UK Weekend Box Office
UK Box Office 26th August, 1983
| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks | ||
| 1 (new) |  | Blue Thunder (1983) | £704,995 | £704,995 | £704,995 | new | 1 |
| 2 (1) |  | WarGames (1983) | £387,762 | £504,091 | £1,124,510 | -37% | 2 |
| 3 (2) |  | Superman III (1983) | £75,858 | £106,201 | £2,880,095 | -17% | 6 |
| 4 (4) |  | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) | £22,190 | £29,957 | £1,565,128 | -50% | 8 |
| 5 (3) |  | Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) | £11,638 | £15,711 | £8,536,504 | -78% | 13 |
| 6 (6) |  | Flashdance (1983) | £5,981 | £7,775 | £1,953,405 | -50% | 9 |
| 7 (7) |  | Educating Rita (1983) | £1,920 | £2,688 | £1,897,722 | -29% | 11 |
| 8 (5) |  | Octopussy (1983) | £1,889 | £2,550 | £5,552,642 | -85% | 12 |