Domestic Box Office For 1982

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial$314,911,0941,778$359,197,037Jun 11Universal Pictures
2Raiders of the Lost Ark$190,360,1151,078$212,222,025Jun 12Paramount Pictures
3Rocky III$124,146,8971,317$124,146,897May 28United Artists
4On Golden Pond$118,720,6081,015$119,285,432Dec 4Universal Pictures
5An Officer and a Gentleman$108,402,2671,050$129,795,554Jul 30Paramount Pictures
6Porky's$105,492,4831,605$105,492,483Mar 19Twentieth Century Fox
7Arthur$91,089,162701$95,461,682Jul 17Warner Bros.
8Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan$78,912,9631,621$78,912,963Jun 4Paramount Pictures
9Poltergeist$73,555,4251,060$76,606,280Jun 4Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
10The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas$69,701,6371,435$69,701,637Jul 23Universal Pictures
11Chariots of Fire$58,866,893810$58,972,904Sep 25Columbia Pictures
12Annie$49,411,2231,102$57,059,003May 21Columbia Pictures
13First Blood$47,212,9041,054$47,212,904Oct 22Orion Pictures
14Firefox$46,708,2761,304$46,708,276Jun 18Warner Bros.
15Conan the Barbarian$39,565,4751,683$39,565,475May 14Universal Pictures
16The Sword and the Sorcerer$39,103,425660$39,103,425Apr 23-
17Absence of Malice$36,819,776994$40,716,963Nov 20Columbia Pictures
18Reds$36,507,611644$40,382,659Dec 4Paramount Pictures
19Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip$36,299,7201,277$36,299,720Mar 12Columbia Pictures
20Friday the 13th: Part 3$34,581,5191,079$34,581,519Aug 13Paramount Pictures
21Time Bandits$33,069,358821$42,365,581Nov 6Embassy Pictures
22Taps$32,454,772792$35,856,053Dec 9Twentieth Century Fox
23Sharky's Machine$31,292,8991,388$35,610,100Dec 18Warner Bros.
24Tootsie$30,940,6761,222$177,200,000Dec 17Columbia Pictures
25Young Doctors in Love$30,688,860796$30,688,860Jul 16Twentieth Century Fox
26Tron$29,759,4621,112$33,000,000Jul 9Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
27The World According to Garp$29,712,172560$29,712,172Jul 23Warner Bros.
28Victor/Victoria$28,215,453615$28,215,453Mar 19Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
29Blade Runner$27,580,1111,325$27,580,111Jun 25Warner Bros.
30Fast Times at Ridgemont High$27,092,880713$27,092,880Aug 13Universal Pictures
31Cinderella
1981 Re-release
$26,306,6661,050$28,040,000Dec 18Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
32The Toy$26,156,2821,542$47,118,057Dec 10Columbia Pictures
33Some Kind of Hero$23,671,186975$23,671,186Apr 2Paramount Pictures
34Bambi
1982 Re-release
$23,000,000750$23,000,000Jun 4Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
35Pink Floyd: The Wall$21,810,110673$22,244,207Aug 13Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
36Things Are Tough All Over$21,134,3741,516$21,134,374Aug 6Columbia Pictures
3748 Hrs.$21,056,1371,050$78,868,508Dec 10Paramount Pictures
38Creepshow$21,028,7551,132$21,028,755Nov 12Warner Bros.
39Neighbors$20,657,0851,387$29,916,207Dec 18Columbia Pictures
40Night Shift$20,411,558683$21,095,638Jul 30Warner Bros.
41My Favorite Year$20,123,620720$20,123,620Oct 8Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
42Ghost Story$20,088,838600$23,371,905Dec 16Universal Pictures
43The Thing$19,629,760910$19,857,465Jun 25Universal Pictures
44Modern Problems$19,356,5391,119$26,154,211Dec 25Twentieth Century Fox
45Deathtrap$19,282,134603$19,282,134Mar 19Warner Bros.
46Six Pack$18,437,566783$20,225,989Jul 16Twentieth Century Fox
47Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid$18,196,170906$18,196,170May 21Universal Pictures
48Airplane II: The Sequel$18,057,9071,300$27,150,534Dec 10Paramount Pictures
49Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982 Re-release
$17,791,4191,330$21,437,879Jul 16Paramount Pictures
50Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior$17,688,506708$23,667,907May 21Warner Bros.
51The Dark Crystal$17,614,2851,052$40,577,001Dec 17Universal Pictures
52Zapped!$16,897,768777$16,897,768Jul 23Embassy Pictures
53Quest for Fire$15,918,106426$20,959,585Feb 12Twentieth Century Fox
54Best Friends$15,793,7851,080$36,821,203Dec 17Warner Bros.
55Grease 2$15,171,4761,250$15,171,476Jun 11Paramount Pictures
56Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1982 Re-release
$15,145,6171,070$15,476,785Aug 13Twentieth Century Fox
57Ragtime$14,668,530447$14,920,781Nov 20Paramount Pictures
58Halloween III: Season of the Witch$14,400,0001,328$14,400,000Oct 22Universal Pictures
59Diner$14,099,95330$14,099,953Mar 5Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
60The Beastmaster$14,056,5281,061$14,056,528Aug 20Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
61Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1982 Re-release
$13,276,2411,006$13,276,241Nov 19Twentieth Century Fox
62Visiting Hours$13,258,6701,176$13,258,670May 28Twentieth Century Fox
63Vice Squad$13,253,583510$13,253,583Jan 22Embassy Pictures
64Author! Author!$13,111,101508$13,111,101Jun 18Twentieth Century Fox
65The Verdict$12,631,381904$53,977,250Dec 10Twentieth Century Fox
66Private Lessons$12,601,577224$26,279,000Aug 28-
67Amityville II: The Possession$12,534,8171,200$12,534,817Sep 24Orion Pictures
68The Secret of NIMH$12,501,363700$14,665,733Jul 2Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
69Monsignor$12,408,066885$12,408,066Oct 22Twentieth Century Fox
70Making Love$11,897,978380$11,897,978Feb 12Twentieth Century Fox
71Death Wish II$11,772,487377$16,100,000Feb 19-
72The Seduction$11,378,339597$11,378,339Jan 22Embassy Pictures
73Missing$11,300,000733$14,000,000Feb 12Universal Pictures
74Das Boot$10,915,2502$10,915,250Feb 10Columbia Pictures
75Silent Rage$10,490,7911,458$10,490,791Apr 2Columbia Pictures
76Class Reunion$10,054,1501,125$10,054,150Oct 29Twentieth Century Fox
77Hanky Panky$9,823,9341,238$9,823,934Jun 4Columbia Pictures
78A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy$9,077,269501$9,077,269Jul 16Warner Bros.
79If You Could See What I Hear$8,693,512558$8,693,512Apr 23-
80Shoot the Moon$8,204,591585$9,217,530Jan 22Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
81Night Crossing$8,000,000640$8,000,000Feb 5Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
82The Pirate Movie$7,983,086757$7,983,086Aug 6Twentieth Century Fox
83The Beast Within$7,742,572550$7,742,572Feb 12Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
84Rollover$7,621,705755$10,851,261Dec 11Warner Bros.
85Whose Life Is It Anyway?$7,454,721615$8,206,145Dec 2Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
86Peter Pan
1982 Re-release
$7,313,669800$17,200,000Dec 17Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
87The Missionary$7,241,180532$7,241,180Nov 5Columbia Pictures
88Cat People$7,000,000600$7,000,000Apr 2Universal Pictures
89I Ought to Be in Pictures$6,968,359662$6,968,359Mar 26Twentieth Century Fox
90The Last Unicorn$6,455,330690$6,455,330Nov 19-
91Evil Under the Sun$6,110,000609$6,110,000Mar 5Universal Pictures
92The Man from Snowy River$6,069,018517$20,659,423Nov 5Twentieth Century Fox
93Partners$6,062,898877$6,062,898Apr 30Paramount Pictures
94Megaforce$5,675,5991,193$5,675,599Jun 25Twentieth Century Fox
95Paradise$5,588,8001,147$5,588,800May 7Embassy Pictures
96Cannery Row$5,301,539700$5,301,539Feb 12Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
97Forced Vengeance$5,298,844576$6,660,333Jul 30Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
98Inchon$5,200,9861,291$5,200,986Sep 17Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
99Heidi's Song$5,124,391982$5,124,391Nov 19Paramount Pictures
100Tempest$5,005,245659$5,005,245Sep 3Columbia Pictures
101Trail of the Pink Panther$4,978,871806$9,056,073Dec 17Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
102They Call Me Bruce$4,818,768324$16,894,678Nov 12-
103Kiss Me Goodbye$4,646,539803$15,782,759Dec 24Twentieth Century Fox
104The Border$4,593,800888$6,118,683Jan 29Universal Pictures
105Honkytonk Man$4,484,991686$4,484,991Dec 17Warner Bros.
106The Soldier$3,986,121488$6,328,816Aug 13Embassy Pictures
107Six Weeks$3,969,571613$6,668,025Dec 17Universal Pictures
108Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again$3,792,188300$3,792,188Oct 1Paramount Pictures
109Wrong Is Right$3,583,513934$3,583,513May 14Columbia Pictures
110Pennies from Heaven$3,491,289315$9,171,289Dec 11Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
111Personal Best$3,465,767236$5,672,311Feb 5Warner Bros.
112Fighting Back$3,355,9481,104$3,355,948May 21Paramount Pictures
113Penitentiary II$3,178,542198$3,178,542Apr 2Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
114The Challenge$2,977,706228$2,977,706Jul 23Embassy Pictures
115Homework$2,914,328262$2,914,328Aug 27-
116Jinxed!$2,869,638877$2,869,638Oct 22Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
117Venom$2,784,432900$5,229,643Jan 29Paramount Pictures
118The Amateur$2,647,497437$6,892,098Feb 12Twentieth Century Fox
119It Came from Hollywood$2,573,342650$2,573,342Oct 29Paramount Pictures
120A Little Sex$2,370,376550$2,370,376Apr 2Universal Pictures
121Buddy Buddy$1,847,543248$7,258,543Dec 11Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
122Yes, Giorgio$1,833,129424$2,279,543Sep 24Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
123Barbarosa$1,736,123187$1,736,123Feb 19Universal Pictures
124The Sender$1,054,328300$1,054,328Oct 22Paramount Pictures
125Lookin' to Get Out$946,461303$946,461Oct 8Paramount Pictures
126One from the Heart$636,79641$636,796Feb 12Columbia Pictures
127The Last American Virgin$527,198158$5,829,781Aug 6Cannon Film Distributors
128Sophie's Choice$354,190548$30,036,000Dec 10Universal Pictures
129Gandhi$285,882825$52,767,889Dec 10Columbia Pictures
130Five Days One Summer$199,0786$199,078Nov 12Warner Bros.
131The Escape Artist$143,3692$143,369May 28Warner Bros.
132Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales$78,35033$78,350Nov 19Warner Bros.