Week Domestic Box Office January 21, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Tootsie | $11,521,124 | -11% | 1,214 | $9,490 | $84,295,868 | 42 | |
| 2 | (2) | 48 Hrs. | $4,973,635 | -17% | 1,050 | $4,737 | $43,624,537 | 51 | |
| 3 | (3) | The Verdict | $4,427,944 | -10% | 838 | $5,284 | $33,648,363 | 51 | |
| 4 | (14) | Gandhi | $3,384,803 | +574% | 350 | $9,671 | $5,844,251 | 51 | |
| 5 | (4) | The Dark Crystal | $2,886,000 | -31% | 905 | $3,189 | $36,159,000 | 42 | |
| 6 | (15) | Sophie's Choice | $2,552,694 | +691% | 215 | $11,873 | $4,715,000 | 49 | |
| 7 | (5) | The Toy | $2,392,972 | -34% | 1,012 | $2,365 | $42,084,671 | 49 | |
| 8 | (6) | Best Friends | $2,174,629 | -27% | 834 | $2,607 | $31,105,324 | 42 | |
| 9 | (8) | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $1,886,000 | -20% | 520 | $3,627 | $331,206,000 | 231 | |
| 10 | (16) | The Man From Snowy River | $1,555,980 | +652% | 477 | $3,262 | $8,730,201 | 86 | |
| 11 | (13) | They Call Me Bruce | $1,446,716 | +73% | 324 | $4,465 | $7,303,000 | 77 | |
| 12 | (9) | Kiss Me Goodbye | $1,087,474 | -40% | 716 | $1,519 | $13,519,142 | 37 | |
| 13 | (7) | An Officer and a Gentleman | $1,001,957 | -59% | 555 | $1,805 | $115,308,541 | 184 | |
| 14 | (new) | The House on Sorority Row | $823,548 | 153 | $5,383 | $823,548 | 7 | ||
| 15 | (11) | First Blood | $704,056 | -38% | 574 | $1,227 | $46,426,741 | 98 | |
| 16 | (12) | Peter Pan | $659,392 | -38% | 398 | $1,657 | $13,425,201 | 10,949 | |
| 17 | (new) | Independence Day | $55,421 | 8 | $6,928 | $55,421 | 7 | ||
| 18 | (new) | The Year of Living Dangerously | $51,658 | 1 | $51,658 | $51,658 | 7 | ||
| Reporting movies: 18 | $43,586,003 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tootsie | $11,521,124 | 1,214 | $84,295,868 |
| 2 | 48 Hrs. | $4,973,635 | 1,050 | $43,624,537 |
| 3 | The Verdict | $4,427,944 | 838 | $33,648,363 |
| 4 | Gandhi | $3,384,803 | 350 | $5,844,251 |
| 5 | The Dark Crystal | $2,886,000 | 905 | $36,159,000 |
| 6 | Sophie's Choice | $2,552,694 | 215 | $4,715,000 |
| 7 | The Toy | $2,392,972 | 1,012 | $42,084,671 |
| 8 | Best Friends | $2,174,629 | 834 | $31,105,324 |
| 9 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $1,886,000 | 520 | $331,206,000 |
| 10 | The Man From Snowy River | $1,555,980 | 477 | $8,730,201 |
| 11 | They Call Me Bruce | $1,446,716 | 324 | $7,303,000 |
| 12 | Kiss Me Goodbye | $1,087,474 | 716 | $13,519,142 |
| 13 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $1,001,957 | 555 | $115,308,541 |
| 14 | The House on Sorority Row | $823,548 | 153 | $823,548 |
| 15 | First Blood | $704,056 | 574 | $46,426,741 |
| 16 | Peter Pan | $659,392 | 398 | $13,425,201 |
| 17 | Independence Day | $55,421 | 8 | $55,421 |
| 18 | The Year of Living Dangerously | $51,658 | 1 | $51,658 |
| Reporting: 18 | $43,586,003 | total | ||