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History box office · Week 7 · Feb 7–13, 1982

History Box Office, Week 7 of 1982: History Releases of Feb 7–13

Quest for Fire (1982) is the highest-grossing history movie released in week 7 of 1982 (Feb 7–13), with $21M worldwide, ahead of Das Boot (1982) at $11.5M. 2 history films released that week report a worldwide gross, $32.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 7 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$32.5M
Quest for Fire (1982), the #1
$21M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Quest for Fire (1982) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 history movie of Week 7, 1982

Quest for Fire (1982)

1982 · Adventure, Drama

$21M worldwide · 65% of the chart's total

$21M US & Canada · 100% $3K elsewhere · <1%
The chart

Every History Release of Week 7 of 1982, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 7 of 1982 (Feb 7–13).

  1. 1 Quest for Fire (1982) movie poster
    Quest for Fire (1982) Feb 12, 1982 · Adventure, Drama, History $21M worldwide
    Feb 12, 1982 US and Canada: $21M Rest of the world: $3K Worldwide: $21M
  2. 2 Das Boot (1982) movie poster
    Das Boot (1982) Feb 10, 1982 · German · Action, Drama, History $11.5M worldwide
    Feb 10, 1982 US and Canada: $11.5M Rest of the world: $1.4K Worldwide: $11.5M
FAQ

History Box Office Week 7 of 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing history movie in week 7 of 1982 (Feb 7–13)?

Quest for Fire (1982) leads with $21M worldwide, $21M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Das Boot (1982) at $11.5M.

How much did history movies released in week 7 of 1982 (Feb 7–13) earn?

2 history films released in week 7 of 1982 (Feb 7–13) report a worldwide gross, $32.5M in all, or $16.2M per film on average.

How many history movies released in week 7 of 1982 (Feb 7–13) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Quest for Fire (1982), earned $21M.

How much of the Week 7, 1982 History box office came from the US and Canada?

$32.4M of the $32.5M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 7, 1982 history 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 week 7 of 1982 (Feb 7–13). 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 week 7, 1982 history 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.