The Top Movies, Weekend of April 29, 1983
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Flashdance |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$4,095,000 |
+0.23% |
1,140 |
$3,592 |
$15,352,325 |
17 |
| 2 |
(new) |
Something Wicked This Way Comes |
Buena Vista
|
Horror
|
$2,423,555 |
  |
817 |
$2,966 |
$2,423,555 |
3 |
| 3 |
(3) |
Tootsie |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,951,612 |
-24.90% |
865 |
$2,256 |
$161,414,932 |
136 |
| 4 |
(new) |
Valley Girl |
Atlantic
|
Comedy
|
$1,856,780 |
  |
442 |
$4,201 |
$1,856,780 |
3 |
| 5 |
(new) |
The Hunger |
MGM
|
Horror
|
$1,832,898 |
  |
775 |
$2,365 |
$1,832,898 |
3 |
| 6 |
(2) |
Lone Wolf McQuade |
Orion Pictures
|
Action
|
$1,542,618 |
-47.17% |
884 |
$1,745 |
$11,077,091 |
17 |
| 7 |
(4) |
Gandhi |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$1,303,096 |
-37.24% |
579 |
$2,251 |
$47,418,460 |
145 |
| 8 |
(5) |
The Meaning of Life |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$1,286,609 |
-34.87% |
541 |
$2,378 |
$12,139,329 |
32 |
| 9 |
(7) |
The Outsiders |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$1,106,552 |
-32.79% |
706 |
$1,567 |
$22,560,214 |
38 |
| 10 |
(8) |
Max Dugan Returns |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$1,013,283 |
-34.73% |
546 |
$1,856 |
$15,829,096 |
38 |
| 11 |
(9) |
Spring Break |
Columbia
|
Comedy
|
$929,787 |
-26.44% |
683 |
$1,361 |
$23,512,198 |
38 |
| 12 |
(10) |
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$924,484 |
-23.97% |
529 |
$1,748 |
$352,756,484 |
325 |
| 13 |
(11) |
High Road to China |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$868,310 |
-22.20% |
607 |
$1,430 |
$25,869,064 |
45 |
| 14 |
(6) |
My Tutor |
Crown
|
Comedy
|
$734,621 |
-62.28% |
475 |
$1,547 |
$8,645,974 |
59 |
| 15 |
(14) |
48 Hrs. |
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
$676,068 |
-28.24% |
468 |
$1,445 |
$73,421,578 |
145 |
| 16 |
(15) |
Local Hero |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$618,203 |
-12.81% |
190 |
$3,254 |
$3,033,907 |
73 |
| 17 |
(16) |
An Officer and a Gentleman |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$438,974 |
-16.84% |
308 |
$1,425 |
$125,526,007 |
278 |
| 18 |
(18) |
The Verdict |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$346,759 |
-10.74% |
272 |
$1,275 |
$53,663,069 |
145 |
| 19 |
(19) |
The Man From Snowy River |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$293,690 |
-3.80% |
243 |
$1,209 |
$19,353,515 |
180 |
| 20 |
(26) |
Tough Enough |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$187,221 |
+480.24% |
197 |
$950 |
$2,335,634 |
121 |
| 21 |
(20) |
Exposed |
MGM/UA Classics
|
Drama
|
$124,832 |
-35.88% |
23 |
$5,427 |
$396,997 |
10 |
| 22 |
(22) |
Tender Mercies |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$117,238 |
-20.33% |
37 |
$3,169 |
$534,934 |
59 |
| 23 |
(25) |
Baby It's You |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$91,500 |
+170.02% |
13 |
$7,038 |
$274,642 |
59 |
| 24 |
(21) |
The King of Comedy |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$89,207 |
-45.85% |
75 |
$1,189 |
$2,437,605 |
73 |
| 25 |
(23) |
Man, Woman and Child |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$57,471 |
-42.88% |
76 |
$756 |
$2,296,853 |
31 |
| 26 |
(new) |
Blue Skies Again |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$46,603 |
  |
35 |
$1,332 |
$46,603 |
3 |
| 27 |
(24) |
La traviata |
Universal
|
Musical
|
$38,187 |
+12.39% |
2 |
$19,094 |
$86,725 |
10 |
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