#1 of 9 1982 · Drama, Comedy
$177.2M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total
Tootsie (1982) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 51 of 1982 (Dec 12–18), with $177.2M worldwide, ahead of The Verdict (1982) at $54M and The Dark Crystal (1982) at $44.6M. 9 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $338.5M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 85% on Week 50, 1982, whose releases took $183.2M. By genre, Drama leads with $279.3M across 6 releases.
#1 of 9 1982 · Drama, Comedy
$177.2M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total
Tootsie (1982) leads with $177.2M, 52% of the total. The top 5 together took $321.7M, 95% of what all 9 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 51 of 1982 (Dec 12–18).
Dec 17, 1982 US and Canada: $177.2M Rest of the world: $285 Worldwide: $177.2M
Dec 17, 1982 US and Canada: $54M Rest of the world: $16.5K Worldwide: $54M
Dec 17, 1982 US and Canada: $41.6M Rest of the world: $3M Worldwide: $44.6M
Dec 17, 1982 US and Canada: $36.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.8M
Dec 17, 1982 US and Canada: $9.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.1M
Dec 17, 1982 US and Canada: $6.8M Rest of the world: $30.6K Worldwide: $6.8M
Dec 16, 1982 US and Canada: $5.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.5M
Dec 15, 1982 US and Canada: $4.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.5M
Dec 17, 1982 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6K Of the top 9, Best Friends (1982) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Dark Crystal (1982) made 7% of its gross abroad. Across all 9 films, $335.5M (99%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 9 reports no US & Canada figure.
Week 51 releases took $338.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 12–18) with $338.5M, led by Tootsie (1982).
Of these 10 years, Week 51, 1982 earned the most: $338.5M from 9 films, led by Tootsie (1982).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 51, 1973 Dec 16–22 3 films | 3 | $71.8M | – | Papillon (1973) $53.3M |
| Week 51, 1974 Dec 15–21 6 films · +211% | 6 | $223.4M | +211% | The Towering Inferno (1974) $116M |
| Week 51, 1975 Dec 14–20 2 films · −100% | 2 | $296.6K | −100% | Barry Lyndon (1975) $283.9K |
| Week 51, 1976 Dec 12–18 3 films · +56019% | 3 | $166.4M | +56019% | A Star Is Born (1976) $80M |
| Week 51, 1977 Dec 11–17 2 films · +43% | 2 | $237.3M | +43% | Saturday Night Fever (1977) $237.1M |
| Week 51, 1978 Dec 17–23 5 films · −44% | 5 | $133.4M | −44% | Every Which Way But Loose (1978) $85.2M |
| Week 51, 1979 Dec 16–22 9 films · +119% | 9 | $291.7M | +119% | Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) $106.3M |
| Week 51, 1980 Dec 14–20 6 films · −13% | 6 | $254M | −13% | 9 to 5 (1980) $103.3M |
| Week 51, 1981 Dec 13–19 5 films · −48% | 5 | $131.8M | −48% | Absence of Malice (1981) $40.7M |
| Week 51, 1982 Dec 12–18 9 films · +157% | 9 | $338.5M | +157% | Tootsie (1982) $177.2M |
Drama took $279.3M across 6 films, 83% of the total, ahead of Comedy ($227.6M) and Romance ($214M). A film counts once for each of its genres. English-language films took $277.7M across 7 films, 82% of the total, ahead of Swedish-language films ($6.8M).
49 weeks of 1982 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 12–18) with $338.5M, led by Tootsie (1982).
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 9 films as the chart.
Tootsie (1982) leads with $177.2M worldwide, $177.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Verdict (1982) at $54M and The Dark Crystal (1982) at $44.6M.
9 films released in week 51 of 1982 (Dec 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $338.5M in all, or $37.6M per film on average. Week 50, 1982 releases took $183.2M.
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Tootsie (1982) with $177.2M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 51 of 1982 (Dec 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.
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.