Box Office Star Records > Domestic > Per Year Acting > Top Domestic 1983 Stars
Highest Grossing Stars of 1983 at the Domestic Box Office
See also: Top Domestic 2019 Stars - Top Domestic 2020 Stars - Top Domestic 2021 Stars - Top Domestic 2022 Stars - Top Domestic 2023 Stars - Top Domestic 2024 Stars
This list shows the highest grossing stars of 1983 based on the domestic box office of the movies they had a leading role in in 1983 and the two preceeding years (voice-only roles excluded).
The Star Score in this list represent points assigned to each of the leading stars of top 100 (based on domestic box office) movies in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on. This rewards actors for appearing in a number of hit films over the course of three years more than starring in just one monster hit over the same time period.
| Top Domestic 1982 Stars | Top Domestic 1984 Stars |
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 36 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi ($316,465,003 in 1983), Raiders of the Lost Ark ($225,686,079 in 1981), Blade Runner ($32,656,328 in 1982) |
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 46 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Rocky III ($125,049,125 in 1982), First Blood ($47,212,904 in 1982) |
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 24 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: National Lampoon’s Vacation ($61,400,000 in 1983), Modern Problems ($24,474,312 in 1981) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Star Score |
Movies | Average Billing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison Ford | 279 | 3 | 1.3 |
| 2 | Sylvester Stallone | 266 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 3 | Chevy Chase | 261 | 4 | 7.8 |
| 4 | Paul Newman | 249 | 3 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Tom Cruise | 227 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 6 | Meryl Streep | 223 | 3 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Dan Aykroyd | 214 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 8 | William Hurt | 213 | 3 | 5.0 |
| 9 | John Travolta | 208 | 3 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Dennis Quaid | 205 | 3 | 5.7 |
| 11 | Kurt Russell | 204 | 3 | 4.0 |
| 12 | Eddie Murphy | 191 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Roger Moore | 188 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 14 | Clint Eastwood | 180 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 15 | Richard Gere | 162 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 16 | Patrick Swayze | 150 | 2 | 3.0 |
| 17 | Rob Lowe | 144 | 2 | 7.5 |
| 18 | William Shatner | 141 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 19 | Al Pacino | 135 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 20 | John Belushi | 125 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 21 | Julie Andrews | 119 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 22 | Mel Gibson | 110 | 2 | 10.0 |
| 23 | Kathleen Turner | 109 | 2 | 6.0 |
| 24 | Steve Martin | 101 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 25 | Mark Hamill | 100 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 26 | Karen Allen | 100 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 27 | Carrie Fisher | 100 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 28 | Henry Thomas | 100 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 29 | Dustin Hoffman | 99 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 30 | Katharine Hepburn | 99 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 31 | Debra Winger | 99 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 32 | Henry Fonda | 99 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 33 | Shirley MacLaine | 99 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 34 | Jane Fonda | 99 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 35 | Doug McKeon | 99 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 36 | Jennifer Beals | 98 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 37 | Christopher Reeve | 98 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 38 | Bill Murray | 97 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 39 | Ally Sheedy | 96 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 40 | Leonard Nimoy | 95 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 41 | DeForest Kelley | 95 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 42 | Nick Nolte | 94 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 43 | Heather O'Rourke | 93 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 44 | Burt Reynolds | 92 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 45 | Warren Beatty | 92 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 46 | Dolly Parton | 92 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 47 | Diane Keaton | 92 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 48 | Rebecca De Mornay | 91 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 49 | Beverly D'Angelo | 90 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 50 | Christie Brinkley | 90 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 51 | Ben Kingsley | 89 | 1 | 30.0 |
| 52 | Tom Berenger | 88 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 53 | Glenn Close | 88 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 54 | Jeff Goldblum | 88 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 55 | Kevin Kline | 88 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 56 | Mary Kay Place | 88 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 57 | Meg Tilly | 88 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 58 | JoBeth Williams | 88 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 59 | Bo Derek | 87 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 60 | Chuck Norris | 87 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 61 | Richard Harris | 87 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 62 | Miles O'Keefe | 87 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 63 | George C. Scott | 86 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 64 | Bess Armstrong | 86 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 65 | Simon MacCorkindale | 86 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 66 | Louis Gossett Jr. | 86 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 67 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | 84 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 68 | Sally Field | 84 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 69 | Barbra Streisand | 83 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 70 | Brooke Shields | 83 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 71 | Mandy Patinkin | 83 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 72 | Martin Hewitt | 83 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 73 | Amy Irving | 83 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 74 | Cher | 82 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 75 | Goldie Hawn | 81 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 76 | Sigourney Weaver | 80 | 2 | 10.0 |
| 77 | Richard Pryor | 79 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 78 | Sean Young | 79 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 79 | Rodney Dangerfield | 78 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 80 | Robin Williams | 77 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 81 | Sean Penn | 76 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 82 | Jennifer Jason Leigh | 76 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 83 | Judge Reinhold | 76 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 84 | Phoebe Cates | 76 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 85 | Brian Backer | 76 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 86 | Robert Romanus | 76 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 87 | Ray Walston | 76 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 88 | Jeff Bridges | 75 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 89 | C. Thomas Howell | 74 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 90 | Matt Dillon | 74 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 91 | Ralph Macchio | 74 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 92 | Emilio Estevez | 74 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 93 | David Knell | 73 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 94 | Perry Lang | 73 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 95 | Julie Hagerty | 73 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 96 | Robert Hays | 73 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 97 | Paul Land | 73 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 98 | Steve Bassett | 73 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 99 | Matt Lattanzi | 71 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 100 | James Garner | 71 | 1 | 2.0 |
The Average Billing column contains the average billing position of this cast/crew member for the selected films.
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Harrison Ford: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Sylvester Stallone: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Chevy Chase: By Jesse Chang (08 ken and chevy chase) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons
