
18	(16)	Twilight Zone: The Movie	Warner Bros.	Horror	$445,369	-43.34%	425	$1,048	$29,450,919	45
19	(18)	Fanny and Alexander	Embassy	Drama	$190,274	+31.58%	29	$6,561	$1,584,412	52
20	(17)	Valley Girl	Atlantic	Comedy	$184,805	-9.91%	81	$2,282	$15,233,960	101
21	(19)	Zelig	Orion Pictures	Comedy	$125,457	-11.59%	4	$31,364	$647,612	24
22	(20)	La traviata	Universal	Musical	$99,252	+14.01%	27	$3,676	$2,294,474	108
23	(21)	Puberty Blues	Universal	Comedy	$13,238	+96.94%	3	$4,413	$44,981	24