| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Tootsie | - | - | - | $30,940,676 | 1,222 | $177,200,000 | Dec 17 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Toy | - | - | - | $26,156,282 | 1,542 | $47,118,057 | Dec 10 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 3 | 48 Hrs. | - | - | - | $21,056,137 | 1,050 | $78,868,508 | Dec 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | - | - | - | $18,499,522 | 1,778 | $359,197,037 | Jun 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | Airplane II: The Sequel | - | - | - | $18,057,907 | 1,300 | $27,150,534 | Dec 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | The Dark Crystal | - | - | - | $17,614,285 | 1,052 | $40,577,001 | Dec 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | Best Friends | - | - | - | $15,793,785 | 1,080 | $36,821,203 | Dec 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | The Verdict | - | - | - | $12,631,381 | 904 | $53,977,250 | Dec 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 9 | First Blood | - | - | - | $11,932,351 | 1,054 | $47,212,904 | Oct 22 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 10 | An Officer and a Gentleman | - | - | - | $9,559,371 | 1,050 | $129,795,554 | Jul 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | Peter Pan 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,313,669 | 800 | $17,200,000 | Dec 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 12 | Trail of the Pink Panther | - | - | - | $4,978,871 | 806 | $9,056,073 | Dec 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 13 | Creepshow | - | - | - | $4,725,988 | 1,132 | $21,028,755 | Nov 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Kiss Me Goodbye | - | - | - | $4,646,539 | 803 | $15,782,759 | Dec 24 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 15 | Honkytonk Man | - | - | - | $4,484,991 | 686 | $4,484,991 | Dec 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | My Favorite Year | - | - | - | $4,315,885 | 720 | $20,123,620 | Oct 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 17 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,193,574 | 1,006 | $13,276,241 | Nov 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 18 | Six Weeks | - | - | - | $3,969,571 | 613 | $6,668,025 | Dec 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | Heidi's Song | - | - | - | $1,902,651 | 982 | $5,124,391 | Nov 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 20 | The Last Unicorn | - | - | - | $1,662,255 | 690 | $6,455,330 | Nov 19 | - | false |
| 21 | The Man from Snowy River | - | - | - | $1,538,158 | 517 | $20,659,423 | Nov 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 22 | They Call Me Bruce | - | - | - | $1,471,210 | 324 | $16,894,678 | Nov 12 | - | false |
| 23 | The Missionary | - | - | - | $910,956 | 532 | $7,241,180 | Nov 5 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 24 | Class Reunion | - | - | - | $590,762 | 1,125 | $10,054,150 | Oct 29 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 25 | Sophie's Choice | - | - | - | $354,190 | 548 | $30,036,000 | Dec 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | Gandhi | - | - | - | $285,882 | 825 | $52,767,889 | Dec 10 | Columbia Pictures | false |
