The Top Movies, Weekend of April 8, 1983
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(4) |
Tootsie |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$3,430,963 |
+16.81% |
1,092 |
$3,142 |
$151,790,700 |
115 |
| 2 |
(1) |
Spring Break |
Columbia
|
Comedy
|
$3,319,782 |
-25.38% |
1,463 |
$2,269 |
$17,928,595 |
17 |
| 3 |
(2) |
The Outsiders |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$3,142,294 |
-17.30% |
1,002 |
$3,136 |
$15,921,672 |
17 |
| 4 |
(5) |
Max Dugan Returns |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$2,581,050 |
+1.56% |
763 |
$3,383 |
$9,996,685 |
17 |
| 5 |
(3) |
High Road to China |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$2,548,852 |
-25.26% |
1,162 |
$2,194 |
$20,927,295 |
24 |
| 6 |
(10) |
Gandhi |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$2,178,715 |
+46.78% |
805 |
$2,706 |
$38,633,920 |
124 |
| 7 |
(6) |
The Meaning of Life |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$2,167,389 |
+9.03% |
330 |
$6,568 |
$5,306,672 |
11 |
| 8 |
(11) |
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$1,606,956 |
+41.04% |
830 |
$1,936 |
$347,339,956 |
304 |
| 9 |
(8) |
The Sword in the Stone |
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
$1,360,351 |
-22.35% |
614 |
$2,216 |
$7,805,540 |
7,047 |
| 10 |
(9) |
Bad Boys |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$1,344,828 |
-21.98% |
458 |
$2,936 |
$6,945,828 |
17 |
| 11 |
(7) |
The Black Stallion Returns |
MGM/UA Classics
|
Adventure
|
$1,216,151 |
-36.77% |
1,376 |
$884 |
$8,290,463 |
17 |
| 12 |
(13) |
48 Hrs. |
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
$776,811 |
-0.53% |
508 |
$1,529 |
$69,681,033 |
124 |
| 13 |
(16) |
Sophie's Choice |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$764,802 |
+83.17% |
334 |
$2,290 |
$22,426,802 |
122 |
| 14 |
(15) |
The Verdict |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$744,669 |
+73.81% |
452 |
$1,647 |
$51,771,248 |
124 |
| 15 |
(24) |
My Tutor |
Crown
|
Comedy
|
$733,005 |
+230.93% |
201 |
$3,647 |
$3,235,314 |
38 |
| 16 |
(12) |
Man, Woman and Child |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$652,220 |
-18.75% |
350 |
$1,863 |
$1,716,894 |
10 |
| 17 |
(re-entry) |
The House on Sorority Row |
Artists Releasing Corporation
|
Horror
|
$637,439 |
  |
167 |
$3,817 |
$7,504,686 |
80 |
| 18 |
(18) |
The Year of Living Dangerously |
MGM
|
Drama
|
$450,332 |
+40.63% |
385 |
$1,170 |
$8,320,093 |
80 |
| 19 |
(17) |
An Officer and a Gentleman |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$447,281 |
+39.15% |
344 |
$1,300 |
$123,310,899 |
257 |
| 20 |
(28) |
Local Hero |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$291,398 |
+1,274.71% |
41 |
$7,107 |
$900,450 |
52 |
| 21 |
(20) |
The Man From Snowy River |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$274,405 |
-2.41% |
242 |
$1,134 |
$18,119,379 |
159 |
| 22 |
(21) |
10 to Midnight |
Cannon
|
Action
|
$206,469 |
-24.66% |
95 |
$2,173 |
$7,175,592 |
31 |
| 23 |
(23) |
The King of Comedy |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$191,670 |
-24.73% |
76 |
$2,522 |
$1,889,012 |
52 |
| 24 |
(25) |
The Lords of Discipline |
Paramount Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$181,532 |
+15.94% |
222 |
$818 |
$11,721,041 |
52 |
| 25 |
(22) |
Vigilante |
Artists Releasing Corporation
|
Action
|
$179,409 |
-32.85% |
79 |
$2,271 |
$4,760,020 |
38 |
| 26 |
(14) |
Tough Enough |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$164,447 |
-70.33% |
138 |
$1,192 |
$1,980,788 |
100 |
| 27 |
(26) |
Table for Five |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$73,110 |
-13.37% |
61 |
$1,199 |
$2,304,483 |
52 |
| 28 |
(29) |
Baby It's You |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$14,307 |
-6.52% |
2 |
$7,154 |
$102,650 |
38 |
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