| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | An Officer and a Gentleman | - | - | - | $42,049,569 | 1,050 | $129,795,554 | Jul 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | - | - | - | $40,905,849 | 1,778 | $359,197,037 | Jun 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | First Blood | - | - | - | $15,805,480 | 1,054 | $47,212,904 | Oct 22 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 4 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | - | - | - | $13,509,962 | 713 | $27,092,880 | Aug 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | Pink Floyd: The Wall | - | - | - | $13,213,877 | 673 | $22,244,207 | Aug 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 6 | Amityville II: The Possession | - | - | - | $12,534,817 | 1,200 | $12,534,817 | Sep 24 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Halloween III: Season of the Witch | - | - | - | $11,702,593 | 1,328 | $14,400,000 | Oct 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | My Favorite Year | - | - | - | $10,225,497 | 720 | $20,123,620 | Oct 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 9 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | - | - | - | $9,902,609 | 1,435 | $69,701,637 | Jul 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | Zapped! | - | - | - | $9,533,780 | 777 | $16,897,768 | Jul 23 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 11 | Rocky III | - | - | - | $8,079,226 | 1,317 | $124,146,897 | May 28 | United Artists | false |
| 12 | Monsignor | - | - | - | $7,822,444 | 885 | $12,408,066 | Oct 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 13 | The World According to Garp | - | - | - | $7,557,820 | 560 | $29,712,172 | Jul 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Tron | - | - | - | $7,141,823 | 1,112 | $33,000,000 | Jul 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 15 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 | - | - | - | $6,786,900 | 1,079 | $34,581,519 | Aug 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | Night Shift | - | - | - | $5,451,368 | 683 | $21,095,638 | Jul 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Inchon | - | - | - | $5,200,986 | 1,291 | $5,200,986 | Sep 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 18 | The Beastmaster | - | - | - | $5,038,721 | 1,061 | $14,056,528 | Aug 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 19 | Tempest | - | - | - | $4,948,125 | 659 | $5,005,245 | Sep 3 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 20 | Poltergeist | - | - | - | $4,727,400 | 1,060 | $76,606,280 | Jun 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 21 | Class Reunion | - | - | - | $4,207,671 | 1,125 | $10,054,150 | Oct 29 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 22 | Young Doctors in Love | - | - | - | $4,046,321 | 796 | $30,688,860 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 23 | Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again | - | - | - | $3,792,188 | 300 | $3,792,188 | Oct 1 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 24 | Six Pack | - | - | - | $3,521,970 | 783 | $20,225,989 | Jul 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 25 | The Road Warrior | - | - | - | $2,956,671 | 708 | $23,667,907 | May 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,876,986 | 1,070 | $15,476,785 | Aug 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 27 | The Challenge | - | - | - | $2,455,038 | 228 | $2,977,706 | Jul 23 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 28 | Jinxed! | - | - | - | $2,133,621 | 877 | $2,869,638 | Oct 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 29 | The Soldier | - | - | - | $1,960,507 | 488 | $6,328,816 | Aug 13 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 30 | Yes, Giorgio | - | - | - | $1,833,129 | 424 | $2,279,543 | Sep 24 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 31 | Things Are Tough All Over | - | - | - | $1,654,640 | 1,516 | $21,134,374 | Aug 6 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 32 | It Came from Hollywood | - | - | - | $1,411,182 | 650 | $2,573,342 | Oct 29 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 33 | Annie | - | - | - | $1,210,024 | 1,102 | $57,059,003 | May 21 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 34 | The Sender | - | - | - | $1,054,328 | 300 | $1,054,328 | Oct 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 35 | Lookin' to Get Out | - | - | - | $946,461 | 303 | $946,461 | Oct 8 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 36 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $670,920 | 1,330 | $21,437,879 | Jul 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 37 | The Last American Virgin | - | - | - | $527,198 | 158 | $5,829,781 | Aug 6 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
