| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | - | - | - | $190,307,272 | 1,778 | $359,197,037 | Jun 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | - | - | - | $66,949,124 | 1,435 | $69,701,637 | Jul 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | An Officer and a Gentleman | - | - | - | $62,620,668 | 1,050 | $129,795,554 | Jul 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | Rocky III | - | - | - | $49,045,128 | 1,317 | $124,146,897 | May 28 | United Artists | false |
| 5 | Poltergeist | - | - | - | $36,271,036 | 1,060 | $76,606,280 | Jun 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 6 | Annie | - | - | - | $33,713,997 | 1,102 | $57,059,003 | May 21 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 7 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 | - | - | - | $32,144,812 | 1,079 | $34,581,519 | Aug 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 8 | Young Doctors in Love | - | - | - | $30,688,860 | 796 | $30,688,860 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 9 | Tron | - | - | - | $29,759,462 | 1,112 | $33,000,000 | Jul 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 10 | Firefox | - | - | - | $27,520,876 | 1,304 | $46,708,276 | Jun 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | The World According to Garp | - | - | - | $27,033,142 | 560 | $29,712,172 | Jul 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | - | - | - | $26,807,596 | 1,621 | $78,912,963 | Jun 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | - | - | - | $22,054,700 | 713 | $27,092,880 | Aug 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 14 | Things Are Tough All Over | - | - | - | $21,134,374 | 1,516 | $21,134,374 | Aug 6 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 15 | Bambi 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $20,903,616 | 750 | $23,000,000 | Jun 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Blade Runner | - | - | - | $19,390,823 | 1,325 | $27,580,111 | Jun 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Night Shift | - | - | - | $18,694,245 | 683 | $21,095,638 | Jul 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | Six Pack | - | - | - | $18,437,566 | 783 | $20,225,989 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 19 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $17,791,419 | 1,330 | $21,437,879 | Jul 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 20 | Zapped! | - | - | - | $16,897,768 | 777 | $16,897,768 | Jul 23 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 21 | The Thing | - | - | - | $15,006,021 | 910 | $19,857,465 | Jun 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 22 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $14,971,166 | 1,070 | $15,476,785 | Aug 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 23 | The Beastmaster | - | - | - | $14,056,528 | 1,061 | $14,056,528 | Aug 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 24 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | - | - | - | $12,932,151 | 660 | $39,103,425 | Apr 23 | - | false |
| 25 | The Secret of NIMH | - | - | - | $12,501,363 | 700 | $14,665,733 | Jul 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 26 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | - | - | - | $9,077,269 | 501 | $9,077,269 | Jul 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 27 | Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior | - | - | - | $8,685,495 | 708 | $23,667,907 | May 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 28 | Porky's | - | - | - | $8,102,991 | 1,605 | $105,492,483 | Mar 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 29 | Pink Floyd: The Wall | - | - | - | $7,987,160 | 673 | $22,244,207 | Aug 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 30 | The Pirate Movie | - | - | - | $7,983,086 | 757 | $7,983,086 | Aug 6 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 31 | Author! Author! | - | - | - | $7,356,793 | 508 | $13,111,101 | Jun 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 32 | Forced Vengeance | - | - | - | $5,298,844 | 576 | $6,660,333 | Jul 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 33 | Inchon | - | - | - | $5,200,986 | 1,291 | $5,200,986 | Sep 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 34 | Amityville II: The Possession | - | - | - | $5,112,839 | 1,200 | $12,534,817 | Sep 24 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 35 | The Soldier | - | - | - | $3,986,121 | 488 | $6,328,816 | Aug 13 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 36 | Grease 2 | - | - | - | $3,788,150 | 1,250 | $15,171,476 | Jun 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 37 | The Challenge | - | - | - | $2,977,706 | 228 | $2,977,706 | Jul 23 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 38 | Homework | - | - | - | $2,914,328 | 262 | $2,914,328 | Aug 27 | - | false |
| 39 | Megaforce | - | - | - | $2,681,628 | 1,193 | $5,675,599 | Jun 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 40 | Tempest | - | - | - | $2,634,501 | 659 | $5,005,245 | Sep 3 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 41 | Conan the Barbarian | - | - | - | $1,657,975 | 1,683 | $39,565,475 | May 14 | Universal Pictures | false |
