Week Domestic Box Office December 17, 1982
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Tootsie | $10,640,415 | 943 | $11,284 | $10,640,415 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (1) | The Toy | $7,799,190 | -6% | 1,489 | $5,238 | $16,134,923 | 14 | |
| 3 | (new) | The Dark Crystal | $7,403,101 | 858 | $8,628 | $7,403,101 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (new) | Best Friends | $6,480,764 | 1,062 | $6,102 | $6,480,764 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (3) | 48 Hrs. | $5,292,029 | -13% | 850 | $6,226 | $12,282,365 | 16 | |
| 6 | (2) | Airplane II: The Sequel | $4,761,418 | -30% | 1,150 | $4,140 | $11,580,615 | 14 | |
| 7 | (4) | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $4,235,000 | +50% | 839 | $5,048 | $310,444,000 | 196 | |
| 8 | (12) | The Verdict | $4,107,608 | +2,330% | 615 | $6,679 | $4,318,908 | 16 | |
| 9 | (new) | Trail of the Pink Panther | $2,305,100 | 806 | $2,860 | $2,305,100 | 7 | ||
| 10 | (-) | Peter Pan | $2,130,239 | 465 | $4,581 | $2,130,239 | 10,914 | ||
| 11 | (new) | Six Weeks | $1,572,913 | 613 | $2,566 | $1,572,913 | 7 | ||
| 12 | (5) | An Officer and a Gentleman | $1,488,246 | -6% | 742 | $2,006 | $106,045,139 | 149 | |
| 13 | (-) | Honkytonk Man | $1,065,212 | 677 | $1,573 | $1,083,908 | 9 | ||
| 14 | (13) | Still of the Night | $945,347 | +1,246% | 502 | $1,883 | $1,493,602 | 35 | |
| 15 | (6) | First Blood | $810,498 | -42% | 312 | $2,598 | $41,710,020 | 63 | |
| 16 | (10) | Sophie's Choice | $302,789 | -15% | 9 | $33,643 | $656,979 | 14 | |
| 17 | (8) | Creepshow | $246,554 | -66% | 858 | $287 | $19,979,757 | 44 | |
| 18 | (11) | Gandhi | $243,389 | +4% | 4 | $60,847 | $529,271 | 16 | |
| 19 | (9) | The Man From Snowy River | $179,430 | -61% | 110 | $1,631 | $5,714,172 | 51 | |
| 20 | (new) | Frances | $0 | 1 | $0 | $0 | 7 | ||
| Reporting movies: 20 | $62,009,242 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tootsie | $10,640,415 | 943 | $10,640,415 |
| 2 | The Toy | $7,799,190 | 1,489 | $16,134,923 |
| 3 | The Dark Crystal | $7,403,101 | 858 | $7,403,101 |
| 4 | Best Friends | $6,480,764 | 1,062 | $6,480,764 |
| 5 | 48 Hrs. | $5,292,029 | 850 | $12,282,365 |
| 6 | Airplane II: The Sequel | $4,761,418 | 1,150 | $11,580,615 |
| 7 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $4,235,000 | 839 | $310,444,000 |
| 8 | The Verdict | $4,107,608 | 615 | $4,318,908 |
| 9 | Trail of the Pink Panther | $2,305,100 | 806 | $2,305,100 |
| 10 | Peter Pan | $2,130,239 | 465 | $2,130,239 |
| 11 | Six Weeks | $1,572,913 | 613 | $1,572,913 |
| 12 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $1,488,246 | 742 | $106,045,139 |
| 13 | Honkytonk Man | $1,065,212 | 677 | $1,083,908 |
| 14 | Still of the Night | $945,347 | 502 | $1,493,602 |
| 15 | First Blood | $810,498 | 312 | $41,710,020 |
| 16 | Sophie's Choice | $302,789 | 9 | $656,979 |
| 17 | Creepshow | $246,554 | 858 | $19,979,757 |
| 18 | Gandhi | $243,389 | 4 | $529,271 |
| 19 | The Man From Snowy River | $179,430 | 110 | $5,714,172 |
| 20 | Frances | $0 | 1 | $0 |
| Reporting: 20 | $62,009,242 | total | ||