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1982 OPENING GROSSES

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RankTitle (click to view)Studio
Opening% of TotalTheaters / AverageTotal GrossDate*
1 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Par. $14,347,221 18.2% 1,621 $8,850 $78,912,963 6/4/82
2 Rocky III UA $12,431,486 10.0% 939 $13,239 $124,146,897 5/28/82
3 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Uni. $11,874,268 17.0% 1,400 $8,481 $69,701,637 7/23/82
4 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $11,835,389 3.3% 1,103 $10,730 $359,197,037 6/11/82
5 Conan the Barbarian Uni. $9,603,139 24.3% 1,395 $6,883 $39,565,475 5/14/82
6 Friday the 13th Part III Par. $9,406,522 27.2% 1,079 $8,717 $34,581,519 8/13/82
7 On Golden Pond Uni. $8,177,208 6.9% 934 $8,755 $119,285,432 2/12/82
8 Firefox WB $8,152,948 17.5% 881 $9,254 $46,708,276 6/18/82
9 Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip Col. $7,780,693 21.4% 1,277 $6,092 $36,299,720 3/12/82
10 Porky's Fox $7,623,988 7.2% 1,148 $6,641 $105,492,483 3/19/82
11 Poltergeist MGM $6,896,612 9.0% 890 $7,749 $76,606,280 6/4/82
12 First Blood Orion $6,642,005 14.1% 901 $7,371 $47,212,904 10/22/82
13 Halloween III: Season of the Witch Uni. $6,333,259 44.0% 1,297 $4,883 $14,400,000 10/22/82
14 The Toy Col. $6,322,804 13.4% 1,381 $4,578 $47,118,057 12/10/82
15 Blade Runner WB $6,150,002 22.3% 1,295 $4,749 $27,580,111 6/25/82
16 Things Are Tough All Over Col. $5,906,708 27.9% 1,516 $3,896 $21,134,374 8/6/82
17 Creepshow WB $5,870,889 27.9% 1,127 $5,209 $21,028,755 11/12/82
18 Some Kind of Hero Par. $5,631,293 23.8% 975 $5,775 $23,671,186 4/2/82
19 Tootsie Col. $5,540,470 3.1% 943 $5,875 $177,200,000 12/17/82
20 Airplane II: The Sequel Par. $5,329,208 19.6% 1,150 $4,634 $27,150,534 12/10/82
21 Annie Col. $5,312,062 9.3% 1,102 $4,820 $57,059,003 6/18/82
22 Visiting Hours Fox $5,250,157 39.6% 1,176 $4,464 $13,258,670 5/28/82
23 An Officer and a Gentleman Par. $5,019,863 3.9% 719 $6,981 $129,795,554 8/13/82
24 Tron BV $4,761,795 14.4% 1,091 $4,364 $33,000,000 7/9/82
25 The Dark Crystal Uni. $4,657,335 11.5% 858 $5,428 $40,577,001 12/17/82
26 Grease 2 Par. $4,645,411 30.6% 1,250 $3,716 $15,171,476 6/11/82
27 48 HRS. Par. $4,369,868 5.5% 850 $5,141 $78,868,508 12/10/82
28 Raiders of the Lost Ark (Re-issue) (1982) Par. $4,347,101 20.3% 1,330 $3,268 $21,437,879 7/16/82
29 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Uni. $4,289,601 23.6% 882 $4,863 $18,196,170 5/21/82
30 Young Doctors in Love Fox $4,206,265 13.7% 709 $5,932 $30,688,860 7/16/82
31 Amityville II: The Possession Orion $4,104,277 32.7% 1,200 $3,420 $12,534,817 9/24/82
32 The Sword and the Sorcerer Gr1 $4,100,886 10.5% 660 $6,213 $39,103,425 4/30/82
33 Best Friends WB $4,022,891 10.9% 1,062 $3,788 $36,821,203 12/17/82
34 The Empire Strikes Back (Re-issue) Fox $3,949,478 29.7% 992 $3,981 $13,276,241 11/19/82
35 Star Wars (Re-issue) Fox $3,766,803 24.3% 1,070 $3,520 $15,476,285 8/13/82
36 Silent Rage Col. $3,693,117 35.2% 1,458 $2,533 $10,490,791 4/2/82
37 Monsignor Fox $3,631,834 29.3% 857 $4,237 $12,408,066 10/22/82
38 Hanky Panky Col. $3,597,244 36.6% 1,238 $2,905 $9,823,934 6/4/82
39 Fast Times at Ridgemont High Uni. $3,251,922 12.0% 713 $4,560 $27,092,880 9/3/82
40 The Thing (1982) Uni. $3,107,897 15.8% 840 $3,699 $19,629,760 6/25/82
41 National Lampoon's Class Reunion Fox $3,086,525 30.7% 1,121 $2,753 $10,054,150 10/29/82
42 Zapped! Emb $3,012,431 17.8% 777 $3,877 $16,897,768 9/3/82
43 The Beastmaster MGM $2,955,641 21.0% 1,013 $2,917 $14,056,528 8/20/82
44 Paradise Emb $2,815,503 50.4% 1,147 $2,454 $5,588,800 5/7/82
45 Pink Floyd: The Wall MGM $2,712,095 12.2% 653 $4,153 $22,244,207 9/17/82
46 Night Shift WB $2,539,633 12.0% 683 $3,718 $21,095,638 7/30/82
47 The Pirate Movie Fox $2,528,133 31.7% 757 $3,339 $7,983,086 8/6/82
48 The Road Warrior WB $2,527,864 10.7% 704 $3,590 $23,667,907 5/21/82
49 The Border Uni. $2,506,261 41.0% 888 $2,822 $6,118,683 2/12/82
50 My Favorite Year MGM $2,400,696 11.9% 714 $3,362 $20,123,620 10/8/82
51 Megaforce Fox $2,350,021 41.4% 1,193 $1,969 $5,675,599 6/25/82
52 The Verdict Fox $2,331,805 4.3% 615 $3,791 $53,977,250 12/17/82
53 Inchon MGM $2,326,112 44.7% 1,291 $1,801 $5,200,986 9/17/82
54 Partners Par. $2,318,801 38.2% 877 $2,644 $6,062,898 4/30/82
55 Missing Uni. $2,300,000 16.4% 733 $3,137 $14,000,000 3/12/82
56 The Last Unicorn JenF $2,250,000 34.9% 648 $3,472 $6,455,330 11/19/82
57 I Ought to Be in Pictures Fox $2,170,397 31.1% 662 $3,278 $6,968,359 3/26/82
58 Victor/Victoria MGM $2,102,208 7.5% 611 $3,440 $28,215,453 4/2/82
59 Six Pack Fox $2,049,972 10.1% 681 $3,010 $20,225,989 7/23/82
60 Evil Under the Sun Uni. $1,690,774 27.7% 609 $2,776 $6,110,000 3/5/82
61 Tempest Col. $1,672,880 33.4% 659 $2,538 $5,005,245 9/24/82
62 Venom Par. $1,672,747 32.0% 900 $1,858 $5,229,643 2/5/82
63 Fighting Back Par. $1,624,381 48.4% 1,104 $1,471 $3,355,948 5/21/82
64 Cat People Uni. $1,617,636 23.1% 600 $2,696 $7,000,000 4/2/82
65 Night Crossing BV $1,547,912 19.3% 640 $2,418 $8,000,000 2/5/82
66 Deathtrap WB $1,538,693 8.0% 603 $2,551 $19,282,134 4/16/82
67 Cannery Row MGM $1,500,000 28.3% 700 $2,142 $5,301,539 2/12/82
68 The Secret of NIMH MGM $1,425,457 9.7% 700 $2,036 $14,665,733 7/16/82
69 Heidi's Song Par. $1,416,713 27.6% 982 $1,442 $5,124,391 11/19/82
70 Wrong Is Right Col. $1,412,646 39.4% 934 $1,512 $3,583,513 5/14/82
71 Kiss Me Goodbye Fox $1,345,672 8.5% 783 $1,718 $15,782,759 12/24/82
72 Trail of the Pink Panther MGM $1,341,695 14.8% 806 $1,664 $9,056,073 12/17/82
73 Peter Pan (Re-issue) (1982) BV $1,296,732 7.5% 750 $1,728 $17,200,000 12/24/82
74 Jinxed MGM $1,209,311 42.1% 877 $1,378 $2,869,638 10/22/82
75 It Came From Hollywood Par. $1,095,003 42.6% 650 $1,684 $2,573,342 10/29/82
76 Six Weeks Uni. $978,541 14.7% 613 $1,596 $6,668,025 12/17/82
77 Honky Tonk Man WB $667,727 14.9% 677 $986 $4,484,991 12/17/82
Totals and Averages (77 Movies):
Totals:$318,280,53712.4%--$2,567,609,388-
Averages:$4,133,51312.4%944$4,380$33,345,576-
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* Date movie went wide (600+ theaters). Chart shows wide releases only in the year a movie went wide.



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