Box Office Star Records > Domestic > Per Year Acting > Top Domestic 1983 Stars
Highest Grossing Stars of 1983 at the Domestic Box Office
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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.
| 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 ($32,724,136 in 1982) |
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 47 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 25 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 | 1.0 |
| 3 | Chevy Chase | 261 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 4 | Paul Newman | 249 | 3 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Dennis Quaid | 248 | 4 | 3.0 |
| 6 | Tom Cruise | 227 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 7 | Meryl Streep | 223 | 3 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Dan Aykroyd | 214 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 9 | William Hurt | 213 | 3 | 5.0 |
| 10 | John Travolta | 208 | 3 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Kurt Russell | 206 | 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 | Mark Hamill | 145 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 18 | Rob Lowe | 144 | 2 | 7.5 |
| 19 | William Shatner | 141 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 20 | Burt Reynolds | 140 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 21 | Sally Field | 140 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 22 | Al Pacino | 136 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 23 | Jane Fonda | 131 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 24 | Jeff Bridges | 131 | 2 | 6.5 |
| 25 | Robin Williams | 128 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 26 | John Belushi | 125 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 27 | Julie Andrews | 119 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 28 | Mel Gibson | 110 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 29 | Steve Martin | 101 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 30 | Henry Thomas | 100 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 31 | Karen Allen | 100 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 32 | Carrie Fisher | 100 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 33 | Dustin Hoffman | 99 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 34 | Debra Winger | 99 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 35 | Katharine Hepburn | 99 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 36 | Shirley MacLaine | 99 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 37 | Henry Fonda | 99 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 38 | Doug McKeon | 99 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 39 | Jennifer Beals | 98 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 40 | Christopher Reeve | 98 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 41 | Bill Murray | 97 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 42 | Ally Sheedy | 96 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 43 | Leonard Nimoy | 95 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 44 | DeForest Kelley | 95 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 45 | Moses Gunn | 95 | 2 | 4.0 |
| 46 | Nick Nolte | 94 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 47 | Heather O'Rourke | 93 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 48 | Warren Beatty | 92 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 49 | Dolly Parton | 92 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 50 | Diane Keaton | 92 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 51 | Rebecca De Mornay | 91 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 52 | Beverly D'Angelo | 90 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 53 | Christie Brinkley | 90 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 54 | Walter Matthau | 89 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 55 | Ben Kingsley | 89 | 1 | 30.0 |
| 56 | Tom Berenger | 88 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 57 | Glenn Close | 88 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 58 | Jeff Goldblum | 88 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 59 | Kevin Kline | 88 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 60 | Mary Kay Place | 88 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 61 | Meg Tilly | 88 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 62 | JoBeth Williams | 88 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 63 | Chuck Norris | 87 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 64 | Bo Derek | 87 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 65 | Michael Caine | 87 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 66 | Richard Harris | 87 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 67 | Miles O'Keefe | 87 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 68 | George C. Scott | 86 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 69 | Roy Scheider | 85 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 70 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | 84 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 71 | Bess Armstrong | 84 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 72 | Simon MacCorkindale | 84 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 73 | Louis Gossett Jr. | 84 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 74 | Barbra Streisand | 83 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 75 | Brooke Shields | 83 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 76 | Martin Hewitt | 83 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 77 | Mandy Patinkin | 83 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 78 | Amy Irving | 83 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 79 | Cher | 82 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 80 | Goldie Hawn | 81 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 81 | Sigourney Weaver | 80 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 82 | Richard Pryor | 79 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 83 | Sean Young | 79 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 84 | Rodney Dangerfield | 78 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 85 | Sean Penn | 76 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 86 | Jennifer Jason Leigh | 76 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 87 | Judge Reinhold | 76 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 88 | Phoebe Cates | 76 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 89 | Brian Backer | 76 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 90 | Robert Romanus | 76 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 91 | Ray Walston | 76 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 92 | C. Thomas Howell | 74 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 93 | Matt Dillon | 74 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 94 | Ralph Macchio | 74 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 95 | Emilio Estevez | 74 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 96 | David Knell | 73 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 97 | Perry Lang | 73 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 98 | Julie Hagerty | 73 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 99 | Paul Land | 73 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 100 | Robert Hays | 73 | 1 | 3.0 |
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
