Box Office

Top Grossing English Movies in 1982

Rank	Title	Genre(s)	Domestic	Worldwide
1	E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial	Adventure Sci-Fi Drama	$439,454,989	$797,307,407
2	Tootsie	Drama Comedy Romance	$177,200,000	$177,200,285
3	An Officer and a Gentleman	Drama Romance	$129,795,554	$129,795,890
4	First Blood	Action Adventure Drama	$47,212,904	$125,212,904
5	Rocky III	Drama	$125,049,125	$125,052,898
6	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan	Action Adventure Sci-Fi	$79,707,906	$79,822,604
7	48 Hrs.	Action Drama Thriller	$78,868,508	$78,868,669
8	Poltergeist	Horror	$77,177,301	$77,233,131
9	The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas	Comedy Musical	$69,701,637	$69,702,172
10	Conan the Barbarian	Action Adventure Fantasy	$39,565,475	$68,851,475
11	Chariots of Fire	Biography Drama Sport	$58,972,904	$59,317,376
12	Annie	Family Musical	$57,059,003	$57,063,861
13	The Toy	Comedy	$47,118,057	$47,118,057
14	Firefox	Action Adventure Thriller	$46,708,276	$46,708,276
15	The Dark Crystal	Adventure Fantasy Family	$41,613,957	$44,625,778
16	Blade Runner	Action Sci-Fi Thriller	$32,914,489	$41,767,218
17	The Sword and the Sorcerer	Action Adventure Fantasy	$39,103,425	$39,103,425
18	Best Friends	Drama Comedy Romance	$36,821,203	$36,821,203
19	Friday the 13th Part III	Thriller Horror	$36,690,067	$36,696,671
20	Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip	Comedy Documentary	$36,299,720	$36,299,720
21	Young Doctors in Love	Comedy	$30,688,860	$30,688,860
22	Sophie's Choice	Drama Romance	$30,036,000	$30,036,166
23	The World According to Garp	Drama Comedy	$29,712,172	$29,712,172
24	Victor Victoria	Comedy Romance Music	$28,215,453	$28,229,440
25	Airplane II: The Sequel	Sci-Fi Comedy	$27,150,534	$27,150,534
26	Fast Times at Ridgemont High	Drama Comedy Romance	$27,092,880	$27,093,151
27	Some Kind of Hero	Drama Comedy Crime	$23,671,186	$23,671,186
28	The Road Warrior	Action Sci-Fi Thriller	$23,667,907	$23,670,853
29	Pink Floyd: The Wall	Drama Fantasy Music	$22,244,207	$22,274,148
30	Things Are Tough All Over	Action Comedy	$21,134,374	$21,134,374
31	Night Shift	Comedy	$21,095,638	$21,095,638
32	Creepshow	Fantasy Horror Comedy	$21,028,755	$21,031,312
33	The Man from Snowy River	Adventure Drama Romance	$20,659,423	$20,708,426
34	My Favorite Year	Drama Comedy	$20,123,620	$20,123,620
35	Deathtrap	Mystery Thriller Comedy	$19,282,134	$19,282,134
36	Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid	Mystery Thriller Comedy	$18,196,170	$18,196,170
37	Zapped!	Sci-Fi Fantasy Comedy	$16,897,768	$16,897,768
38	They Call Me Bruce?	Comedy Action Thriller	$16,894,678	$16,894,678
39	Death Wish II	Action Drama Thriller	$16,100,000	$16,100,000
40	Kiss Me Goodbye	Fantasy Romance Comedy	$15,782,759	$15,782,759
41	Grease 2	Drama Comedy Romance	$15,171,476	$15,172,313
42	The Secret of NIMH	Adventure Sci-Fi Drama	$14,665,733	$14,665,733
43	Halloween III: Season of the Witch	Sci-Fi Horror	$14,400,000	$14,400,000
44	The Beastmaster	Action Adventure Fantasy	$14,056,528	$14,056,528
45	Missing	Biography Drama History	$14,000,000	$14,000,000
46	Visiting Hours	Thriller Horror	$13,258,670	$13,258,670
47	Vice Squad	Action Crime Horror	$13,253,583	$13,253,583
48	Author! Author!	Drama Comedy Romance	$13,111,101	$13,111,101
49	Amityville II: The Possession	Horror	$12,534,817	$12,534,817
50	Monsignor	Drama War Crime	$12,408,066	$12,408,066