Week Domestic Box Office April 8, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (4) | Tootsie | $4,252,876 | +3% | 1,092 | $3,895 | $152,612,613 | 119 | |
| 2 | (1) | Spring Break | $4,033,518 | -34% | 1,463 | $2,757 | $18,642,331 | 21 | |
| 3 | (2) | The Outsiders | $3,814,407 | -31% | 1,002 | $3,807 | $16,593,785 | 21 | |
| 4 | (3) | High Road to China | $3,179,636 | -32% | 1,162 | $2,736 | $21,558,079 | 28 | |
| 5 | (10) | Gandhi | $3,165,395 | +44% | 805 | $3,932 | $39,620,600 | 128 | |
| 6 | (5) | Max Dugan Returns | $3,081,891 | -14% | 763 | $4,039 | $10,497,526 | 21 | |
| 7 | (7) | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | $2,705,546 | -5% | 330 | $8,199 | $5,844,829 | 15 | |
| 8 | (11) | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $2,226,776 | +25% | 830 | $2,683 | $347,959,776 | 308 | |
| 9 | (9) | Bad Boys | $1,695,636 | -32% | 458 | $3,702 | $7,296,636 | 21 | |
| 10 | (6) | The Sword in the Stone | $1,680,713 | -47% | 614 | $2,737 | $8,125,902 | 7,051 | |
| 11 | (8) | The Black Stallion Returns | $1,621,534 | -43% | 1,376 | $1,178 | $8,695,846 | 21 | |
| 12 | (12) | 48 Hrs. | $1,147,625 | -2% | 508 | $2,259 | $70,051,847 | 128 | |
| 13 | (16) | Sophie's Choice | $1,094,177 | +80% | 334 | $3,276 | $22,756,177 | 126 | |
| 14 | (22) | My Tutor | $1,076,532 | +226% | 201 | $5,356 | $3,578,841 | 42 | |
| 15 | (15) | The Verdict | $1,016,899 | +50% | 452 | $2,250 | $52,043,478 | 128 | |
| 16 | (-) | The House on Sorority Row | $885,332 | 167 | $5,301 | $7,752,579 | 84 | ||
| 17 | (13) | Man, Woman and Child | $760,798 | -29% | 350 | $2,174 | $1,825,472 | 14 | |
| 18 | (17) | An Officer and a Gentleman | $671,101 | +31% | 344 | $1,951 | $123,534,719 | 261 | |
| 19 | (18) | The Year of Living Dangerously | $535,332 | +14% | 385 | $1,390 | $8,405,093 | 84 | |
| 20 | (26) | Local Hero | $363,662 | +241% | 41 | $8,870 | $972,714 | 56 | |
| 21 | (19) | The Man From Snowy River | $356,533 | -15% | 242 | $1,473 | $18,201,507 | 163 | |
| 22 | (20) | Vigilante | $263,837 | -30% | 79 | $3,340 | $4,844,448 | 42 | |
| 23 | (21) | The King of Comedy | $244,065 | -30% | 76 | $3,211 | $1,941,407 | 56 | |
| 24 | (14) | Tough Enough | $219,333 | -72% | 138 | $1,589 | $2,035,674 | 104 | |
| 25 | (25) | Table for Five | $102,097 | -23% | 61 | $1,674 | $2,333,470 | 56 | |
| 26 | (27) | Baby It's You | $20,802 | -11% | 2 | $10,401 | $109,145 | 42 | |
| Reporting movies: 26 | $40,216,053 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tootsie | $4,252,876 | 1,092 | $152,612,613 |
| 2 | Spring Break | $4,033,518 | 1,463 | $18,642,331 |
| 3 | The Outsiders | $3,814,407 | 1,002 | $16,593,785 |
| 4 | High Road to China | $3,179,636 | 1,162 | $21,558,079 |
| 5 | Gandhi | $3,165,395 | 805 | $39,620,600 |
| 6 | Max Dugan Returns | $3,081,891 | 763 | $10,497,526 |
| 7 | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | $2,705,546 | 330 | $5,844,829 |
| 8 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $2,226,776 | 830 | $347,959,776 |
| 9 | Bad Boys | $1,695,636 | 458 | $7,296,636 |
| 10 | The Sword in the Stone | $1,680,713 | 614 | $8,125,902 |
| 11 | The Black Stallion Returns | $1,621,534 | 1,376 | $8,695,846 |
| 12 | 48 Hrs. | $1,147,625 | 508 | $70,051,847 |
| 13 | Sophie's Choice | $1,094,177 | 334 | $22,756,177 |
| 14 | My Tutor | $1,076,532 | 201 | $3,578,841 |
| 15 | The Verdict | $1,016,899 | 452 | $52,043,478 |
| 16 | The House on Sorority Row | $885,332 | 167 | $7,752,579 |
| 17 | Man, Woman and Child | $760,798 | 350 | $1,825,472 |
| 18 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $671,101 | 344 | $123,534,719 |
| 19 | The Year of Living Dangerously | $535,332 | 385 | $8,405,093 |
| 20 | Local Hero | $363,662 | 41 | $972,714 |
| 21 | The Man From Snowy River | $356,533 | 242 | $18,201,507 |
| 22 | Vigilante | $263,837 | 79 | $4,844,448 |
| 23 | The King of Comedy | $244,065 | 76 | $1,941,407 |
| 24 | Tough Enough | $219,333 | 138 | $2,035,674 |
| 25 | Table for Five | $102,097 | 61 | $2,333,470 |
| 26 | Baby It's You | $20,802 | 2 | $109,145 |
| Reporting: 26 | $40,216,053 | total | ||