Domestic 1983 Weekend 1
January 7-9, 1983
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tootsie | $10,553,448 | -6% | 1,115 | +95 | $9,464 | $55,155,149 | 4 | Columbia Pictures |
| 2 | 6 | 48 Hrs. | $4,877,053 | +10.2% | 920 | +70 | $5,301 | $30,981,628 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | 5 | The Verdict | $4,351,089 | -7.5% | 658 | +12 | $6,612 | $22,767,088 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 2 | The Dark Crystal | $4,308,705 | -20.3% | 1,043 | -9 | $4,131 | $27,864,705 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | 3 | The Toy | $4,043,772 | -22% | 1,459 | -82 | $2,771 | $35,235,457 | 5 | Columbia Pictures |
| 6 | 4 | Best Friends | $3,693,383 | -23.6% | 1,069 | -11 | $3,454 | $24,986,517 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | 7 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $2,622,259 | -34.9% | 1,038 | -87 | $2,526 | $321,763,163 | 31 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | Kiss Me Goodbye | $2,253,784 | -20.8% | 787 | -16 | $2,863 | $10,048,112 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | 9 | Airplane II: The Sequel | $1,575,595 | -42.5% | 925 | -375 | $1,703 | $22,647,771 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | 10 | Peter Pan 1982 Re-release | $1,342,069 | -47.9% | 656 | -144 | $2,045 | $11,268,000 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 11 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $1,312,008 | +1.4% | 590 | - | $2,223 | $111,350,878 | 24 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | 13 | Six Weeks | $881,831 | -14.5% | 549 | -6 | $1,606 | $6,054,831 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | 12 | Trail of the Pink Panther | $638,308 | -50.1% | 600 | -138 | $1,063 | $6,988,928 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
