The Top Movies, Weekend of April 22, 1983

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(2)	Flashdance	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$4,085,494	+0.23%	1,140	$3,584	$9,738,547	10
2	(1)	Lone Wolf McQuade	Orion Pictures	Action	$2,919,711	-32.10%	1,221	$2,391	$8,700,990	10
3	(3)	Tootsie	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$2,598,623	-16.26%	976	$2,663	$159,053,728	129
4	(4)	Gandhi	Sony Pictures	Drama	$2,076,315	-28.20%	747	$2,780	$45,510,009	138
5	(8)	The Meaning of Life	Universal	Comedy	$1,975,457	+7.85%	554	$3,566	$10,119,457	25
6	(18)	My Tutor	Crown	Comedy	$1,947,448	+301.63%	500	$3,895	$6,253,165	52
7	(5)	The Outsiders	Warner Bros.	Drama	$1,646,454	-24.78%	803	$2,050	$21,047,164	31
8	(6)	Max Dugan Returns	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$1,552,504	-20.00%	643	$2,414	$14,495,229	31
9	(7)	Spring Break	Columbia	Comedy	$1,263,929	-34.13%	908	$1,392	$22,302,357	31
10	(9)	ET: The Extra-Terrestrial	Universal	Drama	$1,215,874	-27.13%	657	$1,851	$351,352,874	318
11	(10)	High Road to China	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$1,116,021	-27.07%	707	$1,579	$24,678,840	38
12	(14)	Bad Boys	Universal	Drama	$1,013,819	+37.84%	535	$1,895	$9,190,819	31
13	(11)	Sophie's Choice	Universal	Drama	$955,547	-14.31%	548	$1,744	$25,215,547	136
14	(12)	48 Hrs.	Paramount Pictures	Action	$942,157	-8.00%	560	$1,682	$72,416,908	138
15	(20)	Local Hero	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$709,046	+82.00%	179	$3,961	$2,209,472	66
16	(15)	An Officer and a Gentleman	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$527,874	-22.92%	340	$1,553	$124,903,032	271
17	(16)	The Black Stallion Returns	MGM/UA Classics	Adventure	$395,499	-27.75%	447	$885	$9,851,679	31
18	(17)	The Verdict	20th Century Fox	Drama	$388,473	-25.47%	292	$1,330	$53,157,482	138
19	(21)	The Man From Snowy River	20th Century Fox	Drama	$305,278	-6.11%	297	$1,028	$18,953,018	173
20	(new)	Exposed	MGM/UA Classics	Drama	$194,685		18	$10,816	$194,685	3
21	(25)	The King of Comedy	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$164,728	+18.27%	56	$2,942	$2,290,491	66
22	(re-entry)	Tender Mercies	Universal	Drama	$147,156		37	$3,977	$354,629	52
23	(24)	Man, Woman and Child	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$100,606	-44.33%	75	$1,341	$2,197,960	24
24	(new)	La traviata	Universal	Musical	$33,977		2	$16,989	$33,977	3
25	(29)	Baby It's You	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$33,887	+107.56%	3	$11,296	$168,095	52
26	(26)	Tough Enough	20th Century Fox	Drama	$32,266	-37.14%	47	$687	$2,136,284	114