Domestic Box Office For February 1982
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quest for Fire | $20,959,585 | 426 | - | - | - | Feb 12 | Jun 3 | 20th Century Fox |
| 2 | Death Wish II | $16,100,000 | 377 | - | - | - | Feb 19 | - | Filmways Pictures |
| 3 | Missing | $14,000,000 | 733 | - | - | - | Feb 12 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | Making Love | $11,897,978 | 380 | $3,015,497 | 25.3% | 363 | Feb 12 | - | 20th Century Fox |
| 5 | Das Boot | $10,915,250 | 2 | $26,994 | 0.2% | 2 | Feb 10 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 6 | Night Crossing | $8,000,000 | 640 | $1,547,912 | 19.3% | 640 | Feb 5 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | The Beast Within | $7,742,572 | 550 | $1,250,000 | 16.1% | 550 | Feb 12 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 8 | The Amateur | $6,892,098 | 437 | - | - | - | Feb 12 | - | 20th Century Fox |
| 9 | Personal Best | $5,672,311 | 236 | - | - | - | Feb 5 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Cannery Row | $5,301,539 | 700 | $1,500,000 | 28.3% | 700 | Feb 12 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 11 | Barbarosa | $1,736,123 | 187 | $285,312 | 16.4% | 187 | Feb 19 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | One from the Heart | $636,796 | 41 | $389,249 | 61.1% | 41 | Feb 12 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 13 | Love & Money | $14,009 | - | - | - | - | Feb 12 | - | Paramount Pictures |
