| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | - | - | - | $238,646,109 | 1,778 | $359,197,037 | Jun 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | Rocky III | - | - | - | $110,360,490 | 1,317 | $124,146,897 | May 28 | United Artists | false |
| 3 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | - | - | - | $78,912,963 | 1,621 | $78,912,963 | Jun 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | Poltergeist | - | - | - | $65,321,626 | 1,060 | $76,606,280 | Jun 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 5 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | - | - | - | $59,799,027 | 1,435 | $69,701,637 | Jul 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 6 | Annie | - | - | - | $48,201,198 | 1,102 | $57,059,003 | May 21 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 7 | Firefox | - | - | - | $46,708,276 | 1,304 | $46,708,276 | Jun 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | An Officer and a Gentleman | - | - | - | $42,096,672 | 1,050 | $129,795,554 | Jul 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | Conan the Barbarian | - | - | - | $39,565,475 | 1,683 | $39,565,475 | May 14 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | Porky's | - | - | - | $36,946,250 | 1,605 | $105,492,483 | Mar 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 11 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | - | - | - | $32,122,136 | 660 | $39,103,425 | Apr 23 | - | false |
| 12 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 | - | - | - | $27,794,618 | 1,079 | $34,581,519 | Aug 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | Blade Runner | - | - | - | $27,580,111 | 1,325 | $27,580,111 | Jun 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Young Doctors in Love | - | - | - | $26,642,538 | 796 | $30,688,860 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 15 | Bambi 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $23,000,000 | 750 | $23,000,000 | Jun 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Tron | - | - | - | $22,617,638 | 1,112 | $33,000,000 | Jul 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 17 | The World According to Garp | - | - | - | $22,154,349 | 560 | $29,712,172 | Jul 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | The Thing | - | - | - | $19,629,760 | 910 | $19,857,465 | Jun 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | Things Are Tough All Over | - | - | - | $19,479,732 | 1,516 | $21,134,374 | Aug 6 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 20 | On Golden Pond | - | - | - | $18,569,005 | 1,015 | $119,285,432 | Dec 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 21 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | - | - | - | $18,196,170 | 906 | $18,196,170 | May 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 22 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $15,758,210 | 1,330 | $21,437,879 | Jul 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 23 | Victor/Victoria | - | - | - | $15,353,138 | 615 | $28,215,453 | Mar 19 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 24 | Grease 2 | - | - | - | $15,171,476 | 1,250 | $15,171,476 | Jun 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 25 | Night Shift | - | - | - | $14,960,186 | 683 | $21,095,638 | Jul 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Six Pack | - | - | - | $14,915,596 | 783 | $20,225,989 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 27 | Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior | - | - | - | $14,731,835 | 708 | $23,667,907 | May 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 28 | Diner | - | - | - | $14,099,953 | 30 | $14,099,953 | Mar 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 29 | Chariots of Fire | - | - | - | $13,655,422 | 810 | $58,972,904 | Sep 25 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 30 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | - | - | - | $13,582,912 | 713 | $27,092,880 | Aug 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 31 | Visiting Hours | - | - | - | $13,258,670 | 1,176 | $13,258,670 | May 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 32 | Author! Author! | - | - | - | $13,111,101 | 508 | $13,111,101 | Jun 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 33 | The Secret of NIMH | - | - | - | $12,501,363 | 700 | $14,665,733 | Jul 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 34 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $12,268,631 | 1,070 | $15,476,785 | Aug 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 35 | Hanky Panky | - | - | - | $9,823,934 | 1,238 | $9,823,934 | Jun 4 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 36 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | - | - | - | $9,077,269 | 501 | $9,077,269 | Jul 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 37 | The Beastmaster | - | - | - | $9,017,806 | 1,061 | $14,056,528 | Aug 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 38 | The Pirate Movie | - | - | - | $7,983,086 | 757 | $7,983,086 | Aug 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 39 | Zapped! | - | - | - | $7,363,988 | 777 | $16,897,768 | Jul 23 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 40 | Megaforce | - | - | - | $5,675,599 | 1,193 | $5,675,599 | Jun 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 41 | Paradise | - | - | - | $5,588,800 | 1,147 | $5,588,800 | May 7 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 42 | Forced Vengeance | - | - | - | $5,298,844 | 576 | $6,660,333 | Jul 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 43 | If You Could See What I Hear | - | - | - | $3,802,048 | 558 | $8,693,512 | Apr 23 | - | false |
| 44 | Deathtrap | - | - | - | $3,696,947 | 603 | $19,282,134 | Mar 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 45 | Wrong Is Right | - | - | - | $3,583,513 | 934 | $3,583,513 | May 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 46 | Fighting Back | - | - | - | $3,355,948 | 1,104 | $3,355,948 | May 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 47 | Partners | - | - | - | $3,297,698 | 877 | $6,062,898 | Apr 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 48 | Some Kind of Hero | - | - | - | $3,270,700 | 975 | $23,671,186 | Apr 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 49 | Homework | - | - | - | $2,914,328 | 262 | $2,914,328 | Aug 27 | - | false |
| 50 | Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip | - | - | - | $2,813,443 | 1,277 | $36,299,720 | Mar 12 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 51 | Quest for Fire | - | - | - | $2,124,808 | 426 | $20,959,585 | Feb 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 52 | The Challenge | - | - | - | $522,668 | 228 | $2,977,706 | Jul 23 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 53 | The Escape Artist | - | - | - | $143,369 | 2 | $143,369 | May 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 54 | Tempest | - | - | - | $57,116 | 659 | $5,005,245 | Sep 3 | Columbia Pictures | false |
