Weekend Domestic Box Office March 4, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Tootsie | $4,349,058 | -17% | 1,221 | $3,562 | $128,631,608 | 80 | |
| 2 | (2) | Gandhi | $2,349,892 | -14% | 766 | $3,068 | $25,259,056 | 89 | |
| 3 | (6) | 48 Hrs. | $1,807,448 | -4% | 800 | $2,259 | $62,219,679 | 89 | |
| 4 | (3) | The Lords of Discipline | $1,727,582 | -29% | 800 | $2,159 | $8,366,467 | 17 | |
| 5 | (new) | Vigilante | $1,588,464 | 250 | $6,354 | $1,588,464 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (4) | Lovesick | $1,532,301 | -23% | 712 | $2,152 | $7,539,812 | 17 | |
| 7 | (9) | The Verdict | $1,124,537 | -13% | 626 | $1,796 | $47,005,480 | 89 | |
| 8 | (8) | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $1,003,629 | -28% | 605 | $1,659 | $340,545,629 | 269 | |
| 9 | (10) | The Year of Living Dangerously | $932,370 | -26% | 290 | $3,215 | $4,790,260 | 45 | |
| 10 | (14) | The Man From Snowy River | $886,012 | +89% | 500 | $1,772 | $14,779,354 | 124 | |
| 11 | (20) | They Call Me Bruce | $769,404 | +318% | 291 | $2,644 | $11,215,366 | 115 | |
| 12 | (7) | The Sting II | $694,070 | -62% | 548 | $1,267 | $6,347,072 | 17 | |
| 13 | (13) | An Officer and a Gentleman | $681,632 | -21% | 441 | $1,546 | $120,244,700 | 222 | |
| 14 | (11) | Without a Trace | $660,477 | -38% | 388 | $1,702 | $8,313,726 | 31 | |
| 15 | (12) | The Entity | $595,815 | -41% | 395 | $1,508 | $11,762,278 | 31 | |
| 16 | (16) | The House on Sorority Row | $541,314 | +77% | 184 | $2,942 | $5,451,422 | 45 | |
| 17 | (new) | My Tutor | $435,188 | 96 | $4,533 | $435,188 | 3 | ||
| 18 | (18) | Table for Five | $339,133 | +61% | 81 | $4,187 | $788,691 | 17 | |
| 19 | (15) | Best Friends | $274,152 | -21% | 333 | $823 | $36,102,783 | 80 | |
| 20 | (21) | Kiss Me Goodbye | $129,003 | -4% | 177 | $729 | $15,782,759 | 75 | |
| 21 | (19) | The Pirates of Penzance | $126,497 | -38% | 42 | $3,012 | $694,497 | 17 | |
| 22 | (17) | Let’s Spend the Night Together | $114,973 | -60% | 139 | $827 | $3,282,561 | 24 | |
| 23 | (22) | The King of Comedy | $77,461 | -15% | 14 | $5,533 | $385,503 | 17 | |
| 24 | (new) | Tender Mercies | $46,977 | 3 | $15,659 | $46,977 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 24 | $22,787,389 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tootsie | $4,349,058 | 1,221 | $128,631,608 |
| 2 | Gandhi | $2,349,892 | 766 | $25,259,056 |
| 3 | 48 Hrs. | $1,807,448 | 800 | $62,219,679 |
| 4 | The Lords of Discipline | $1,727,582 | 800 | $8,366,467 |
| 5 | Vigilante | $1,588,464 | 250 | $1,588,464 |
| 6 | Lovesick | $1,532,301 | 712 | $7,539,812 |
| 7 | The Verdict | $1,124,537 | 626 | $47,005,480 |
| 8 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $1,003,629 | 605 | $340,545,629 |
| 9 | The Year of Living Dangerously | $932,370 | 290 | $4,790,260 |
| 10 | The Man From Snowy River | $886,012 | 500 | $14,779,354 |
| 11 | They Call Me Bruce | $769,404 | 291 | $11,215,366 |
| 12 | The Sting II | $694,070 | 548 | $6,347,072 |
| 13 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $681,632 | 441 | $120,244,700 |
| 14 | Without a Trace | $660,477 | 388 | $8,313,726 |
| 15 | The Entity | $595,815 | 395 | $11,762,278 |
| 16 | The House on Sorority Row | $541,314 | 184 | $5,451,422 |
| 17 | My Tutor | $435,188 | 96 | $435,188 |
| 18 | Table for Five | $339,133 | 81 | $788,691 |
| 19 | Best Friends | $274,152 | 333 | $36,102,783 |
| 20 | Kiss Me Goodbye | $129,003 | 177 | $15,782,759 |
| 21 | The Pirates of Penzance | $126,497 | 42 | $694,497 |
| 22 | Let’s Spend the Night Together | $114,973 | 139 | $3,282,561 |
| 23 | The King of Comedy | $77,461 | 14 | $385,503 |
| 24 | Tender Mercies | $46,977 | 3 | $46,977 |
| Reporting: 24 | $22,787,389 | total | ||