Weekend Domestic Box Office January 21, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Tootsie | $8,407,104 | -11% | 1,214 | $6,925 | $81,181,848 | 38 | |
| 2 | (2) | 48 Hrs. | $3,826,763 | -16% | 1,050 | $3,645 | $42,477,665 | 47 | |
| 3 | (3) | The Verdict | $3,262,576 | -10% | 838 | $3,893 | $32,482,995 | 47 | |
| 4 | (15) | Gandhi | $2,324,871 | +640% | 350 | $6,642 | $4,784,319 | 47 | |
| 5 | (4) | The Dark Crystal | $2,226,613 | -29% | 905 | $2,460 | $35,499,613 | 38 | |
| 6 | (5) | The Toy | $1,940,159 | -35% | 1,012 | $1,917 | $41,631,858 | 45 | |
| 7 | (16) | Sophie's Choice | $1,786,015 | +767% | 215 | $8,307 | $3,948,321 | 45 | |
| 8 | (6) | Best Friends | $1,661,398 | -28% | 834 | $1,992 | $30,592,093 | 38 | |
| 9 | (7) | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $1,368,496 | -20% | 520 | $2,632 | $330,688,496 | 227 | |
| 10 | (17) | The Man From Snowy River | $1,152,191 | +669% | 477 | $2,415 | $8,326,412 | 82 | |
| 11 | (13) | They Call Me Bruce | $1,086,876 | +73% | 324 | $3,355 | $6,943,160 | 73 | |
| 12 | (9) | An Officer and a Gentleman | $901,957 | -18% | 555 | $1,625 | $115,208,541 | 180 | |
| 13 | (8) | Kiss Me Goodbye | $851,414 | -41% | 716 | $1,189 | $13,283,082 | 33 | |
| 14 | (new) | The House on Sorority Row | $617,661 | 153 | $4,037 | $617,661 | 3 | ||
| 15 | (10) | Airplane II: The Sequel | $594,322 | -35% | 590 | $1,007 | $24,811,386 | 45 | |
| 16 | (12) | First Blood | $488,071 | -37% | 574 | $850 | $46,210,756 | 94 | |
| 17 | (11) | Peter Pan | $410,313 | -50% | 398 | $1,031 | $13,176,122 | 10,945 | |
| 18 | (new) | Independence Day | $40,685 | 8 | $5,086 | $40,685 | 3 | ||
| 19 | (new) | The Year of Living Dangerously | $35,000 | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 19 | $32,982,485 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tootsie | $8,407,104 | 1,214 | $81,181,848 |
| 2 | 48 Hrs. | $3,826,763 | 1,050 | $42,477,665 |
| 3 | The Verdict | $3,262,576 | 838 | $32,482,995 |
| 4 | Gandhi | $2,324,871 | 350 | $4,784,319 |
| 5 | The Dark Crystal | $2,226,613 | 905 | $35,499,613 |
| 6 | The Toy | $1,940,159 | 1,012 | $41,631,858 |
| 7 | Sophie's Choice | $1,786,015 | 215 | $3,948,321 |
| 8 | Best Friends | $1,661,398 | 834 | $30,592,093 |
| 9 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $1,368,496 | 520 | $330,688,496 |
| 10 | The Man From Snowy River | $1,152,191 | 477 | $8,326,412 |
| 11 | They Call Me Bruce | $1,086,876 | 324 | $6,943,160 |
| 12 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $901,957 | 555 | $115,208,541 |
| 13 | Kiss Me Goodbye | $851,414 | 716 | $13,283,082 |
| 14 | The House on Sorority Row | $617,661 | 153 | $617,661 |
| 15 | Airplane II: The Sequel | $594,322 | 590 | $24,811,386 |
| 16 | First Blood | $488,071 | 574 | $46,210,756 |
| 17 | Peter Pan | $410,313 | 398 | $13,176,122 |
| 18 | Independence Day | $40,685 | 8 | $40,685 |
| 19 | The Year of Living Dangerously | $35,000 | 1 | $35,000 |
| Reporting: 19 | $32,982,485 | total | ||