Domestic 1982 Week 3
January 15-21, 1982
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Absence of Malice | $5,321,343 | +41.7% | 994 | +108 | $5,353 | $25,372,748 | 9 | Columbia Pictures |
| 2 | 7 | Taps | $3,325,686 | -7.9% | 689 | +66 | $4,826 | $23,121,965 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | 6 | Sharky's Machine | $3,001,366 | -19.8% | 1,109 | -270 | $2,706 | $27,241,240 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 8 | Reds | $2,723,766 | -10.6% | 626 | -18 | $4,351 | $24,302,367 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | 3 | Modern Problems | $2,600,917 | -78.8% | 1,006 | -113 | $2,585 | $21,645,499 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | 9 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $2,033,963 | -13.7% | 796 | -118 | $2,555 | $182,123,444 | 32 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | 10 | Ragtime | $1,756,199 | -12% | 419 | -28 | $4,191 | $12,984,000 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | 11 | Neighbors | $1,665,978 | +8.2% | 910 | -380 | $1,830 | $27,190,290 | 5 | Columbia Pictures |
| 9 | 2 | Cinderella 1981 Re-release | $1,235,249 | -93.3% | 940 | -110 | $1,314 | $21,305,188 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 4 | Ghost Story | $1,195,540 | -89.8% | 558 | -42 | $2,142 | $16,202,210 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | - | Arthur | $768,176 | - | 381 | - | $2,016 | $80,985,216 | 27 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 12 | Rollover | $722,561 | -18.5% | 443 | -41 | $1,631 | $9,722,592 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | - | Pennies from Heaven | $702,703 | - | 315 | - | $2,230 | $6,382,703 | 6 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 14 | 1 | Time Bandits | $627,136 | -97.6% | 40 | -656 | $15,678 | $35,955,861 | 11 | Embassy Pictures |
| 15 | 13 | Chariots of Fire | $478,312 | +0.8% | 36 | +2 | $13,286 | $4,955,796 | 17 | Columbia Pictures |
| 16 | 14 | On Golden Pond | $21,959 | -93.8% | 3 | - | $7,319 | $1,236,098 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
