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Summer 1983 is May 6-September 5.
Data as of May 14, 2:54 PDT
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Max Theaters
Total Gross
% of Total
Release Date
Distributor
1
Tender Mercies
-
-
-
$7,862,598
37
$8,443,124
93.1%
Mar 4, 1983
Universal Pictures
2
Flashdance
-
-
-
$7,746,431
1,140
$92,921,203
8.3%
Apr 15, 1983
Paramount Pictures
3
Blue Thunder
-
-
-
$6,471,432
1,555
$42,313,354
15.3%
May 13, 1983
Columbia Pictures
4
Doctor Detroit
-
-
-
$6,313,014
1,343
$10,375,893
60.8%
May 6, 1983
Universal Pictures
5
Still Smokin
-
-
-
$5,606,970
730
$15,543,710
36.1%
May 6, 1983
Paramount Pictures
6
Porky's
1983 Re-release
-
-
-
$4,166,950
1,192
$5,797,190
71.9%
May 6, 1983
Twentieth Century Fox
7
Breathless
-
-
-
$3,504,032
1,166
$19,910,002
17.6%
May 13, 1983
Orion Pictures
8
The Hunger
-
-
-
$3,437,483
775
$5,979,292
57.5%
Apr 29, 1983
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
9
Tootsie
-
-
-
$2,935,096
1,222
$177,200,000
1.7%
Dec 17, 1982
Columbia Pictures
10
Valley Girl
-
-
-
$2,786,939
442
$17,343,596
16.1%
Apr 29, 1983
Atlantic Releasing Corporation
11
The Meaning of Life
-
-
-
$2,364,524
554
$14,929,552
15.8%
Apr 1, 1983
Universal Pictures
12
Something Wicked This Way Comes
-
-
-
$2,226,324
817
$8,400,000
26.5%
Apr 29, 1983
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
13
The Verdict
-
-
-
$1,933,772
904
$53,977,250
3.6%
Dec 10, 1982
Twentieth Century Fox
14
Gandhi
-
-
-
$1,698,895
825
$52,767,889
3.2%
Dec 10, 1982
Columbia Pictures
15
Max Dugan Returns
-
-
-
$1,551,060
801
$17,613,720
8.8%
Mar 25, 1983
Twentieth Century Fox
16
My Tutor
-
-
-
$1,471,136
500
$22,587,834
6.5%
Mar 4, 1983
Crown
17
The Outsiders
-
-
-
$1,356,503
1,002
$25,697,647
5.3%
Mar 25, 1983
Warner Bros.
18
Friday the 13th: Part 3
1983 Re-release
-
-
-
$1,319,751
520
$2,108,548
62.6%
May 13, 1983
Paramount Pictures
19
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
-
-
-
$1,304,380
1,778
$359,197,037
0.4%
Jun 11, 1982
Universal Pictures
20
Local Hero
-
-
-
$1,045,266
207
$5,895,761
17.7%
Feb 18, 1983
Warner Bros.
21
Rocky III
1983 Re-release
-
-
-
$902,228
1,071
$902,228
100%
May 6, 1983
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
22
Lone Wolf McQuade
-
-
-
$691,526
1,221
$12,232,628
5.7%
Apr 15, 1983
Orion Pictures
23
Spring Break
-
-
-
$494,273
1,531
$24,071,666
2.1%
Mar 25, 1983
Columbia Pictures