Weekend Domestic Box Office May 6, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Flashdance | $3,385,578 | -17% | 1,140 | $2,970 | $20,325,125 | 24 | |
| 2 | (new) | Doctor Detroit | $3,295,722 | 1,343 | $2,454 | $3,295,722 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (new) | Still Smokin | $3,085,705 | 710 | $4,346 | $3,085,705 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (3) | Tootsie | $1,546,976 | -21% | 805 | $1,922 | $163,485,230 | 143 | |
| 5 | (2) | Something Wicked This Way Comes | $1,361,279 | -44% | 817 | $1,666 | $4,465,128 | 10 | |
| 6 | (4) | Valley Girl | $1,326,884 | -29% | 385 | $3,446 | $3,910,095 | 10 | |
| 7 | (5) | The Hunger | $920,638 | -50% | 775 | $1,188 | $3,462,447 | 10 | |
| 8 | (7) | Gandhi | $823,234 | -37% | 411 | $2,003 | $48,601,351 | 152 | |
| 9 | (9) | The Outsiders | $701,670 | -37% | 604 | $1,162 | $23,562,558 | 45 | |
| 10 | (14) | My Tutor | $692,230 | -6% | 462 | $1,498 | $9,889,024 | 66 | |
| 11 | (6) | Lone Wolf McQuade | $691,521 | -55% | 884 | $782 | $12,232,628 | 24 | |
| 12 | (12) | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $574,740 | -38% | 407 | $1,412 | $353,568,740 | 332 | |
| 13 | (8) | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | $569,681 | -56% | 380 | $1,499 | $13,184,709 | 39 | |
| 14 | (13) | High Road to China | $556,510 | -36% | 519 | $1,072 | $26,685,827 | 52 | |
| 15 | (10) | Max Dugan Returns | $501,597 | -50% | 386 | $1,299 | $16,564,257 | 45 | |
| 16 | (11) | Spring Break | $494,273 | -47% | 412 | $1,200 | $24,071,666 | 45 | |
| 17 | (16) | Local Hero | $485,616 | -21% | 184 | $2,639 | $3,703,178 | 80 | |
| 18 | (15) | 48 Hrs. | $389,548 | -42% | 350 | $1,113 | $74,075,122 | 152 | |
| 19 | (17) | An Officer and a Gentleman | $295,680 | -33% | 270 | $1,095 | $125,993,799 | 285 | |
| 20 | (18) | The Verdict | $174,585 | -50% | 210 | $831 | $53,977,250 | 152 | |
| 21 | (19) | The Man From Snowy River | $158,716 | -46% | 189 | $840 | $19,602,611 | 187 | |
| 22 | (21) | Exposed | $125,694 | +1% | 23 | $5,465 | $657,564 | 17 | |
| 23 | (27) | La traviata | $81,900 | +114% | 7 | $11,700 | $196,900 | 17 | |
| 24 | (23) | Baby It's You | $80,947 | -12% | 13 | $6,227 | $399,350 | 66 | |
| 25 | (24) | The King of Comedy | $65,693 | -26% | 51 | $1,288 | $2,536,242 | 80 | |
| 26 | (20) | Tough Enough | $36,606 | -80% | 48 | $763 | $2,433,722 | 128 | |
| Reporting movies: 26 | $22,423,223 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flashdance | $3,385,578 | 1,140 | $20,325,125 |
| 2 | Doctor Detroit | $3,295,722 | 1,343 | $3,295,722 |
| 3 | Still Smokin | $3,085,705 | 710 | $3,085,705 |
| 4 | Tootsie | $1,546,976 | 805 | $163,485,230 |
| 5 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | $1,361,279 | 817 | $4,465,128 |
| 6 | Valley Girl | $1,326,884 | 385 | $3,910,095 |
| 7 | The Hunger | $920,638 | 775 | $3,462,447 |
| 8 | Gandhi | $823,234 | 411 | $48,601,351 |
| 9 | The Outsiders | $701,670 | 604 | $23,562,558 |
| 10 | My Tutor | $692,230 | 462 | $9,889,024 |
| 11 | Lone Wolf McQuade | $691,521 | 884 | $12,232,628 |
| 12 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $574,740 | 407 | $353,568,740 |
| 13 | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | $569,681 | 380 | $13,184,709 |
| 14 | High Road to China | $556,510 | 519 | $26,685,827 |
| 15 | Max Dugan Returns | $501,597 | 386 | $16,564,257 |
| 16 | Spring Break | $494,273 | 412 | $24,071,666 |
| 17 | Local Hero | $485,616 | 184 | $3,703,178 |
| 18 | 48 Hrs. | $389,548 | 350 | $74,075,122 |
| 19 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $295,680 | 270 | $125,993,799 |
| 20 | The Verdict | $174,585 | 210 | $53,977,250 |
| 21 | The Man From Snowy River | $158,716 | 189 | $19,602,611 |
| 22 | Exposed | $125,694 | 23 | $657,564 |
| 23 | La traviata | $81,900 | 7 | $196,900 |
| 24 | Baby It's You | $80,947 | 13 | $399,350 |
| 25 | The King of Comedy | $65,693 | 51 | $2,536,242 |
| 26 | Tough Enough | $36,606 | 48 | $2,433,722 |
| Reporting: 26 | $22,423,223 | total | ||