Week Domestic Box Office March 18, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | High Road to China | $8,242,488 | 1,508 | $5,466 | $8,242,488 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Tootsie | $4,931,349 | -6% | 1,185 | $4,161 | $140,085,188 | 98 | |
| 3 | (3) | Gandhi | $2,781,137 | -12% | 672 | $4,139 | $32,118,951 | 107 | |
| 4 | (2) | 10 to Midnight | $2,254,672 | -40% | 595 | $3,789 | $6,000,197 | 14 | |
| 5 | (5) | 48 Hrs. | $1,872,876 | -3% | 750 | $2,497 | $66,355,829 | 107 | |
| 6 | (4) | Trenchcoat | $1,397,724 | -47% | 723 | $1,933 | $4,052,756 | 14 | |
| 7 | (6) | Sophie's Choice | $1,265,000 | -21% | 415 | $3,048 | $20,367,000 | 105 | |
| 8 | (12) | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $1,074,000 | +1% | 380 | $2,826 | $343,095,000 | 287 | |
| 9 | (7) | The Verdict | $1,053,971 | -17% | 478 | $2,205 | $49,728,608 | 107 | |
| 10 | (10) | The Lords of Discipline | $889,837 | -22% | 454 | $1,960 | $10,998,088 | 35 | |
| 11 | (11) | The Man From Snowy River | $866,346 | -20% | 408 | $2,123 | $17,018,877 | 142 | |
| 12 | (13) | The Year of Living Dangerously | $830,857 | -16% | 290 | $2,865 | $6,879,676 | 63 | |
| 13 | (8) | Lovesick | $824,593 | -34% | 535 | $1,541 | $9,997,156 | 35 | |
| 14 | (15) | An Officer and a Gentleman | $729,981 | +2% | 385 | $1,896 | $121,814,379 | 240 | |
| 15 | (16) | My Tutor | $675,310 | +16% | 117 | $5,772 | $1,859,821 | 21 | |
| 16 | (9) | Vigilante | $587,131 | -52% | 145 | $4,049 | $3,876,952 | 21 | |
| 17 | (20) | The House on Sorority Row | $529,600 | +30% | 128 | $4,138 | $6,599,695 | 63 | |
| 18 | (17) | The Entity | $483,575 | -17% | 302 | $1,601 | $13,049,638 | 49 | |
| 19 | (18) | Without a Trace | $463,157 | -19% | 200 | $2,316 | $9,545,774 | 49 | |
| 20 | (22) | The King of Comedy | $426,899 | +138% | 58 | $7,360 | $1,025,741 | 35 | |
| 21 | (19) | Table for Five | $384,092 | -29% | 122 | $3,148 | $1,805,418 | 35 | |
| 22 | (14) | They Call Me Bruce | $363,156 | -62% | 144 | $2,522 | $12,792,840 | 133 | |
| 23 | (24) | Local Hero | $89,999 | +81% | 5 | $18,000 | $163,293 | 35 | |
| 24 | (25) | Baby It's You | $6,638 | -39% | 1 | $6,638 | $35,300 | 21 | |
| Reporting movies: 24 | $33,024,388 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Road to China | $8,242,488 | 1,508 | $8,242,488 |
| 2 | Tootsie | $4,931,349 | 1,185 | $140,085,188 |
| 3 | Gandhi | $2,781,137 | 672 | $32,118,951 |
| 4 | 10 to Midnight | $2,254,672 | 595 | $6,000,197 |
| 5 | 48 Hrs. | $1,872,876 | 750 | $66,355,829 |
| 6 | Trenchcoat | $1,397,724 | 723 | $4,052,756 |
| 7 | Sophie's Choice | $1,265,000 | 415 | $20,367,000 |
| 8 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $1,074,000 | 380 | $343,095,000 |
| 9 | The Verdict | $1,053,971 | 478 | $49,728,608 |
| 10 | The Lords of Discipline | $889,837 | 454 | $10,998,088 |
| 11 | The Man From Snowy River | $866,346 | 408 | $17,018,877 |
| 12 | The Year of Living Dangerously | $830,857 | 290 | $6,879,676 |
| 13 | Lovesick | $824,593 | 535 | $9,997,156 |
| 14 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $729,981 | 385 | $121,814,379 |
| 15 | My Tutor | $675,310 | 117 | $1,859,821 |
| 16 | Vigilante | $587,131 | 145 | $3,876,952 |
| 17 | The House on Sorority Row | $529,600 | 128 | $6,599,695 |
| 18 | The Entity | $483,575 | 302 | $13,049,638 |
| 19 | Without a Trace | $463,157 | 200 | $9,545,774 |
| 20 | The King of Comedy | $426,899 | 58 | $1,025,741 |
| 21 | Table for Five | $384,092 | 122 | $1,805,418 |
| 22 | They Call Me Bruce | $363,156 | 144 | $12,792,840 |
| 23 | Local Hero | $89,999 | 5 | $163,293 |
| 24 | Baby It's You | $6,638 | 1 | $35,300 |
| Reporting: 24 | $33,024,388 | total | ||