| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | - | - | - | $62,969,615 | 1,778 | $359,197,037 | Jun 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | - | - | - | $33,394,560 | 1,435 | $69,701,637 | Jul 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | An Officer and a Gentleman | - | - | - | $32,527,276 | 1,050 | $129,795,554 | Jul 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 | - | - | - | $24,943,252 | 1,079 | $34,581,519 | Aug 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 5 | Things Are Tough All Over | - | - | - | $18,325,444 | 1,516 | $21,134,374 | Aug 6 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 6 | The World According to Garp | - | - | - | $14,263,471 | 560 | $29,712,172 | Jul 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Rocky III | - | - | - | $13,541,923 | 1,317 | $124,146,897 | May 28 | United Artists | false |
| 8 | Night Shift | - | - | - | $12,513,606 | 683 | $21,095,638 | Jul 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | Young Doctors in Love | - | - | - | $12,385,565 | 796 | $30,688,860 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,891,262 | 1,070 | $15,476,785 | Aug 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 11 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | - | - | - | $10,663,534 | 1,621 | $78,912,963 | Jun 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 12 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | - | - | - | $10,426,794 | 713 | $27,092,880 | Aug 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 13 | Poltergeist | - | - | - | $10,274,842 | 1,060 | $76,606,280 | Jun 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 14 | The Secret of NIMH | - | - | - | $8,054,528 | 700 | $14,665,733 | Jul 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 15 | The Pirate Movie | - | - | - | $7,983,086 | 757 | $7,983,086 | Aug 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 16 | The Beastmaster | - | - | - | $6,956,570 | 1,061 | $14,056,528 | Aug 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 17 | Six Pack | - | - | - | $6,769,703 | 783 | $20,225,989 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 18 | Firefox | - | - | - | $6,715,137 | 1,304 | $46,708,276 | Jun 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Forced Vengeance | - | - | - | $5,298,844 | 576 | $6,660,333 | Jul 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 20 | Annie | - | - | - | $4,722,759 | 1,102 | $57,059,003 | May 21 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 21 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | - | - | - | $4,419,181 | 660 | $39,103,425 | Apr 23 | - | false |
| 22 | Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior | - | - | - | $4,266,784 | 708 | $23,667,907 | May 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,917,513 | 1,330 | $21,437,879 | Jul 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 24 | Tron | - | - | - | $3,105,396 | 1,112 | $33,000,000 | Jul 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | Homework | - | - | - | $1,486,590 | 262 | $2,914,328 | Aug 27 | - | false |
