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MOVIES

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Grosses

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Highest Grossing Films of 1982

This list features movies that have earned the highest box-office revenue during the year 1982.

RANK

FILMS

WORLDWIDE GROSS

1

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

$797,307,407

2

Rocky III

$270,000,000

3

Tootsie

$177,200,262

4

An Officer and a Gentleman

$129,795,554

5

Gandhi

$127,767,889

6

First Blood

$125,212,904

7

Poltergeist

$121,706,019

8

Porky's

$109,492,484

9

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

$95,800,000

10

Das Boot

$84,970,337

11

Conan the Barbarian

$79,114,085

12

48 Hrs.

$75,936,265

13

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

$69,701,637

14

Annie

$57,063,987

15

The Verdict

$53,977,250

16

The Toy

$47,118,057

17

Firefox

$45,785,720

18

The Dark Crystal

$40,577,915

19

Blade Runner

$39,581,774

20

The Sword and the Sorcerer

$36,714,025

21

Friday the 13th Part 3

$36,690,067

22

Best Friends

$36,670,556

23

Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip

$34,970,309

24

Young Doctors in Love

$30,688,860

25

The World According to Garp

$30,207,324

26

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

$27,093,116

27

Tron

$26,919,100

28

Sophie's Choice

$25,215,709

29

Airplane II: The Sequel

$25,009,494

30

Victor/Victoria

$22,524,614


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References

The Numbers (2025). Top Grossing Movies of 1982. Available at: https://www.the-numbers.com/market/1982/top-grossing-movies [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Wikipedia (2025). 1982 in Film. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_in_film [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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