Top Movies of 1982 - Best Box Office Performers

Rank	Title	Language	Genre(s)	Domestic	Worldwide
1	E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial	UK	Adventure Sci-Fi Drama	$439,454,989	$797,307,407
2	Tootsie	UK	Drama Comedy Romance	$177,200,000	$177,200,271
3	An Officer and a Gentleman	UK	Drama Romance	$129,795,554	$129,795,890
4	First Blood	UK	Action Adventure Drama	$47,212,904	$125,212,904
5	Porky's		Comedy	$111,289,673	$111,289,673
6	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan	UK	Action Adventure Sci-Fi	$79,707,906	$79,822,604
7	48 Hrs.	UK	Action Drama Thriller	$78,868,508	$78,868,669
8	Poltergeist	UK	Horror	$77,177,301	$77,231,990
9	The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas	UK	Comedy Musical	$69,701,637	$69,701,637
10	Conan the Barbarian	UK	Action Adventure Fantasy	$39,565,475	$68,851,475
11	Chariots of Fire	UK	Biography Drama Sport	$58,972,904	$59,317,376
12	Annie	UK	Family Musical	$57,059,003	$57,063,861
13	The Verdict	IR	Drama	$53,977,250	$53,993,738
14	The Toy	UK	Comedy	$47,118,057	$47,118,057
15	Firefox	UK	Action Adventure Thriller	$46,708,276	$46,708,276
16	The Dark Crystal	UK	Adventure Fantasy Family	$41,613,957	$44,625,778
17	Blade Runner	UK	Action Sci-Fi Thriller	$32,914,489	$41,757,358
18	The Sword and the Sorcerer	UK	Action Adventure Fantasy	$39,103,425	$39,103,425
19	Best Friends	UK	Drama Comedy Romance	$36,821,203	$36,821,203
20	Friday the 13th Part III	UK	Thriller Horror	$36,690,067	$36,696,671
21	Sophie's Choice	UK	Drama Romance	$30,036,000	$30,036,166
22	The World According to Garp	UK	Drama Comedy	$29,712,172	$29,712,172
23	Victor Victoria	UK	Comedy Romance Music	$28,215,453	$28,229,440
24	Airplane II: The Sequel	UK	Sci-Fi Comedy	$27,150,534	$27,150,534
25	Fast Times at Ridgemont High	UK	Drama Comedy Romance	$27,092,880	$27,093,151
26	Some Kind of Hero	UK	Drama Comedy Crime	$23,671,186	$23,671,186
27	The Road Warrior	UK	Action Sci-Fi Thriller	$23,667,907	$23,670,853
28	Pink Floyd: The Wall	UK	Drama Fantasy Music	$22,244,207	$22,274,148
29	Things Are Tough All Over	UK	Action Comedy	$21,134,374	$21,134,374
30	Night Shift	UK	Comedy	$21,095,638	$21,095,638
31	Creepshow	UK	Fantasy Horror Comedy	$21,028,755	$21,029,383
32	Quest for Fire	FR	Adventure Drama History	$20,959,585	$20,962,615
33	The Man from Snowy River	UK	Adventure Drama Romance	$20,659,423	$20,708,426
34	The Thing		Sci-Fi Mystery Horror	$19,857,465	$20,617,901
35	Six Pack		Drama Sport Comedy	$20,225,989	$20,225,989
36	My Favorite Year	UK	Drama Comedy	$20,123,620	$20,123,620
37	Deathtrap	UK	Mystery Thriller Comedy	$19,282,134	$19,282,134
38	Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid	UK	Mystery Thriller Comedy	$18,196,170	$18,196,170
39	Zapped!	UK	Sci-Fi Fantasy Comedy	$16,897,768	$16,897,768
40	Death Wish II	UK	Action Drama Thriller	$16,100,000	$16,100,000
41	Grease 2	UK	Drama Comedy Romance	$15,171,476	$15,172,313
42	The Secret of NIMH	UK	Adventure Sci-Fi Drama	$14,665,733	$14,665,733
43	Halloween III: Season of the Witch	UK	Sci-Fi Horror	$14,400,000	$14,400,000
44	Diner	JP	Drama Comedy	$14,099,953	$14,099,953
45	The Beastmaster	UK	Action Adventure Fantasy	$14,056,528	$14,056,528
46	Missing	UK	Biography Drama History	$14,000,000	$14,000,000
47	Author! Author!	UK	Drama Comedy Romance	$13,111,101	$13,111,101
48	Amityville II: The Possession	UK	Horror	$12,534,817	$12,534,817
49	Das Boot	DE	Action Drama History	$11,487,676	$11,488,778
50	The Seduction	UK	Thriller	$11,378,339	$11,378,339

Top Grossing Movies in 1982

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