Weekend Domestic Box Office December 17, 1982
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Tootsie | $5,540,470 | 943 | $5,875 | $5,540,470 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | The Toy | $4,809,838 | -24% | 1,489 | $3,230 | $13,145,571 | 10 | |
| 3 | (new) | The Dark Crystal | $4,657,335 | 858 | $5,428 | $4,657,335 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (new) | Best Friends | $4,022,891 | 1,062 | $3,788 | $4,022,891 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (3) | 48 Hrs. | $3,328,170 | -24% | 850 | $3,915 | $10,318,506 | 12 | |
| 6 | (2) | Airplane II: The Sequel | $2,930,935 | -45% | 1,150 | $2,549 | $9,750,132 | 10 | |
| 7 | (15) | The Verdict | $2,331,805 | +2,209% | 615 | $3,792 | $2,543,105 | 12 | |
| 8 | (4) | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $2,285,573 | +24% | 839 | $2,724 | $308,494,573 | 192 | |
| 9 | (new) | Trail of the Pink Panther | $1,341,695 | 806 | $1,665 | $1,341,695 | 3 | ||
| 10 | (new) | Six Weeks | $978,541 | 613 | $1,596 | $978,541 | 3 | ||
| 11 | (-) | Peter Pan | $957,256 | 465 | $2,059 | $957,256 | 10,910 | ||
| 12 | (5) | An Officer and a Gentleman | $771,740 | -34% | 742 | $1,040 | $105,328,633 | 145 | |
| 13 | (new) | Honkytonk Man | $667,727 | 677 | $986 | $686,423 | 5 | ||
| 14 | (18) | Still of the Night | $633,273 | +1,197% | 502 | $1,262 | $1,181,528 | 31 | |
| 15 | (6) | First Blood | $360,402 | -65% | 312 | $1,155 | $41,259,924 | 59 | |
| 16 | (7) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $206,294 | -64% | 600 | $344 | $222,674,266 | 943 | |
| 17 | (12) | Sophie's Choice | $170,467 | -16% | 9 | $18,941 | $524,657 | 10 | |
| 18 | (8) | Creepshow | $165,000 | -69% | 858 | $192 | $19,898,203 | 40 | |
| 19 | (13) | Gandhi | $122,742 | -6% | 4 | $30,686 | $408,624 | 12 | |
| 20 | (11) | The Man From Snowy River | $116,630 | -66% | 110 | $1,060 | $5,651,372 | 47 | |
| 21 | (new) | Frances | $5,258 | 1 | $5,258 | $5,258 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 21 | $36,404,042 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tootsie | $5,540,470 | 943 | $5,540,470 |
| 2 | The Toy | $4,809,838 | 1,489 | $13,145,571 |
| 3 | The Dark Crystal | $4,657,335 | 858 | $4,657,335 |
| 4 | Best Friends | $4,022,891 | 1,062 | $4,022,891 |
| 5 | 48 Hrs. | $3,328,170 | 850 | $10,318,506 |
| 6 | Airplane II: The Sequel | $2,930,935 | 1,150 | $9,750,132 |
| 7 | The Verdict | $2,331,805 | 615 | $2,543,105 |
| 8 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $2,285,573 | 839 | $308,494,573 |
| 9 | Trail of the Pink Panther | $1,341,695 | 806 | $1,341,695 |
| 10 | Six Weeks | $978,541 | 613 | $978,541 |
| 11 | Peter Pan | $957,256 | 465 | $957,256 |
| 12 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $771,740 | 742 | $105,328,633 |
| 13 | Honkytonk Man | $667,727 | 677 | $686,423 |
| 14 | Still of the Night | $633,273 | 502 | $1,181,528 |
| 15 | First Blood | $360,402 | 312 | $41,259,924 |
| 16 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $206,294 | 600 | $222,674,266 |
| 17 | Sophie's Choice | $170,467 | 9 | $524,657 |
| 18 | Creepshow | $165,000 | 858 | $19,898,203 |
| 19 | Gandhi | $122,742 | 4 | $408,624 |
| 20 | The Man From Snowy River | $116,630 | 110 | $5,651,372 |
| 21 | Frances | $5,258 | 1 | $5,258 |
| Reporting: 21 | $36,404,042 | total | ||