Domestic Box Office For Summer 1982
Summer 1982 is May 7-September 6.
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The World According to Garp | $29,712,172 | 560 | $2,902,088 | 9.8% | 357 | Jul 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Author! Author! | $13,111,101 | 508 | $2,279,260 | 17.4% | 504 | Jun 18 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | $9,077,269 | 501 | $2,514,478 | 27.7% | 501 | Jul 16 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Forced Vengeance | $6,660,333 | 576 | - | - | - | Jul 30 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 5 | The Soldier | $6,328,816 | 488 | - | - | - | Aug 13 | - | Embassy Pictures |
| 6 | Tempest | $5,005,245 | 659 | $80,492 | 1.6% | 4 | Sep 3 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 7 | The Challenge | $2,977,706 | 228 | - | - | - | Jul 23 | - | Embassy Pictures |
| 8 | Homework | $2,914,328 | 262 | $1,366,535 | 46.9% | 262 | Aug 27 | - | Jensen Farley Pictures |
| 9 | The Escape Artist | $143,369 | 2 | $23,323 | 16.3% | 2 | May 28 | - | Warner Bros. |
