Top Grossing Drama Movies in 1983
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terms of Endearment |  EN | $108,423,489 | $108,423,749 |
| 2 | Flashdance | EN | $92,921,203 | $92,921,203 |
| 3 | Scarface | EN | $45,967,303 | $66,443,303 |
| 4 | Staying Alive |  IN | $64,892,670 | $64,893,329 |
| 5 | Mr. Mom | EN | $64,783,827 | $64,783,827 |
| 6 | Risky Business | EN | $63,541,777 | $63,542,350 |
| 7 | The Big Chill | EN | $56,399,659 | $56,399,792 |
| 8 | Gandhi | EN | $52,767,889 | $52,768,419 |
| 9 | Blue Thunder | EN | $42,313,354 | $42,313,354 |
| 10 | Silkwood | EN | $35,615,609 | $35,616,970 |
| 11 | Uncommon Valor | EN | $30,503,151 | $30,503,151 |
| 12 | Never Cry Wolf | EN | $29,600,000 | $29,600,000 |
| 13 | High Road to China | EN | $28,445,927 | $28,445,927 |
| 14 | The Outsiders | EN | $25,837,195 | $25,855,036 |
| 15 | The Woman in the Room | EN | $25,308,147 | $25,349,388 |
| 16 | Class | EN | $21,667,789 | $21,667,789 |
| 17 | The Right Stuff | EN | $21,192,102 | $21,192,315 |
| 18 | The Dead Zone | EN | $20,766,616 | $20,766,616 |
| 19 | Breathless |  ES | $19,910,002 | $19,910,002 |
| 20 | Max Dugan Returns | EN | $17,613,720 | $17,613,720 |
| 21 | All the Right Moves | EN | $17,233,166 | $17,233,166 |
| 22 | Gorky Park | EN | $15,856,028 | $15,856,028 |
| 23 | Educating Rita | EN | $14,648,076 | $14,648,076 |
| 24 | The Survivors | EN | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 |
| 25 | The Entity | $13,277,558 | $13,277,558 | |
| 26 | Revenge of the Ninja | EN | $13,168,027 | $13,168,027 |
| 27 | Lone Wolf McQuade | EN | $12,232,628 | $12,232,628 |
| 28 | The Lords of Discipline | EN | $11,787,127 | $11,787,127 |
| 29 | The Man Who Loved Women | EN | $10,964,740 | $10,964,740 |
| 30 | The Year of Living Dangerously | EN | $10,278,575 | $10,278,575 |
| 31 | Without a Trace |  FR | $9,632,062 | $9,632,062 |
| 32 | Bad Boys | EN | $9,190,819 | $9,190,819 |
| 33 | Tender Mercies | EN | $8,443,124 | $8,443,124 |
| 34 | 10 to Midnight | EN | $7,175,592 | $7,175,592 |
| 35 | The Golden Seal | EN | $6,666,725 | $6,666,725 |
| 36 | The Osterman Weekend | EN | $6,486,797 | $6,486,797 |
| 37 | Star 80 | EN | $6,472,990 | $6,472,990 |
| 38 | Chained Heat | EN | $6,149,983 | $6,149,983 |
| 39 | Local Hero | EN | $5,895,761 | $5,998,640 |
| 40 | The Hunger | EN | $5,979,292 | $5,991,807 |
| 41 | Under Fire | EN | $5,696,391 | $5,696,391 |
| 42 | A Night in Heaven | EN | $5,563,663 | $5,563,663 |
| 43 | The Star Chamber | EN | $5,555,305 | $5,555,305 |
| 44 | The Dresser | EN | $5,310,748 | $5,310,748 |
| 45 | Love Letters | EN | $5,269,990 | $5,269,990 |
| 46 | Eddie and the Cruisers | EN | $4,786,789 | $4,786,789 |
| 47 | The Keep | EN | $4,218,594 | $4,219,430 |
| 48 | Entre Nous | FR | $3,974,975 | $3,974,975 |
| 49 | Running Brave | EN | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| 50 | Careful, He Might Hear You | EN | $2,938,179 | $2,938,179 |
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