Domestic 1982 Week 33
August 13-19, 1982
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $14,503,353 | -11.3% | 1,778 | +210 | $8,157 | $208,023,105 | 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | - | Friday the 13th: Part 3 | $14,116,183 | - | 1,079 | - | $13,082 | $14,116,183 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | 4 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $8,007,623 | +47.1% | 719 | +373 | $11,137 | $19,962,403 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 2 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | $6,807,691 | -30.7% | 1,401 | -19 | $4,859 | $50,442,986 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | - | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1982 Re-release | $5,918,725 | - | 1,070 | - | $5,531 | $5,918,725 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | 3 | Things Are Tough All Over | $5,210,582 | -46.5% | 1,503 | -13 | $3,466 | $14,946,583 | 2 | Columbia Pictures |
| 7 | - | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | $4,225,997 | - | 498 | - | $8,485 | $4,225,997 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | 9 | The World According to Garp | $3,790,374 | +26.1% | 521 | +153 | $7,275 | $15,391,158 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 7 | Night Shift | $2,756,693 | -23.7% | 610 | -57 | $4,519 | $10,523,334 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 8 | Young Doctors in Love | $2,236,714 | -31.1% | 549 | -179 | $4,074 | $21,213,444 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | 6 | Rocky III | $2,189,662 | -44% | 849 | -175 | $2,579 | $104,167,995 | 12 | United Artists |
| 12 | 5 | The Pirate Movie | $2,082,040 | -49.5% | 641 | -116 | $3,248 | $6,208,129 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | 10 | Poltergeist | $1,784,225 | -40.3% | 699 | -106 | $2,552 | $61,005,780 | 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 14 | - | Forced Vengeance | $1,515,500 | - | 571 | -5 | $2,654 | $3,986,000 | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
