#1 of 2 #1 movie of Week 40, 1983
1983 · Drama, Comedy
$56.4M worldwide · 85% of the chart's total
$56.4M US & Canada · 100% $133 elsewhere · <1%
Box office · Week 40 · Sep 25–Oct 1, 1983
Box Office Week 40, 1983: Highest-Grossing Releases of Sep 25–Oct 1
The Big Chill (1983) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 40 of 1983 (Sep 25–Oct 1), with $56.4M worldwide, ahead of Brainstorm (1983) at $10.2M. 2 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $66.6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $66.6M
- The Big Chill (1983), the #1
- $56.4M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Release of Week 40 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 40 of 1983 (Sep 25–Oct 1).
- 1 Sep 28, 1983 US and Canada: $56.4M Rest of the world: $133 Worldwide: $56.4M
- 2
Sep 30, 1983 US and Canada: $10.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.2M
Archive
Box Office in 1983, Week by Week
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).
- Week 1 $1.8M
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 $22.4M
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $25M
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 $40M
- Week 9 $52.8M
- Week 10 $12.4M
- Week 11 $11.5M
- Week 12 $28.5M
- Week 13 $91.4M
- Week 14 $24.9M
- Week 15 $5.2M
- Week 16 $107.7M
- Week 17 $25.1M
- Week 18 $23.3M
- Week 19 $25.9M
- Week 20 $62.2M
- Week 21 $16.8M
- Week 22 $488.6M
- Week 23 $124.6M
- Week 24 $158.3M
- Week 25 $87.1M
- Week 26 $67.5M
- Week 27 $13M
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $76.7M
- Week 30 $109.7M
- Week 31 $92.4M
- Week 32 $71.7M
- Week 33 $45.4M
- Week 34 $99.4M
- Week 35 $10M
- Week 36 $10.8M
- Week 37 $385.5K
- Week 38 $26.5M
- Week 39 $24.4M
- Week 40 $66.6M
- Week 41 $94.4M
- Week 42 $6.5M
- Week 43 $64.9M
- Week 44 $16.2M
- Week 45 $12.4M
- Week 46 $6.5M
- Week 47 $32.7M
- Week 48 $109.5M
- Week 49 $68M
- Week 50 $95.5M
- Week 51 $139M
- Week 52 $11M
- Week 53 $328
FAQ
Box Office Week 40 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 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in week 40 of 1983 (Sep 25–Oct 1)?
The Big Chill (1983) leads with $56.4M worldwide, $56.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Brainstorm (1983) at $10.2M.
How much did movies released in week 40 of 1983 (Sep 25–Oct 1) earn?
2 films released in week 40 of 1983 (Sep 25–Oct 1) report a worldwide gross, $66.6M in all, or $33.3M per film on average.
How many movies released in week 40 of 1983 (Sep 25–Oct 1) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Big Chill (1983), earned $56.4M.
How is the week 40, 1983 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 40 of 1983 (Sep 25–Oct 1). 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 40, 1983 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.