Domestic Box Office For May 1982
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky III | $124,146,897 | 1,317 | $12,431,486 | 10% | 939 | May 28 | - | United Artists |
| 2 | Conan the Barbarian | $39,565,475 | 1,683 | $9,603,139 | 24.3% | 1,395 | May 14 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | The Road Warrior | $23,667,907 | 708 | $2,527,864 | 10.7% | 704 | May 21 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | $18,196,170 | 906 | $4,289,601 | 23.6% | 882 | May 21 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Visiting Hours | $13,258,670 | 1,176 | $5,250,157 | 39.6% | 1,176 | May 28 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | Paradise | $5,588,800 | 1,147 | $2,815,503 | 50.4% | 1,147 | May 7 | - | Embassy Pictures |
| 7 | Wrong Is Right | $3,583,513 | 934 | $1,412,646 | 39.4% | 934 | May 14 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 8 | Fighting Back | $3,355,948 | 1,104 | $1,624,381 | 48.4% | 1,104 | May 21 | - | Paramount Pictures |
