Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for May 6th, 1983
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Flashdance |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$3,385,578 |
-17% |
1,140 |
$2,970 |
$20,325,125 |
24 |
| 2 |
new |
Doctor Detroit |
Universal |
Comedy |
$3,295,722 |
|
1,343 |
$2,454 |
$3,295,722 |
3 |
| 3 |
new |
Still Smokin |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$3,085,705 |
|
710 |
$4,346 |
$3,085,705 |
3 |
| 4 |
(3) |
Tootsie |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$1,546,976 |
-21% |
805 |
$1,922 |
$163,485,230 |
143 |
| 5 |
(2) |
Something Wicked This Way Comes |
Walt Disney |
Horror |
$1,361,279 |
-44% |
817 |
$1,666 |
$4,465,128 |
10 |
| 6 |
(4) |
Valley Girl |
Atlantic |
Comedy |
$1,326,884 |
-29% |
385 |
$3,446 |
$3,910,095 |
10 |
| 7 |
(5) |
The Hunger |
MGM |
Horror |
$920,638 |
-50% |
775 |
$1,188 |
$3,462,447 |
10 |
| 8 |
(7) |
Gandhi |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$823,234 |
-37% |
411 |
$2,003 |
$48,601,351 |
152 |
| 9 |
(9) |
The Outsiders |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$701,670 |
-37% |
604 |
$1,162 |
$23,562,558 |
45 |
| 10 |
(14) |
My Tutor |
Crown |
Comedy |
$692,230 |
-6% |
462 |
$1,498 |
$9,889,024 |
66 |
| 11 |
(6) |
Lone Wolf McQuade |
Orion Pictures |
Action |
$691,521 |
-55% |
884 |
$782 |
$12,232,628 |
24 |
| 12 |
(12) |
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial |
NCM Fathom |
Drama |
$574,740 |
-38% |
407 |
$1,412 |
$353,568,740 |
332 |
| 13 |
(8) |
The Meaning of Life |
Universal |
Comedy |
$569,681 |
-56% |
380 |
$1,499 |
$13,184,709 |
39 |
| 14 |
(13) |
High Road to China |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$556,510 |
-36% |
519 |
$1,072 |
$26,685,827 |
52 |
| 15 |
(10) |
Max Dugan Returns |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$501,597 |
-50% |
386 |
$1,299 |
$16,564,257 |
45 |
| 16 |
(11) |
Spring Break |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$494,273 |
-47% |
412 |
$1,200 |
$24,071,666 |
45 |
| 17 |
(16) |
Local Hero |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$485,616 |
-21% |
184 |
$2,639 |
$3,703,178 |
80 |
| 18 |
(15) |
48 Hrs. |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
$389,548 |
-42% |
350 |
$1,113 |
$74,075,122 |
152 |
| 19 |
(17) |
An Officer and a Gentleman |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$295,680 |
-33% |
270 |
$1,095 |
$125,993,799 |
285 |
| 20 |
(18) |
The Verdict |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$174,585 |
-50% |
210 |
$831 |
$53,977,250 |
152 |
| 21 |
(19) |
The Man From Snowy River |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$158,716 |
-46% |
189 |
$840 |
$19,602,611 |
187 |
| 22 |
(21) |
Exposed |
MGM/UA Classics |
Drama |
$125,694 |
+1% |
23 |
$5,465 |
$657,564 |
17 |
| 23 |
(27) |
La traviata |
Universal |
Musical |
$81,900 |
+114% |
7 |
$11,700 |
$196,900 |
17 |
| 24 |
(23) |
Baby It's You |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$80,947 |
-12% |
13 |
$6,227 |
$399,350 |
66 |
| 25 |
(24) |
The King of Comedy |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$65,693 |
-26% |
51 |
$1,288 |
$2,536,242 |
80 |
| 26 |
(20) |
Tough Enough |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$36,606 |
-80% |
48 |
$763 |
$2,433,722 |
128 |
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