Domestic 1983 Weekend 20
May 20-22, 1983
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | $7,053,016 | - | 1,338 | - | $5,271 | $7,053,016 | 1 | Columbia Pictures |
| 2 | 1 | Blue Thunder | $6,153,893 | -25.5% | 1,539 | - | $3,998 | $17,478,900 | 2 | Columbia Pictures |
| 3 | 2 | Breathless | $3,776,364 | -13.9% | 1,166 | +5 | $3,238 | $9,908,426 | 2 | Orion Pictures |
| 4 | 3 | Flashdance | $3,524,875 | +2.1% | 1,015 | +45 | $3,472 | $30,357,538 | 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | 15 | My Tutor | $2,367,825 | +486.6% | 500 | +181 | $4,735 | $13,397,434 | 12 | Crown |
| 6 | 8 | Valley Girl | $1,610,339 | +41.2% | 342 | +115 | $4,708 | $7,713,540 | 4 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 7 | 5 | Still Smokin | $1,481,268 | -24.7% | 663 | -31 | $2,234 | $8,185,008 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | 4 | Doctor Detroit | $1,433,582 | -40.9% | 795 | -514 | $1,803 | $9,131,582 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | 7 | Tootsie | $1,221,666 | -21.7% | 689 | -70 | $1,773 | $166,914,703 | 23 | Columbia Pictures |
| 10 | 12 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $798,984 | +43.9% | 497 | +84 | $1,607 | $349,527,852 | 50 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | 9 | Gandhi | $582,746 | -30.4% | 346 | -44 | $1,684 | $50,498,856 | 24 | Columbia Pictures |
| 12 | - | Poltergeist 1983 Re-release | $536,108 | - | 593 | - | $904 | $536,108 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 13 | 13 | The Outsiders | $470,627 | -10.6% | 482 | -20 | $976 | $24,988,729 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | 14 | Local Hero | $455,611 | -11.8% | 198 | -9 | $2,301 | $5,011,777 | 14 | Warner Bros. |
