| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | An Officer and a Gentleman | - | - | - | $28,232,868 | 1,050 | $129,795,554 | Jul 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | - | - | - | $28,046,436 | 1,778 | $359,197,037 | Jun 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | Zapped! | - | - | - | $15,687,444 | 777 | $16,897,768 | Jul 23 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 4 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | - | - | - | $11,627,900 | 713 | $27,092,880 | Aug 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | - | - | - | $10,035,783 | 1,435 | $69,701,637 | Jul 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 6 | Tron | - | - | - | $8,100,000 | 1,112 | $33,000,000 | Jul 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Pink Floyd: The Wall | - | - | - | $7,987,160 | 673 | $22,244,207 | Aug 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 8 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 | - | - | - | $7,201,554 | 1,079 | $34,581,519 | Aug 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | The Beastmaster | - | - | - | $7,099,954 | 1,061 | $14,056,528 | Aug 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 10 | Annie | - | - | - | $6,897,434 | 1,102 | $57,059,003 | May 21 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 11 | The World According to Garp | - | - | - | $6,884,159 | 560 | $29,712,172 | Jul 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Rocky III | - | - | - | $6,527,832 | 1,317 | $124,146,897 | May 28 | United Artists | false |
| 13 | Young Doctors in Love | - | - | - | $5,467,642 | 796 | $30,688,860 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 14 | Inchon | - | - | - | $5,200,986 | 1,291 | $5,200,986 | Sep 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 15 | Amityville II: The Possession | - | - | - | $5,112,839 | 1,200 | $12,534,817 | Sep 24 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Night Shift | - | - | - | $4,994,227 | 683 | $21,095,638 | Jul 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Six Pack | - | - | - | $4,826,734 | 783 | $20,225,989 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 18 | Poltergeist | - | - | - | $4,816,378 | 1,060 | $76,606,280 | Jun 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 19 | Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior | - | - | - | $4,418,709 | 708 | $23,667,907 | May 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,079,899 | 1,070 | $15,476,785 | Aug 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 21 | The Soldier | - | - | - | $3,986,121 | 488 | $6,328,816 | Aug 13 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 22 | The Challenge | - | - | - | $2,977,706 | 228 | $2,977,706 | Jul 23 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 23 | Things Are Tough All Over | - | - | - | $2,808,926 | 1,516 | $21,134,374 | Aug 6 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 24 | Tempest | - | - | - | $2,634,501 | 659 | $5,005,245 | Sep 3 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 25 | Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,033,209 | 1,330 | $21,437,879 | Jul 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 26 | Homework | - | - | - | $1,427,732 | 262 | $2,914,328 | Aug 27 | - | false |
