#1 of 3 1983 · Sci-Fi, Comedy
$8.6M worldwide · 86% of the chart's total
Strange Brew (1983) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 35 of 1983 (Aug 21–27), with $8.6M worldwide, ahead of Fire and Ice (1983) at $760.9K and Daniel (1983) at $687.5K. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $10M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 90% on Week 34, 1983, whose releases took $99.4M.
#1 of 3 1983 · Sci-Fi, Comedy
$8.6M worldwide · 86% of the chart's total
Strange Brew (1983) leads with $8.6M, 86% of the total. The top 3 together took $10M, 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.
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Number 3 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 week 35 of 1983 (Aug 21–27).
Aug 26, 1983 US and Canada: $8.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.6M
Aug 26, 1983 US and Canada: $760.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $760.9K
Aug 26, 1983 US and Canada: $687.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $687.5K Of the top 3, Strange Brew (1983) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Daniel (1983) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $10M (100%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 35 releases took $10M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 30 (Jul 17–23) with $109.7M, led by Jaws 3-D (1983).
Of these 10 years, Week 35, 1981 earned the most: $57M from 4 films, led by Private Lessons (1981). Week 35, 1983 took $10M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 35, 1974 Aug 25–31 1 film | 1 | $43M | – | The Longest Yard (1974) $43M |
| Week 35, 1975 Aug 24–30 1 film · −53% | 1 | $20.1M | −53% | Love and Death (1975) $20.1M |
| Week 35, 1976 Aug 22–28 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 1977 Aug 21–27 4 films | 4 | $3.3M | – | Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977) $3.2M |
| Week 35, 1978 Aug 27–Sep 2 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 1979 Aug 26–Sep 1 2 films | 2 | $665.2K | – | Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1979) $576K |
| Week 35, 1980 Aug 24–30 1 film · +633% | 1 | $4.9M | +633% | He Knows You’re Alone (1980) $4.9M |
| Week 35, 1981 Aug 23–29 4 films · +1069% | 4 | $57M | +1069% | Private Lessons (1981) $26.3M |
| Week 35, 1982 Aug 22–28 2 films · −93% | 2 | $3.8M | −93% | Homework (1982) $2.9M |
| Week 35, 1983 Aug 21–27 3 films · +167% | 3 | $10M | +167% | Strange Brew (1983) $8.6M |
48 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).
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.
Strange Brew (1983) leads with $8.6M worldwide, $8.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Fire and Ice (1983) at $760.9K and Daniel (1983) at $687.5K.
3 films released in week 35 of 1983 (Aug 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $10M in all, or $3.3M per film on average. Week 34, 1983 releases took $99.4M.
None. The biggest, Strange Brew (1983), earned $8.6M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 35 of 1983 (Aug 21–27). 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.