#1 of 154 #1 movie of 1982
1982 · Drama, Comedy
$177.2M worldwide · 7% of the chart's total
$177.2M US & Canada · 100% $285 elsewhere · <1%
Box office · 1982
1982 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing Movies of 1982
Tootsie (1982) is the highest-grossing 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. 154 films released in 1982 report a worldwide gross, $2.5B in all, 95% of it from the US & Canada. 5 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 18% on 1981, whose releases took $2.1B. By genre, Drama leads with $1.3B across 86 releases.
- 1982 releases with a gross
- 154
- combined worldwide
- $2.5B
- films crossed $100M
- 5
- vs 1981
- +18%
#1 of 154 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Hits of 1982?
Tootsie (1982) leads with $177.2M, 7% of the total. The top 5 together took $668.6M, 27% of what all 154 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Release of 1982, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 154. 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 Mar 19, 1982 US and Canada: $111.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $111.3M
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Jun 4, 1982 US and Canada: $79.7M Rest of the world: $114.7K Worldwide: $79.8M - 7
Dec 8, 1982 US and Canada: $78.9M Rest of the world: $161 Worldwide: $78.9M - 8
Jun 4, 1982 US and Canada: $77.2M Rest of the world: $55.8K Worldwide: $77.2M - 9
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)Jul 23, 1982 US and Canada: $69.7M Rest of the world: $535 Worldwide: $69.7M
Jul 23, 1982 · English · Comedy, Musical $69.7M worldwide - 10
May 14, 1982 US and Canada: $39.6M Rest of the world: $29.3M Worldwide: $68.9M - 11
Apr 9, 1982 US and Canada: $59M Rest of the world: $344.5K Worldwide: $59.3M - 12
Jun 18, 1982 US and Canada: $57.1M Rest of the world: $4.9K Worldwide: $57.1M - 13
Dec 17, 1982 US and Canada: $54M Rest of the world: $16.5K Worldwide: $54M - 14
Dec 10, 1982 US and Canada: $47.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $47.1M - 15
Jun 18, 1982 US and Canada: $46.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $46.7M - 16
Dec 17, 1982 US and Canada: $41.6M Rest of the world: $3M Worldwide: $44.6M - 17
Jun 25, 1982 US and Canada: $32.9M Rest of the world: $8.9M Worldwide: $41.8M - 18
Apr 30, 1982 US and Canada: $39.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $39.1M - 19
Dec 17, 1982 US and Canada: $36.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.8M - 20
Aug 13, 1982 US and Canada: $36.7M Rest of the world: $6.6K Worldwide: $36.7M - 21
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)Mar 12, 1982 US and Canada: $36.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.3M Mar 12, 1982 · English · Comedy, Documentary $36.3M worldwide - 22
Jul 16, 1982 US and Canada: $30.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $30.7M - 23
Dec 8, 1982 US and Canada: $30M Rest of the world: $166 Worldwide: $30M - 24
Jul 23, 1982 US and Canada: $29.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $29.7M - 25
Mar 19, 1982 US and Canada: $28.2M Rest of the world: $14K Worldwide: $28.2M - 26
Dec 10, 1982 US and Canada: $27.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27.2M - 27
Aug 13, 1982 US and Canada: $27.1M Rest of the world: $271 Worldwide: $27.1M - 28
Apr 2, 1982 US and Canada: $23.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $23.7M - 29
May 21, 1982 US and Canada: $23.7M Rest of the world: $2.9K Worldwide: $23.7M - 30
Aug 6, 1982 US and Canada: $22.2M Rest of the world: $29.9K Worldwide: $22.3M - 31
Aug 4, 1982 US and Canada: $21.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.1M - 32
Jul 30, 1982 US and Canada: $21.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.1M - 33
Nov 12, 1982 US and Canada: $21M Rest of the world: $2.6K Worldwide: $21M - 34
Feb 12, 1982 US and Canada: $21M Rest of the world: $3K Worldwide: $21M - 35
Jun 25, 1982 US and Canada: $20.1M Rest of the world: $774.7K Worldwide: $20.8M - 36
Jul 16, 1982 US and Canada: $20.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.2M - 37
Oct 8, 1982 US and Canada: $20.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.1M - 38
Mar 19, 1982 US and Canada: $19.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.3M - 39
May 21, 1982 US and Canada: $18.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.2M - 40
Sep 3, 1982 US and Canada: $16.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.9M - 41
Nov 10, 1982 US and Canada: $16.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.9M - 42
Feb 19, 1982 US and Canada: $16.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.1M - 43
Dec 22, 1982 US and Canada: $15.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.8M - 44
Jun 11, 1982 US and Canada: $15.2M Rest of the world: $837 Worldwide: $15.2M - 45
Jul 16, 1982 US and Canada: $14.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.7M - 46
Mar 5, 1982 US and Canada: $14.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.1M - 47
Aug 20, 1982 US and Canada: $14.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.1M - 48
Mar 12, 1982 US and Canada: $14M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14M - 49
May 21, 1982 US and Canada: $13.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.3M - 50
Jan 22, 1982 US and Canada: $13.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.3M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1982?
Of the top 10, Porky's (1982) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while First Blood (1982) made 62% of its gross abroad. Across all 154 films, $2.4B (95%) 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 Porky's (1982) $111.3M $111.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 6 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) $79.8M $79.7M US & Canada · 100% $114.7K elsewhere · <1%
- 7 48 Hrs. (1982) $78.9M $78.9M US & Canada · 100% $161 elsewhere · <1%
- 8 Poltergeist (1982) $77.2M $77.2M US & Canada · 100% $55.8K elsewhere · <1%
- 9 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) $69.7M $69.7M US & Canada · 100% $535 elsewhere · <1%
- 10 Conan the Barbarian (1982) $68.9M $39.6M US & Canada · 57% $29.3M elsewhere · 43%
Gross bands
How Many 1982 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
5 of 154 films crossed $100M and took $668.6M between them, 27% of the total. 95 films, 62% of the list, earned under $10M.
27% 62% 11%
- $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 5 films, 3% of the list $668.6M · 27% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 54 films, 35% of the list $1.6B · 62% of the gross
- Under $10M 95 films, 62% of the list $272.3M · 11% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1982 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $544.2M from 16 films, led by Tootsie (1982). September was the quietest month ($38.9M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Vice Squad (1982) $43.3M Vice Squad (1982)
- February Feb Quest for Fire (1982) $104.2M Quest for Fire (1982)
- March Mar Porky's (1982) $238.5M Porky's (1982)
- April Apr Chariots of Fire (1982) $157.1M Chariots of Fire (1982)
- May May Rocky III (1982) $275.9M Rocky III (1982)
- June Jun Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) $368.4M Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
- July Jul An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) $352.8M An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
- August Aug Friday the 13th Part III (1982) $138M Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
- September Sep Zapped! (1982) $38.9M Zapped! (1982)
- October Oct First Blood (1982) $186.6M First Blood (1982)
- November Nov Creepshow (1982) $60.4M Creepshow (1982)
- December Dec Tootsie (1982) $544.2M Tootsie (1982)
Last 10 years
How Does 1982 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1980 earned the most: $2.5B from 130 films, led by Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). 1982 took $2.5B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 53 films | 53 | $989.4M | – | The Exorcist (1973) $430.9M |
| 1974 65 films · −19% | 65 | $803.9M | −19% | Blazing Saddles (1974) $119.6M |
| 1975 49 films · +35% | 49 | $1.1B | +35% | Jaws (1975) $477.9M |
| 1976 49 films · −28% | 49 | $784.1M | −28% | Rocky (1976) $117.3M |
| 1977 72 films · +184% | 72 | $2.2B | +184% | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) $775.4M |
| 1978 84 films · −12% | 84 | $2B | −12% | Grease (1978) $396.3M |
| 1979 99 films · +10% | 99 | $2.2B | +10% | Moonraker (1979) $210.3M |
| 1980 130 films · +16% | 130 | $2.5B | +16% | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) $550M |
| 1981 136 films · −15% | 136 | $2.1B | −15% | Superman II (1981) $216.4M |
| 1982 154 films · +18% | 154 | $2.5B | +18% | Tootsie (1982) $177.2M |
Genres & languages
Which Genres and Languages Earned the Most in 1982?
Drama took $1.3B across 86 films, 51% of the total, ahead of Comedy ($1.1B) and Action ($653.6M). A film counts once for each of its genres. English-language films took $2.2B across 125 films, 88% of the total, ahead of German-language films ($11.5M) and Swedish-language films ($6.8M).
1982 Box Office by Genre
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Drama $1.3B86 films · #1 Tootsie (1982) -
Comedy $1.1B55 films · #1 Tootsie (1982) -
Action $653.6M24 films · #1 First Blood (1982) -
Thriller $608M32 films · #1 First Blood (1982) -
Romance $542.5M30 films · #1 Tootsie (1982) -
Adventure $474.1M15 films · #1 First Blood (1982) -
Horror $289M22 films · #1 Poltergeist (1982) -
Fantasy $262.9M12 films · #1 Conan the Barbarian (1982) -
Crime $236.6M19 films · #1 48 Hrs. (1982) -
Sci-Fi $234.5M16 films · #1 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
1982 Box Office by Language
- English $2.2B125 films · #1 Tootsie (1982)
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German $11.5M4 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) -
Japanese $31.9K3 films · #1 Gauche the Cellist (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) -
Portuguese $2.2K1 film · #1 Linha de Montagem (1982)
Archive
Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1918 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $37.1B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $134.2B
2010s 10 years · $325.8B
- 2019 $37.1B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $37.1B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $36.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $34.2B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $34B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $30.1B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $31.3B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $30.6B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $28.1B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $26.5B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $201.3B
- 2009 $27.2B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $23.9B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $24B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $21.2B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $20.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $19.7B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $19.2B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $15.8B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $16B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $14B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $91.9B
- 1999 $13.7B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $11.3B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $12.7B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.9B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $9.5B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $8.5B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $7.1B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $6.3B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $6.2B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $36B
- 1989 $6.1B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.9B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $4B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.7B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.7B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.8B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.5B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.5B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $11.1B
- 1979 $2.2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $2B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $784.1M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $1.1B #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $803.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $989.4M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $371.4M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $206M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $450M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1969 $247.4M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $144M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $441.4M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $29.9M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $387.9M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $240.7M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $138.3M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $52M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $12.9M #1 The Taste of Violence (1961)
- 1960 $94.9M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $801.3M
- 1959 $127.1M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $13.9M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $32.7M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $162.1M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $96.9M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $74.4M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $153.5M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.8M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.8M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $97.2M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $936.9M
- 1949 $1.8M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $12.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $92.2M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22.1M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $132K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6.2M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $268.3M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.9M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $525.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $214M
- 1939 $26.7M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $32.8K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $1.5M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $105.9K #1 The 39 Steps (1935)
- 1934 $47.3K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $164.8K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $51.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $135.8K #1 Drácula (1931)
- 1930 $6.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 9 years · $10M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $41.6K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $245K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $67.1K #1 Battleship Potemkin (1926)
- 1925 $87.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1924 $198.9K #1 The Epic of Everest (1924)
- 1923 $13.2K #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 2 years · $9.8K
FAQ
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 154 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing 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 movies released in 1982 earn?
154 films released in 1982 report a worldwide gross, $2.5B in all, or $16.3M per film on average. 1981 releases took $2.1B.
How many movies released in 1982 made $1 billion?
None. 5 films crossed $100 million, led by Tootsie (1982) with $177.2M.
How is the 1982 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 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.