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Box office · Week 15 · Apr 4–10, 1982

Box Office Week 15, 1982: Highest-Grossing Releases of Apr 4–10

Chariots of Fire (1982) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 15 of 1982 (Apr 4–10), with $59.3M worldwide, ahead of Savannah Smiles (1982) at $10.4M and Starstruck (1982) at $691. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $69.7M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 49% on Week 14, 1982, whose releases took $46.7M.

week 15 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$69.7M
Chariots of Fire (1982), the #1
$59.3M
vs Week 14, 1982
+49%
Chariots of Fire (1982) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 movie of Week 15, 1982

Chariots of Fire (1982)

1982 · Biography, Drama

$59.3M worldwide · 85% of the chart's total

$59M US & Canada · 99% $344.5K elsewhere · <1%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 15 of 1982?

Chariots of Fire (1982) leads with $59.3M, 85% of the total. The top 3 together took $69.7M, 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. Chariots of Fire (1982) movie poster Number 1
    $59.3M Chariots of Fire (1982)
    $59M US & Canada · 99% $344.5K elsewhere · <1%
  2. Savannah Smiles (1982) movie poster Number 2
    $10.4M Savannah Smiles (1982)
    $10.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Starstruck (1982) movie poster Number 3
    $691 Starstruck (1982)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 15 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 15 of 1982 (Apr 4–10).

  1. 1 Chariots of Fire (1982) movie poster
    Chariots of Fire (1982) Apr 9, 1982 · English · Biography, Drama $59.3M worldwide
    Apr 9, 1982 US and Canada: $59M Rest of the world: $344.5K Worldwide: $59.3M
  2. 2 Savannah Smiles (1982) movie poster
    Savannah Smiles (1982) Apr 9, 1982 · English · Comedy, Family $10.4M worldwide
    Apr 9, 1982 US and Canada: $10.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.4M
  3. 3 Starstruck (1982) movie poster
    Starstruck (1982) Apr 8, 1982 · English · Comedy, Drama $691 worldwide
    Apr 8, 1982 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $691
Weeks around it

How Does Week 15 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 15 releases took $69.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 12 (Mar 14–20) with $158.8M, led by Porky's (1982).

  1. Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 21–27 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 10 Wk 10 Feb 28–Mar 6 Diner (1982) $20.5M Diner (1982)
  3. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 7–13 Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) $50.8M Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)
  4. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 14–20 Porky's (1982) $158.8M Porky's (1982)
  5. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 21–27 I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) $8.4M I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
  6. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 28–Apr 3 Some Kind of Hero (1982) $46.7M Some Kind of Hero (1982)
  7. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 4–10 Chariots of Fire (1982) $69.7M Chariots of Fire (1982)
  8. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 11–17 Linha de Montagem (1982) $2.2K Linha de Montagem (1982)
  9. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 18–24 I, the Jury (1982) $1.5M I, the Jury (1982)
Earlier years

How Does Week 15 of 1982 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 15, 1976 earned the most: $102.8M from 3 films, led by All the President's Men (1976). Week 15, 1982 took $69.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 15, 1973 Apr 8–14 1 film 1 $295 – Scarecrow (1973) $295
Week 15, 1974 Apr 7–13 2 films · +1657030% 2 $4.9M +1657030% The Conversation (1974) $4.9M
Week 15, 1975 Apr 6–12 No films 0 – – –
Week 15, 1976 Apr 4–10 3 films 3 $102.8M – All the President's Men (1976) $70.6M
Week 15, 1977 Apr 3–9 No films 0 – – –
Week 15, 1978 Apr 9–15 1 film 1 $306.1K – Boarding School (1978) $306.1K
Week 15, 1979 Apr 8–14 No films 0 – – –
Week 15, 1980 Apr 6–12 2 films 2 $3.2M – Lost and Found (1980) $3.2M
Week 15, 1981 Apr 5–11 5 films · +2389% 5 $80.4M +2389% Excalibur (1981) $35M
Week 15, 1982 Apr 4–10 3 films · −13% 3 $69.7M −13% Chariots of Fire (1982) $59.3M
Archive

Box Office in 1982, Week by Week

49 weeks of 1982 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 12–18) with $338.5M, led by Tootsie (1982).

FAQ

Box Office Week 15 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 15 of 1982 (Apr 4–10)?

Chariots of Fire (1982) leads with $59.3M worldwide, $59M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Savannah Smiles (1982) at $10.4M and Starstruck (1982) at $691.

How much did movies released in week 15 of 1982 (Apr 4–10) earn?

3 films released in week 15 of 1982 (Apr 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $69.7M in all, or $23.2M per film on average. Week 14, 1982 releases took $46.7M.

How many movies released in week 15 of 1982 (Apr 4–10) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Chariots of Fire (1982), earned $59.3M.

How much of the Week 15, 1982 box office came from the US and Canada?

$69.4M of the $69.7M 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 15, 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 15 of 1982 (Apr 4–10). 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 15, 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.