Editing 1983 in film (section)

==Events==
*February 11 - [[The Rolling Stones]] concert film ''[[Let's Spend the Night Together (film)|Let's Spend the Night Together]]'' opens in [[New York City]].
*May 25 - ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'', the final installment in the original ''[[Star Wars]]'' trilogy, is released. Like the previous films, it goes on to become the highest-grossing film of the year.
*[[Academy Award]] winner [[Nicole Kidman]] makes her film debut in the Australian movie ''[[Bush Christmas]]''.
*''[[Brainstorm (1983 film)|Brainstorm]]'', the final film of screen star [[Natalie Wood]], is released, 2 years after her death.
*October - [[Frank Price]] resigns as president of [[Columbia Pictures]] and is replaced by [[Guy McElwaine]].
*November 18 - ''[[A Christmas Story]]'' released to theaters to moderate success, earning about $2 million in its first weekend. By Christmas 1983, the film is no longer playing at most venues but remains in about a hundred theatres until January 1984.<ref name="comment">{{cite video |last1=Clark |first1=Bob |author-link1=Bob Clark |last2=Billingsley |first2=Peter |author-link2=Peter Billingsley |title=Audio Commentary: ''A Christmas Story'' |medium=DVD special feature |publisher=MGM |date=2003}}</ref> Gross earnings were just over $19.2 million.<ref name=mojo>{{cite news | url =https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=christmasstory.htm |title=Box Office Information for ''A Christmas Story'' |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]].com|access-date=November 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219001528/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=christmasstory.htm|archive-date= December 19, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Over the years, the film's critical reputation would grow considerably and it is now regarded by some as one of the best films of 1983.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.films101.com/y1983r.htm |title=The Best Movies of 1983 by Rank |publisher=Films101.com |access-date=June 20, 2010 |archive-date=December 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223201053/http://www.films101.com/y1983r.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> By the late 1980s, it was already considered a classic.<ref>{{cite news|title=Larry King sounds bored; 'Miami Vice' turns boring|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic/161070958/|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|first=Bud|last=Wilkinson|page=18|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 18, 1987|access-date=December 17, 2024}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Clip and save this guide to holiday television viewing (Dec. 16)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lexington-herald-leader/161071102/|newspaper=Lexington Herald-Leader|page=65|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 29, 1987|access-date=December 17, 2024}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tis the season for classics on television this Christmas|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chronicle-tribune/161071473/|newspaper=Chronicle Tribune|first=Mike|last=Hughes|page=19|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=December 4, 1987|access-date=December 17, 2024}}{{Open access}}</ref>