| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | - | - | - | $126,482,278 | 1,778 | $359,197,037 | 35.2% | Jun 11, 1982 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | - | - | - | $43,635,295 | 1,435 | $69,701,637 | 62.6% | Jul 23, 1982 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Rocky III | - | - | - | $35,764,061 | 1,317 | $124,146,897 | 28.8% | May 28, 1982 | United Artists |
| 4 | Firefox | - | - | - | $27,520,876 | 1,304 | $46,708,276 | 58.9% | Jun 18, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Annie | - | - | - | $26,816,563 | 1,102 | $57,059,003 | 47% | May 21, 1982 | Columbia Pictures |
| 6 | Poltergeist | - | - | - | $26,446,581 | 1,060 | $76,606,280 | 34.5% | Jun 4, 1982 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | Bambi 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $20,903,616 | 750 | $23,000,000 | 90.9% | Jun 4, 1982 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Tron | - | - | - | $20,653,207 | 1,112 | $33,000,000 | 62.6% | Jul 9, 1982 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | Blade Runner | - | - | - | $19,390,823 | 1,325 | $27,580,111 | 70.3% | Jun 25, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | - | - | - | $19,361,370 | 1,621 | $78,912,963 | 24.5% | Jun 4, 1982 | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | Young Doctors in Love | - | - | - | $18,976,730 | 796 | $30,688,860 | 61.8% | Jul 16, 1982 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $15,758,210 | 1,330 | $21,437,879 | 73.5% | Jul 16, 1982 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | The Thing | - | - | - | $15,006,021 | 910 | $20,063,820 | 74.8% | Jun 25, 1982 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | The Secret of NIMH | - | - | - | $12,501,363 | 700 | $14,665,733 | 85.2% | Jul 2, 1982 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 15 | An Officer and a Gentleman | - | - | - | $11,954,780 | 1,050 | $129,795,554 | 9.2% | Jul 30, 1982 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | The World According to Garp | - | - | - | $11,600,784 | 560 | $29,712,172 | 39% | Jul 23, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Six Pack | - | - | - | $11,085,467 | 783 | $20,225,989 | 54.8% | Jul 16, 1982 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 18 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | - | - | - | $10,542,751 | 660 | $39,103,425 | 27% | Apr 23, 1982 | Group 1 International Distribution |
| 19 | Things Are Tough All Over | - | - | - | $9,736,001 | 1,516 | $21,134,374 | 46.1% | Aug 6, 1982 | Columbia Pictures |
| 20 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | - | - | - | $9,077,269 | 501 | $9,077,269 | 100% | Jul 16, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | Porky's | - | - | - | $8,102,991 | 1,605 | $105,492,483 | 7.7% | Mar 19, 1982 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | Night Shift | - | - | - | $7,766,641 | 683 | $21,095,638 | 36.8% | Jul 30, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | Author! Author! | - | - | - | $7,356,793 | 508 | $13,111,101 | 56.1% | Jun 18, 1982 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | The Pirate Movie | - | - | - | $4,126,089 | 757 | $7,983,086 | 51.7% | Aug 6, 1982 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | Grease 2 | - | - | - | $3,788,150 | 1,250 | $15,171,476 | 25% | Jun 11, 1982 | Paramount Pictures |
| 26 | Megaforce | - | - | - | $2,681,628 | 1,193 | $5,675,599 | 47.2% | Jun 25, 1982 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 27 | Conan the Barbarian | - | - | - | $1,657,975 | 1,683 | $39,565,475 | 4.2% | May 14, 1982 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | Zapped! | - | - | - | $1,210,324 | 777 | $16,897,768 | 7.2% | Jul 23, 1982 | Embassy Pictures |
| 29 | Forced Vengeance | - | - | - | $1,109,011 | 576 | $6,660,333 | 16.7% | Jul 30, 1982 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
