#1 of 86 #1 drama movie of 1982
1982 · Drama, Comedy
$177.2M worldwide · 14% of the chart's total
$177.2M US & Canada · 100% $285 elsewhere · <1%
Drama box office · 1982
Drama Box Office 1982: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
Tootsie (1982) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 1982, with $177.2M worldwide, ahead of An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) at $129.8M and First Blood (1982) at $125.2M. 86 drama films released in 1982 report a worldwide gross, $1.3B in all, 94% of it from the US & Canada. 4 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 43% on 1981, whose releases took $889.5M. By language, English leads with $1.1B across 64 drama releases.
- 1982 releases with a gross
- 86
- combined worldwide
- $1.3B
- films crossed $100M
- 4
- vs 1981
- +43%
#1 of 86 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 1982?
Tootsie (1982) leads with $177.2M, 14% of the total. The top 5 together took $636.1M, 50% of what all 86 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Drama Release of 1982, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 86. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1982.
- 1 Dec 17, 1982 US and Canada: $177.2M Rest of the world: $285 Worldwide: $177.2M
- 2 Jul 28, 1982 US and Canada: $129.8M Rest of the world: $336 Worldwide: $129.8M
- 3 Oct 22, 1982 US and Canada: $47.2M Rest of the world: $78M Worldwide: $125.2M
- 4 May 28, 1982 US and Canada: $125M Rest of the world: $3.8K Worldwide: $125.1M
- 5 Dec 8, 1982 US and Canada: $78.9M Rest of the world: $161 Worldwide: $78.9M
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Apr 9, 1982 US and Canada: $59M Rest of the world: $344.5K Worldwide: $59.3M - 7
Dec 17, 1982 US and Canada: $54M Rest of the world: $16.5K Worldwide: $54M - 8
Dec 17, 1982 US and Canada: $36.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.8M - 9
Dec 8, 1982 US and Canada: $30M Rest of the world: $166 Worldwide: $30M - 10
Jul 23, 1982 US and Canada: $29.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $29.7M - 11
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)Aug 13, 1982 US and Canada: $27.1M Rest of the world: $271 Worldwide: $27.1M
Aug 13, 1982 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $27.1M worldwide - 12
Apr 2, 1982 US and Canada: $23.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $23.7M - 13
Aug 6, 1982 US and Canada: $22.2M Rest of the world: $29.9K Worldwide: $22.3M - 14
Feb 12, 1982 US and Canada: $21M Rest of the world: $3K Worldwide: $21M - 15
Jul 16, 1982 US and Canada: $20.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.2M - 16
Oct 8, 1982 US and Canada: $20.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.1M - 17
Feb 19, 1982 US and Canada: $16.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.1M - 18
Jun 11, 1982 US and Canada: $15.2M Rest of the world: $837 Worldwide: $15.2M - 19
Mar 5, 1982 US and Canada: $14.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.1M - 20
Mar 12, 1982 US and Canada: $14M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14M - 21
Jan 22, 1982 US and Canada: $13.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.3M - 22
Jun 18, 1982 US and Canada: $13.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.1M - 23
Oct 22, 1982 US and Canada: $12.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.4M - 24
Feb 12, 1982 US and Canada: $11.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.9M - 25
Feb 10, 1982 US and Canada: $11.5M Rest of the world: $1.4K Worldwide: $11.5M - 26
Feb 19, 1982 US and Canada: $9.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.2M - 27
1982 US and Canada: $9.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.2M - 28
Jan 7, 1982 US and Canada: $8.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.7M - 29
Feb 5, 1982 US and Canada: $8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8M - 30
Jul 30, 1982 US and Canada: $7.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.4M - 31
Apr 2, 1982 US and Canada: $7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7M - 32
Mar 26, 1982 US and Canada: $7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7M - 33
Dec 17, 1982 US and Canada: $6.8M Rest of the world: $30.6K Worldwide: $6.8M - 34
Dec 24, 1982 US and Canada: $6.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.7M - 35
Jul 30, 1982 US and Canada: $6.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.7M - 36
Nov 19, 1982 US and Canada: $6.5M Rest of the world: $1.8K Worldwide: $6.5M - 37
Feb 12, 1982 US and Canada: $6.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.1M - 38
Mar 5, 1982 US and Canada: $6.1M Rest of the world: $804 Worldwide: $6.1M - 39
Nov 19, 1982 US and Canada: $6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6M - 40
Jul 30, 1982 US and Canada: $5.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.8M - 41
Feb 5, 1982 US and Canada: $5.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.7M - 42
Feb 12, 1982 US and Canada: $5.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.3M - 43
Aug 13, 1982 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5M - 44
Jul 16, 1982 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5M - 45
Dec 15, 1982 US and Canada: $4.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.5M - 46
Oct 7, 1982 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.8M - 47
May 14, 1982 US and Canada: $3.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.7M - 48
May 14, 1982 US and Canada: $3.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6M - 49
May 21, 1982 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.4M - 50
Apr 2, 1982 US and Canada: $3.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.2M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1982?
Of the top 10, Best Friends (1982) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while First Blood (1982) made 62% of its gross abroad. Across all 86 films, $1.2B (94%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Tootsie (1982) $177.2M $177.2M US & Canada · 100% $285 elsewhere · <1%
- 2 An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) $129.8M $129.8M US & Canada · 100% $336 elsewhere · <1%
- 3 First Blood (1982) $125.2M $47.2M US & Canada · 38% $78M elsewhere · 62%
- 4 Rocky III (1982) $125.1M $125M US & Canada · 100% $3.8K elsewhere · <1%
- 5 48 Hrs. (1982) $78.9M $78.9M US & Canada · 100% $161 elsewhere · <1%
- 6 Chariots of Fire (1982) $59.3M $59M US & Canada · 99% $344.5K elsewhere · <1%
- 7 The Verdict (1982) $54M $54M US & Canada · 100% $16.5K elsewhere · <1%
- 8 Best Friends (1982) $36.8M $36.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 9 Sophie's Choice (1982) $30M $30M US & Canada · 100% $166 elsewhere · <1%
- 10 The World According to Garp (1982) $29.7M $29.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Gross bands
How Many 1982 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
4 of 86 films crossed $100M and took $557.3M between them, 44% of the total. 61 films, 71% of the list, earned under $10M.
44% 43% 14%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 4 films, 5% of the list $557.3M · 44% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 21 films, 24% of the list $544.6M · 43% of the gross
- Under $10M 61 films, 71% of the list $173.6M · 14% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1982 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $394.9M from 10 films, led by Tootsie (1982). September was the quietest month ($8.3M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Vice Squad (1982) $31.8M Vice Squad (1982)
- February Feb Quest for Fire (1982) $94.8M Quest for Fire (1982)
- March Mar Diner (1982) $41.5M Diner (1982)
- April Apr Chariots of Fire (1982) $95.5M Chariots of Fire (1982)
- May May Rocky III (1982) $135.9M Rocky III (1982)
- June Jun Grease 2 (1982) $28.3M Grease 2 (1982)
- July Jul An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) $207.6M An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
- August Aug Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) $58.1M Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
- September Sep The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982) $8.3M The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982)
- October Oct First Blood (1982) $165.3M First Blood (1982)
- November Nov The Last Unicorn (1982) $13.4M The Last Unicorn (1982)
- December Dec Tootsie (1982) $394.9M Tootsie (1982)
Last 10 years
How Does 1982 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1982 earned the most: $1.3B from 86 films, led by Tootsie (1982).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 34 films | 34 | $869.6M | – | The Exorcist (1973) $430.9M |
| 1974 34 films · −49% | 34 | $439.5M | −49% | The Towering Inferno (1974) $116M |
| 1975 30 films · −31% | 30 | $303.6M | −31% | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) $109.1M |
| 1976 27 films · +25% | 27 | $378.6M | +25% | Rocky (1976) $117.3M |
| 1977 41 films · +120% | 41 | $832.1M | +120% | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) $306.9M |
| 1978 50 films · −30% | 50 | $585M | −30% | Jaws 2 (1978) $187.9M |
| 1979 58 films · +57% | 58 | $919.3M | +57% | Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) $106.3M |
| 1980 63 films · −27% | 63 | $674.6M | −27% | Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) $67.2M |
| 1981 67 films · +32% | 67 | $889.5M | +32% | On Golden Pond (1981) $119.3M |
| 1982 86 films · +43% | 86 | $1.3B | +43% | Tootsie (1982) $177.2M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 1982?
English-language drama films took $1.1B across 64 films, 89% of the total, ahead of German-language drama films ($11.5M) and Swedish-language drama films ($6.8M).
1982 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $1.1B64 films · #1 Tootsie (1982)
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German $11.5M3 films · #1 Das Boot (1982) -
Swedish $6.8M1 film · #1 Fanny and Alexander (1982) -
Italian $6M3 films · #1 La traviata (1982) -
French $3.7M3 films · #1 The Return of Martin Guerre (1982) -
Cantonese $22.5K1 film · #1 Nomad (1982) -
Hungarian $11.2K1 film · #1 The Prefab People (1982) -
Turkish $9K1 film · #1 Bir Damla Ateş (1982) -
Spanish $1.5K1 film · #1 Labyrinth of Passion (1982) -
Japanese $1.4K2 films · #1 Lady Karuizawa (1982)
Archive
Drama Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
- 2019 $13.9B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $12.7B #1 Black Panther (2018)
- 2017 $12.5B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $11.1B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- 2015 $11.6B #1 Inside Out (2015)
- 2014 $10.3B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $12.1B #1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- 2011 $7.8B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $9.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
- 2009 $9.9B #1 2012 (2009)
- 2008 $10.6B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.6B #1 I Am Legend (2007)
- 2006 $7.5B #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- 2005 $8.1B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.4B #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- 2003 $5B #1 Bruce Almighty (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $4.6B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $5.8B #1 Gladiator (2000)
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.9B #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $5.9B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $4.5B #1 Twister (1996)
- 1995 $4.8B #1 Apollo 13 (1995)
- 1994 $4.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $4.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.9B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $2.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
- 1989 $2B #1 Dead Poets Society (1989)
- 1988 $2.1B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $1.4B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Rocky IV (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.3B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $889.5M #1 On Golden Pond (1981)
- 1980 $674.6M #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
1970s 10 years · $5B
- 1979 $919.3M #1 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1978 $585M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $832.1M #1 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 1976 $378.6M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $303.6M #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- 1974 $439.5M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $869.6M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $337M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $133.4M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $229.2M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
- 1969 $164M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $59.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $166.8M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $29.7M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $272.6M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $74.9M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $63.5M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $6M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $6.5M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $21.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
- 1959 $75M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $3.3M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $32.5M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $119.9M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $32.7M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.8M #1 The Robe (1953)
- 1952 $36.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.5M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $1.5M #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
- 1949 $164.2K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $11.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $54.6M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $102.5K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $4.9M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $270.1M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $404.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
- 1939 $1.1M #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $47.4K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $536.4K #1 Modern Times (1936)
- 1935 $516K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $13.2K #1 L’Atalante (1934)
- 1933 $451.3K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $47.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $46.6K #1 M (1931)
- 1930 $5.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $40.9K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $161.5K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $720.7K #1 Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- 1925 $82.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1923 $12.9K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Drama Box Office 1982: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 86 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 1982?
Tootsie (1982) leads with $177.2M worldwide, $177.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) at $129.8M and First Blood (1982) at $125.2M.
How much did drama movies released in 1982 earn?
86 drama films released in 1982 report a worldwide gross, $1.3B in all, or $14.8M per film on average. 1981 releases took $889.5M.
How many drama movies released in 1982 made $1 billion?
None. 4 films crossed $100 million, led by Tootsie (1982) with $177.2M.
How is the 1982 drama box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 1982. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 1982 drama box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.