#1 of 8 #1 war movie of 1983
1983 · Action, Drama
$30.5M worldwide · 37% of the chart's total
$30.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
War box office · 1983
War Box Office 1983: Highest-Grossing War Movies
Uncommon Valor (1983) is the highest-grossing war movie released in 1983, with $30.5M worldwide, ahead of High Road to China (1983) at $28.4M and The Year of Living Dangerously (1983) at $10.3M. 8 war films released in 1983 report a worldwide gross, $81.7M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 64% on 1982, whose releases took $49.8M. By language, English leads with $77.7M across 7 war releases.
- 1983 releases with a gross
- 8
- combined worldwide
- $81.7M
- Uncommon Valor (1983), the #1
- $30.5M
- vs 1982
- +64%
#1 of 8 Top 5
What Were the Biggest War Hits of 1983?
Uncommon Valor (1983) leads with $30.5M, 37% of the total. The top 5 together took $78.9M, 97% of what all 8 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every War Release 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 1983.
- 1 Dec 16, 1983 US and Canada: $30.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $30.5M
- 2 Mar 18, 1983 US and Canada: $28.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.4M
- 3 Jan 21, 1983 US and Canada: $10.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.3M
- 4 Oct 21, 1983 US and Canada: $5.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.7M
- 5 Apr 6, 1983 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4M
- 6
Sep 2, 1983 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: $70.1K Worldwide: $2.4M - 7
Sep 5, 1983 US and Canada: $378.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $378.5K - 8
May 14, 1983 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1983?
Of the top 8, Uncommon Valor (1983) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) made 3% of its gross abroad. Across all 8 films, $81.6M (100%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 8 reports no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Uncommon Valor (1983) $30.5M $30.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 2 High Road to China (1983) $28.4M $28.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 3 The Year of Living Dangerously (1983) $10.3M $10.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 4 Under Fire (1983) $5.7M $5.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 5 Entre Nous (1983) $4M $4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 6 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) $2.4M $2.3M US & Canada · 97% $70.1K elsewhere · 3%
- 7 Streamers (1983) $378.5K $378.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 8 Utu (1983) $1.7K No US & Canada figure reported
By release month
Which Month of 1983 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $30.5M from 1 film, led by Uncommon Valor (1983). May was the quietest month ($1.7K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan The Year of Living Dangerously (1983) $10.3M The Year of Living Dangerously (1983)
- February Feb No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- March Mar High Road to China (1983) $28.4M High Road to China (1983)
- April Apr Entre Nous (1983) $4M Entre Nous (1983)
- May May Utu (1983) $1.7K Utu (1983)
- June Jun No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- July Jul No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- August Aug No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- September Sep Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) $2.8M Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
- October Oct Under Fire (1983) $5.7M Under Fire (1983)
- November Nov No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- December Dec Uncommon Valor (1983) $30.5M Uncommon Valor (1983)
Last 10 years
How Does 1983 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1979 earned the most: $228.1M from 9 films, led by Apocalypse Now (1979). 1983 took $81.7M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 2 films | 2 | $32K | – | Hearts and Minds (1974) $28.8K |
| 1975 4 films · +63760% | 4 | $20.4M | +63760% | Love and Death (1975) $20.1M |
| 1976 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| 1977 3 films | 3 | $51.8M | – | A Bridge Too Far (1977) $50.8M |
| 1978 4 films · +72% | 4 | $89M | +72% | The Deer Hunter (1978) $49.1M |
| 1979 9 films · +156% | 9 | $228.1M | +156% | Apocalypse Now (1979) $105.1M |
| 1980 6 films · −64% | 6 | $81.3M | −64% | Private Benjamin (1980) $69.8M |
| 1981 8 films · +61% | 8 | $131M | +61% | Stripes (1981) $85.3M |
| 1982 4 films · −62% | 4 | $49.8M | −62% | Some Kind of Hero (1982) $23.7M |
| 1983 8 films · +64% | 8 | $81.7M | +64% | Uncommon Valor (1983) $30.5M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest War Movies Speak in 1983?
English-language war films took $77.7M across 7 films, 95% of the total, ahead of French-language war films ($4M).
Archive
War Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1921 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2017 leads with $3.3B, led by Wolf Warrior 2 (2017).
2020s 7 years · $3.5B
- 2026 so far $119.7M #1 Young Washington (2026)
- 2025 $872.4M #1 Dead to Rights (2025)
- 2024 $75.6M #1 The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)
- 2023 $793.9M #1 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)
- 2022 $161.4M #1 Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022)
- 2021 $1B #1 The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)
- 2020 $479M #1 The Eight Hundred (2020)
2010s 10 years · $11.4B
- 2019 $1B #1 1917 (2019)
- 2018 $755.1M #1 Operation Red Sea (2018)
- 2017 $3.3B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $1.6B #1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
- 2015 $920.3M #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
- 2014 $1.9B #1 American Sniper (2014)
- 2013 $412.3M #1 Lone Survivor (2013)
- 2012 $760.8M #1 Battleship (2012)
- 2011 $313.2M #1 War Horse (2011)
- 2010 $309.1M #1 Dear John (2010)
2000s 10 years · $6.8B
- 2009 $651.8M #1 Inglourious Basterds (2009)
- 2008 $1B #1 Australia (2008)
- 2007 $945M #1 300 (2007)
- 2006 $358.6M #1 Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
- 2005 $446.9M #1 Jarhead (2005)
- 2004 $680.7M #1 Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
- 2003 $889.6M #1 The Last Samurai (2003)
- 2002 $463.2M #1 The Pianist (2002)
- 2001 $893.6M #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $433.4M #1 The Patriot (2000)
1990s 10 years · $2.9B
- 1999 $451.1M #1 The General's Daughter (1999)
- 1998 $713.1M #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $139.5M #1 Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
- 1996 $345M #1 The English Patient (1996)
- 1995 $469.1M #1 Braveheart (1995)
- 1994 $20M #1 The War (1994)
- 1993 $494.5M #1 Schindler's List (1993)
- 1992 $122.6M #1 The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
- 1991 $48.4M #1 For the Boys (1991)
- 1990 $54.6M #1 Memphis Belle (1990)
1980s 10 years · $1.4B
- 1989 $199.1M #1 Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
- 1988 $151.6M #1 Good Morning, Vietnam (1988)
- 1987 $92.3M #1 Full Metal Jacket (1987)
- 1986 $226.5M #1 Platoon (1986)
- 1985 $351.1M #1 Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
- 1984 $80.6M #1 Missing in Action (1984)
- 1983 $81.7M #1 Uncommon Valor (1983)
- 1982 $49.8M #1 Some Kind of Hero (1982)
- 1981 $131M #1 Stripes (1981)
- 1980 $81.3M #1 Private Benjamin (1980)
1970s 8 years · $492.9M
- 1979 $228.1M #1 Apocalypse Now (1979)
- 1978 $89M #1 The Deer Hunter (1978)
- 1977 $51.8M #1 A Bridge Too Far (1977)
- 1975 $20.4M #1 Love and Death (1975)
- 1974 $32K #1 Hearts and Minds (1974)
- 1972 $20.8K #1 Chinese Glory (1972)
- 1971 $9.4K #1 Liberation: The Last Assault (1971)
- 1970 $103.6M #1 Patton (1970)
1960s 9 years · $173.6M
- 1969 $8M #1 Where Eagles Dare (1969)
- 1968 $3.6M #1 Hell in the Pacific (1968)
- 1967 $8.1K #1 Far from Vietnam (1967)
- 1966 $1M #1 The Battle of Algiers (1966)
- 1965 $112.7M #1 Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- 1963 $230.6K #1 The Great Escape (1963)
- 1962 $46M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $32.8K #1 The Guns of Navarone (1961)
- 1960 $1.9M #1 Spartacus (1960)
1950s 8 years · $125.1M
- 1959 $74.4M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $561.3K #1 South Pacific (1958)
- 1957 $27.3M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $75.5K #1 The Burmese Harp (1956)
- 1955 $789.5K #1 The Dam Busters (1955)
- 1954 $21.8M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.4K #1 From Here to Eternity (1953)
- 1952 $101.2K #1 The African Queen (1952)
1940s 7 years · $446.1M
1930s 5 years · $119.7K
FAQ
War Box Office 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 8 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing war movie in 1983?
Uncommon Valor (1983) leads with $30.5M worldwide, $30.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come High Road to China (1983) at $28.4M and The Year of Living Dangerously (1983) at $10.3M.
How much did war movies released in 1983 earn?
8 war films released in 1983 report a worldwide gross, $81.7M in all, or $10.2M per film on average. 1982 releases took $49.8M.
How many war movies released in 1983 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Uncommon Valor (1983), earned $30.5M.
How is the 1983 war 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 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.
How often is the 1983 war 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.