Week Domestic Box Office February 18, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Tootsie | $9,007,489 | +32% | 1,197 | $7,525 | $117,630,284 | 70 | |
| 2 | (4) | Gandhi | $4,344,207 | +73% | 531 | $8,181 | $19,257,500 | 79 | |
| 3 | (new) | The Lords of Discipline | $3,652,955 | 800 | $4,566 | $3,652,955 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (new) | Lovesick | $3,605,353 | 718 | $5,021 | $3,605,353 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (new) | The Sting II | $3,483,000 | 1,294 | $2,692 | $3,483,000 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (2) | 48 Hrs. | $3,229,242 | +3% | 906 | $3,564 | $58,019,829 | 79 | |
| 7 | (6) | Sophie's Choice | $2,515,000 | +19% | 414 | $6,075 | $13,187,000 | 77 | |
| 8 | (9) | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $2,318,000 | +107% | 725 | $3,197 | $337,668,000 | 259 | |
| 9 | (5) | Without a Trace | $2,178,817 | +2% | 596 | $3,656 | $6,345,541 | 21 | |
| 10 | (7) | The Verdict | $2,152,363 | +8% | 579 | $3,717 | $44,203,217 | 79 | |
| 11 | (3) | The Entity | $2,085,644 | -32% | 581 | $3,590 | $9,868,445 | 21 | |
| 12 | (17) | The Year of Living Dangerously | $2,047,681 | +5,768% | 690 | $2,968 | $2,215,049 | 35 | |
| 13 | (15) | An Officer and a Gentleman | $1,473,271 | +247% | 666 | $2,212 | $118,450,006 | 212 | |
| 14 | (8) | Let’s Spend the Night Together | $1,062,296 | -40% | 428 | $2,482 | $2,829,297 | 14 | |
| 15 | (12) | The House on Sorority Row | $729,692 | -16% | 155 | $4,708 | $4,490,560 | 35 | |
| 16 | (11) | The Man From Snowy River | $629,547 | -38% | 285 | $2,209 | $13,292,753 | 114 | |
| 17 | (13) | Best Friends | $590,607 | -29% | 427 | $1,383 | $35,386,213 | 70 | |
| 18 | (14) | They Call Me Bruce | $375,100 | -33% | 121 | $3,100 | $10,186,546 | 105 | |
| 19 | (new) | The Pirates of Penzance | $320,797 | 91 | $3,525 | $320,797 | 7 | ||
| 20 | (16) | Kiss Me Goodbye | $225,986 | -24% | 218 | $1,037 | $15,474,888 | 65 | |
| 21 | (new) | Table for Five | $187,900 | 40 | $4,698 | $187,900 | 7 | ||
| 22 | (new) | The King of Comedy | $179,196 | 14 | $12,800 | $179,196 | 7 | ||
| Reporting movies: 22 | $46,394,143 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tootsie | $9,007,489 | 1,197 | $117,630,284 |
| 2 | Gandhi | $4,344,207 | 531 | $19,257,500 |
| 3 | The Lords of Discipline | $3,652,955 | 800 | $3,652,955 |
| 4 | Lovesick | $3,605,353 | 718 | $3,605,353 |
| 5 | The Sting II | $3,483,000 | 1,294 | $3,483,000 |
| 6 | 48 Hrs. | $3,229,242 | 906 | $58,019,829 |
| 7 | Sophie's Choice | $2,515,000 | 414 | $13,187,000 |
| 8 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $2,318,000 | 725 | $337,668,000 |
| 9 | Without a Trace | $2,178,817 | 596 | $6,345,541 |
| 10 | The Verdict | $2,152,363 | 579 | $44,203,217 |
| 11 | The Entity | $2,085,644 | 581 | $9,868,445 |
| 12 | The Year of Living Dangerously | $2,047,681 | 690 | $2,215,049 |
| 13 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $1,473,271 | 666 | $118,450,006 |
| 14 | Let’s Spend the Night Together | $1,062,296 | 428 | $2,829,297 |
| 15 | The House on Sorority Row | $729,692 | 155 | $4,490,560 |
| 16 | The Man From Snowy River | $629,547 | 285 | $13,292,753 |
| 17 | Best Friends | $590,607 | 427 | $35,386,213 |
| 18 | They Call Me Bruce | $375,100 | 121 | $10,186,546 |
| 19 | The Pirates of Penzance | $320,797 | 91 | $320,797 |
| 20 | Kiss Me Goodbye | $225,986 | 218 | $15,474,888 |
| 21 | Table for Five | $187,900 | 40 | $187,900 |
| 22 | The King of Comedy | $179,196 | 14 | $179,196 |
| Reporting: 22 | $46,394,143 | total | ||