Weekend Domestic Box Office April 29, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Flashdance | $4,095,000 | +0% | 1,140 | $3,592 | $15,352,325 | 17 | |
| 2 | (new) | Something Wicked This Way Comes | $2,423,555 | 817 | $2,966 | $2,423,555 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (3) | Tootsie | $1,951,612 | -25% | 865 | $2,256 | $161,414,932 | 136 | |
| 4 | (new) | Valley Girl | $1,856,780 | 442 | $4,201 | $1,856,780 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (new) | The Hunger | $1,832,898 | 775 | $2,365 | $1,832,898 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (2) | Lone Wolf McQuade | $1,542,618 | -47% | 884 | $1,745 | $11,077,091 | 17 | |
| 7 | (4) | Gandhi | $1,303,096 | -37% | 579 | $2,251 | $47,418,460 | 145 | |
| 8 | (5) | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | $1,286,609 | -35% | 541 | $2,378 | $12,139,329 | 32 | |
| 9 | (7) | The Outsiders | $1,106,552 | -33% | 706 | $1,567 | $22,560,214 | 38 | |
| 10 | (8) | Max Dugan Returns | $1,013,283 | -35% | 546 | $1,856 | $15,829,096 | 38 | |
| 11 | (9) | Spring Break | $929,787 | -26% | 683 | $1,361 | $23,512,198 | 38 | |
| 12 | (10) | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $924,484 | -24% | 529 | $1,748 | $352,756,484 | 325 | |
| 13 | (11) | High Road to China | $868,310 | -22% | 607 | $1,430 | $25,869,064 | 45 | |
| 14 | (6) | My Tutor | $734,621 | -62% | 475 | $1,547 | $8,645,974 | 59 | |
| 15 | (14) | 48 Hrs. | $676,068 | -28% | 468 | $1,445 | $73,421,578 | 145 | |
| 16 | (15) | Local Hero | $618,203 | -13% | 190 | $3,254 | $3,033,907 | 73 | |
| 17 | (16) | An Officer and a Gentleman | $438,974 | -17% | 308 | $1,425 | $125,526,007 | 278 | |
| 18 | (18) | The Verdict | $346,759 | -11% | 272 | $1,275 | $53,663,069 | 145 | |
| 19 | (19) | The Man From Snowy River | $293,690 | -4% | 243 | $1,209 | $19,353,515 | 180 | |
| 20 | (26) | Tough Enough | $187,221 | +480% | 197 | $950 | $2,335,634 | 121 | |
| 21 | (20) | Exposed | $124,832 | -36% | 23 | $5,427 | $396,997 | 10 | |
| 22 | (22) | Tender Mercies | $117,238 | -20% | 37 | $3,169 | $534,934 | 59 | |
| 23 | (25) | Baby It's You | $91,500 | +170% | 13 | $7,038 | $274,642 | 59 | |
| 24 | (21) | The King of Comedy | $89,207 | -46% | 75 | $1,189 | $2,437,605 | 73 | |
| 25 | (23) | Man, Woman and Child | $57,471 | -43% | 76 | $756 | $2,296,853 | 31 | |
| 26 | (new) | Blue Skies Again | $46,603 | 35 | $1,332 | $46,603 | 3 | ||
| 27 | (24) | La traviata | $38,187 | +12% | 2 | $19,094 | $86,725 | 10 | |
| Reporting movies: 27 | $24,995,158 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flashdance | $4,095,000 | 1,140 | $15,352,325 |
| 2 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | $2,423,555 | 817 | $2,423,555 |
| 3 | Tootsie | $1,951,612 | 865 | $161,414,932 |
| 4 | Valley Girl | $1,856,780 | 442 | $1,856,780 |
| 5 | The Hunger | $1,832,898 | 775 | $1,832,898 |
| 6 | Lone Wolf McQuade | $1,542,618 | 884 | $11,077,091 |
| 7 | Gandhi | $1,303,096 | 579 | $47,418,460 |
| 8 | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | $1,286,609 | 541 | $12,139,329 |
| 9 | The Outsiders | $1,106,552 | 706 | $22,560,214 |
| 10 | Max Dugan Returns | $1,013,283 | 546 | $15,829,096 |
| 11 | Spring Break | $929,787 | 683 | $23,512,198 |
| 12 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $924,484 | 529 | $352,756,484 |
| 13 | High Road to China | $868,310 | 607 | $25,869,064 |
| 14 | My Tutor | $734,621 | 475 | $8,645,974 |
| 15 | 48 Hrs. | $676,068 | 468 | $73,421,578 |
| 16 | Local Hero | $618,203 | 190 | $3,033,907 |
| 17 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $438,974 | 308 | $125,526,007 |
| 18 | The Verdict | $346,759 | 272 | $53,663,069 |
| 19 | The Man From Snowy River | $293,690 | 243 | $19,353,515 |
| 20 | Tough Enough | $187,221 | 197 | $2,335,634 |
| 21 | Exposed | $124,832 | 23 | $396,997 |
| 22 | Tender Mercies | $117,238 | 37 | $534,934 |
| 23 | Baby It's You | $91,500 | 13 | $274,642 |
| 24 | The King of Comedy | $89,207 | 75 | $2,437,605 |
| 25 | Man, Woman and Child | $57,471 | 76 | $2,296,853 |
| 26 | Blue Skies Again | $46,603 | 35 | $46,603 |
| 27 | La traviata | $38,187 | 2 | $86,725 |
| Reporting: 27 | $24,995,158 | total | ||