Domestic 1982 Week 53
December 31-January 6, 1983
| Rank | Release | Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tootsie | $15,937,862 | $11,222,714 | 70.4% | $4,715,148 | 29.6% | 1,020 | 3 | Columbia Pictures |
| 2 | The Dark Crystal | $6,932,000 | $5,405,071 | 78% | $1,526,929 | 22% | 1,052 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | The Verdict | $6,748,721 | $4,706,382 | 69.7% | $2,042,339 | 30.3% | 646 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | Best Friends | $6,415,907 | $4,834,338 | 75.4% | $1,581,569 | 24.6% | 1,080 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 48 Hrs. | $5,889,844 | $4,425,626 | 75.1% | $1,464,218 | 24.9% | 850 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | The Toy | $5,874,636 | $5,185,063 | 88.3% | $689,573 | 11.7% | 1,541 | 4 | Columbia Pictures |
| 7 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $5,338,532 | $4,025,193 | 75.4% | $1,313,339 | 24.6% | 1,125 | 30 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | Kiss Me Goodbye | $3,672,420 | $2,845,627 | 77.5% | $826,793 | 22.5% | 803 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | Airplane II: The Sequel | $3,516,647 | $2,741,844 | 78% | $774,803 | 22% | 1,300 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | Peter Pan 1982 Re-release | $3,047,638 | $2,575,629 | 84.5% | $472,009 | 15.5% | 800 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $1,909,370 | $1,294,276 | 67.8% | $615,094 | 32.2% | 590 | 23 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | Trail of the Pink Panther | $1,600,373 | $1,280,234 | 80% | $320,139 | 20% | 738 | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 13 | Six Weeks | $1,404,000 | $1,030,864 | 73.4% | $373,136 | 26.6% | 555 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| - | The Evil Dead | - | - | - | - | - | 128 | 1 | New Line Cinema |
| - | Honkytonk Man | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Warner Bros. |
