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Box office · Week 36 · Aug 29–Sep 4, 1982

Box Office Week 36, 1982: Highest-Grossing Releases of Aug 29–Sep 4

Zapped! (1982) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 36 of 1982 (Aug 29–Sep 4), with $16.9M worldwide, ahead of The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982) at $2.3M. 2 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $19.2M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 36 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$19.2M
Zapped! (1982), the #1
$16.9M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Zapped! (1982) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 movie of Week 36, 1982

Zapped! (1982)

1982 · Sci-Fi, Fantasy

$16.9M worldwide · 88% of the chart's total

$16.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Release of Week 36 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 36 of 1982 (Aug 29–Sep 4).

  1. 1 Zapped! (1982) movie poster
    Zapped! (1982) Sep 3, 1982 · English · Sci-Fi, Fantasy $16.9M worldwide
    Sep 3, 1982 US and Canada: $16.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.9M
  2. 2 The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982) movie poster
    The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982) Sep 4, 1982 · English · Mystery, History $2.3M worldwide
    Sep 4, 1982 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: $27K Worldwide: $2.3M
FAQ

Box Office Week 36 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 36 of 1982 (Aug 29–Sep 4)?

Zapped! (1982) leads with $16.9M worldwide, $16.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982) at $2.3M.

How much did movies released in week 36 of 1982 (Aug 29–Sep 4) earn?

2 films released in week 36 of 1982 (Aug 29–Sep 4) report a worldwide gross, $19.2M in all, or $9.6M per film on average.

How many movies released in week 36 of 1982 (Aug 29–Sep 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Zapped! (1982), earned $16.9M.

How much of the Week 36, 1982 box office came from the US and Canada?

$19.2M of the $19.2M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 36, 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 36 of 1982 (Aug 29–Sep 4). 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 36, 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.