#1 of 3 #1 thriller movie of Week 51, 1983
1983 · Biography, Drama
$35.6M worldwide · 43% of the chart's total
$35.6M US & Canada · 100% $1.4K elsewhere · <1%
Thriller box office · Week 51 · Dec 11–17, 1983
Thriller Box Office, Week 51 of 1983: Thriller Releases of Dec 11–17
Silkwood (1983) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 51 of 1983 (Dec 11–17), with $35.6M worldwide, ahead of Uncommon Valor (1983) at $30.5M and Gorky Park (1983) at $15.9M. 3 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $82M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 51 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $82M
- Silkwood (1983), the #1
- $35.6M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 51 of 1983?
Silkwood (1983) leads with $35.6M, 43% of the total. The top 3 together took $82M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Thriller Release of Week 51 of 1983, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 51 of 1983 (Dec 11–17).
- 1 Dec 14, 1983 US and Canada: $35.6M Rest of the world: $1.4K Worldwide: $35.6M
- 2 Dec 16, 1983 US and Canada: $30.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $30.5M
- 3 Dec 16, 1983 US and Canada: $15.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.9M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 51 of 1983?
Of the top 3, Uncommon Valor (1983) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Silkwood (1983) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $82M (100%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Silkwood (1983) $35.6M $35.6M US & Canada · 100% $1.4K elsewhere · <1%
- 2 Uncommon Valor (1983) $30.5M $30.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 3 Gorky Park (1983) $15.9M $15.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it
How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 51 releases took $82M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 11–17) with $82M, led by Silkwood (1983).
- Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 30–Nov 5 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 6–12 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 13–19 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 20–26 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 27–Dec 3 Slayground (1983) $108.1K Slayground (1983)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 4–10 Sudden Impact (1983) $67.6M Sudden Impact (1983)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 11–17 Silkwood (1983) $82M Silkwood (1983)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 25–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does Week 51 of 1983 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 51, 1974 earned the most: $137M from 3 films, led by The Towering Inferno (1974). Week 51, 1983 took $82M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 51, 1974 Dec 15–21 3 films | 3 | $137M | – | The Towering Inferno (1974) $116M |
| Week 51, 1975 Dec 14–20 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 51, 1976 Dec 12–18 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 51, 1977 Dec 11–17 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 51, 1978 Dec 17–23 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 51, 1979 Dec 16–22 2 films | 2 | $6M | – | Cuba (1979) $5.6M |
| Week 51, 1980 Dec 14–20 1 film · +49% | 1 | $8.9M | +49% | The Formula (1980) $8.9M |
| Week 51, 1981 Dec 13–19 3 films · +1021% | 3 | $99.7M | +1021% | Absence of Malice (1981) $40.7M |
| Week 51, 1982 Dec 12–18 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 51, 1983 Dec 11–17 3 films | 3 | $82M | – | Silkwood (1983) $35.6M |
Archive
Thriller Box Office in 1983, Week by Week
23 weeks of 1983 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 22 (May 22–28) with $488.6M, led by Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 $10.6M
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $2.1M
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 $14.3M
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $7.2M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $10.5M
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 $12.2M
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 $62.2M
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 $488.6M
- Week 23 $114.3M
- Week 24 $67.9M
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $29.5M
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 $88M
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 $5.6M
- Week 33 $21.2M
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 $13.2M
- Week 39 $2M
- Week 40 $10.2M
- Week 41 $55.4M
- Week 42 $6.5M
- Week 43 $20.8M
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $108.1K
- Week 50 $67.6M
- Week 51 $82M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Thriller Box Office Week 51 of 1983: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 51 of 1983 (Dec 11–17)?
Silkwood (1983) leads with $35.6M worldwide, $35.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Uncommon Valor (1983) at $30.5M and Gorky Park (1983) at $15.9M.
How much did thriller movies released in week 51 of 1983 (Dec 11–17) earn?
3 thriller films released in week 51 of 1983 (Dec 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $82M in all, or $27.3M per film on average.
How many thriller movies released in week 51 of 1983 (Dec 11–17) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Silkwood (1983), earned $35.6M.
How is the week 51, 1983 thriller box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 51 of 1983 (Dec 11–17). 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.
How often is the week 51, 1983 thriller box office chart updated?
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.