Weekend box office
Apr 22–24, 1983
All 16 films
$26,145,187#1
Flashdance| # | Film | Studio | Weekend | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flashdance | Par. | $4,085,494 | 1,140 | $9,738,547 |
| 2 | Lone Wolf McQuade | Orion | $2,919,711 | 1,213 | $8,700,990 |
| 3 | Tootsie | Col. | $2,598,623 | 976 | $159,053,728 |
| 4 | Gandhi | Col. | $2,076,315 | 747 | $45,510,009 |
| 5 | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | Uni. | $1,975,457 | 554 | $10,119,457 |
| 6 | My Tutor | Crwn | $1,947,448 | 500 | $6,253,165 |
| 7 | The Outsiders | WB | $1,646,454 | 803 | $21,047,164 |
| 8 | Max Dugan Returns | Fox | $1,552,504 | 643 | $14,495,229 |
| 9 | Spring Break | Col. | $1,263,929 | 908 | $22,302,357 |
| 10 | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial | Uni. | $1,195,506 | 690 | $345,849,534 |
| 11 | High Road to China | WB | $1,116,021 | 707 | $24,678,840 |
| 12 | Bad Boys (1983) | Uni. | $1,013,819 | 535 | $9,190,819 |
| 13 | Sophie's Choice | Uni. | $955,547 | 548 | $25,215,547 |
| 14 | 48 HRS. | Par. | $942,157 | 560 | $72,416,908 |
| 15 | Local Hero | WB | $709,046 | 179 | $2,209,472 |
| 16 | Tender Mercies | Uni. | $147,156 | 37 | $354,629 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.