Week Domestic Box Office April 15, 1983
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Lone Wolf McQuade | $5,781,279 | 1,221 | $4,735 | $5,781,279 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Flashdance | $5,653,053 | 1,140 | $4,959 | $5,653,053 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Tootsie | $3,842,492 | -10% | 1,064 | $3,611 | $156,455,105 | 126 | |
| 4 | (5) | Gandhi | $3,813,094 | +20% | 825 | $4,622 | $43,433,694 | 135 | |
| 5 | (3) | The Outsiders | $2,806,925 | -26% | 922 | $3,044 | $19,400,710 | 28 | |
| 6 | (6) | Max Dugan Returns | $2,445,199 | -21% | 716 | $3,415 | $12,942,725 | 28 | |
| 7 | (2) | Spring Break | $2,396,097 | -41% | 1,170 | $2,048 | $21,038,428 | 28 | |
| 8 | (7) | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | $2,299,171 | -15% | 394 | $5,835 | $8,144,000 | 22 | |
| 9 | (8) | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $2,177,224 | -2% | 729 | $2,987 | $350,137,000 | 315 | |
| 10 | (4) | High Road to China | $2,004,740 | -37% | 849 | $2,361 | $23,562,819 | 35 | |
| 11 | (13) | Sophie's Choice | $1,503,823 | +37% | 457 | $3,291 | $24,260,000 | 133 | |
| 12 | (12) | 48 Hrs. | $1,422,904 | +24% | 530 | $2,685 | $71,474,751 | 135 | |
| 13 | (9) | Bad Boys | $880,364 | -48% | 256 | $3,439 | $8,177,000 | 28 | |
| 14 | (18) | An Officer and a Gentleman | $840,439 | +25% | 403 | $2,085 | $124,375,158 | 268 | |
| 15 | (11) | The Black Stallion Returns | $760,334 | -53% | 638 | $1,192 | $9,456,180 | 28 | |
| 16 | (14) | My Tutor | $726,876 | -32% | 153 | $4,751 | $4,305,717 | 49 | |
| 17 | (15) | The Verdict | $725,531 | -29% | 325 | $2,232 | $52,769,009 | 135 | |
| 18 | (20) | Local Hero | $527,712 | +45% | 80 | $6,596 | $1,500,426 | 63 | |
| 19 | (21) | The Man From Snowy River | $446,233 | +25% | 262 | $1,703 | $18,647,740 | 170 | |
| 20 | (17) | Man, Woman and Child | $271,882 | -64% | 116 | $2,344 | $2,097,354 | 21 | |
| 21 | (23) | The King of Comedy | $184,356 | -24% | 56 | $3,292 | $2,125,763 | 63 | |
| 22 | (24) | Tough Enough | $68,344 | -69% | 54 | $1,266 | $2,104,018 | 111 | |
| 23 | (26) | Baby It's You | $25,063 | +20% | 2 | $12,532 | $134,208 | 49 | |
| Reporting movies: 23 | $41,603,135 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lone Wolf McQuade | $5,781,279 | 1,221 | $5,781,279 |
| 2 | Flashdance | $5,653,053 | 1,140 | $5,653,053 |
| 3 | Tootsie | $3,842,492 | 1,064 | $156,455,105 |
| 4 | Gandhi | $3,813,094 | 825 | $43,433,694 |
| 5 | The Outsiders | $2,806,925 | 922 | $19,400,710 |
| 6 | Max Dugan Returns | $2,445,199 | 716 | $12,942,725 |
| 7 | Spring Break | $2,396,097 | 1,170 | $21,038,428 |
| 8 | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | $2,299,171 | 394 | $8,144,000 |
| 9 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $2,177,224 | 729 | $350,137,000 |
| 10 | High Road to China | $2,004,740 | 849 | $23,562,819 |
| 11 | Sophie's Choice | $1,503,823 | 457 | $24,260,000 |
| 12 | 48 Hrs. | $1,422,904 | 530 | $71,474,751 |
| 13 | Bad Boys | $880,364 | 256 | $8,177,000 |
| 14 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $840,439 | 403 | $124,375,158 |
| 15 | The Black Stallion Returns | $760,334 | 638 | $9,456,180 |
| 16 | My Tutor | $726,876 | 153 | $4,305,717 |
| 17 | The Verdict | $725,531 | 325 | $52,769,009 |
| 18 | Local Hero | $527,712 | 80 | $1,500,426 |
| 19 | The Man From Snowy River | $446,233 | 262 | $18,647,740 |
| 20 | Man, Woman and Child | $271,882 | 116 | $2,097,354 |
| 21 | The King of Comedy | $184,356 | 56 | $2,125,763 |
| 22 | Tough Enough | $68,344 | 54 | $2,104,018 |
| 23 | Baby It's You | $25,063 | 2 | $134,208 |
| Reporting: 23 | $41,603,135 | total | ||