The Top Movies, Weekend of May 20, 1983
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(new) |
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone |
Columbia
|
Adventure
|
$7,053,016 |
  |
1,338 |
$5,271 |
$7,053,016 |
3 |
| 2 |
(1) |
Blue Thunder |
Columbia
|
Action
|
$6,153,893 |
-25.48% |
1,539 |
$3,999 |
$17,478,900 |
10 |
| 3 |
(2) |
Breathless |
Orion Pictures
|
Action
|
$3,776,364 |
-13.87% |
1,166 |
$3,239 |
$9,908,426 |
10 |
| 4 |
(3) |
Flashdance |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$3,524,875 |
+2.08% |
970 |
$3,634 |
$30,357,538 |
38 |
| 5 |
(17) |
My Tutor |
Crown
|
Comedy
|
$2,367,825 |
+486.61% |
500 |
$4,736 |
$13,397,434 |
80 |
| 6 |
(7) |
Valley Girl |
Atlantic
|
Comedy
|
$1,610,339 |
+41.19% |
342 |
$4,709 |
$7,713,540 |
24 |
| 7 |
(5) |
Still Smokin |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,481,268 |
-24.68% |
663 |
$2,234 |
$8,185,008 |
17 |
| 8 |
(4) |
Doctor Detroit |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$1,433,582 |
-40.90% |
795 |
$1,803 |
$9,131,582 |
17 |
| 9 |
(6) |
Tootsie |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,221,666 |
-21.66% |
689 |
$1,773 |
$166,914,703 |
157 |
| 10 |
(10) |
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$966,148 |
+56.73% |
476 |
$2,030 |
$355,566,148 |
346 |
| 11 |
(8) |
Gandhi |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$582,746 |
-30.45% |
346 |
$1,684 |
$50,498,856 |
166 |
| 12 |
(11) |
The Outsiders |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$470,627 |
-10.57% |
482 |
$976 |
$24,988,729 |
59 |
| 13 |
(16) |
48 Hrs. |
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
$467,853 |
+14.11% |
325 |
$1,440 |
$75,275,990 |
166 |
| 14 |
(12) |
Local Hero |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$455,611 |
-11.75% |
198 |
$2,301 |
$5,011,777 |
94 |
| 15 |
(13) |
High Road to China |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$382,257 |
-16.54% |
426 |
$897 |
$27,883,215 |
66 |
| 16 |
(14) |
The Meaning of Life |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$372,488 |
-17.06% |
232 |
$1,606 |
$14,374,296 |
53 |
| 17 |
(15) |
Max Dugan Returns |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$337,713 |
-20.58% |
346 |
$976 |
$17,613,720 |
59 |
| 18 |
(20) |
An Officer and a Gentleman |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$327,445 |
+71.03% |
287 |
$1,141 |
$126,750,403 |
299 |
| 19 |
(18) |
The Hunger |
MGM
|
Horror
|
$234,162 |
-37.02% |
227 |
$1,032 |
$4,774,015 |
24 |
| 20 |
(19) |
Exposed |
MGM/UA Classics
|
Drama
|
$171,915 |
-17.85% |
198 |
$868 |
$1,352,083 |
31 |
| 21 |
(22) |
Baby It's You |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$127,008 |
+13.75% |
30 |
$4,234 |
$725,273 |
80 |
| 22 |
(21) |
The Man From Snowy River |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$119,248 |
-24.74% |
160 |
$745 |
$20,006,867 |
201 |
| 23 |
(23) |
La traviata |
Universal
|
Musical
|
$67,443 |
-29.01% |
16 |
$4,215 |
$450,443 |
31 |
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