| Rank | Release Group
| Worldwide | Domestic | % | Foreign | % |
|---|
| 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $359,200,799 | $359,197,037 | 100% | - | - |
| 2 | Tootsie | $177,200,000 | $177,200,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 3 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $129,795,554 | $129,795,554 | 100% | - | - |
| 4 | Rocky III | $124,146,897 | $124,146,897 | 100% | - | - |
| 5 | Porky's | $105,492,483 | $105,492,483 | 100% | - | - |
| 6 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | $78,913,882 | $78,912,963 | 100% | - | - |
| 7 | 48 Hrs. | $78,868,508 | $78,868,508 | 100% | - | - |
| 8 | Poltergeist | $76,607,421 | $76,606,280 | 100% | - | - |
| 9 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | $69,701,637 | $69,701,637 | 100% | - | - |
| 10 | Annie | $57,059,003 | $57,059,003 | 100% | - | - |
| 11 | The Verdict | $53,977,250 | $53,977,250 | 100% | - | - |
| 12 | Gandhi | $52,768,419 | $52,767,889 | 100% | - | - |
| 13 | First Blood | $47,212,904 | $47,212,904 | 100% | - | - |
| 14 | The Toy | $47,118,057 | $47,118,057 | 100% | - | - |
| 15 | Firefox | $46,708,276 | $46,708,276 | 100% | - | - |
| 16 | The Dark Crystal | $43,569,899 | $40,577,001 | 93.1% | $2,992,898 | 6.9% |
| 17 | Conan the Barbarian | $39,565,475 | $39,565,475 | 100% | - | - |
| 18 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | $39,103,425 | $39,103,425 | 100% | - | - |
| 19 | Best Friends | $36,821,203 | $36,821,203 | 100% | - | - |
| 20 | Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip | $36,299,720 | $36,299,720 | 100% | - | - |
| 21 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 | $34,583,256 | $34,581,519 | 100% | - | - |
| 22 | Tron | $33,001,374 | $33,000,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 23 | Young Doctors in Love | $30,688,860 | $30,688,860 | 100% | - | - |
| 24 | Sophie's Choice | $30,036,166 | $30,036,000 | 100% | $166 | <0.1% |
| 25 | The World According to Garp | $29,712,172 | $29,712,172 | 100% | - | - |
| 26 | Victor/Victoria | $28,215,847 | $28,215,453 | 100% | - | - |
| 27 | Blade Runner | $27,603,798 | $27,580,111 | 99.9% | - | - |
| 28 | Airplane II: The Sequel | $27,150,534 | $27,150,534 | 100% | - | - |
| 29 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | $27,092,880 | $27,092,880 | 100% | - | - |
| 30 | Some Kind of Hero | $23,671,186 | $23,671,186 | 100% | - | - |
| 31 | The Road Warrior | $23,668,296 | $23,667,907 | 100% | - | - |
| 32 | Bambi 1982 Re-release | $23,000,000 | $23,000,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 33 | Pink Floyd: The Wall | $22,244,537 | $22,244,207 | 100% | - | - |
| 34 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982 Re-release | $21,437,879 | $21,437,879 | 100% | - | - |
| 35 | Things Are Tough All Over | $21,134,374 | $21,134,374 | 100% | - | - |
| 36 | Night Shift | $21,095,638 | $21,095,638 | 100% | - | - |
| 37 | Creepshow | $21,031,312 | $21,028,755 | 100% | - | - |
| 38 | Quest for Fire | $20,959,585 | $20,959,585 | 100% | - | - |
| 39 | The Thing | $20,818,206 | $20,063,820 | 96.4% | $745,158 | 3.6% |
| 40 | The Man from Snowy River | $20,661,099 | $20,659,423 | 100% | - | - |
| 41 | Six Pack | $20,225,989 | $20,225,989 | 100% | - | - |
| 42 | My Favorite Year | $20,123,620 | $20,123,620 | 100% | - | - |
| 43 | Deathtrap | $19,282,134 | $19,282,134 | 100% | - | - |
| 44 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | $18,196,170 | $18,196,170 | 100% | - | - |
| 45 | Peter Pan 1982 Re-release | $17,200,000 | $17,200,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 46 | Zapped! | $16,897,768 | $16,897,768 | 100% | - | - |
| 47 | They Call Me Bruce | $16,894,678 | $16,894,678 | 100% | - | - |
| 48 | Death Wish II | $16,100,000 | $16,100,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 49 | Kiss Me Goodbye | $15,782,759 | $15,782,759 | 100% | - | - |
| 50 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1982 Re-release | $15,476,785 | $15,476,785 | 100% | - | - |
| 51 | Grease 2 | $15,171,476 | $15,171,476 | 100% | - | - |
| 52 | The Secret of NIMH | $14,665,733 | $14,665,733 | 100% | - | - |
| 53 | Halloween III: Season of the Witch | $14,400,000 | $14,400,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 54 | Diner | $14,099,953 | $14,099,953 | 100% | - | - |
| 55 | The Beastmaster | $14,056,528 | $14,056,528 | 100% | - | - |
| 56 | Missing | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 57 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1982 Re-release | $13,276,241 | $13,276,241 | 100% | - | - |
| 58 | Visiting Hours | $13,258,670 | $13,258,670 | 100% | - | - |
| 59 | Vice Squad | $13,253,583 | $13,253,583 | 100% | - | - |
| 60 | Author! Author! | $13,111,101 | $13,111,101 | 100% | - | - |
| 61 | Amityville II: The Possession | $12,534,817 | $12,534,817 | 100% | - | - |
| 62 | Monsignor | $12,408,066 | $12,408,066 | 100% | - | - |
| 63 | Making Love | $11,897,978 | $11,897,978 | 100% | - | - |
| 64 | The Seduction | $11,378,339 | $11,378,339 | 100% | - | - |
| 65 | Das Boot | $10,916,352 | $10,915,250 | 100% | - | - |
| 66 | Silent Rage | $10,490,791 | $10,490,791 | 100% | - | - |
| 67 | Savannah Smiles | $10,413,170 | $10,413,170 | 100% | - | - |
| 68 | Class Reunion | $10,054,150 | $10,054,150 | 100% | - | - |
| 69 | Hanky Panky | $9,823,934 | $9,823,934 | 100% | - | - |
| 70 | Shoot the Moon | $9,217,530 | $9,217,530 | 100% | - | - |
| 71 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | $9,077,269 | $9,077,269 | 100% | - | - |
| 72 | Trail of the Pink Panther | $9,056,073 | $9,056,073 | 100% | - | - |
| 73 | If You Could See What I Hear | $8,693,512 | $8,693,512 | 100% | - | - |
| 74 | Night Crossing | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 75 | The Pirate Movie | $7,983,086 | $7,983,086 | 100% | - | - |
| 76 | The Beast Within | $7,742,572 | $7,742,572 | 100% | - | - |
| 77 | Tex | $7,400,000 | $7,400,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 78 | The Missionary | $7,241,180 | $7,241,180 | 100% | - | - |
| 79 | Cat People | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 80 | I Ought to Be in Pictures | $6,968,359 | $6,968,359 | 100% | - | - |
| 81 | The Amateur | $6,892,098 | $6,892,098 | 100% | - | - |
| 82 | Six Weeks | $6,668,025 | $6,668,025 | 100% | - | - |
| 83 | Forced Vengeance | $6,660,333 | $6,660,333 | 100% | - | - |
| 84 | The Last Unicorn | $6,457,117 | $6,455,330 | 100% | - | - |
| 85 | The Soldier | $6,328,816 | $6,328,816 | 100% | - | - |
| 86 | The Border | $6,118,683 | $6,118,683 | 100% | - | - |
| 87 | Evil Under the Sun | $6,110,000 | $6,110,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 88 | Partners | $6,062,898 | $6,062,898 | 100% | - | - |
| 89 | Still of the Night | $5,979,947 | $5,979,947 | 100% | - | - |
| 90 | The Last American Virgin | $5,829,781 | $5,829,781 | 100% | - | - |
| 91 | Megaforce | $5,675,599 | $5,675,599 | 100% | - | - |
| 92 | Personal Best | $5,672,311 | $5,672,311 | 100% | - | - |
| 93 | Paradise | $5,588,800 | $5,588,800 | 100% | - | - |
| 94 | Cannery Row | $5,301,539 | $5,301,539 | 100% | - | - |
| 95 | Venom | $5,229,643 | $5,229,643 | 100% | - | - |
| 96 | Inchon | $5,200,986 | $5,200,986 | 100% | - | - |
| 97 | Heidi's Song | $5,124,391 | $5,124,391 | 100% | - | - |
| 98 | Tempest | $5,005,245 | $5,005,245 | 100% | - | - |
| 99 | Summer Lovers | $4,968,000 | $4,968,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 100 | Honkytonk Man | $4,484,991 | $4,484,991 | 100% | - | - |
| 101 | Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again | $3,792,188 | $3,792,188 | 100% | - | - |
| 102 | Wrong Is Right | $3,583,513 | $3,583,513 | 100% | - | - |
| 103 | Fighting Back | $3,355,948 | $3,355,948 | 100% | - | - |
| 104 | Penitentiary II | $3,178,542 | $3,178,542 | 100% | - | - |
| 105 | The Challenge | $2,977,706 | $2,977,706 | 100% | - | - |
| 106 | Homework | $2,914,328 | $2,914,328 | 100% | - | - |
| 107 | Jinxed! | $2,869,638 | $2,869,638 | 100% | - | - |
| 108 | It Came from Hollywood | $2,573,342 | $2,573,342 | 100% | - | - |
| 109 | A Stranger Is Watching | $2,519,559 | $2,519,559 | 100% | - | - |
| 110 | A Little Sex | $2,370,376 | $2,370,376 | 100% | - | - |
| 111 | Yes, Giorgio | $2,279,543 | $2,279,543 | 100% | - | - |
| 112 | Barbarosa | $1,736,123 | $1,736,123 | 100% | - | - |
| 113 | I, the Jury | $1,515,578 | $1,515,578 | 100% | - | - |
| 114 | Endangered Species | $1,474,249 | $1,474,249 | 100% | - | - |
| 115 | The Sender | $1,054,328 | $1,054,328 | 100% | - | - |
| 116 | Lookin' to Get Out | $946,461 | $946,461 | 100% | - | - |
| 117 | Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean | $840,958 | $840,958 | 100% | - | - |
| 118 | The House Where Evil Dwells | $667,863 | $667,863 | 100% | - | - |
| 119 | One from the Heart | $659,017 | $636,796 | 96.6% | $21,662 | 3.3% |
| 120 | The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time | $524,203 | $524,203 | 100% | - | - |
| 121 | Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | $327,958 | $327,958 | 100% | - | - |
| 122 | I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | $291,390 | $291,390 | 100% | - | - |
| 123 | Split Image | $263,635 | $263,635 | 100% | - | - |
| 124 | Five Days One Summer | $199,078 | $199,078 | 100% | - | - |
| 125 | The Escape Artist | $143,369 | $143,369 | 100% | - | - |
| 126 | Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales | $78,350 | $78,350 | 100% | - | - |
| 127 | Movie Madness | $63,405 | $63,405 | 100% | - | - |
| 128 | White Dog | $46,509 | $46,509 | 100% | - | - |
| 129 | Hammett | $42,914 | $42,914 | 100% | - | - |
| 130 | Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains | $25,728 | $25,728 | 100% | - | - |
| 131 | Love & Money | $14,009 | $14,009 | 100% | - | - |
| 132 | Parasite | $2,270 | - | - | $2,270 | 100% |
