| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | An Officer and a Gentleman | $7,711,202 | - | 980 | - | $7,868 | $44,535,138 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 2 | - | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $7,668,859 | - | 1,614 | - | $4,751 | $238,646,109 | 13 | Universal Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | $3,251,922 | - | 713 | - | $4,560 | $14,545,382 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 4 | - | Zapped! | $3,012,431 | - | 777 | - | $3,877 | $4,222,755 | - | Embassy Pictures | - | false |
| 5 | - | Friday the 13th: Part 3 | $2,634,936 | - | 770 | - | $3,421 | $28,687,358 | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 6 | - | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | $2,432,540 | - | 960 | - | $2,533 | $60,127,591 | - | Universal Pictures | - | false |
| 7 | - | The Soldier | $2,025,614 | - | 488 | - | $4,150 | - | - | Embassy Pictures | - | false |
| 8 | - | The World According to Garp | $1,886,476 | - | 560 | - | $3,368 | $22,733,973 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 9 | - | Rocky III | $1,720,338 | - | 869 | - | $1,979 | $111,023,220 | - | United Artists | - | false |
| 10 | - | The Beastmaster | $1,676,438 | - | 738 | - | $2,271 | $9,543,320 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 11 | - | Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982 Re-release | $1,362,289 | - | 567 | - | $2,402 | - | - | Paramount Pictures | - | false |
| 12 | - | Young Doctors in Love | $1,294,510 | - | 576 | - | $2,247 | $27,051,552 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 13 | - | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1982 Re-release | $1,258,912 | - | 659 | - | $1,910 | $12,671,107 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 14 | - | Six Pack | $1,200,761 | - | 574 | - | $2,091 | $17,119,564 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | - | false |
| 15 | - | Annie | $1,180,116 | - | 605 | - | $1,950 | $52,752,796 | - | Columbia Pictures | - | false |
| 16 | - | Night Shift | $1,166,609 | - | 440 | - | $2,651 | $15,317,947 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 17 | - | Tron | $1,161,388 | - | 541 | - | $2,146 | $26,061,388 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | - | false |
| 18 | - | Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior | $1,131,891 | - | 430 | - | $2,632 | $21,052,119 | - | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 19 | - | Poltergeist | $1,083,726 | - | 596 | - | $1,818 | $65,697,180 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | - | false |
| 20 | - | Things Are Tough All Over | $1,035,668 | - | 520 | - | $1,991 | $19,821,412 | - | Columbia Pictures | - | false |
| 21 | - | The Challenge | $522,668 | - | 228 | - | $2,292 | $522,668 | - | Embassy Pictures | - | false |
