Weekend Domestic Box Office April 15, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Lone Wolf McQuade | $4,300,000 | 1,221 | $3,522 | $4,300,000 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Flashdance | $4,076,124 | 1,140 | $3,576 | $4,076,124 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Tootsie | $3,103,088 | -10% | 1,064 | $2,916 | $155,715,701 | 122 | |
| 4 | (6) | Gandhi | $2,891,847 | +33% | 825 | $3,505 | $42,512,447 | 131 | |
| 5 | (3) | The Outsiders | $2,188,897 | -30% | 922 | $2,374 | $18,782,682 | 24 | |
| 6 | (4) | Max Dugan Returns | $1,940,582 | -25% | 716 | $2,710 | $12,438,108 | 24 | |
| 7 | (2) | Spring Break | $1,918,920 | -42% | 1,170 | $1,640 | $20,561,251 | 24 | |
| 8 | (7) | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | $1,831,717 | -15% | 394 | $4,649 | $7,676,546 | 18 | |
| 9 | (8) | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $1,668,479 | +4% | 729 | $2,289 | $349,628,255 | 311 | |
| 10 | (5) | High Road to China | $1,530,168 | -40% | 849 | $1,802 | $23,088,247 | 31 | |
| 11 | (13) | Sophie's Choice | $1,115,140 | +46% | 457 | $2,440 | $23,871,317 | 129 | |
| 12 | (12) | 48 Hrs. | $1,024,043 | +32% | 530 | $1,932 | $71,075,890 | 131 | |
| 13 | (9) | The Sword in the Stone | $1,005,674 | -26% | 614 | $1,638 | $9,131,576 | 7,054 | |
| 14 | (10) | Bad Boys | $735,530 | -45% | 256 | $2,873 | $8,032,166 | 24 | |
| 15 | (19) | An Officer and a Gentleman | $684,803 | +53% | 403 | $1,699 | $124,219,522 | 264 | |
| 16 | (11) | The Black Stallion Returns | $547,441 | -55% | 638 | $858 | $9,243,287 | 24 | |
| 17 | (14) | The Verdict | $521,208 | -30% | 325 | $1,604 | $52,564,686 | 131 | |
| 18 | (15) | My Tutor | $484,881 | -34% | 153 | $3,169 | $4,063,722 | 45 | |
| 19 | (17) | The House on Sorority Row | $432,054 | -32% | 162 | $2,667 | $8,184,633 | 87 | |
| 20 | (20) | Local Hero | $389,580 | +34% | 80 | $4,870 | $1,362,294 | 59 | |
| 21 | (21) | The Man From Snowy River | $325,136 | +18% | 262 | $1,241 | $18,526,643 | 166 | |
| 22 | (25) | Vigilante | $247,440 | +38% | 120 | $2,062 | $5,091,888 | 45 | |
| 23 | (18) | The Year of Living Dangerously | $195,972 | -56% | 190 | $1,031 | $8,601,065 | 87 | |
| 24 | (16) | Man, Woman and Child | $180,721 | -72% | 116 | $1,558 | $2,006,193 | 17 | |
| 25 | (23) | The King of Comedy | $139,281 | -27% | 56 | $2,487 | $2,080,688 | 59 | |
| 26 | (26) | Tough Enough | $51,330 | -69% | 54 | $951 | $2,087,004 | 107 | |
| 27 | (27) | Table for Five | $45,268 | -38% | 51 | $888 | $2,378,738 | 59 | |
| 28 | (new) | Better Late Than Never | $24,164 | 12 | $2,014 | $24,164 | 3 | ||
| 29 | (28) | Baby It's You | $16,326 | +14% | 2 | $8,163 | $125,471 | 45 | |
| Reporting movies: 29 | $33,615,814 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lone Wolf McQuade | $4,300,000 | 1,221 | $4,300,000 |
| 2 | Flashdance | $4,076,124 | 1,140 | $4,076,124 |
| 3 | Tootsie | $3,103,088 | 1,064 | $155,715,701 |
| 4 | Gandhi | $2,891,847 | 825 | $42,512,447 |
| 5 | The Outsiders | $2,188,897 | 922 | $18,782,682 |
| 6 | Max Dugan Returns | $1,940,582 | 716 | $12,438,108 |
| 7 | Spring Break | $1,918,920 | 1,170 | $20,561,251 |
| 8 | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | $1,831,717 | 394 | $7,676,546 |
| 9 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $1,668,479 | 729 | $349,628,255 |
| 10 | High Road to China | $1,530,168 | 849 | $23,088,247 |
| 11 | Sophie's Choice | $1,115,140 | 457 | $23,871,317 |
| 12 | 48 Hrs. | $1,024,043 | 530 | $71,075,890 |
| 13 | The Sword in the Stone | $1,005,674 | 614 | $9,131,576 |
| 14 | Bad Boys | $735,530 | 256 | $8,032,166 |
| 15 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $684,803 | 403 | $124,219,522 |
| 16 | The Black Stallion Returns | $547,441 | 638 | $9,243,287 |
| 17 | The Verdict | $521,208 | 325 | $52,564,686 |
| 18 | My Tutor | $484,881 | 153 | $4,063,722 |
| 19 | The House on Sorority Row | $432,054 | 162 | $8,184,633 |
| 20 | Local Hero | $389,580 | 80 | $1,362,294 |
| 21 | The Man From Snowy River | $325,136 | 262 | $18,526,643 |
| 22 | Vigilante | $247,440 | 120 | $5,091,888 |
| 23 | The Year of Living Dangerously | $195,972 | 190 | $8,601,065 |
| 24 | Man, Woman and Child | $180,721 | 116 | $2,006,193 |
| 25 | The King of Comedy | $139,281 | 56 | $2,080,688 |
| 26 | Tough Enough | $51,330 | 54 | $2,087,004 |
| 27 | Table for Five | $45,268 | 51 | $2,378,738 |
| 28 | Better Late Than Never | $24,164 | 12 | $24,164 |
| 29 | Baby It's You | $16,326 | 2 | $125,471 |
| Reporting: 29 | $33,615,814 | total | ||