Weekend box office
Jan 15–17, 1982
All 17 films
$22,104,212#1
Absence of Malice| # | Film | Studio | Weekend | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absence of Malice | Col. | $3,290,111 | 994 | $23,341,516 |
| 2 | Taps | Fox | $2,627,241 | 689 | $22,423,520 |
| 3 | Sharky's Machine | WB | $2,261,513 | 1,109 | $26,501,387 |
| 4 | Reds | Par. | $2,181,946 | 626 | $23,760,547 |
| 5 | Modern Problems | Fox | $2,106,471 | 1,006 | $21,151,053 |
| 6 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Par. | $1,629,191 | 796 | $181,718,672 |
| 7 | Ragtime | Par. | $1,403,534 | 419 | $12,631,335 |
| 8 | Neighbors (1981) | Col. | $1,259,688 | 910 | $26,784,000 |
| 10 | Ghost Story | Uni. | $1,195,540 | 558 | $16,202,210 |
| 11 | Time Bandits | Emb | $627,136 | 40 | $35,955,861 |
| 12 | Arthur | WB | $586,812 | 381 | $80,803,852 |
| 13 | Rollover | WB | $532,471 | 443 | $9,532,502 |
| 14 | Pennies From Heaven | MGM | $520,000 | 315 | $6,200,000 |
| 15 | Chariots of Fire | Col. | $359,516 | 36 | $4,837,000 |
| 16 | Buddy Buddy | MGM | $189,000 | 248 | $5,600,000 |
| 17 | On Golden Pond | Uni. | $98,793 | 3 | $1,156,889 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.