Movie Theatrical Release Schedule for 1982
| Release Date | Movie | Distributor | Domestic Box Office to Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1982 | |||
| During 1982 | Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (Wide) | $6,000,000 | |
| January 15 | The Boogens (Wide) | $4,000,000 | |
| Jaws of Satan (Wide) | |||
| January 22 | The Seduction (Wide) | Avco Embassy | $4,888,270 |
| Shoot the Moon (Wide) | MGM | $8,100,000 | |
| A Stranger is Watching (Wide) | $481,088 | ||
| Vice Squad (Wide) | Avco Embassy | $5,568,880 | |
| January 29 | The Border (Wide) | Universal | $6,118,683 |
| Venom (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $4,117,958 | |
| February 1982 | |||
| February 5 | Night Crossing (Wide) | Walt Disney | $4,500,000 |
| Personal Best (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $2,119,003 | |
| A Hard Day's Night (Limited, re-release) | Universal | $1,537,860 | |
| February 10 | The Boot (Wide) | Quartet Films | $11,487,676 |
| February 12 | The Amateur (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $2,358,271 |
| The Beast Within (Wide) | United Artists | $4,000,000 | |
| Cannery Row (Wide) | MGM | $2,638,311 | |
| Quest for Fire (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $20,959,585 | |
| Love and Money (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | ||
| Making Love (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $11,897,978 | |
| Missing (Wide) | Universal | $16,000,000 | |
| One From the Heart (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $1,058,538 | |
| February 19 | Death Wish II (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $16,100,000 |
| Swamp Thing (Wide) | Embassy | ||
| Three Brothers (Wide) | |||
| February 28 | Sleeping Dogs (Limited) | Satori | |
| February TBD | Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (Limited) | Comworld | |
| March 1982 | |||
| March 5 | Evil Under the Sun (Wide) | Universal | $4,659,287 |
| I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (Wide) | |||
| Weavers: Wasn't That a Time (Wide) | |||
| March 12 | Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $34,970,309 |
| Parasite (Limited) | Embassy | ||
| March 17 | The Atomic Cafe (Limited) | Libra Films | $22,293 |
| March 19 | Deathtrap (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $19,282,000 |
| Porky's (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $109,492,484 | |
| Victor/Victoria (Wide) | MGM | $22,524,614 | |
| March 22 | Mephisto (Wide) | ||
| March 26 | The Beach Girls (Wide) | Crown | $20,418,789 |
| Diva (Wide) | MGM | $2,932,025 | |
| I Ought to be in Pictures (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $6,968,359 | |
| April 1982 | |||
| April 2 | Cat People (Wide) | Universal | $7,000,000 |
| Diner (Wide) | MGM | $12,592,907 | |
| A Little Sex (Wide) | Universal | $2,370,376 | |
| Penitentiary II (Wide) | United Artists | $662,896 | |
| Silent Rage (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $10,490,791 | |
| Some Kind of Hero (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $20,400,486 | |
| Basket Case (Limited) | Analysis | ||
| April 16 | Wrong is Right (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $3,600,000 |
| April 23 | If You Could See What I Hear (Wide) | Jensen Farley Pictures | $8,693,512 |
| National Lampoon's Movie Madness (Wide) | |||
| The Sword and the Sorcerer (Wide) | Group 1 | $36,714,025 | |
| April 30 | AC/DC: Let There Be Rock (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $52,590 |
| Pandemonium (Wide) | |||
| Partners (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $4,109,724 | |
| Smash Palace (Limited) | Atlantic | ||
| May 1982 | |||
| May 7 | The House Where Evil Dwells (Wide) | ||
| Paradise (Wide) | Embassy | $5,000,000 | |
| Forbidden World (Limited) | New World | ||
| Lady Chatterley's Lover (Limited) | Cannon | ||
| May 14 | Conan the Barbarian (Wide) | Universal | $38,264,085 |
| Death Screams (Limited) | United Film Distribution Co. | ||
| May 21 | Annie (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $57,059,003 |
| Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (Wide) | Universal | $18,196,170 | |
| Fighting Back (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $3,016,496 | |
| Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $23,667,907 | |
| May 26 | Gregory’s Girl (Limited) | Samuel Goldwyn Films | $7,710 |
| May 28 | The Escape Artist (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $23,323 |
| Rocky 3 (Wide) | MGM | $125,049,125 | |
| Safari 3000 (Wide) | |||
| Visiting Hours (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $12,581,713 | |
| Midnight (Limited) | Independent-International Pictures | ||
| June 1982 | |||
| June 4 | Bambi (Wide, re-release) | Walt Disney | $102,797,000 |
| Hanky Panky (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $9,823,934 | |
| Poltergeist (Wide) | MGM | $74,788,932 | |
| Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $78,912,963 | |
| Xún Chéng Mǎ (Limited) | |||
| June 11 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (Wide) | Universal | $439,801,744 |
| Grease 2 (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $14,297,083 | |
| The Forest (Limited) | Fury Films Ltd | ||
| June 18 | Author! Author! (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $13,111,101 |
| Firefox (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $45,785,720 | |
| June 25 | Blade Runner (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $32,656,328 |
| Megaforce (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $5,675,599 | |
| Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $327,958 | |
| The Thing (Wide) | Universal | $14,818,588 | |
| Serie noire (Limited) | Putnam Square Films | $5,633 | |
| July 1982 | |||
| July 2 | The Secret of Nimh (Wide) | MGM | $10,140,325 |
| July 9 | Tron (Wide) | Walt Disney | $26,918,576 |
| July 16 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $9,077,269 |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark (Wide, re-release) | Paramount Pictures | $225,686,079 | |
| Six Pack (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $20,225,989 | |
| Summer Lovers (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $1,200,000 | |
| Young Doctors in Love (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $30,688,860 | |
| July 23 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Wide) | Universal | $69,701,637 |
| The Challenge (Wide) | Embassy | $3,534,852 | |
| The World According to Garp (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $30,207,324 | |
| Zapped! (Wide) | Embassy | $15,026,217 | |
| July 28 | An Officer and a Gentleman (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $129,795,554 |
| July 30 | Forced Vengeance (Wide) | MGM | $4,388,500 |
| Night Shift (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $21,017,056 | |
| Things Are Tough All Over (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $21,134,374 | |
| August 1982 | |||
| August 4 | The Last American Virgin (Wide) | Cannon | $5,829,781 |
| August 6 | Pink Floyd: The Wall (Wide) | MGM | $14,844,106 |
| The Pirate Movie (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $7,983,086 | |
| August 9 | The Nest (Wide) | ||
| August 13 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Wide) | Universal | $27,092,880 |
| Friday the 13th Part 3 (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $36,690,067 | |
| The Soldier (Wide) | Embassy | $6,123,549 | |
| Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope (Wide, re-release) | 20th Century Fox | $460,998,007 | |
| Tempest (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $5,005,245 | |
| August 20 | The Beastmaster (Wide) | MGM | $10,751,126 |
| Class of 1984 (Wide) | United Film Distribution Co. | $6,965,361 | |
| August 27 | Homework (Wide) | Jensen Farley Pictures | $2,914,328 |
| Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (Wide) | Universal | $3,707,583 | |
| September 1982 | |||
| September 3 | The Concrete Jungle (Wide) | Pentagon Releasing Inc. | $5,664,557 |
| The Incubus (Wide) | Artists Releasing Corporation | $13,110,874 | |
| September 17 | Hammett (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $8,222 |
| Inchon (Wide) | MGM | $4,408,636 | |
| September 24 | Amityville II: The Possession (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $11,328,000 |
| Eating Raoul (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $1,114,825 | |
| Yes, Giorgio (Wide) | MGM | $1,368,588 | |
| Bloodtide (Limited) | 21st Century Distribution | ||
| October 1982 | |||
| October 1 | I, The Jury (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $1,515,578 |
| My Favorite Year (Wide) | MGM | $17,458,105 | |
| Sorceress (Wide) | New World | $1,358,792 | |
| Split Image (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $263,635 | |
| Time Walker (Wide) | New World | $426,284 | |
| The Slayer (Limited) | |||
| October 8 | Lookin' To Get Out (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $832,238 |
| October 15 | Ladies and Gentleman: The Fabulous Stains (Wide) | ||
| Love Child (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $50,091 | |
| October 22 | First Blood (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $47,212,904 |
| Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (Wide) | Universal | $14,400,000 | |
| Jinxed! (Wide) | MGM | $2,133,621 | |
| Monsignor (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $12,408,066 | |
| The Sender (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $968,663 | |
| Sweet Hours (Limited) | New Yorker | ||
| October 29 | It Came From Hollywood (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $2,091,037 |
| National Lampoon's Class Reunion (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $16,550,727 | |
| Trick or Treats (Limited) | Lone Star Pictures International | ||
| November 1982 | |||
| November 3 | The Man From Snowy River (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $20,659,423 |
| November 5 | Five Days One Summer (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $121,867 |
| The Missionary (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $7,241,180 | |
| Piranha 2: The Spawning (Limited) | Sony Pictures | ||
| November 10 | Creepshow (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $20,036,244 |
| November 12 | Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (Wide) | Cinecom | $177,500 |
| They Call Me Bruce (Wide) | Artists Releasing Corporation | $12,925,437 | |
| White Dog (Wide) | |||
| Alone in the Dark (Limited) | New Line | ||
| The Slumber Party Massacre (Limited) | New World | ||
| November 19 | Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $78,350 |
| Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back (Wide, re-release) | 20th Century Fox | $291,738,960 | |
| Heidi's Song (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $4,269,402 | |
| The Last Unicorn (Wide) | Jensen Farley Pictures | $6,455,330 | |
| Q (Wide) | United Film Distribution Co. | $255,000 | |
| Still of the Night (Wide) | MGM | $3,017,965 | |
| Tex (Wide) | Walt Disney | $7,199,408 | |
| Smithereens (Limited) | New Line | ||
| November 30 | Inseminoid (Limited) | Almi | |
| November TBD | Nightbeast (Limited) | Troma Entertainment | |
| December 1982 | |||
| December 8 | 48 Hrs. (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $75,936,265 |
| Gandhi (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $52,767,889 | |
| The Verdict (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $53,977,250 | |
| December 10 | Airplane II: The Sequel (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $25,009,494 |
| Savannah Smiles (Wide) | |||
| Sophie's Choice (Wide) | Universal | $25,215,547 | |
| That Championship Season (Wide) | Cannon | $40,000 | |
| The Toy (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $47,118,057 | |
| December 15 | Honkytonk Man (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $3,695,409 |
| December 17 | Best Friends (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $36,670,556 |
| The Dark Crystal (Wide) | Universal | $40,577,001 | |
| Frances (Wide) | Universal | $122,100 | |
| Peter Pan (Wide, re-release) | RKO Radio Pictures | $87,400,000 | |
| Six Weeks (Wide) | Universal | $6,668,025 | |
| Tootsie (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $177,200,000 | |
| Trail of the Pink Panther (Wide) | MGM | $7,201,697 | |
| December 20 | Coup de Torchon (Clean Slate) (Wide) | $13,884 | |
| December 22 | Kiss Me Goodbye (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $15,782,759 |