1982 Top-Grossing Movies Worldwide
This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative worldwide box office earnings for movies released in 1982. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 1982.
| Rank | Movie | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $797,654,162 | $439,801,744 | $357,852,418 | 55.1% |
| 2 | Rocky III | $270,000,000 | $125,049,125 | $144,950,875 | 46.3% |
| 3 | Tootsie | $177,200,289 | $177,200,000 | $289 | 100.0% |
| 4 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $129,795,554 | $129,795,554 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 5 | Gandhi | $127,767,889 | $52,767,889 | $75,000,000 | 41.3% |
| 6 | First Blood | $125,212,904 | $47,212,904 | $78,000,000 | 37.7% |
| 7 | Poltergeist | $121,788,932 | $74,788,932 | $47,000,000 | 61.4% |
| 8 | Porky’s | $109,492,484 | $109,492,484 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 9 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kh… | $95,800,000 | $78,912,963 | $16,887,037 | 82.4% |
| 10 | Das Boot | $84,970,337 | $11,487,676 | $73,482,661 | 13.5% |
| 11 | Conan the Barbarian | $79,114,085 | $38,264,085 | $40,850,000 | 48.4% |
| 12 | 48 Hrs. | $75,936,265 | $75,936,265 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 13 | The Best Little Whorehouse in… | $69,701,637 | $69,701,637 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 14 | Annie | $57,064,185 | $57,059,003 | $5,182 | 100.0% |
| 15 | The Verdict | $53,978,349 | $53,977,250 | $1,099 | 100.0% |
| 16 | The Toy | $47,118,057 | $47,118,057 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 17 | Firefox | $45,785,720 | $45,785,720 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 18 | The Dark Crystal | $40,577,915 | $40,577,001 | $914 | 100.0% |
| 19 | Blade Runner | $39,581,774 | $32,656,328 | $6,925,446 | 82.5% |
| 20 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | $36,714,025 | $36,714,025 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 21 | Friday the 13th Part 3 | $36,690,067 | $36,690,067 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 22 | Best Friends | $36,670,556 | $36,670,556 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 23 | Richard Pryor Live on the Sun… | $34,970,309 | $34,970,309 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 24 | Young Doctors in Love | $30,688,860 | $30,688,860 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 25 | The World According to Garp | $30,207,324 | $30,207,324 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 26 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | $27,093,116 | $27,092,880 | $236 | 100.0% |
| 27 | Tron | $26,919,100 | $26,918,576 | $524 | 100.0% |
| 28 | Sophie's Choice | $25,215,800 | $25,215,547 | $253 | 100.0% |
| 29 | Airplane II: The Sequel | $25,009,494 | $25,009,494 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 30 | Victor/Victoria | $22,524,614 | $22,524,614 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 31 | Things Are Tough All Over | $21,134,374 | $21,134,374 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 32 | Night Shift | $21,017,056 | $21,017,056 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 33 | Cat People | $21,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 33.3% |
| 34 | La Guerre du feu | $20,959,585 | $20,959,585 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 35 | The Man From Snowy River | $20,659,721 | $20,659,423 | $298 | 100.0% |
| 36 | The Beach Girls | $20,418,789 | $20,418,789 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 37 | Some Kind of Hero | $20,400,486 | $20,400,486 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 38 | Six Pack | $20,225,989 | $20,225,989 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 39 | Creepshow | $20,036,244 | $20,036,244 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 40 | Deathtrap | $19,282,000 | $19,282,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 41 | Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid | $18,196,170 | $18,196,170 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 42 | My Favorite Year | $17,458,105 | $17,458,105 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 43 | National Lampoon's Class Reun… | $16,550,727 | $16,550,727 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 44 | Death Wish II | $16,100,000 | $16,100,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 45 | Missing | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 46 | Kiss Me Goodbye | $15,782,759 | $15,782,759 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 47 | The Thing | $15,615,854 | $14,818,588 | $797,266 | 94.9% |
| 48 | Zapped! | $15,026,217 | $15,026,217 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 49 | Pink Floyd: The Wall | $14,850,958 | $14,844,106 | $6,852 | 100.0% |
| 50 | Halloween 3: Season of the Wi… | $14,400,000 | $14,400,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 51 | Grease 2 | $14,297,083 | $14,297,083 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 52 | Author! Author! | $13,111,101 | $13,111,101 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 53 | The Incubus | $13,110,874 | $13,110,874 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 54 | They Call Me Bruce | $12,925,437 | $12,925,437 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 55 | Diner | $12,592,907 | $12,592,907 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 56 | Visiting Hours | $12,581,713 | $12,581,713 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 57 | Monsignor | $12,408,066 | $12,408,066 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 58 | Making Love | $11,897,978 | $11,897,978 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 59 | Amityville II: The Possession | $11,328,000 | $11,328,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 60 | The Beastmaster | $10,751,126 | $10,751,126 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 61 | Silent Rage | $10,490,791 | $10,490,791 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 62 | The Secret of Nimh | $10,140,325 | $10,140,325 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 63 | Hanky Panky | $9,823,934 | $9,823,934 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 64 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | $9,077,269 | $9,077,269 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 65 | If You Could See What I Hear | $8,693,512 | $8,693,512 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 66 | Shoot the Moon | $8,100,000 | $8,100,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 67 | The Pirate Movie | $7,983,086 | $7,983,086 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 68 | The Missionary | $7,241,180 | $7,241,180 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 69 | Trail of the Pink Panther | $7,201,697 | $7,201,697 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 70 | Tex | $7,199,408 | $7,199,408 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 71 | I Ought to be in Pictures | $6,968,359 | $6,968,359 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 72 | Class of 1984 | $6,965,361 | $6,965,361 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 73 | Six Weeks | $6,668,025 | $6,668,025 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 74 | The Last Unicorn | $6,455,330 | $6,455,330 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 75 | The Soldier | $6,123,549 | $6,123,549 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 76 | The Border | $6,118,683 | $6,118,683 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 77 | Timerider: The Adventure of L… | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 78 | The Last American Virgin | $5,829,781 | $5,829,781 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 79 | Megaforce | $5,675,599 | $5,675,599 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 80 | The Concrete Jungle | $5,664,557 | $5,664,557 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 81 | Vice Squad | $5,568,880 | $5,568,880 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 82 | Tempest | $5,005,245 | $5,005,245 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 83 | Paradise | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 84 | The Seduction | $4,888,270 | $4,888,270 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 85 | Evil Under the Sun | $4,662,851 | $4,659,287 | $3,564 | 99.9% |
| 86 | Night Crossing | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 87 | Inchon | $4,408,636 | $4,408,636 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 88 | Forced Vengeance | $4,388,500 | $4,388,500 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 89 | Heidi's Song | $4,269,402 | $4,269,402 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 90 | Venom | $4,117,958 | $4,117,958 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 91 | Partners | $4,109,724 | $4,109,724 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 92 | The Beast Within | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 93 | The Boogens | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 94 | Jekyll and Hyde... Together A… | $3,707,583 | $3,707,583 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 95 | Honkytonk Man | $3,695,409 | $3,695,409 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 96 | Wrong is Right | $3,600,000 | $3,600,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 97 | The Challenge | $3,534,852 | $3,534,852 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 98 | Still of the Night | $3,017,965 | $3,017,965 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 99 | Fighting Back | $3,016,496 | $3,016,496 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 100 | Diva | $2,932,622 | $2,932,025 | $597 | 100.0% |