Domestic 1982 Weekend 3
January 15-17, 1982
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Absence of Malice | $3,290,111 | +34.8% | 994 | +108 | $3,309 | $23,341,516 | 9 | Columbia Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | Taps | $2,627,241 | -5.8% | 689 | +66 | $3,813 | $22,423,520 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | 1 | Sharky's Machine | $2,261,513 | -20.7% | 1,109 | -270 | $2,039 | $26,501,387 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 5 | Reds | $2,181,946 | -8.3% | 626 | -18 | $3,485 | $23,760,547 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | 3 | Modern Problems | $2,106,471 | -21.6% | 1,006 | -113 | $2,093 | $21,151,053 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | 6 | Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark | $1,629,191 | -14.6% | 796 | -118 | $2,046 | $181,718,672 | 32 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | 8 | Ragtime | $1,403,534 | -6.9% | 419 | -28 | $3,349 | $12,631,335 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | 10 | Neighbors | $1,259,688 | -3.6% | 910 | -380 | $1,384 | $26,784,000 | 5 | Columbia Pictures |
| 9 | 7 | Cinderella 1981 Re-release | $1,235,249 | -30.4% | 940 | -110 | $1,314 | $21,305,188 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 9 | Ghost Story | $1,195,540 | -19.9% | 558 | -42 | $2,142 | $16,202,210 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | 11 | Time Bandits | $627,136 | -46.1% | 40 | -656 | $15,678 | $35,955,861 | 11 | Embassy Pictures |
| 12 | - | Arthur | $586,812 | - | 381 | - | $1,540 | $80,803,852 | 27 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | 12 | Rollover | $532,471 | -19.6% | 443 | -41 | $1,201 | $9,532,502 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | - | Pennies from Heaven | $520,000 | - | 315 | - | $1,650 | $6,200,000 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 15 | 13 | Chariots of Fire | $359,516 | +8.6% | 36 | +2 | $9,986 | $4,837,000 | 17 | Columbia Pictures |
| 16 | - | Buddy Buddy | $189,000 | - | 248 | - | $762 | $5,600,000 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 17 | 14 | On Golden Pond | $98,793 | -4% | 3 | - | $32,931 | $1,156,889 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
