Thrills and chills of '83:
01 - $45,517,055 - Jaws 3-D (Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation: $114,442,900)
02 - $34,725,000 - Psycho II ($87,308,600)
03 - $29,450,919 - Twilight Zone: The Movie ($74,048,000)
04 - $21,156,152 - Cujo
05 - $21,017,849 - Christine ($52,239,600)
06 - $20,766,616 - The Dead Zone ($51,213,200)
07 - $13,277,558 - The Entity
08 - $10,604,986 - The House on Sorority Row ($26,664,000)
09 - $10,353,438 - The Man with Two Brains ($26,031,500)
10 - $08,400,000 - Something Wicked This Way Comes ($21,120,000)
11 - $06,670,680 - Nightmares ($16,772,000)
12 - $06,333,135 - Amityville 3-D ($15,923,300)
13 - $05,979,292 - The Hunger ($15,033,600)
14 - $04,319,001 - Mortuary
15 - $04,218,594 - The Keep ($10,606,700)
16 - $02,400,000 - The Evil Dead ($6,034,300)
17 - $02,120,439 - Videodrome ($5,331,400)
18 - $02,108,548 - Friday the 13th Part III (Re-issue)
19 - $02,032,311 - Pieces
20 - $01,362,303 - Strange Invaders ($3,425,200)
21 - $01,113,538 - Possession (1981 movie, not released until 1983)
22 - $01,080,470 - Of Unknown Origin
23 - $00,536,108 - Poltergeist (re-issue)
I've always liked Jaws 3, though I've never seen it in 3D. Fun movie though. Psycho 2 was very good. I never cared for the original but loved the sequels. In fact I just ordered the II - III - IV set on DVD :smile: The Keep is another huge favorite of mine, still waiting for a DVD release of that. Oh well, always got my 20 year old VHS that I recorded off TV. The Entity looks kind of cool, can't remember if I've seen that or not.
We saw The Twilight Zone in the theater. I remember checking the back seat of the car afterwards to make sure there were no scary monsters back there :bouncegiggle:
Seen at the theater:
Jaws 3-D in 3-D :smile: This was actually my very first 3D movie. Jaws 3 is dumb but lotsa fun.
Psycho II - This film was such a big deal back then. We had to stand in line to get tickets.
Twilight Zone: The Movie - Saw this on a cold winter night in January. Before we went to the theater we went to the video rental place where I got a copy of Poltergeist on VHS. So after Twilight Zone: The Movie, which I enjoyed very much, I watched Poltergeist at home afterwards. Good times :)
Christine - I remember being somewhat underwhelmed because Carpenter's previous movie The Thing was the awesome. It took me a couple of viewings to appreciate Christine.
The Entity - Saw this together with my sisters friend. She was totally creeped out by the movie and had sleepless nights. I thought it was scary as hell too.
"Twilight Zone:The Movie"....liked this one a lot
Cujo....oddly I thought this one both good and bad
Jaw 3-D....oh,dear! The effects were sad and the movie laughable
Something Wicked This Way Comes....another really good one
Interesting list. I've seen 13 of these and own 14 on DVD. Surprised to see stuff like Jaws 3 and Psycho II so high while better stuff like Videodrome, Evil Dead, Of Unknown Origin, The Dead Zone and Christine are lower down the list. A lot of fun and creative stuff from this year which I obviously like considering how much of this I have on DVD. I thought Cujo was very well done myself, very suspenseful and also enjoyed Something Wicked This Way Comes.