Domestic 1982 Weekend 39
September 24-26, 1982
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Amityville II: The Possession | $4,104,277 | - | 1,200 | - | $3,420 | $4,104,277 | 1 | Orion Pictures |
| 2 | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $4,091,788 | -4% | 1,395 | +94 | $2,933 | $256,031,594 | 16 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | 2 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $3,819,909 | -5.9% | 967 | -30 | $3,950 | $61,500,061 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 3 | Pink Floyd: The Wall | $2,270,000 | -16.3% | 673 | +20 | $3,372 | $7,270,000 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 5 | - | Tempest | $1,672,880 | - | 659 | - | $2,538 | $1,924,063 | 4 | Columbia Pictures |
| 6 | 5 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | $1,317,765 | -12.1% | 643 | +43 | $2,049 | $21,465,149 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | 6 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | $1,208,906 | -17.3% | 780 | -60 | $1,549 | $66,939,244 | 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | 4 | Inchon | $1,044,739 | -55.1% | 927 | -364 | $1,127 | $4,146,221 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 9 | 8 | The World According to Garp | $780,951 | -13.3% | 507 | -2 | $1,540 | $26,748,650 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 7 | Rocky III | $757,000 | -22.2% | 640 | -54 | $1,182 | $115,007,000 | 18 | United Artists |
| 11 | 12 | Poltergeist | $720,000 | -2.5% | 440 | -90 | $1,636 | $68,850,000 | 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 12 | 11 | Night Shift | $677,604 | -10.3% | 489 | -21 | $1,385 | $18,470,171 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | 10 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 | $628,372 | -17.1% | 325 | -68 | $1,933 | $32,043,796 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | 13 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1982 Re-release | $500,807 | -3.5% | 511 | +20 | $980 | $15,141,861 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
