Weekend Domestic Box Office May 27, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $23,019,618 | 1,002 | $22,974 | $30,490,619 | 5 | ||
| 2 | (2) | Blue Thunder | $6,239,999 | +1% | 1,555 | $4,013 | $25,942,709 | 17 | |
| 3 | (4) | Flashdance | $4,665,930 | +32% | 1,015 | $4,597 | $36,586,380 | 45 | |
| 4 | (1) | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | $4,576,732 | -35% | 1,344 | $3,405 | $13,348,344 | 10 | |
| 5 | (3) | Breathless | $3,367,492 | -11% | 1,073 | $3,138 | $14,487,363 | 17 | |
| 6 | (9) | Tootsie | $2,439,315 | +100% | 835 | $2,921 | $169,884,870 | 164 | |
| 7 | (new) | Chained Heat | $2,252,682 | 404 | $5,576 | $2,252,682 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (7) | Still Smokin | $2,139,772 | +44% | 730 | $2,931 | $10,819,238 | 24 | |
| 9 | (10) | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $2,061,108 | +113% | 786 | $2,622 | $357,821,108 | 353 | |
| 10 | (5) | My Tutor | $1,411,824 | -40% | 493 | $2,864 | $15,634,590 | 87 | |
| 11 | (6) | Valley Girl | $1,180,006 | -27% | 364 | $3,242 | $9,330,393 | 31 | |
| 12 | (8) | Doctor Detroit | $1,027,893 | -28% | 539 | $1,907 | $10,375,893 | 24 | |
| 13 | (11) | Gandhi | $827,377 | +42% | 305 | $2,713 | $51,669,867 | 173 | |
| 14 | (14) | Local Hero | $575,767 | +26% | 173 | $3,328 | $5,767,363 | 101 | |
| 15 | (13) | 48 Hrs. | $476,530 | +2% | 262 | $1,819 | $75,936,265 | 173 | |
| 16 | (12) | The Outsiders | $428,517 | -9% | 352 | $1,217 | $25,584,680 | 66 | |
| 17 | (15) | High Road to China | $415,174 | +9% | 363 | $1,144 | $28,416,459 | 73 | |
| 18 | (18) | An Officer and a Gentleman | $414,492 | +27% | 235 | $1,764 | $127,311,887 | 306 | |
| 19 | (16) | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | $407,600 | +9% | 220 | $1,853 | $14,929,552 | 60 | |
| 20 | (23) | La traviata | $165,678 | +146% | 20 | $8,284 | $688,449 | 38 | |
| 21 | (21) | Baby It's You | $155,982 | +23% | 26 | $5,999 | $927,005 | 87 | |
| 22 | (22) | The Man From Snowy River | $146,325 | +23% | 137 | $1,068 | $20,202,265 | 208 | |
| Reporting movies: 22 | $58,395,813 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $23,019,618 | 1,002 | $30,490,619 |
| 2 | Blue Thunder | $6,239,999 | 1,555 | $25,942,709 |
| 3 | Flashdance | $4,665,930 | 1,015 | $36,586,380 |
| 4 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | $4,576,732 | 1,344 | $13,348,344 |
| 5 | Breathless | $3,367,492 | 1,073 | $14,487,363 |
| 6 | Tootsie | $2,439,315 | 835 | $169,884,870 |
| 7 | Chained Heat | $2,252,682 | 404 | $2,252,682 |
| 8 | Still Smokin | $2,139,772 | 730 | $10,819,238 |
| 9 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $2,061,108 | 786 | $357,821,108 |
| 10 | My Tutor | $1,411,824 | 493 | $15,634,590 |
| 11 | Valley Girl | $1,180,006 | 364 | $9,330,393 |
| 12 | Doctor Detroit | $1,027,893 | 539 | $10,375,893 |
| 13 | Gandhi | $827,377 | 305 | $51,669,867 |
| 14 | Local Hero | $575,767 | 173 | $5,767,363 |
| 15 | 48 Hrs. | $476,530 | 262 | $75,936,265 |
| 16 | The Outsiders | $428,517 | 352 | $25,584,680 |
| 17 | High Road to China | $415,174 | 363 | $28,416,459 |
| 18 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $414,492 | 235 | $127,311,887 |
| 19 | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | $407,600 | 220 | $14,929,552 |
| 20 | La traviata | $165,678 | 20 | $688,449 |
| 21 | Baby It's You | $155,982 | 26 | $927,005 |
| 22 | The Man From Snowy River | $146,325 | 137 | $20,202,265 |
| Reporting: 22 | $58,395,813 | total | ||