Weekly box office · Friday to Thursday
Apr 29–May 5, 1983
All 15 films
$28,758,201#1
Flashdance| # | Film | Studio | Week | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flashdance | Par. | $5,682,222 | 1,140 | $16,939,547 |
| 2 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | BV | $3,103,849 | 817 | $3,103,849 |
| 3 | Valley Girl | Atl | $2,583,211 | 442 | $2,583,211 |
| 4 | The Hunger | MGM | $2,541,809 | 775 | $2,541,809 |
| 5 | Tootsie | Col. | $2,474,934 | 865 | $161,938,254 |
| 6 | Lone Wolf McQuade | Orion | $2,006,629 | 884 | $11,541,102 |
| 7 | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | Uni. | $1,712,308 | 541 | $12,565,028 |
| 8 | Gandhi | Col. | $1,662,753 | 579 | $47,778,117 |
| 9 | The Outsiders | WB | $1,407,226 | 706 | $22,860,888 |
| 10 | My Tutor | Crwn | $1,285,441 | 475 | $9,196,794 |
| 11 | Max Dugan Returns | Fox | $1,246,847 | 546 | $16,062,660 |
| 12 | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial | Uni. | $1,091,302 | 502 | $347,281,435 |
| 13 | Spring Break | Col. | $994,982 | 683 | $23,577,393 |
| 14 | Local Hero | WB | $801,858 | 190 | $3,217,562 |
| 15 | Tender Mercies | Uni. | $162,830 | 37 | $580,526 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.