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Thriller box office · December 1982

Thriller Box Office, December 1982: Top-Grossing Releases

48 Hrs. (1982) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in December 1982, with $78.9M worldwide. 1 thriller film released in December 1982 reports a worldwide gross, $78.9M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

December 1982 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$78.9M
48 Hrs. (1982), the #1
$78.9M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
48 Hrs. (1982) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 thriller movie of December 1982

48 Hrs. (1982)

1982 · Action, Drama

$78.9M worldwide

$78.9M US & Canada · 100% $161 elsewhere · <1%
The chart

The Only Thriller Release of December 1982 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in December 1982.

  1. 1 48 Hrs. (1982) movie poster
    48 Hrs. (1982) Dec 8, 1982 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $78.9M worldwide
    Dec 8, 1982 US and Canada: $78.9M Rest of the world: $161 Worldwide: $78.9M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office December 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in December 1982?

48 Hrs. (1982) leads with $78.9M worldwide, $78.9M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did thriller movies released in December 1982 earn?

1 thriller film released in December 1982 reports a worldwide gross, $78.9M in all, or $78.9M per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in December 1982 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, 48 Hrs. (1982), earned $78.9M.

How much of the December 1982 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$78.9M of the $78.9M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the December 1982 thriller 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 December 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 December 1982 thriller 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.