#1 of 4 National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
1983 · Adventure, Comedy
$61.4M worldwide · 56% of the chart's total
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in July 1983, with $61.4M worldwide, ahead of Class (1983) at $21.7M and Private School (1983) at $14M. 4 romance films released in July 1983 report a worldwide gross, $110.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
#1 of 4 National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
1983 · Adventure, Comedy
$61.4M worldwide · 56% of the chart's total
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) leads with $61.4M, 56% of the total. The top 4 together took $110.1M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 4 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in July 1983.
Jul 22, 1983 US and Canada: $21.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.7M
Jul 29, 1983 US and Canada: $14M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14M
Jul 1, 1983 US and Canada: $13M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13M Of the top 4, Class (1983) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $110.1M (100%) came from the US & Canada.
Films released in week 31 (Jul 24–30) took $75.5M, led by National Lampoon's Vacation (1983). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
Of these 10 years, July 1981 earned the most: $145.5M from 4 films, led by Arthur (1981). July 1983 took $110.1M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1974 1 film | 1 | $73 | – | The Tamarind Seed (1974) $73 |
| July 1975 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| July 1976 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| July 1977 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| July 1978 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| July 1979 2 films | 2 | $36.6M | – | Dracula (1979) $20.2M |
| July 1980 2 films · +110% | 2 | $76.7M | +110% | The Blue Lagoon (1980) $58.9M |
| July 1981 4 films · +90% | 4 | $145.5M | +90% | Arthur (1981) $95.5M |
| July 1982 3 films · −3% | 3 | $140.6M | −3% | An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) $129.8M |
| July 1983 4 films · −22% | 4 | $110.1M | −22% | National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) $61.4M |
The months of 1983 with their totals: April leads with $130.5M, led by Flashdance (1983).
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 4 films as the chart.
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) leads with $61.4M worldwide, $61.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Class (1983) at $21.7M and Private School (1983) at $14M.
4 romance films released in July 1983 report a worldwide gross, $110.1M in all, or $27.5M per film on average.
None. The biggest, National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), earned $61.4M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in July 1983. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.