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Top 1982 Movies at the Domestic Box Office
See also: Top 1982 International - Top 1982 Worldwide
Other Domestic Cumulative records: All Time Domestic - All Time Domestic (Inf. Adj.) - All Time Animated Domestic - All Time Sequel Domestic - All Time Non-Sequel Domestic - Top 2023 Domestic - Top 2024 Domestic
This chart contains the total domestic box office for movies released in 1982.
See Top Grossing Movies of 1982 for a list of movies that earned most at the domestic box office during 1982, including films released in 1981 and earlier.
| ←Top 1981 Domestic | Top 1983 Domestic→ |
| Rank | Movie | Distributor | Domestic Box Office |
Opening Weekend Box Office |
Max Theater Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Universal | $439,454,989 | $11,911,430 | 3,010 |
| 2 | Tootsie | Sony Pict… | $177,200,000 | $5,540,470 | 1,222 |
| 3 | An Officer and a Gentleman | Paramount… | $129,795,554 | $3,304,679 | 1,050 |
| 4 | Rocky III | MGM | $125,049,125 | $16,015,408 | 1,317 |
| 5 | Porky's | 20th Cent… | $109,492,484 | $7,623,988 | 1,605 |
| 6 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Paramount… | $78,912,963 | $14,347,221 | 1,621 |
| 7 | 48 Hrs. | Paramount… | $75,936,265 | $4,369,868 | 1,050 |
| 8 | Poltergeist | MGM | $74,706,019 | $6,896,612 | 1,060 |
| 9 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Universal | $69,701,637 | $11,874,268 | 1,435 |
| 10 | Annie | Sony Pict… | $57,059,003 | $510,632 | 1,102 |
| 11 | The Verdict | 20th Cent… | $53,977,250 | $100,982 | 904 |
| 12 | Gandhi | Sony Pict… | $52,767,889 | $131,153 | 825 |
| 13 | First Blood | Orion Pic… | $47,212,904 | $6,642,005 | 1,047 |
| 14 | The Toy | Sony Pict… | $47,118,057 | $6,322,804 | 1,542 |
| 15 | Firefox | Warner Bros. | $45,785,720 | $8,152,948 | 1,304 |
| 16 | The Dark Crystal | Universal | $40,577,001 | $4,657,335 | 1,052 |
| 17 | Conan the Barbarian | Universal | $38,264,085 | $9,479,373 | 1,497 |
| 18 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | Group 1 | $36,714,025 | $1,798,879 | 660 |
| 19 | Friday the 13th Part 3 | Paramount… | $36,690,067 | $9,406,522 | 1,079 |
| 20 | Best Friends | Warner Bros. | $36,670,556 | $4,022,891 | 1,080 |
| 21 | Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip | Sony Pict… | $34,970,309 | $7,780,693 | 1,277 |
| 22 | Blade Runner | Warner Bros. | $32,656,328 | $6,150,002 | 1,325 |
| 23 | Young Doctors in Love | 20th Cent… | $30,688,860 | $4,206,265 | 796 |
| 24 | The World According to Garp | Warner Bros. | $30,207,324 | $2,902,088 | 560 |
| 25 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Universal | $27,092,880 | $2,545,674 | 713 |
| 26 | Tron | Walt Disney | $26,918,576 | $4,761,795 | 1,112 |
| 27 | Sophie's Choice | Universal | $25,215,547 | $202,131 | 548 |
| 28 | Airplane II: The Sequel | Paramount… | $25,009,494 | $5,329,208 | 1,300 |
| 29 | Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior | Warner Bros. | $23,667,907 | $2,527,864 | 708 |
| 30 | Victor/Victoria | MGM | $22,524,614 | $139,634 | 615 |
| 31 | Things Are Tough All Over | Sony Pict… | $21,134,374 | 1,516 | |
| 32 | Night Shift | Warner Bros. | $21,017,056 | $2,539,633 | 683 |
| 33 | La Guerre du feu | 20th Cent… | $20,959,585 | 426 | |
| 34 | The Man From Snowy River | 20th Cent… | $20,659,423 | $694,126 | 517 |
| 35 | The Beach Girls | Crown | $20,418,789 | 263 | |
| 36 | Some Kind of Hero | Paramount… | $20,400,486 | $5,631,293 | 975 |
| 37 | Six Pack | 20th Cent… | $20,225,989 | $1,946,418 | 783 |
| 38 | Creepshow | Warner Bros. | $20,036,244 | $5,870,889 | 1,132 |
| 39 | Deathtrap | Warner Bros. | $19,282,000 | $2,238,977 | 603 |
| 40 | Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid | Universal | $18,196,170 | $4,289,601 | 906 |
| 41 | My Favorite Year | MGM | $17,458,105 | $266,009 | 720 |
| 42 | National Lampoon's Class Reunion | 20th Cent… | $16,550,727 | $3,086,525 | 1,125 |
| 43 | Death Wish II | Sony Pict… | $16,100,000 | 377 | |
| 44 | Missing | Universal | $16,000,000 | 733 | |
| 45 | Kiss Me Goodbye | 20th Cent… | $15,782,759 | $1,345,672 | 803 |
| 46 | Zapped! | Embassy | $15,026,217 | $823,548 | 777 |
| 47 | Pink Floyd: The Wall | MGM | $14,844,106 | $67,870 | 673 |
| 48 | Halloween 3: Season of the Witch | Universal | $14,400,000 | $6,333,259 | 1,328 |
| 49 | Grease 2 | Paramount… | $14,297,083 | $4,645,411 | 1,250 |
| 50 | The Thing | Universal | $14,244,703 | $3,107,897 | 910 |
| 51 | Author! Author! | 20th Cent… | $13,111,101 | $2,279,260 | 508 |
| 52 | The Incubus | Artists R… | $13,110,874 | 694 | |
| 53 | They Call Me Bruce | Artists R… | $12,925,437 | $1,071,345 | 324 |
| 54 | Diner | MGM | $12,592,907 | 266 | |
| 55 | Visiting Hours | 20th Cent… | $12,581,713 | $5,250,157 | 1,176 |
| 56 | Monsignor | 20th Cent… | $12,408,066 | $3,631,834 | 857 |
| 57 | Making Love | 20th Cent… | $11,897,978 | $3,015,497 | 380 |
| 58 | Das Boot | Quartet F… | $11,487,676 | $26,994 | 29 |
| 59 | Amityville II: The Possession | Orion Pic… | $11,328,000 | $4,104,277 | 1,200 |
| 60 | The Beastmaster | MGM | $10,751,126 | $2,955,641 | 1,061 |
| 61 | Silent Rage | Sony Pict… | $10,490,791 | $3,693,117 | 1,458 |
| 62 | The Secret of Nimh | MGM | $10,140,325 | $386,530 | 700 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.