Weekend Domestic Box Office March 18, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | High Road to China | $6,156,049 | 1,508 | $4,082 | $6,156,049 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Tootsie | $3,579,379 | -11% | 1,185 | $3,021 | $138,733,218 | 94 | |
| 3 | (2) | 10 to Midnight | $2,149,672 | -30% | 595 | $3,613 | $5,895,197 | 10 | |
| 4 | (3) | Gandhi | $1,888,255 | -17% | 672 | $2,810 | $31,226,069 | 103 | |
| 5 | (5) | 48 Hrs. | $1,379,770 | -10% | 750 | $1,840 | $65,862,723 | 103 | |
| 6 | (4) | Trenchcoat | $1,329,426 | -39% | 723 | $1,839 | $3,984,458 | 10 | |
| 7 | (6) | Sophie's Choice | $860,353 | -28% | 415 | $2,073 | $19,962,353 | 101 | |
| 8 | (13) | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $771,955 | +3% | 380 | $2,031 | $342,792,955 | 283 | |
| 9 | (8) | The Verdict | $745,111 | -19% | 478 | $1,559 | $49,419,748 | 103 | |
| 10 | (12) | The Year of Living Dangerously | $633,623 | -21% | 290 | $2,185 | $6,682,442 | 59 | |
| 11 | (10) | The Lords of Discipline | $631,390 | -29% | 454 | $1,391 | $10,739,641 | 31 | |
| 12 | (11) | The Man From Snowy River | $617,558 | -23% | 408 | $1,514 | $16,770,089 | 138 | |
| 13 | (7) | Lovesick | $609,919 | -37% | 535 | $1,140 | $9,782,482 | 31 | |
| 14 | (15) | An Officer and a Gentleman | $576,128 | +9% | 385 | $1,496 | $121,660,526 | 236 | |
| 15 | (9) | Vigilante | $440,348 | -51% | 145 | $3,037 | $3,730,169 | 17 | |
| 16 | (20) | The House on Sorority Row | $381,312 | +32% | 128 | $2,979 | $6,451,407 | 59 | |
| 17 | (17) | My Tutor | $375,310 | -12% | 117 | $3,208 | $1,559,821 | 17 | |
| 18 | (18) | The Entity | $346,786 | -17% | 302 | $1,148 | $12,912,849 | 45 | |
| 19 | (16) | Without a Trace | $326,798 | -23% | 200 | $1,634 | $9,409,415 | 45 | |
| 20 | (22) | The King of Comedy | $299,900 | +121% | 58 | $5,171 | $898,742 | 31 | |
| 21 | (19) | Table for Five | $283,270 | -32% | 122 | $2,322 | $1,704,596 | 31 | |
| 22 | (14) | They Call Me Bruce | $265,104 | -60% | 144 | $1,841 | $12,694,788 | 129 | |
| 23 | (21) | Best Friends | $172,301 | -24% | 278 | $620 | $36,670,556 | 94 | |
| 24 | (24) | Local Hero | $62,786 | +79% | 5 | $12,557 | $136,080 | 31 | |
| 25 | (23) | Tender Mercies | $47,651 | -6% | 3 | $15,884 | $188,010 | 17 | |
| 26 | (25) | Baby It's You | $4,892 | -40% | 1 | $4,892 | $33,554 | 17 | |
| Reporting movies: 26 | $24,935,046 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Road to China | $6,156,049 | 1,508 | $6,156,049 |
| 2 | Tootsie | $3,579,379 | 1,185 | $138,733,218 |
| 3 | 10 to Midnight | $2,149,672 | 595 | $5,895,197 |
| 4 | Gandhi | $1,888,255 | 672 | $31,226,069 |
| 5 | 48 Hrs. | $1,379,770 | 750 | $65,862,723 |
| 6 | Trenchcoat | $1,329,426 | 723 | $3,984,458 |
| 7 | Sophie's Choice | $860,353 | 415 | $19,962,353 |
| 8 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $771,955 | 380 | $342,792,955 |
| 9 | The Verdict | $745,111 | 478 | $49,419,748 |
| 10 | The Year of Living Dangerously | $633,623 | 290 | $6,682,442 |
| 11 | The Lords of Discipline | $631,390 | 454 | $10,739,641 |
| 12 | The Man From Snowy River | $617,558 | 408 | $16,770,089 |
| 13 | Lovesick | $609,919 | 535 | $9,782,482 |
| 14 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $576,128 | 385 | $121,660,526 |
| 15 | Vigilante | $440,348 | 145 | $3,730,169 |
| 16 | The House on Sorority Row | $381,312 | 128 | $6,451,407 |
| 17 | My Tutor | $375,310 | 117 | $1,559,821 |
| 18 | The Entity | $346,786 | 302 | $12,912,849 |
| 19 | Without a Trace | $326,798 | 200 | $9,409,415 |
| 20 | The King of Comedy | $299,900 | 58 | $898,742 |
| 21 | Table for Five | $283,270 | 122 | $1,704,596 |
| 22 | They Call Me Bruce | $265,104 | 144 | $12,694,788 |
| 23 | Best Friends | $172,301 | 278 | $36,670,556 |
| 24 | Local Hero | $62,786 | 5 | $136,080 |
| 25 | Tender Mercies | $47,651 | 3 | $188,010 |
| 26 | Baby It's You | $4,892 | 1 | $33,554 |
| Reporting: 26 | $24,935,046 | total | ||