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Box office · Week 13 · Mar 21–27, 1982

Box Office Week 13, 1982: Highest-Grossing Releases of Mar 21–27

I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 13 of 1982 (Mar 21–27), with $7M worldwide, ahead of Turkey Shoot (1982) at $1.4M and The State of Things (1982) at $3.7K. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $8.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 95% on Week 12, 1982, whose releases took $158.8M.

week 13 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$8.4M
I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982), the #1
$7M
vs Week 12, 1982
−95%
I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 movie of Week 13, 1982

I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)

1982 · Comedy, Drama

$7M worldwide · 83% of the chart's total

$7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 13 of 1982?

I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) leads with $7M, 83% of the total. The top 3 together took $8.4M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) movie poster Number 1
    $7M I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
    $7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Turkey Shoot (1982) movie poster Number 2
    $1.4M Turkey Shoot (1982)
    $1.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. The State of Things (1982) movie poster Number 3
    $3.7K The State of Things (1982)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 13 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 13 of 1982 (Mar 21–27).

  1. 1 I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) movie poster
    I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) Mar 26, 1982 · English · Comedy, Drama $7M worldwide
    Mar 26, 1982 US and Canada: $7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7M
  2. 2 Turkey Shoot (1982) movie poster
    Turkey Shoot (1982) Mar 25, 1982 · English · Action, Horror $1.4M worldwide
    Mar 25, 1982 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.4M
  3. 3 The State of Things (1982) movie poster
    The State of Things (1982) Mar 22, 1982 · French · Drama $3.7K worldwide
    Mar 22, 1982 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7K
Earlier years

How Does Week 13 of 1982 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 13, 1974 earned the most: $20.6M from 1 film, led by The Great Gatsby (1974). Week 13, 1982 took $8.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 13, 1973 Mar 25–31 2 films 2 $318.7K – Sisters (1973) $318.3K
Week 13, 1974 Mar 24–30 1 film · +6353% 1 $20.6M +6353% The Great Gatsby (1974) $20.6M
Week 13, 1975 Mar 23–29 1 film · −100% 1 $52.5K −100% Fantozzi: White Collar Blues (1975) $52.5K
Week 13, 1976 Mar 21–27 No films 0 – – –
Week 13, 1977 Mar 20–26 1 film 1 $290.7K – Fraternity Row (1977) $290.7K
Week 13, 1978 Mar 26–Apr 1 1 film · +569% 1 $1.9M +569% I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) $1.9M
Week 13, 1979 Mar 25–31 1 film · −100% 1 $365 −100% Long Weekend (1979) $365
Week 13, 1980 Mar 23–29 5 films · +4358613% 5 $15.9M +4358613% Serial (1980) $9.9M
Week 13, 1981 Mar 22–28 1 film · −28% 1 $11.5M −28% Thief (1981) $11.5M
Week 13, 1982 Mar 21–27 3 films · −27% 3 $8.4M −27% I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) $7M
FAQ

Box Office Week 13 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 13 of 1982 (Mar 21–27)?

I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) leads with $7M worldwide, $7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Turkey Shoot (1982) at $1.4M and The State of Things (1982) at $3.7K.

How much did movies released in week 13 of 1982 (Mar 21–27) earn?

3 films released in week 13 of 1982 (Mar 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $8.4M in all, or $2.8M per film on average. Week 12, 1982 releases took $158.8M.

How many movies released in week 13 of 1982 (Mar 21–27) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982), earned $7M.

How much of the Week 13, 1982 box office came from the US and Canada?

$8.4M of the $8.4M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 13, 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 week 13 of 1982 (Mar 21–27). 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 13, 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.