Weekend Domestic Box Office September 17, 1982
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $4,199,333 | -8% | 1,253 | $3,351 | $253,549,427 | 101 | |
| 2 | (2) | An Officer and a Gentleman | $4,061,544 | -10% | 997 | $4,074 | $56,435,409 | 54 | |
| 3 | (new) | Inchon | $2,326,112 | 1,291 | $1,802 | $2,326,112 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (3) | Pink Floyd: The Wall | $2,270,000 | -16% | 673 | $3,373 | $6,457,412 | 45 | |
| 5 | (4) | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | $1,498,743 | -18% | 600 | $2,498 | $19,329,650 | 38 | |
| 6 | (5) | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | $1,462,555 | -4% | 840 | $1,741 | $65,204,639 | 59 | |
| 7 | (-) | The Incubus | $1,317,778 | 694 | $1,899 | $4,294,891 | 17 | ||
| 8 | (6) | Rocky 3 | $972,703 | -24% | 694 | $1,402 | $113,928,936 | 115 | |
| 9 | (7) | The World According to Garp | $900,466 | -23% | 509 | $1,769 | $25,637,018 | 59 | |
| 10 | (-) | Zapped! | $766,634 | 393 | $1,951 | $14,511,944 | 59 | ||
| 11 | (8) | Friday the 13th Part 3 | $758,288 | -33% | 393 | $1,929 | $31,277,694 | 38 | |
| 12 | (10) | Night Shift | $755,179 | -14% | 510 | $1,481 | $17,521,005 | 52 | |
| 13 | (9) | Poltergeist | $738,292 | -31% | 530 | $1,393 | $67,938,442 | 108 | |
| 14 | (13) | Young Doctors in Love | $535,312 | -30% | 449 | $1,192 | $28,866,961 | 66 | |
| 15 | (14) | Annie | $524,591 | -23% | 450 | $1,166 | $54,592,231 | 122 | |
| 16 | (12) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $518,949 | -34% | 491 | $1,057 | $321,796,066 | 1,944 | |
| 17 | (15) | Six Pack | $458,856 | -23% | 433 | $1,060 | $18,511,818 | 66 | |
| 18 | (-) | The Beach Girls | $456,374 | 188 | $2,428 | $20,418,789 | 178 | ||
| 19 | (-) | The Last American Virgin | $446,230 | 128 | $3,486 | $3,757,200 | 47 | ||
| 20 | (-) | The Soldier | $436,704 | 268 | $1,629 | $5,817,599 | 38 | ||
| 21 | (19) | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | $405,621 | -10% | 300 | $1,352 | $76,764,452 | 108 | |
| 22 | (16) | Things Are Tough All Over | $378,405 | -34% | 350 | $1,081 | $20,516,003 | 52 | |
| 23 | (18) | Diner | $355,980 | -27% | 242 | $1,471 | $9,982,550 | 171 | |
| 24 | (17) | Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior | $293,374 | -45% | 229 | $1,281 | $22,370,061 | 122 | |
| 25 | (-) | Firefox | $249,929 | 332 | $753 | $45,785,720 | 94 | ||
| 26 | (-) | The Concrete Jungle | $192,101 | 48 | $4,002 | $1,435,781 | 17 | ||
| 27 | (-) | Blade Runner | $117,442 | 174 | $675 | $27,018,472 | 87 | ||
| 28 | (-) | The Challenge | $116,724 | 70 | $1,667 | $3,534,852 | 59 | ||
| 29 | (22) | Tempest | $53,857 | +7% | 4 | $13,464 | $226,440 | 38 | |
| 30 | (new) | Hammett | $8,222 | 1 | $8,222 | $8,222 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 30 | $27,576,298 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $4,199,333 | 1,253 | $253,549,427 |
| 2 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $4,061,544 | 997 | $56,435,409 |
| 3 | Inchon | $2,326,112 | 1,291 | $2,326,112 |
| 4 | Pink Floyd: The Wall | $2,270,000 | 673 | $6,457,412 |
| 5 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | $1,498,743 | 600 | $19,329,650 |
| 6 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | $1,462,555 | 840 | $65,204,639 |
| 7 | The Incubus | $1,317,778 | 694 | $4,294,891 |
| 8 | Rocky 3 | $972,703 | 694 | $113,928,936 |
| 9 | The World According to Garp | $900,466 | 509 | $25,637,018 |
| 10 | Zapped! | $766,634 | 393 | $14,511,944 |
| 11 | Friday the 13th Part 3 | $758,288 | 393 | $31,277,694 |
| 12 | Night Shift | $755,179 | 510 | $17,521,005 |
| 13 | Poltergeist | $738,292 | 530 | $67,938,442 |
| 14 | Young Doctors in Love | $535,312 | 449 | $28,866,961 |
| 15 | Annie | $524,591 | 450 | $54,592,231 |
| 16 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $518,949 | 491 | $321,796,066 |
| 17 | Six Pack | $458,856 | 433 | $18,511,818 |
| 18 | The Beach Girls | $456,374 | 188 | $20,418,789 |
| 19 | The Last American Virgin | $446,230 | 128 | $3,757,200 |
| 20 | The Soldier | $436,704 | 268 | $5,817,599 |
| 21 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | $405,621 | 300 | $76,764,452 |
| 22 | Things Are Tough All Over | $378,405 | 350 | $20,516,003 |
| 23 | Diner | $355,980 | 242 | $9,982,550 |
| 24 | Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior | $293,374 | 229 | $22,370,061 |
| 25 | Firefox | $249,929 | 332 | $45,785,720 |
| 26 | The Concrete Jungle | $192,101 | 48 | $1,435,781 |
| 27 | Blade Runner | $117,442 | 174 | $27,018,472 |
| 28 | The Challenge | $116,724 | 70 | $3,534,852 |
| 29 | Tempest | $53,857 | 4 | $226,440 |
| 30 | Hammett | $8,222 | 1 | $8,222 |
| Reporting: 30 | $27,576,298 | total | ||