Domestic 1982 Week 34
August 20-26, 1982
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $12,796,484 | -11.8% | 1,771 | -7 | $7,225 | $220,819,589 | 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | 3 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $8,335,055 | +4.1% | 802 | +83 | $10,392 | $28,297,458 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | 2 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 | $8,054,159 | -42.9% | 1,079 | - | $7,464 | $22,170,342 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | - | The Beastmaster | $4,680,800 | - | 1,013 | - | $4,620 | $4,680,800 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 5 | 4 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | $4,516,080 | -33.7% | 1,042 | -359 | $4,334 | $54,959,066 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | 7 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | $4,034,147 | -4.5% | 589 | +91 | $6,849 | $8,260,144 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | 5 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1982 Re-release | $3,670,217 | -38% | 1,069 | -1 | $3,433 | $9,588,942 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | 11 | Rocky III | $3,135,285 | +43.2% | 935 | +86 | $3,353 | $107,303,280 | 13 | United Artists |
| 9 | 8 | The World According to Garp | $3,011,540 | -20.5% | 553 | +32 | $5,445 | $18,402,698 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 10 | Young Doctors in Love | $2,668,210 | +19.3% | 672 | +123 | $3,970 | $23,881,654 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | 13 | Poltergeist | $2,264,295 | +26.9% | 739 | +40 | $3,063 | $63,270,075 | 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 12 | 6 | Things Are Tough All Over | $2,228,121 | -57.2% | 913 | -590 | $2,440 | $17,174,704 | 3 | Columbia Pictures |
| 13 | 9 | Night Shift | $2,048,382 | -25.7% | 512 | -98 | $4,000 | $12,571,716 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
