| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | - | - | - | $99,291,221 | 1,778 | $359,197,037 | Jun 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | Rocky III | - | - | - | $28,975,364 | 1,317 | $124,146,897 | May 28 | United Artists | false |
| 3 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | - | - | - | $23,518,781 | 1,435 | $69,701,637 | Jul 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 4 | Annie | - | - | - | $22,093,801 | 1,102 | $57,059,003 | May 21 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 5 | Poltergeist | - | - | - | $21,179,812 | 1,060 | $76,606,280 | Jun 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 6 | Bambi 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $20,903,616 | 750 | $23,000,000 | Jun 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Firefox | - | - | - | $20,805,733 | 1,304 | $46,708,276 | Jun 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Blade Runner | - | - | - | $18,025,942 | 1,325 | $27,580,111 | Jun 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | Tron | - | - | - | $17,547,809 | 1,112 | $33,000,000 | Jul 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 10 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | - | - | - | $16,144,062 | 1,621 | $78,912,963 | Jun 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | The Thing | - | - | - | $15,006,021 | 910 | $19,857,465 | Jun 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 12 | Young Doctors in Love | - | - | - | $12,835,644 | 796 | $30,688,860 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 13 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,840,693 | 1,330 | $21,437,879 | Jul 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 14 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | - | - | - | $9,077,269 | 501 | $9,077,269 | Jul 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | - | - | - | $8,512,964 | 660 | $39,103,425 | Apr 23 | - | false |
| 16 | Porky's | - | - | - | $8,102,991 | 1,605 | $105,492,483 | Mar 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 17 | Author! Author! | - | - | - | $7,356,793 | 508 | $13,111,101 | Jun 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 18 | Six Pack | - | - | - | $6,841,125 | 783 | $20,225,989 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 19 | The World According to Garp | - | - | - | $5,885,510 | 560 | $29,712,172 | Jul 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | The Secret of NIMH | - | - | - | $4,446,834 | 700 | $14,665,733 | Jul 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 21 | Grease 2 | - | - | - | $3,788,150 | 1,250 | $15,171,476 | Jun 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 22 | Megaforce | - | - | - | $2,681,628 | 1,193 | $5,675,599 | Jun 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 23 | An Officer and a Gentleman | - | - | - | $1,860,520 | 1,050 | $129,795,554 | Jul 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 24 | Conan the Barbarian | - | - | - | $1,657,975 | 1,683 | $39,565,475 | May 14 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 25 | Zapped! | - | - | - | $1,210,324 | 777 | $16,897,768 | Jul 23 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 26 | Night Shift | - | - | - | $1,186,408 | 683 | $21,095,638 | Jul 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
