Week Domestic Box Office December 31, 1982
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Tootsie | $15,937,820 | -12% | 1,020 | $15,625 | $44,601,661 | 21 | |
| 2 | (2) | The Dark Crystal | $6,932,060 | -25% | 1,052 | $6,589 | $23,556,060 | 21 | |
| 3 | (7) | The Verdict | $6,748,721 | -8% | 646 | $10,447 | $18,415,999 | 30 | |
| 4 | (4) | Best Friends | $6,415,907 | -24% | 1,080 | $5,941 | $21,293,134 | 21 | |
| 5 | (5) | 48 Hrs. | $5,889,844 | -26% | 850 | $6,929 | $26,104,575 | 30 | |
| 6 | (3) | The Toy | $5,874,636 | -36% | 1,541 | $3,812 | $31,191,685 | 28 | |
| 7 | (6) | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $5,628,000 | -24% | 937 | $6,006 | $323,446,000 | 210 | |
| 8 | (10) | Kiss Me Goodbye | $3,672,420 | +1% | 803 | $4,573 | $7,794,328 | 16 | |
| 9 | (8) | Airplane II: The Sequel | $3,516,647 | -41% | 1,300 | $2,705 | $21,072,176 | 28 | |
| 10 | (9) | Peter Pan | $3,047,638 | -36% | 800 | $3,810 | $9,925,931 | 10,928 | |
| 11 | (13) | An Officer and a Gentleman | $1,909,370 | -8% | 590 | $3,236 | $110,038,870 | 163 | |
| 12 | (11) | Trail of the Pink Panther | $1,600,373 | -35% | 738 | $2,169 | $6,350,620 | 21 | |
| 13 | (12) | Six Weeks | $1,404,000 | -36% | 555 | $2,530 | $5,173,000 | 21 | |
| 14 | (15) | First Blood | $1,036,263 | +29% | 465 | $2,229 | $43,552,189 | 77 | |
| 15 | (14) | Honkytonk Man | $733,037 | -44% | 490 | $1,496 | $3,129,092 | 23 | |
| 16 | (18) | Gandhi | $519,115 | +9% | 12 | $43,260 | $1,524,375 | 30 | |
| 17 | (19) | Sophie's Choice | $404,717 | -5% | 10 | $40,472 | $1,486,717 | 28 | |
| 18 | (17) | The Man From Snowy River | $398,334 | -29% | 187 | $2,130 | $6,669,959 | 65 | |
| 19 | (20) | Frances | $49,693 | +84% | 1 | $49,693 | $76,725 | 21 | |
| Reporting movies: 19 | $71,718,595 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tootsie | $15,937,820 | 1,020 | $44,601,661 |
| 2 | The Dark Crystal | $6,932,060 | 1,052 | $23,556,060 |
| 3 | The Verdict | $6,748,721 | 646 | $18,415,999 |
| 4 | Best Friends | $6,415,907 | 1,080 | $21,293,134 |
| 5 | 48 Hrs. | $5,889,844 | 850 | $26,104,575 |
| 6 | The Toy | $5,874,636 | 1,541 | $31,191,685 |
| 7 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $5,628,000 | 937 | $323,446,000 |
| 8 | Kiss Me Goodbye | $3,672,420 | 803 | $7,794,328 |
| 9 | Airplane II: The Sequel | $3,516,647 | 1,300 | $21,072,176 |
| 10 | Peter Pan | $3,047,638 | 800 | $9,925,931 |
| 11 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $1,909,370 | 590 | $110,038,870 |
| 12 | Trail of the Pink Panther | $1,600,373 | 738 | $6,350,620 |
| 13 | Six Weeks | $1,404,000 | 555 | $5,173,000 |
| 14 | First Blood | $1,036,263 | 465 | $43,552,189 |
| 15 | Honkytonk Man | $733,037 | 490 | $3,129,092 |
| 16 | Gandhi | $519,115 | 12 | $1,524,375 |
| 17 | Sophie's Choice | $404,717 | 10 | $1,486,717 |
| 18 | The Man From Snowy River | $398,334 | 187 | $6,669,959 |
| 19 | Frances | $49,693 | 1 | $76,725 |
| Reporting: 19 | $71,718,595 | total | ||