Top Grossing Drama Movies in 1982
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial |  EN | $439,454,989 | $797,307,407 |
| 2 | Tootsie | EN | $177,200,000 | $177,200,285 |
| 3 | An Officer and a Gentleman | EN | $129,795,554 | $129,795,890 |
| 4 | First Blood | EN | $47,212,904 | $125,212,904 |
| 5 | Rocky III | EN | $125,049,125 | $125,052,898 |
| 6 | 48 Hrs. | EN | $78,868,508 | $78,868,669 |
| 7 | Chariots of Fire | EN | $58,972,904 | $59,317,376 |
| 8 | The Verdict |  IR | $53,977,250 | $53,993,738 |
| 9 | Best Friends | EN | $36,821,203 | $36,821,203 |
| 10 | Sophie's Choice | EN | $30,036,000 | $30,036,166 |
| 11 | The World According to Garp | EN | $29,712,172 | $29,712,172 |
| 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 | Pink Floyd: The Wall | EN | $22,244,207 | $22,274,148 |
| 15 | Quest for Fire |  FR | $20,959,585 | $20,962,615 |
| 16 | The Man from Snowy River | EN | $20,659,423 | $20,708,426 |
| 17 | Six Pack | $20,225,989 | $20,225,989 | |
| 18 | My Favorite Year | EN | $20,123,620 | $20,123,620 |
| 19 | Death Wish II | EN | $16,100,000 | $16,100,000 |
| 20 | Grease 2 | EN | $15,171,476 | $15,172,313 |
| 21 | The Secret of NIMH | EN | $14,665,733 | $14,665,733 |
| 22 | Diner |  JP | $14,099,953 | $14,099,953 |
| 23 | Missing | EN | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 |
| 24 | Vice Squad | EN | $13,253,583 | $13,253,583 |
| 25 | Author! Author! | EN | $13,111,101 | $13,111,101 |
| 26 | Monsignor | EN | $12,408,066 | $12,408,066 |
| 27 | Making Love | EN | $11,897,978 | $11,897,978 |
| 28 | Das Boot |  DE | $11,487,676 | $11,489,051 |
| 29 | Shoot the Moon | EN | $9,217,530 | $9,217,530 |
| 30 | Pennies from Heaven | EN | $9,171,289 | $9,171,289 |
| 31 | If You Could See What I Hear | EN | $8,693,512 | $8,693,512 |
| 32 | Night Crossing | EN | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 |
| 33 | Tex | EN | $7,400,000 | $7,400,000 |
| 34 | Cat People | EN | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 |
| 35 | I Ought to Be in Pictures | EN | $6,968,359 | $6,968,359 |
| 36 | Fanny and Alexander |  SE | $6,783,304 | $6,813,882 |
| 37 | Six Weeks | EN | $6,668,025 | $6,668,025 |
| 38 | Forced Vengeance | EN | $6,660,333 | $6,660,333 |
| 39 | The Last Unicorn | EN | $6,455,330 | $6,457,117 |
| 40 | The Border | $6,118,683 | $6,118,683 | |
| 41 | Evil Under the Sun | EN | $6,110,000 | $6,110,804 |
| 42 | Still of the Night | EN | $5,979,947 | $5,979,947 |
| 43 | The Last American Virgin | EN | $5,829,781 | $5,829,781 |
| 44 | Personal Best | EN | $5,672,311 | $5,672,311 |
| 45 | Cannery Row | EN | $5,301,539 | $5,301,539 |
| 46 | Tempest | EN | $5,005,245 | $5,005,245 |
| 47 | Summer Lovers | EN | $4,968,000 | $4,968,000 |
| 48 | Honkytonk Man | EN | $4,484,991 | $4,484,991 |
| 49 | La traviata |  IT | $3,783,329 | $3,783,329 |
| 50 | The Return of Martin Guerre | FR | $3,723,036 | $3,723,036 |
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