The Top Movies, Weekend of May 13, 1983
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(new) |
Blue Thunder |
Columbia
|
Action
|
$8,258,149 |
  |
1,539 |
$5,366 |
$8,258,149 |
3 |
| 2 |
(new) |
Breathless |
Orion Pictures
|
Action
|
$4,384,369 |
  |
1,161 |
$3,776 |
$4,384,369 |
3 |
| 3 |
(1) |
Flashdance |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$3,452,991 |
+1.99% |
1,055 |
$3,273 |
$25,276,725 |
31 |
| 4 |
(2) |
Doctor Detroit |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$2,425,577 |
-26.40% |
1,309 |
$1,853 |
$6,891,943 |
10 |
| 5 |
(3) |
Still Smokin |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,966,748 |
-36.26% |
694 |
$2,834 |
$6,111,358 |
10 |
| 6 |
(4) |
Tootsie |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,559,536 |
+0.81% |
759 |
$2,055 |
$165,339,970 |
150 |
| 7 |
(6) |
Valley Girl |
Atlantic
|
Comedy
|
$1,140,574 |
-14.04% |
227 |
$5,025 |
$5,533,324 |
17 |
| 8 |
(8) |
Gandhi |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$837,843 |
+1.77% |
390 |
$2,148 |
$49,729,399 |
159 |
| 9 |
(5) |
Something Wicked This Way Comes |
Buena Vista
|
Horror
|
$760,462 |
-44.14% |
786 |
$968 |
$5,656,087 |
17 |
| 10 |
(12) |
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$616,452 |
+7.26% |
410 |
$1,504 |
$354,394,452 |
339 |
| 11 |
(9) |
The Outsiders |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$526,245 |
-25.00% |
502 |
$1,048 |
$24,342,688 |
52 |
| 12 |
(17) |
Local Hero |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$516,292 |
+6.32% |
207 |
$2,494 |
$4,388,008 |
87 |
| 13 |
(14) |
High Road to China |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$458,033 |
-17.70% |
465 |
$985 |
$27,348,238 |
59 |
| 14 |
(13) |
The Meaning of Life |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$449,100 |
-21.17% |
300 |
$1,497 |
$13,837,819 |
46 |
| 15 |
(15) |
Max Dugan Returns |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$425,216 |
-15.23% |
455 |
$935 |
$17,148,562 |
52 |
| 16 |
(18) |
48 Hrs. |
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
$409,986 |
+5.25% |
315 |
$1,302 |
$74,653,424 |
159 |
| 17 |
(10) |
My Tutor |
Crown
|
Comedy
|
$403,645 |
-41.69% |
319 |
$1,265 |
$10,589,339 |
73 |
| 18 |
(7) |
The Hunger |
MGM
|
Horror
|
$371,791 |
-59.62% |
762 |
$488 |
$4,353,590 |
17 |
| 19 |
(22) |
Exposed |
MGM/UA Classics
|
Drama
|
$209,272 |
+66.49% |
145 |
$1,443 |
$1,017,333 |
24 |
| 20 |
(19) |
An Officer and a Gentleman |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$191,458 |
-35.25% |
166 |
$1,153 |
$126,332,585 |
292 |
| 21 |
(21) |
The Man From Snowy River |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$158,438 |
-0.18% |
173 |
$916 |
$19,828,641 |
194 |
| 22 |
(24) |
Baby It's You |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$111,658 |
+37.94% |
22 |
$5,075 |
$549,127 |
73 |
| 23 |
(23) |
La traviata |
Universal
|
Musical
|
$95,000 |
+16.00% |
12 |
$7,917 |
$327,000 |
24 |
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