Week Domestic Box Office April 1, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Spring Break | $6,140,035 | -27% | 1,531 | $4,010 | $14,608,813 | 14 | |
| 2 | (2) | The Outsiders | $5,528,578 | -24% | 994 | $5,562 | $12,779,378 | 14 | |
| 3 | (3) | High Road to China | $4,653,510 | -15% | 1,421 | $3,275 | $18,378,443 | 21 | |
| 4 | (5) | Tootsie | $4,111,212 | -1% | 1,049 | $3,919 | $148,359,737 | 112 | |
| 5 | (6) | Max Dugan Returns | $3,599,607 | -6% | 801 | $4,494 | $7,415,635 | 14 | |
| 6 | (7) | The Sword in the Stone | $3,152,976 | -4% | 487 | $6,474 | $6,445,189 | 7,044 | |
| 7 | (-) | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | $2,848,282 | 257 | $11,083 | $3,139,283 | 8 | ||
| 8 | (4) | The Black Stallion Returns | $2,834,407 | -33% | 1,376 | $2,060 | $7,074,312 | 14 | |
| 9 | (8) | Bad Boys | $2,486,612 | -20% | 484 | $5,138 | $5,601,000 | 14 | |
| 10 | (9) | Gandhi | $2,193,642 | +2% | 495 | $4,432 | $36,455,205 | 121 | |
| 11 | (12) | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $1,781,000 | +108% | 705 | $2,526 | $345,733,000 | 301 | |
| 12 | (10) | 48 Hrs. | $1,165,318 | -16% | 504 | $2,312 | $68,904,222 | 121 | |
| 13 | (new) | Man, Woman and Child | $1,064,674 | 350 | $3,042 | $1,064,674 | 7 | ||
| 14 | (11) | Tough Enough | $782,636 | -24% | 479 | $1,634 | $1,816,341 | 97 | |
| 15 | (16) | The Verdict | $678,366 | +9% | 266 | $2,550 | $51,026,579 | 121 | |
| 16 | (14) | Sophie's Choice | $607,000 | -12% | 198 | $3,066 | $21,662,000 | 119 | |
| 17 | (17) | An Officer and a Gentleman | $512,237 | -5% | 300 | $1,707 | $122,863,618 | 254 | |
| 18 | (18) | The Year of Living Dangerously | $468,769 | -10% | 169 | $2,774 | $7,869,761 | 77 | |
| 19 | (19) | The Man From Snowy River | $417,570 | +2% | 295 | $1,415 | $17,844,974 | 156 | |
| 20 | (21) | Vigilante | $376,305 | +15% | 83 | $4,534 | $4,580,611 | 35 | |
| 21 | (22) | The King of Comedy | $346,484 | +7% | 76 | $4,559 | $1,697,342 | 49 | |
| 22 | (23) | My Tutor | $330,642 | +6% | 78 | $4,239 | $2,502,309 | 35 | |
| 23 | (15) | 10 to Midnight | $304,036 | -54% | 135 | $2,252 | $6,969,123 | 28 | |
| 24 | (24) | The Lords of Discipline | $229,980 | -26% | 190 | $1,210 | $11,539,509 | 49 | |
| 25 | (25) | Table for Five | $132,624 | -55% | 92 | $1,442 | $2,231,373 | 49 | |
| 26 | (20) | Local Hero | $106,713 | -69% | 30 | $3,557 | $609,052 | 49 | |
| 27 | (27) | Baby It's You | $23,382 | -21% | 3 | $7,794 | $88,343 | 35 | |
| Reporting movies: 27 | $46,876,597 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spring Break | $6,140,035 | 1,531 | $14,608,813 |
| 2 | The Outsiders | $5,528,578 | 994 | $12,779,378 |
| 3 | High Road to China | $4,653,510 | 1,421 | $18,378,443 |
| 4 | Tootsie | $4,111,212 | 1,049 | $148,359,737 |
| 5 | Max Dugan Returns | $3,599,607 | 801 | $7,415,635 |
| 6 | The Sword in the Stone | $3,152,976 | 487 | $6,445,189 |
| 7 | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | $2,848,282 | 257 | $3,139,283 |
| 8 | The Black Stallion Returns | $2,834,407 | 1,376 | $7,074,312 |
| 9 | Bad Boys | $2,486,612 | 484 | $5,601,000 |
| 10 | Gandhi | $2,193,642 | 495 | $36,455,205 |
| 11 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $1,781,000 | 705 | $345,733,000 |
| 12 | 48 Hrs. | $1,165,318 | 504 | $68,904,222 |
| 13 | Man, Woman and Child | $1,064,674 | 350 | $1,064,674 |
| 14 | Tough Enough | $782,636 | 479 | $1,816,341 |
| 15 | The Verdict | $678,366 | 266 | $51,026,579 |
| 16 | Sophie's Choice | $607,000 | 198 | $21,662,000 |
| 17 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $512,237 | 300 | $122,863,618 |
| 18 | The Year of Living Dangerously | $468,769 | 169 | $7,869,761 |
| 19 | The Man From Snowy River | $417,570 | 295 | $17,844,974 |
| 20 | Vigilante | $376,305 | 83 | $4,580,611 |
| 21 | The King of Comedy | $346,484 | 76 | $1,697,342 |
| 22 | My Tutor | $330,642 | 78 | $2,502,309 |
| 23 | 10 to Midnight | $304,036 | 135 | $6,969,123 |
| 24 | The Lords of Discipline | $229,980 | 190 | $11,539,509 |
| 25 | Table for Five | $132,624 | 92 | $2,231,373 |
| 26 | Local Hero | $106,713 | 30 | $609,052 |
| 27 | Baby It's You | $23,382 | 3 | $88,343 |
| Reporting: 27 | $46,876,597 | total | ||