Week Domestic Box Office August 20, 1982
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $13,296,931 | -9% | 1,693 | $7,854 | $222,539,785 | 77 | |
| 2 | (3) | An Officer and a Gentleman | $8,335,055 | +4% | 802 | $10,393 | $28,297,458 | 30 | |
| 3 | (2) | Friday the 13th Part 3 | $8,054,159 | -43% | 1,079 | $7,464 | $22,170,342 | 14 | |
| 4 | (new) | The Beastmaster | $4,680,800 | 1,013 | $4,621 | $4,680,800 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (4) | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | $4,516,080 | -34% | 1,042 | $4,334 | $54,959,066 | 35 | |
| 6 | (7) | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | $4,034,147 | -5% | 589 | $6,849 | $8,260,144 | 14 | |
| 7 | (23) | Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior | $3,973,201 | +428% | 674 | $5,895 | $17,571,621 | 98 | |
| 8 | (5) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $3,670,217 | -38% | 1,069 | $3,433 | $316,914,649 | 1,920 | |
| 9 | (11) | Rocky 3 | $3,135,285 | +43% | 935 | $3,353 | $107,303,280 | 91 | |
| 10 | (8) | The World According to Garp | $3,011,540 | -21% | 553 | $5,446 | $18,402,698 | 35 | |
| 11 | (10) | Young Doctors in Love | $2,618,210 | +17% | 672 | $3,896 | $23,831,654 | 42 | |
| 12 | (14) | Poltergeist | $2,264,295 | +27% | 739 | $3,064 | $63,270,075 | 84 | |
| 13 | (6) | Things Are Tough All Over | $2,228,121 | -57% | 913 | $2,440 | $16,556,333 | 28 | |
| 14 | (9) | Night Shift | $2,048,382 | -26% | 512 | $4,001 | $12,571,716 | 28 | |
| 15 | (19) | Six Pack | $1,872,959 | +64% | 570 | $3,286 | $14,100,383 | 42 | |
| 16 | (18) | Zapped! | $1,860,589 | +37% | 231 | $8,054 | $6,878,739 | 35 | |
| 17 | (13) | Annie | $1,803,939 | -10% | 585 | $3,084 | $50,042,548 | 98 | |
| 18 | (15) | Tron | $1,229,247 | -24% | 372 | $3,304 | $23,496,592 | 49 | |
| 19 | (17) | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $1,160,063 | -15% | 425 | $2,730 | $207,131,747 | 441 | |
| 20 | (20) | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | $1,135,637 | +10% | 390 | $2,912 | $73,635,481 | 84 | |
| 21 | (12) | The Pirate Movie | $595,665 | -71% | 302 | $1,972 | $6,803,794 | 21 | |
| 22 | (24) | Diner | $565,718 | -15% | 161 | $3,514 | $8,034,865 | 147 | |
| 23 | (21) | The Beach Girls | $250,322 | -72% | 107 | $2,339 | $16,736,852 | 154 | |
| 24 | (29) | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | $236,428 | -17% | 98 | $2,413 | $8,158,680 | 42 | |
| Reporting movies: 24 | $76,576,990 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $13,296,931 | 1,693 | $222,539,785 |
| 2 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $8,335,055 | 802 | $28,297,458 |
| 3 | Friday the 13th Part 3 | $8,054,159 | 1,079 | $22,170,342 |
| 4 | The Beastmaster | $4,680,800 | 1,013 | $4,680,800 |
| 5 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | $4,516,080 | 1,042 | $54,959,066 |
| 6 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | $4,034,147 | 589 | $8,260,144 |
| 7 | Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior | $3,973,201 | 674 | $17,571,621 |
| 8 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $3,670,217 | 1,069 | $316,914,649 |
| 9 | Rocky 3 | $3,135,285 | 935 | $107,303,280 |
| 10 | The World According to Garp | $3,011,540 | 553 | $18,402,698 |
| 11 | Young Doctors in Love | $2,618,210 | 672 | $23,831,654 |
| 12 | Poltergeist | $2,264,295 | 739 | $63,270,075 |
| 13 | Things Are Tough All Over | $2,228,121 | 913 | $16,556,333 |
| 14 | Night Shift | $2,048,382 | 512 | $12,571,716 |
| 15 | Six Pack | $1,872,959 | 570 | $14,100,383 |
| 16 | Zapped! | $1,860,589 | 231 | $6,878,739 |
| 17 | Annie | $1,803,939 | 585 | $50,042,548 |
| 18 | Tron | $1,229,247 | 372 | $23,496,592 |
| 19 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $1,160,063 | 425 | $207,131,747 |
| 20 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | $1,135,637 | 390 | $73,635,481 |
| 21 | The Pirate Movie | $595,665 | 302 | $6,803,794 |
| 22 | Diner | $565,718 | 161 | $8,034,865 |
| 23 | The Beach Girls | $250,322 | 107 | $16,736,852 |
| 24 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | $236,428 | 98 | $8,158,680 |
| Reporting: 24 | $76,576,990 | total | ||