| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | - | - | - | $175,313,851 | 1,778 | $359,197,037 | 48.8% | Jun 11, 1982 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Rocky III | - | - | - | $97,492,888 | 1,317 | $124,146,897 | 78.5% | May 28, 1982 | United Artists |
| 3 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | - | - | - | $69,191,865 | 1,621 | $78,912,963 | 87.7% | Jun 4, 1982 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Poltergeist | - | - | - | $55,778,394 | 1,060 | $76,606,280 | 72.8% | Jun 4, 1982 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 5 | Firefox | - | - | - | $41,090,041 | 1,304 | $46,708,276 | 88% | Jun 18, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Conan the Barbarian | - | - | - | $39,565,475 | 1,683 | $39,565,475 | 100% | May 14, 1982 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | Annie | - | - | - | $38,888,903 | 1,102 | $57,059,003 | 68.2% | May 21, 1982 | Columbia Pictures |
| 8 | Porky's | - | - | - | $36,946,250 | 1,605 | $105,492,483 | 35% | Mar 19, 1982 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | - | - | - | $31,752,417 | 1,435 | $69,701,637 | 45.6% | Jul 23, 1982 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | - | - | - | $28,500,025 | 660 | $39,103,425 | 72.9% | Apr 23, 1982 | Group 1 International Distribution |
| 11 | Blade Runner | - | - | - | $27,580,111 | 1,325 | $27,580,111 | 100% | Jun 25, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Bambi 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $23,000,000 | 750 | $23,000,000 | 100% | Jun 4, 1982 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | The Thing | - | - | - | $19,629,760 | 910 | $20,063,820 | 97.8% | Jun 25, 1982 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | Tron | - | - | - | $18,886,741 | 1,112 | $33,000,000 | 57.2% | Jul 9, 1982 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | On Golden Pond | - | - | - | $18,569,005 | 1,015 | $119,285,432 | 15.6% | Dec 4, 1981 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | - | - | - | $18,196,170 | 906 | $18,196,170 | 100% | May 21, 1982 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | Victor/Victoria | - | - | - | $15,353,138 | 615 | $28,215,453 | 54.4% | Mar 19, 1982 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 18 | Grease 2 | - | - | - | $15,171,476 | 1,250 | $15,171,476 | 100% | Jun 11, 1982 | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | Young Doctors in Love | - | - | - | $15,149,568 | 796 | $30,688,860 | 49.4% | Jul 16, 1982 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | Diner | - | - | - | $14,099,953 | 30 | $14,099,953 | 100% | Mar 5, 1982 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 21 | Chariots of Fire | - | - | - | $13,655,422 | 810 | $58,972,904 | 23.2% | Sep 25, 1981 | Columbia Pictures |
| 22 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982 Re-release | - | - | - | $13,373,085 | 1,330 | $21,437,879 | 62.4% | Jul 16, 1982 | Paramount Pictures |
| 23 | Visiting Hours | - | - | - | $13,258,670 | 1,176 | $13,258,670 | 100% | May 28, 1982 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | Author! Author! | - | - | - | $13,111,101 | 508 | $13,111,101 | 100% | Jun 18, 1982 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | Hanky Panky | - | - | - | $9,823,934 | 1,238 | $9,823,934 | 100% | Jun 4, 1982 | Columbia Pictures |
| 26 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | - | - | - | $9,077,269 | 501 | $9,077,269 | 100% | Jul 16, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | The Road Warrior | - | - | - | $9,003,011 | 708 | $23,667,907 | 38% | May 21, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | Six Pack | - | - | - | $8,612,129 | 783 | $20,225,989 | 42.6% | Jul 16, 1982 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 29 | The World According to Garp | - | - | - | $8,052,190 | 560 | $29,712,172 | 27.1% | Jul 23, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | The Secret of NIMH | - | - | - | $5,806,958 | 700 | $14,665,733 | 39.6% | Jul 2, 1982 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 31 | Megaforce | - | - | - | $5,675,599 | 1,193 | $5,675,599 | 100% | Jun 25, 1982 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 32 | Paradise | - | - | - | $5,588,800 | 1,147 | $5,588,800 | 100% | May 7, 1982 | Embassy Pictures |
| 33 | An Officer and a Gentleman | - | - | - | $5,581,560 | 1,050 | $129,795,554 | 4.3% | Jul 30, 1982 | Paramount Pictures |
| 34 | If You Could See What I Hear | - | - | - | $3,802,048 | 558 | $8,693,512 | 43.7% | Apr 23, 1982 | Jensen Farley Pictures |
| 35 | Deathtrap | - | - | - | $3,696,947 | 603 | $19,282,134 | 19.2% | Mar 19, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | Wrong Is Right | - | - | - | $3,583,513 | 934 | $3,583,513 | 100% | May 14, 1982 | Columbia Pictures |
| 37 | Night Shift | - | - | - | $3,559,224 | 683 | $21,095,638 | 16.9% | Jul 30, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | Fighting Back | - | - | - | $3,355,948 | 1,104 | $3,355,948 | 100% | May 21, 1982 | Paramount Pictures |
| 39 | Partners | - | - | - | $3,297,698 | 877 | $6,062,898 | 54.4% | Apr 30, 1982 | Paramount Pictures |
| 40 | Some Kind of Hero | - | - | - | $3,270,700 | 975 | $23,671,186 | 13.8% | Apr 2, 1982 | Paramount Pictures |
| 41 | Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip | - | - | - | $2,813,443 | 1,277 | $36,299,720 | 7.8% | Mar 12, 1982 | Columbia Pictures |
| 42 | Quest for Fire | - | - | - | $2,124,808 | 426 | $20,959,585 | 10.1% | Feb 12, 1982 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 43 | Zapped! | - | - | - | $1,210,324 | 777 | $16,897,768 | 7.2% | Jul 23, 1982 | Embassy Pictures |
| 44 | The Escape Artist | - | - | - | $143,369 | 2 | $143,369 | 100% | May 28, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
