Weekly box office · Friday to Thursday
Apr 22–28, 1983
All 16 films
$34,171,396#1
Flashdance| # | Film | Studio | Week | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flashdance | Par. | $5,604,272 | 1,140 | $11,257,325 |
| 2 | Lone Wolf McQuade | Orion | $3,753,194 | 1,213 | $9,534,473 |
| 3 | My Tutor | Crwn | $3,605,636 | 500 | $7,911,353 |
| 4 | Tootsie | Col. | $3,008,215 | 976 | $159,463,320 |
| 5 | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | Uni. | $2,708,720 | 554 | $10,852,720 |
| 6 | Gandhi | Col. | $2,681,670 | 747 | $46,115,364 |
| 7 | The Outsiders | WB | $2,052,952 | 803 | $21,453,662 |
| 8 | Max Dugan Returns | Fox | $1,873,088 | 643 | $14,815,813 |
| 9 | Spring Break | Col. | $1,543,983 | 908 | $22,582,411 |
| 10 | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial | Uni. | $1,536,105 | 660 | $346,190,133 |
| 11 | High Road to China | WB | $1,437,935 | 707 | $25,000,754 |
| 12 | 48 HRS. | Par. | $1,270,759 | 560 | $72,745,510 |
| 13 | Bad Boys (1983) | Uni. | $1,013,819 | 535 | $9,190,819 |
| 14 | Sophie's Choice | Uni. | $955,547 | 548 | $25,215,547 |
| 15 | Local Hero | WB | $915,278 | 179 | $2,415,704 |
| 16 | Tender Mercies | Uni. | $210,223 | 37 | $417,696 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.