Domestic Box Office For May 1983

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi$45,311,0041,764$252,583,617May 25Twentieth Century Fox
2Blue Thunder$25,066,3501,555$42,313,354May 13Columbia Pictures
3Flashdance$23,239,9571,140$92,921,203Apr 15Paramount Pictures
4Breathless$14,066,2411,166$19,910,002May 13Orion Pictures
5Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone$12,493,8971,344$16,478,265May 20Columbia Pictures
6Still Smokin$10,548,041730$15,543,710May 6Paramount Pictures
7Doctor Detroit$10,082,2051,343$10,375,893May 6Universal Pictures
8Tootsie$9,286,8811,222$177,200,000Dec 17Columbia Pictures
9Valley Girl$8,465,901442$17,343,596Apr 29Atlantic Releasing Corporation
10My Tutor$8,213,142500$22,587,834Mar 4Crown
11Tender Mercies$7,978,90337$8,443,124Mar 4Universal Pictures
12Something Wicked This Way Comes$7,513,186817$8,400,000Apr 29Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
13Porky's
1983 Re-release
$5,797,1901,192$5,797,190May 6Twentieth Century Fox
14The Hunger$5,253,058775$5,979,292Apr 29Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
15Gandhi$4,977,328825$52,767,889Dec 10Columbia Pictures
16E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial$4,849,2511,778$359,197,037Jun 11Universal Pictures
17The Meaning of Life$3,587,599554$14,929,552Apr 1Universal Pictures
18The Outsiders$2,836,7591,002$25,697,647Mar 25Warner Bros.
19Chained Heat$2,550,835417$6,149,983May 27-
20Max Dugan Returns$2,441,665801$17,613,720Mar 25Twentieth Century Fox
21Lone Wolf McQuade$2,124,8311,221$12,232,628Apr 15Orion Pictures
22Friday the 13th: Part 3
1983 Re-release
$2,108,548520$2,108,548May 13Paramount Pictures
23Local Hero$2,102,432207$5,895,761Feb 18Warner Bros.
24The Verdict$1,933,772904$53,977,250Dec 10Twentieth Century Fox
25Baby It's You$1,850,04830$1,867,792Mar 4Paramount Pictures
26Spring Break$1,204,9731,531$24,071,666Mar 25Columbia Pictures
27Rocky III
1983 Re-release
$902,2281,071$902,228May 6Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
28Poltergeist
1983 Re-release
$536,108593$536,108May 20Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)