Top Grossing Comedy Movies in 1982
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tootsie |  EN | $177,200,000 | $177,200,285 |
| 2 | Porky's | $111,289,673 | $111,289,673 | |
| 3 | 48 Hrs. | EN | $78,868,508 | $78,868,669 |
| 4 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | EN | $69,701,637 | $69,702,172 |
| 5 | The Toy | EN | $47,118,057 | $47,118,057 |
| 6 | Best Friends | EN | $36,821,203 | $36,821,203 |
| 7 | Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip | EN | $36,299,720 | $36,299,720 |
| 8 | Young Doctors in Love | EN | $30,688,860 | $30,688,860 |
| 9 | The World According to Garp | EN | $29,712,172 | $29,712,172 |
| 10 | Victor Victoria | EN | $28,215,453 | $28,229,440 |
| 11 | Airplane II: The Sequel | EN | $27,150,534 | $27,150,534 |
| 12 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | EN | $27,092,880 | $27,093,151 |
| 13 | Some Kind of Hero | EN | $23,671,186 | $23,671,186 |
| 14 | Things Are Tough All Over | EN | $21,134,374 | $21,134,374 |
| 15 | Night Shift | EN | $21,095,638 | $21,095,638 |
| 16 | Creepshow | EN | $21,028,755 | $21,031,312 |
| 17 | Six Pack | $20,225,989 | $20,225,989 | |
| 18 | My Favorite Year | EN | $20,123,620 | $20,123,620 |
| 19 | Deathtrap | EN | $19,282,134 | $19,282,134 |
| 20 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | EN | $18,196,170 | $18,196,170 |
| 21 | Zapped! | EN | $16,897,768 | $16,897,768 |
| 22 | They Call Me Bruce? | EN | $16,894,678 | $16,894,678 |
| 23 | Kiss Me Goodbye | EN | $15,782,759 | $15,782,759 |
| 24 | Grease 2 | EN | $15,171,476 | $15,172,313 |
| 25 | Diner |  JP | $14,099,953 | $14,099,953 |
| 26 | Author! Author! | EN | $13,111,101 | $13,111,101 |
| 27 | Savannah Smiles | EN | $10,413,170 | $10,413,170 |
| 28 | Class Reunion | EN | $10,054,150 | $10,054,150 |
| 29 | Hanky Panky | EN | $9,823,934 | $9,823,934 |
| 30 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | EN | $9,077,269 | $9,077,269 |
| 31 | Trail of the Pink Panther | EN | $9,056,073 | $9,056,073 |
| 32 | The Pirate Movie | EN | $7,983,086 | $7,983,086 |
| 33 | I Ought to Be in Pictures | EN | $6,968,359 | $6,968,359 |
| 34 | The Last American Virgin | EN | $5,829,781 | $5,829,781 |
| 35 | Cannery Row | EN | $5,301,539 | $5,301,539 |
| 36 | Tempest | EN | $5,005,245 | $5,005,245 |
| 37 | Summer Lovers | EN | $4,968,000 | $4,968,000 |
| 38 | Honkytonk Man | EN | $4,484,991 | $4,484,991 |
| 39 | Jekyll and Hyde… Together Again | EN | $3,792,188 | $3,792,188 |
| 40 | Jekyll and Hyde… Together Again | EN | $3,792,188 | $3,792,188 |
| 41 | Wrong Is Right | EN | $3,583,513 | $3,583,513 |
| 42 | Homework | EN | $2,914,328 | $2,914,328 |
| 43 | Jinxed! | EN | $2,869,638 | $2,869,638 |
| 44 | It Came from Hollywood | EN | $2,573,342 | $2,573,342 |
| 45 | A Little Sex | EN | $2,370,376 | $2,370,376 |
| 46 | Yes, Giorgio | EN | $2,279,543 | $2,279,543 |
| 47 | Lookin' to Get Out | EN | $946,461 | $946,461 |
| 48 | Lonely Hearts | EN | $777,087 | $777,087 |
| 49 | Britannia Hospital | EN | $375,713 | $375,713 |
| 50 | Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | EN | $327,958 | $327,958 |
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