Domestic 1983 Week 1
January 7-13, 1983
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tootsie | $15,188,611 | -4.7% | 1,115 | +95 | $13,622 | $59,790,312 | 4 | Columbia Pictures |
| 2 | 5 | 48 Hrs. | $6,570,579 | +11.6% | 920 | +70 | $7,141 | $32,675,154 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | 3 | The Verdict | $5,907,031 | -12.5% | 658 | +12 | $8,977 | $24,323,030 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 2 | The Dark Crystal | $5,564,000 | -19.7% | 1,043 | -9 | $5,334 | $29,120,000 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | 6 | The Toy | $4,848,822 | -17.5% | 1,459 | -82 | $3,323 | $36,040,507 | 5 | Columbia Pictures |
| 6 | 4 | Best Friends | $4,643,479 | -27.6% | 1,069 | -11 | $4,343 | $25,936,613 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | 7 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $3,388,724 | -36.5% | 1,038 | -87 | $3,264 | $321,763,163 | 31 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | Kiss Me Goodbye | $2,815,243 | -23.3% | 787 | -16 | $3,577 | $10,609,571 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | 9 | Airplane II: The Sequel | $1,974,673 | -43.8% | 925 | -375 | $2,134 | $23,046,849 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | 11 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $1,835,681 | -3.9% | 590 | - | $3,111 | $111,874,551 | 24 | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | 10 | Peter Pan 1982 Re-release | $1,773,660 | -41.8% | 656 | -144 | $2,703 | $11,699,591 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | 13 | Six Weeks | $1,083,000 | -22.9% | 549 | -6 | $1,972 | $6,256,000 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | 12 | Trail of the Pink Panther | $638,308 | -60.1% | 600 | -138 | $1,063 | $6,988,928 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
