Weekly box office · Friday to Thursday
Sep 17–23, 1982
All 12 films
$29,023,272#1
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial| # | Film | Studio | Week | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial | Uni. | $5,600,712 | 1,301 | $251,939,806 |
| 2 | An Officer and a Gentleman | Par. | $5,306,287 | 997 | $57,680,152 |
| 3 | Pink Floyd: The Wall | MGM | $4,565,903 | 653 | $5,000,000 |
| 4 | Inchon | MGM | $3,101,482 | 1,291 | $3,101,482 |
| 5 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Uni. | $2,316,477 | 600 | $20,147,384 |
| 6 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Uni. | $1,988,254 | 840 | $65,730,338 |
| 7 | Rocky III | UA | $1,293,767 | 694 | $114,250,000 |
| 8 | The World According to Garp | WB | $1,231,147 | 509 | $25,967,699 |
| 9 | Night Shift | WB | $1,026,741 | 510 | $17,792,567 |
| 10 | Poltergeist | MGM | $929,850 | 530 | $68,130,000 |
| 11 | Friday the 13th Part III | Par. | $896,018 | 393 | $31,415,424 |
| 12 | Zapped! | Emb | $766,634 | 427 | $14,511,933 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.