List of 1982 box office number-one films in the United States explained

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1982.[1]

Number-one films

Week endingFilmGrossNotes
1 Modern Problems $5,432,125[2]
2 Sharky's Machine $2,850,839Sharky's Machine reached #1 in its fourth weekend of release. [3] [4]
3 Absence of Malice $3,290,111 Absence of Malice reached #1 in its ninth weekend of release [5]
4 On Golden Pond $3,853,902 On Golden Pond reached #1 in its eighth weekend of release. [6]
5 $5,008,290 [7]
6 $4,900,463 [8]
7 4-day weekend $8,177,208 [9]
8 $6,526,822 [10]
9 $5,602,328 [11]
10 $5,507,123 [12]
11 Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip $7,780,693 [13]
12 Porky's $7,623,988 [14]
13 $8,602,473 [15]
14 $8,034,766 [16]
15 $8,082,295 [17]
16 $6,511,216 [18]
17 $5,280,637 [19]
18 $4,333,570 [20]
19 $3,393,114 [21]
20 Conan the Barbarian $9,603,139 Conan the Barbarian broke Halloween IIs record ($7.67 million) for highest weekend debut for a R-rated film. [22]
21 $6,874,042 [23]
22 4-day weekend Rocky III $16,015,408 Rocky IIIs 4-day Memorial Day weekend was the highest weekend of all-time surpassing the $14.1 million earned by Superman II in 1981. [24]
23 $14,347,221 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan had the highest 3-day weekend debut of all-time surpassing Superman IIs $14.1 million. [25]
24 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial $11,835,389 [26]
25 $12,610,610 Highest-grossing second weekend of all-time surpassing the record of $10,765,687 set last year by Superman II. [27]
26 $13,729,552 [28]
27 4-day weekend $16,706,592 Highest-grossing weekend of all-time surpassing the record set earlier in the year by Rocky III. E.T. becomes the first film to have four weekends with a gross over $10 million, surpassing the three set by Superman II the previous year.[29] [30]
28 $12,802,287 [31]
29 $13,003,581 [32]
30 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas $11,874,268 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas broke Conan the Barbarians record ($9.60 million) for highest weekend debut for a R-rated film. [33]
31 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial $10,425,071 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial reclaimed #1 in its eighth weekend of release. It was E.T.s eighth weekend grossing more than $10 million and the highest-grossing 8th weekend of all time. [34]
32 $9,525,306 [35]
33 Friday the 13th Part III $9,406,522 Friday the 13th Part III broke Halloween IIs record ($7.67 million) for highest weekend debut for a slasher film. [36]
34 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial $7,684,162 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial reclaimed #1 in its eleventh weekend of release. [37]
35 $6,630,709 [38]
36 4-day weekend An Officer and a Gentleman $7,711,202 An Officer and a Gentleman reached #1 in its sixth weekend of release. [39]
37 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial $4,598,728 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial reclaimed #1 in its fourteenth weekend of release. [40]
38 $4,261,887 [41]
39 $4,104,277 [42]
40 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial $3,742,140 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial reclaimed #1 in its sixteenth weekend of release. [43]
41 An Officer and a Gentleman $4,509,267 An Officer and a Gentleman reclaimed #1 in its eleventh weekend of release. [44]
42 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial $3,315,692 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial reclaimed #1 in its eighteenth weekend of release. [45]
43 First Blood $6,642,005 [46]
44 $4,565,972 [47]
45 $4,416,115 [48]
46 Creepshow $5,870,889 [49]
47 The Empire Strikes Back (1982 Re-issue) $3,949,478 [50]
48 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial $3,976,778 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial reclaimed #1 in its twenty-fourth weekend of release. [51]
49 $2,355,819 This will be the lowest grossing #1 film until Onward grosses $71,000 during the COVID-19 pandemic. [52]
50 The Toy $6,322,804 [53]
51 Tootsie $5,540,470 [54]
52 $7,469,326 [55]
53 $11,222,714 Columbia Pictures' biggest weekend of all-time; their first over $10 million. [56]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 1982 by Calendar Gross[57]

Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross
1.E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialUniversal PicturesDee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Henry Thomas, Robert MacNaughton and Drew BarrymoreSteven Spielberg$314,911,094
2.Rocky IIIUnited ArtistsSylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith and Mr. TSylvester Stallone$124,146,897
3.On Golden PondUniversal PicturesKatharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon, Dabney Coleman and William LanteauMark Rydell$118,720,608
4.An Officer and a GentlemanParamount PicturesRichard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Lisa Blount, Lisa Eilbacher, Robert Loggia and Louis Gossett Jr.Taylor Hackford$108,402,267
5.Porky's20th Century FoxKim Cattrall, Scott Colomby, Kaki Hunter, Nancy Parsons, Alex Karras and Susan ClarkBob Clark$105,492,483
6.Paramount PicturesWilliam Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Bibi Besch, Merritt Butrick, Paul Winfield, Kirstie Alley and Ricardo MontalbánNicholas Meyer$78,912,963
7.PoltergeistMetro-Goldwyn-MayerJoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson and Beatrice StraightTobe Hooper$73,555,425
8.The Best Little Whorehouse in TexasUniversal PicturesBurt Reynolds, Dolly Parton, Dom DeLuise, Charles Durning and Jim NaborsColin Higgins$69,701,637
9.Chariots of FireWarner Bros.Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers, Ian Holm, Alice Krige, Cheryl Campbell, Lindsay Anderson, Dennis Christopher, Nigel Davenport, Brad Davis, Peter Egan, John Gielgud and Patrick MageeHugh Hudson$58,866,893
10.AnnieColumbia PicturesAlbert Finney, Carol Burnett, Aileen Quinn, Ann Reinking, Bernadette Peters, Tim Curry, Geoffrey Holder and Edward HerrmannJohn Huston$49,411,223

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 1982 by In-year release[58]
RankTitleDistributorDomestic gross
1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial $359,197,037
2. Tootsie $177,200,000
3. An Officer and a Gentleman $129,795,554
4. Rocky III $124,146,897
5. Porky's $105,492,483
6. $78,912,963
7. 48 Hrs. $78,868,508
8. Poltergeist $76,606,280
9. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas $69,701,637
10. Annie $57,059,003

Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1982
G Bambi (1982 re-issue)
PG E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
R An Officer and a Gentleman

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1982. .
  2. Web site: The Numbers. Weekend Domestic Chart for January 1, 1982. May 10, 2020.
  3. Web site: Sharky's Machine weekend gross . Boxofficemojo.com . 2018-02-18.
  4. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 2. Box Office Mojo.
  5. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 3. Box Office Mojo.
  6. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 4. Box Office Mojo.
  7. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 5. Box Office Mojo.
  8. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 6. Box Office Mojo.
  9. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 7 (Presidents' Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  10. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 8. Box Office Mojo.
  11. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 9. Box Office Mojo.
  12. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 10. Box Office Mojo.
  13. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 11. Box Office Mojo.
  14. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 12. Box Office Mojo.
  15. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 13. Box Office Mojo.
  16. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 14. Box Office Mojo.
  17. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 15. Box Office Mojo.
  18. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 16. Box Office Mojo.
  19. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 17. Box Office Mojo.
  20. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 18. Box Office Mojo.
  21. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 19. Box Office Mojo.
  22. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 20. Box Office Mojo.
  23. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 21. Box Office Mojo.
  24. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 22 (Memorial Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  25. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 23. Box Office Mojo.
  26. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 24. Box Office Mojo.
  27. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 25. Box Office Mojo.
  28. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 26. Box Office Mojo.
  29. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 27 (July 4th long weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  30. Daily Variety. 107. October 28, 1991. Gross Out. Murphy. A.D..
  31. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 28. Box Office Mojo.
  32. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 29. Box Office Mojo.
  33. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 30. Box Office Mojo.
  34. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 31. Box Office Mojo.
  35. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 32. Box Office Mojo.
  36. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 33. Box Office Mojo.
  37. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 34. Box Office Mojo.
  38. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 35. Box Office Mojo.
  39. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 36 (Labor Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  40. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 37. Box Office Mojo.
  41. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 38. Box Office Mojo.
  42. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 39. Box Office Mojo.
  43. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 40. Box Office Mojo.
  44. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 41. Box Office Mojo.
  45. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 42. Box Office Mojo.
  46. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 43. Box Office Mojo.
  47. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 44. Box Office Mojo.
  48. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 45. Box Office Mojo.
  49. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 46. Box Office Mojo.
  50. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 47. Box Office Mojo.
  51. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 48 (Thanksgiving 3-Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  52. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 49 (Post-Thanksgiving). Box Office Mojo.
  53. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 50. Box Office Mojo.
  54. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 51. Box Office Mojo.
  55. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 52. Box Office Mojo.
  56. Web site: Domestic 1982 Weekend 53. Box Office Mojo.
  57. Web site: Domestic Box Office For 1982. Box Office Mojo. May 5, 2020.
  58. Web site: Domestic Box Office For 1982 (In-year release). Box Office Mojo. February 13, 2020.

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