1982 Top-Grossing Movies (Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1982. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1982. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1981 will most likely earn money in 1981 and 1982.

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Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	1982 Gross Infl. adj.	Tickets Sold
1	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Jun 11, 1982	Universal	Adventure	$1,309,248,658	109,468,951
2	Rocky III	May 28, 1982	MGM	Action	$508,703,243	42,533,715
3	On Golden Pond	Dec 4, 1981	Universal	Drama	$479,585,472	40,099,119
4	An Officer and a Gentleman	Jul 28, 1982	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$455,242,523	38,063,756
5	Porky’s	Mar 19, 1982	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$445,418,404	37,242,341
6	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	May 25, 1977	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$352,914,244	29,507,879
7	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kh…	Jun 4, 1982	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$321,020,081	26,841,143
8	Poltergeist	Jun 4, 1982	MGM	Horror	$303,906,118	25,410,210
9	The Best Little Whorehouse in…	Jul 23, 1982	Universal	Musical	$283,548,156	23,708,039
10	Chariots of Fire	Sep 25, 1981	Warner Bros.	Drama	$239,150,964	19,995,900
11	Annie	May 21, 1982	Sony Pictures	Musical	$232,117,577	19,407,824
12	Raiders of the Lost Ark	Jun 12, 1981	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$220,223,056	18,413,298
13	Firefox	Jun 18, 1982	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$186,257,555	15,573,374
14	First Blood	Oct 22, 1982	Orion Pictures	Action	$175,688,454	14,689,670
15	Tootsie	Dec 17, 1982	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$166,373,286	13,910,809
16	Conan the Barbarian	May 14, 1982	Universal	Action	$155,659,339	13,014,994
17	The Sword and the Sorcerer	Apr 23, 1982	Group 1	Adventure	$149,353,653	12,487,763
18	Friday the 13th Part 3	Aug 13, 1982	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$149,256,191	12,479,614
19	Richard Pryor Live on the Sun…	Mar 12, 1982	Sony Pictures	Concert/Performance	$142,260,169	11,894,662
20	Young Doctors in Love	Jul 16, 1982	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$124,843,118	10,438,387
21	The Toy	Dec 10, 1982	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$124,083,422	10,374,868
22	The World According to Garp	Jul 23, 1982	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$122,884,216	10,274,600
23	Reds	Dec 4, 1981	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$119,563,725	9,996,967
24	Blade Runner	Jun 25, 1982	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$115,774,924	9,680,177
25	Fast Times at Ridgemont High	Aug 13, 1982	Universal	Comedy	$110,214,573	9,215,265
26	Tron	Jul 9, 1982	Walt Disney	Action	$109,505,500	9,155,978
27	48 Hrs.	Dec 8, 1982	Paramount Pictures	Action	$100,237,643	8,381,073
28	Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior	May 21, 1982	Warner Bros.	Action	$96,281,690	8,050,308
29	Victor/Victoria	Mar 19, 1982	MGM	Musical	$91,630,743	7,661,433
30	The Dark Crystal	Dec 17, 1982	Universal	Adventure	$89,614,860	7,492,881
31	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire S…	May 21, 1980	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$88,669,475	7,413,835
32	Things Are Tough All Over	Jul 30, 1982	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$85,975,209	7,188,562
33	Night Shift	Jul 30, 1982	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$85,497,956	7,148,658
34	Taps	Dec 9, 1981	20th Century Fox	Drama	$85,395,096	7,140,058
35	La Guerre du feu	Feb 12, 1982	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$85,264,162	7,129,110
36	Airplane II: The Sequel	Dec 10, 1982	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$83,376,174	6,971,252
37	The Beach Girls	Mar 26, 1982	Crown	Comedy	$83,064,189	6,945,166
38	Some Kind of Hero	Apr 2, 1982	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$82,989,732	6,938,940
39	Six Pack	Jul 16, 1982	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$82,279,874	6,879,588
40	Creepshow	Nov 10, 1982	Warner Bros.	Horror	$81,507,986	6,815,048
41	Best Friends	Dec 17, 1982	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$80,187,183	6,704,613
42	Deathtrap	Mar 19, 1982	Warner Bros.	Black Comedy	$78,439,701	6,558,503
43	Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid	May 21, 1982	Universal	Comedy	$74,022,515	6,189,173
44	My Favorite Year	Oct 1, 1982	MGM	Comedy	$71,020,046	5,938,130
45	National Lampoon's Class Reun…	Oct 29, 1982	20th Century Fox	Black Comedy	$67,328,808	5,629,498
46	The Verdict	Dec 8, 1982	20th Century Fox	Drama	$66,608,494	5,569,272
47	Death Wish II	Feb 19, 1982	Sony Pictures	Action	$65,495,238	5,476,190
48	Missing	Feb 12, 1982	Universal	Drama	$65,088,435	5,442,176
49	Zapped!	Jul 23, 1982	Embassy	Comedy	$61,127,060	5,110,958
50	Pink Floyd: The Wall	Aug 6, 1982	MGM	Musical	$60,386,227	5,049,015
51	Halloween 3: Season of the Wi…	Oct 22, 1982	Universal	Horror	$58,579,592	4,897,959
52	Absence of Malice	Nov 19, 1981	Columbia	Thriller/Suspense	$58,200,602	4,866,271
53	Grease 2	Jun 11, 1982	Paramount Pictures	Musical	$58,160,923	4,862,953
54	Sharky's Machine	Dec 18, 1981	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$57,141,731	4,777,736
55	The Thing	Jun 25, 1982	Universal	Horror	$56,068,960	4,688,040
56	Author! Author!	Jun 18, 1982	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$53,336,316	4,459,558
57	The Incubus	Sep 3, 1982	Artists Releasing…	Horror	$53,335,392	4,459,480
58	Diner	Apr 2, 1982	MGM	Comedy	$51,228,288	4,283,301
59	Visiting Hours	May 28, 1982	20th Century Fox	Horror	$51,182,751	4,279,494
60	Monsignor	Oct 22, 1982	20th Century Fox	Drama	$50,476,350	4,220,430
61	Making Love	Feb 12, 1982	20th Century Fox	Drama	$48,401,298	4,046,931
62	Amityville II: The Possession	Sep 24, 1982	Orion Pictures	Horror	$46,082,612	3,853,061
63	The Beastmaster	Aug 20, 1982	MGM	Action	$43,735,873	3,656,845
64	Silent Rage	Apr 2, 1982	Sony Pictures	Action	$42,676,823	3,568,296
65	The Secret of Nimh	Jul 2, 1982	MGM	Adventure	$41,251,118	3,449,090
66	Hanky Panky	Jun 4, 1982	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$39,964,031	3,341,474
67	Peter Pan	Feb 5, 1953		Adventure	$38,458,812	3,215,619
68	Ragtime	Nov 20, 1981	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$36,960,700	3,090,359
69	A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy	Jul 16, 1982	Orion Pictures	Comedy	$36,926,577	3,087,506
70	If You Could See What I Hear	Apr 23, 1982	Jensen Farley Pic…	Drama	$35,365,443	2,956,976
71	Modern Problems	Dec 25, 1981	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$33,663,104	2,814,640
72	Shoot the Moon	Jan 22, 1982	MGM	Drama	$32,951,020	2,755,102
73	The Pirate Movie	Aug 6, 1982	20th Century Fox	Musical	$32,475,411	2,715,335
74	The Missionary	Nov 5, 1982	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$29,457,317	2,462,986
75	Tex	Nov 19, 1982	Walt Disney	Drama	$29,287,388	2,448,778
76	Neighbors	Dec 18, 1981	Columbia	Black Comedy	$28,489,265	2,382,045
77	Cat People	Apr 2, 1982	Universal	Drama	$28,476,190	2,380,952
78	I Ought to be in Pictures	Mar 26, 1982	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$28,347,474	2,370,190
79	Kiss Me Goodbye	Dec 22, 1982	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$28,344,122	2,369,909
80	Class of 1984	Aug 20, 1982	United Film Distr…	Thriller/Suspense	$28,335,278	2,369,170
81	The Man From Snowy River	Nov 3, 1982	20th Century Fox	Western	$26,615,035	2,225,337
82	The Last Unicorn	Nov 19, 1982	Jensen Farley Pic…	Adventure	$26,260,458	2,195,690
83	Trail of the Pink Panther	Dec 17, 1982	MGM	Comedy	$25,397,711	2,123,554
84	Arthur	Jul 17, 1981	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$25,027,512	2,092,601
85	The Soldier	Aug 13, 1982	Embassy	Action	$24,910,764	2,082,839
86	The Border	Jan 29, 1982	Universal	Drama	$24,890,969	2,081,184
87	Timerider: The Adventure of L…	Jan 1, 1982			$24,408,163	2,040,816
88	The Last American Virgin	Aug 4, 1982	Cannon	Comedy	$23,715,708	1,982,918
89	Bambi	Aug 13, 1942		Adventure	$23,282,882	1,946,729
90	Megaforce	Jun 25, 1982	20th Century Fox	Action	$23,088,491	1,930,475
91	The Concrete Jungle	Sep 3, 1982	Pentagon Releasin…	Thriller/Suspense	$23,043,572	1,926,720
92	Vice Squad	Jan 22, 1982	Avco Embassy	Action	$22,654,355	1,894,176
93	Private Lessons	Aug 28, 1981	Jensen Farley Pic…	Comedy	$21,010,754	1,756,752
94	Tempest	Aug 13, 1982	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$20,361,473	1,702,464
95	Paradise	May 7, 1982	Embassy	Drama	$20,340,136	1,700,680
96	The Seduction	Jan 22, 1982	Avco Embassy	Thriller/Suspense	$19,885,615	1,662,676
97	They Call Me Bruce	Nov 12, 1982	Artists Releasing…	Comedy	$19,602,879	1,639,036
98	Six Weeks	Dec 17, 1982	Universal	Drama	$19,525,977	1,632,606
99	Evil Under the Sun	Mar 5, 1982	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$18,954,106	1,584,791
100	Night Crossing	Feb 5, 1982	Walt Disney	Drama	$18,306,122	1,530,612
101	Inchon	Sep 17, 1982	MGM	Drama	$17,934,451	1,499,536
102	Forced Vengeance	Jul 30, 1982	MGM	Action	$17,852,537	1,492,687
103	Heidi's Song	Nov 19, 1982	Paramount Pictures	Musical	$17,368,044	1,452,177
104	Venom	Jan 29, 1982	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$16,751,965	1,400,665
105	Partners	Apr 30, 1982	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$16,718,469	1,397,865
106	The Beast Within	Feb 12, 1982	United Artists	Horror	$16,272,109	1,360,544
107	The Boogens	Jan 15, 1982		Horror	$16,272,109	1,360,544
108	Time Bandits	Nov 6, 1981	Avco Embassy	Adventure	$15,473,132	1,293,740
109	Jekyll and Hyde... Together A…	Aug 27, 1982	Universal	Comedy	$15,082,549	1,261,082
110	Wrong is Right	Apr 16, 1982	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$14,644,898	1,224,489
111	The Challenge	Jul 23, 1982	Embassy	Action	$14,379,874	1,202,330
112	Honkytonk Man	Dec 15, 1982	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$12,577,742	1,051,650
113	Still of the Night	Nov 19, 1982	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	$12,277,164	1,026,518
114	Fighting Back	May 21, 1982	Paramount Pictures	Action	$12,271,188	1,026,019
115	Homework	Aug 27, 1982	Jensen Farley Pic…	Comedy	$11,855,566	991,268
116	Ghost Story	Dec 18, 1981	Universal	Horror	$11,774,352	984,477
117	Cinderella	Feb 15, 1950	Walt Disney	Musical	$11,156,516	932,819
118	Diva	Mar 26, 1982	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	$10,894,596	910,919
119	Cannery Row	Feb 12, 1982	MGM	Comedy	$10,732,721	897,384
120	Rollover	Dec 11, 1981	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$10,051,058	840,389
121	A Little Sex	Apr 2, 1982	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$9,642,754	806,250
122	The Amateur	Feb 12, 1982	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$9,593,511	802,132
123	Jinxed!	Oct 22, 1982	MGM	Comedy	$8,679,628	725,721
124	Personal Best	Feb 5, 1982	Warner Bros.	Drama	$8,620,162	720,749
125	It Came From Hollywood	Oct 29, 1982	Paramount Pictures	Documentary	$8,506,395	711,237
126	Whose Life is it Anyway?	Dec 2, 1981	MGM	Drama	$8,331,369	696,602
127	I, The Jury	Oct 1, 1982	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$6,165,413	515,502
128	Yes, Giorgio	Sep 24, 1982	MGM	Comedy	$5,567,453	465,506
129	Sorceress	Oct 1, 1982	New World	Action	$5,527,603	462,174
130	Sophie's Choice	Dec 10, 1982	Universal	Drama	$5,390,136	450,680
131	Gandhi	Dec 8, 1982	Sony Pictures	Drama	$5,386,727	450,395
132	Summer Lovers	Jul 16, 1982	Orion Pictures	Comedy	$4,881,633	408,163
133	Eating Raoul	Sep 24, 1982	20th Century Fox	Black Comedy	$4,535,138	379,192
134	Pennies from Heaven	Dec 11, 1981	MGM	Musical	$3,957,137	330,864
135	The Sender	Oct 22, 1982	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$3,940,547	329,477
136	Lookin' To Get Out	Oct 8, 1982	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$3,385,567	283,074
137	Penitentiary II	Apr 2, 1982	United Artists	Drama	$2,696,679	225,474
138	One From the Heart	Feb 12, 1982	Sony Pictures	Drama	$2,590,503	216,597
139	A Stranger is Watching	Jan 22, 1982			$1,957,079	163,635
140	Time Walker	Oct 1, 1982	New World	Horror	$1,734,135	144,994
141	Monty Python Live at the Holl…	Jun 25, 1982	Sony Pictures	Concert/Performance	$1,334,142	111,550
142	Split Image	Oct 1, 1982	Orion Pictures	Drama	$1,072,474	89,671
143	Q	Nov 19, 1982	United Film Distr…	Horror	$1,037,347	86,734
144	Come Back to the Five and Dim…	Nov 12, 1982	Cinecom	Comedy	$722,075	60,374
145	Five Days One Summer	Nov 5, 1982	Warner Bros.	Drama	$495,758	41,451
146	Das Boot	Feb 10, 1982	Quartet Films	Drama	$365,858	30,590
147	Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 …	Nov 19, 1982	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$318,730	26,649
148	Frances	Dec 17, 1982	Universal	Drama	$300,782	25,148
149	A Hard Day’s Night	Aug 11, 1964	Universal	Comedy	$231,084	19,321
150	AC/DC: Let There Be Rock	Apr 30, 1982	Warner Bros.	Concert/Performance	$213,938	17,887
151	Love Child	Oct 15, 1982	Warner Bros.	Drama	$203,772	17,037
152	That Championship Season	Dec 10, 1982	Cannon	Drama	$162,721	13,605
153	The Escape Artist	May 28, 1982	Orion Pictures	Drama	$94,879	7,932
154	Hammett	Sep 17, 1982	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$33,447	2,796