Weekly box office · Friday to Thursday
May 20–26, 1983
All 15 films
$52,285,673#1
Return of the Jedi| # | Film | Studio | Week | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Return of the Jedi | Fox | $10,640,780 | 1,002 | $10,640,780 |
| 2 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Col. | $8,771,612 | 1,338 | $8,771,612 |
| 3 | Blue Thunder | Col. | $8,377,703 | 1,539 | $19,702,710 |
| 4 | Flashdance | Par. | $5,085,796 | 1,015 | $31,918,459 |
| 5 | Breathless | Orion | $4,987,809 | 1,166 | $11,119,871 |
| 6 | My Tutor | Crwn | $3,193,157 | 500 | $14,222,766 |
| 7 | Valley Girl | Atl | $2,047,186 | 342 | $8,150,387 |
| 8 | Cheech & Chong Still Smokin' | Par. | $1,975,726 | 663 | $8,679,466 |
| 9 | Tootsie | Col. | $1,752,518 | 689 | $167,445,555 |
| 10 | Doctor Detroit | Uni. | $1,650,000 | 795 | $9,348,000 |
| 11 | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial | Uni. | $1,067,407 | 459 | $349,796,275 |
| 12 | Gandhi | Col. | $926,380 | 346 | $50,842,490 |
| 13 | The Outsiders | WB | $638,061 | 482 | $25,156,163 |
| 14 | Local Hero | WB | $635,430 | 198 | $5,191,596 |
| 15 | Poltergeist (re-issue) | MGM | $536,108 | 593 | $536,108 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.