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Box office · Week 42 · Oct 10–16, 1982

Box Office Week 42, 1982: Highest-Grossing Releases of Oct 10–16

Let's Spend the Night Together (1982) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 42 of 1982 (Oct 10–16), with $3.8M worldwide, ahead of Enigma (1982) at $894K and Cane River (1982) at $27.3K. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.7M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 80% on Week 41, 1982, whose releases took $24.2M.

week 42 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$4.7M
Let's Spend the Night Together (1982), the #1
$3.8M
vs Week 41, 1982
−80%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 42 of 1982?

Let's Spend the Night Together (1982) leads with $3.8M, 81% of the total. The top 3 together took $4.7M, 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. Let's Spend the Night Together (1982) movie poster Number 1
    $3.8M Let's Spend the Night Together (1982)
    $3.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Enigma (1982) movie poster Number 2
    $894K Enigma (1982)
    $894K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Cane River (1982) movie poster Number 3
    $27.3K Cane River (1982)
    $27.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 42 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 42 of 1982 (Oct 10–16).

  1. 1 Let's Spend the Night Together (1982) movie poster
    Let's Spend the Night Together (1982) Oct 15, 1982 · English · Music, Documentary $3.8M worldwide
    Oct 15, 1982 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.8M
  2. 2 Enigma (1982) movie poster
    Enigma (1982) Oct 15, 1982 · English · Drama, Thriller $894K worldwide
    Oct 15, 1982 US and Canada: $894K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $894K
  3. 3 Cane River (1982) movie poster
    Cane River (1982) Oct 14, 1982 · English · Drama, Romance $27.3K worldwide
    Oct 14, 1982 US and Canada: $27.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27.3K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 42 of 1982?

Of the top 3, Let's Spend the Night Together (1982) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Cane River (1982) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $4.7M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Let's Spend the Night Together (1982) $3.8M
    $3.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Enigma (1982) $894K
    $894K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Cane River (1982) $27.3K
    $27.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 42 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 42 releases took $4.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 43 (Oct 17–23) with $142.5M, led by First Blood (1982).

  1. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 29–Sep 4 Zapped! (1982) $19.2M Zapped! (1982)
  2. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 5–11 Endangered Species (1982) $1.5M Endangered Species (1982)
  3. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 12–18 The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) $3.4M The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)
  4. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 19–25 Amityville II: The Possession (1982) $14.8M Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
  5. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 26–Oct 2 Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982) $25.7K Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982)
  6. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 3–9 My Favorite Year (1982) $24.2M My Favorite Year (1982)
  7. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 10–16 Let's Spend the Night Together (1982) $4.7M Let's Spend the Night Together (1982)
  8. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 17–23 First Blood (1982) $142.5M First Blood (1982)
  9. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 24–30 Class Reunion (1982) $15.1M Class Reunion (1982)
Earlier years

How Does Week 42 of 1982 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 42, 1973 earned the most: $45.1M from 3 films, led by The Way We Were (1973). Week 42, 1982 took $4.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 42, 1973 Oct 14–20 3 films 3 $45.1M – The Way We Were (1973) $45M
Week 42, 1974 Oct 13–19 1 film · −12% 1 $39.6M −12% Benji (1974) $39.6M
Week 42, 1975 Oct 12–18 1 film · −99% 1 $293.1K −99% The Giant Spider Invasion (1975) $293.1K
Week 42, 1976 Oct 10–16 No films 0 – – –
Week 42, 1977 Oct 9–15 2 films 2 $877 – Scenes from the Class Struggle in Portugal (1977) $762
Week 42, 1978 Oct 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 42, 1979 Oct 14–20 3 films 3 $41.7M – ...and justice for all. (1979) $33.3M
Week 42, 1980 Oct 12–18 2 films · −100% 2 $1.3K −100% Breaker Morant (1980) $948
Week 42, 1981 Oct 11–17 2 films · +2070350% 2 $26.9M +2070350% The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) $26.9M
Week 42, 1982 Oct 10–16 3 films · −82% 3 $4.7M −82% Let's Spend the Night Together (1982) $3.8M
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 42 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 42 of 1982 (Oct 10–16)?

Let's Spend the Night Together (1982) leads with $3.8M worldwide, $3.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Enigma (1982) at $894K and Cane River (1982) at $27.3K.

How much did movies released in week 42 of 1982 (Oct 10–16) earn?

3 films released in week 42 of 1982 (Oct 10–16) report a worldwide gross, $4.7M in all, or $1.6M per film on average. Week 41, 1982 releases took $24.2M.

How many movies released in week 42 of 1982 (Oct 10–16) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Let's Spend the Night Together (1982), earned $3.8M.

How much of the Week 42, 1982 box office came from the US and Canada?

$4.7M of the $4.7M 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 42, 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 42 of 1982 (Oct 10–16). 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 42, 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.