| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | - | - | - | $25,383,999 | 1,778 | $359,197,037 | 7.1% | Jun 11, 1982 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | An Officer and a Gentleman | - | - | - | $24,703,928 | 1,050 | $129,795,554 | 19% | Jul 30, 1982 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Zapped! | - | - | - | $15,687,444 | 777 | $16,897,768 | 92.8% | Jul 23, 1982 | Embassy Pictures |
| 4 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | - | - | - | $10,265,530 | 713 | $27,092,880 | 37.9% | Aug 13, 1982 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | - | - | - | $9,165,221 | 1,435 | $69,701,637 | 13.1% | Jul 23, 1982 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | Tron | - | - | - | $8,100,000 | 1,112 | $33,000,000 | 24.5% | Jul 9, 1982 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | The Beastmaster | - | - | - | $7,099,954 | 1,061 | $14,056,528 | 50.5% | Aug 20, 1982 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 8 | Annie | - | - | - | $6,897,434 | 1,102 | $57,059,003 | 12.1% | May 21, 1982 | Columbia Pictures |
| 9 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 | - | - | - | $6,680,562 | 1,079 | $34,581,519 | 19.3% | Aug 13, 1982 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | The World According to Garp | - | - | - | $6,123,128 | 560 | $29,712,172 | 20.6% | Jul 23, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Rocky III | - | - | - | $5,806,832 | 1,317 | $124,146,897 | 4.7% | May 28, 1982 | United Artists |
| 12 | Pink Floyd: The Wall | - | - | - | $5,543,405 | 673 | $22,244,207 | 24.9% | Aug 13, 1982 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 13 | Young Doctors in Love | - | - | - | $5,467,642 | 796 | $30,688,860 | 17.8% | Jul 16, 1982 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | Six Pack | - | - | - | $4,826,734 | 783 | $20,225,989 | 23.9% | Jul 16, 1982 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | The Road Warrior | - | - | - | $4,418,709 | 708 | $23,667,907 | 18.7% | May 21, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Night Shift | - | - | - | $4,350,171 | 683 | $21,095,638 | 20.6% | Jul 30, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Poltergeist | - | - | - | $4,162,084 | 1,060 | $76,606,280 | 5.4% | Jun 4, 1982 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 18 | The Soldier | - | - | - | $3,986,121 | 488 | $6,328,816 | 63% | Aug 13, 1982 | Embassy Pictures |
| 19 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,579,092 | 1,070 | $15,476,785 | 23.1% | Aug 13, 1982 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | Inchon | - | - | - | $3,101,482 | 1,291 | $5,200,986 | 59.6% | Sep 17, 1982 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 21 | The Challenge | - | - | - | $2,977,706 | 228 | $2,977,706 | 100% | Jul 23, 1982 | Embassy Pictures |
| 22 | Things Are Tough All Over | - | - | - | $2,808,926 | 1,516 | $21,134,374 | 13.3% | Aug 6, 1982 | Columbia Pictures |
| 23 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,033,209 | 1,330 | $21,437,879 | 9.5% | Jul 16, 1982 | Paramount Pictures |
| 24 | Amityville II: The Possession | - | - | - | $1,460,810 | 1,200 | $12,534,817 | 11.7% | Sep 24, 1982 | Orion Pictures |
| 25 | Homework | - | - | - | $1,427,732 | 262 | $2,914,328 | 49% | Aug 27, 1982 | Jensen Farley Pictures |
| 26 | Tempest | - | - | - | $932,131 | 659 | $5,005,245 | 18.6% | Sep 3, 1982 | Columbia Pictures |
