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Box office · Week 38 · Sep 12–18, 1982

Box Office Week 38, 1982: Highest-Grossing Releases of Sep 12–18

The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 38 of 1982 (Sep 12–18), with $2.3M worldwide, ahead of Say Amen, Somebody (1982) at $1.1M and Hammett (1982) at $42.9K. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 38 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$3.4M
The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982), the #1
$2.3M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 38 of 1982?

The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) leads with $2.3M, 66% of the total. The top 3 together took $3.4M, 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. The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) movie poster Number 1
    $2.3M The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)
    $2.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Say Amen, Somebody (1982) movie poster Number 2
    $1.1M Say Amen, Somebody (1982)
    $1.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Hammett (1982) movie poster Number 3
    $42.9K Hammett (1982)
    $42.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 38 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 38 of 1982 (Sep 12–18).

  1. 1 The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) movie poster
    The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) Sep 16, 1982 · Italian · Drama, War $2.3M worldwide
    Sep 16, 1982 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3M
  2. 2 Say Amen, Somebody (1982) movie poster
    Say Amen, Somebody (1982) Sep 12, 1982 · English · Documentary, Music $1.1M worldwide
    Sep 12, 1982 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.1M
  3. 3 Hammett (1982) movie poster
    Hammett (1982) Sep 17, 1982 · English · Drama, Mystery $42.9K worldwide
    Sep 17, 1982 US and Canada: $42.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $42.9K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 38 of 1982?

Of the top 3, The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Hammett (1982) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $3.4M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) $2.3M
    $2.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Say Amen, Somebody (1982) $1.1M
    $1.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Hammett (1982) $42.9K
    $42.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 38 of 1982 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 38, 1980 earned the most: $60.6M from 3 films, led by Ordinary People (1980). Week 38, 1982 took $3.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 38, 1973 Sep 16–22 2 films 2 $190.9K – The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) $190.7K
Week 38, 1974 Sep 15–21 1 film · −100% 1 $250 −100% Scenes from a Marriage (1974) $250
Week 38, 1975 Sep 14–20 2 films · +13448% 2 $33.9K +13448% Swept Away (1975) $33.4K
Week 38, 1976 Sep 12–18 1 film · +8283% 1 $2.8M +8283% Bugsy Malone (1976) $2.8M
Week 38, 1977 Sep 11–17 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 1978 Sep 17–23 2 films 2 $7.3M – Paradise Alley (1978) $7.2M
Week 38, 1979 Sep 16–22 3 films · +389% 3 $35.5M +389% Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) $21.7M
Week 38, 1980 Sep 14–20 3 films · +71% 3 $60.6M +71% Ordinary People (1980) $54.8M
Week 38, 1981 Sep 13–19 3 films · −71% 3 $17.6M −71% Continental Divide (1981) $15.6M
Week 38, 1982 Sep 12–18 3 films · −81% 3 $3.4M −81% The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) $2.3M
FAQ

Box Office Week 38 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 38 of 1982 (Sep 12–18)?

The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) leads with $2.3M worldwide, $2.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Say Amen, Somebody (1982) at $1.1M and Hammett (1982) at $42.9K.

How much did movies released in week 38 of 1982 (Sep 12–18) earn?

3 films released in week 38 of 1982 (Sep 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $3.4M in all, or $1.1M per film on average.

How many movies released in week 38 of 1982 (Sep 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982), earned $2.3M.

How much of the Week 38, 1982 box office came from the US and Canada?

$3.4M of the $3.4M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 38, 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 38 of 1982 (Sep 12–18). 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 38, 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.