Domestic 1982 Week 36
September 3-9, 1982
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Zapped! | $10,768,912 | - | 777 | - | $13,859 | $11,979,236 | 7 | Embassy Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $9,227,288 | +8.2% | 980 | - | $9,415 | $46,051,224 | 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $9,141,606 | -10% | 1,614 | -95 | $5,663 | $240,118,856 | 13 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | 5 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | $4,006,547 | +32.1% | 713 | +117 | $5,619 | $15,300,007 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | 6 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | $3,681,959 | +34.6% | 960 | -45 | $3,835 | $61,377,010 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | 3 | Friday the 13th: Part 3 | $3,048,844 | -21.5% | 770 | -143 | $3,959 | $29,101,266 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | 7 | The World According to Garp | $2,286,994 | -6.5% | 560 | +2 | $4,083 | $23,134,491 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 4 | The Beastmaster | $2,014,118 | -36.8% | 738 | -323 | $2,729 | $9,881,000 | 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 9 | 10 | Rocky III | $1,850,816 | -7.4% | 869 | +21 | $2,129 | $111,153,698 | 15 | United Artists |
| 10 | - | Tron | $1,676,809 | - | 541 | +105 | $3,099 | $26,576,809 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | - | Annie | $1,558,201 | - | 605 | - | $2,575 | $53,130,881 | 16 | Columbia Pictures |
| 12 | 11 | Young Doctors in Love | $1,549,619 | -17.4% | 576 | -74 | $2,690 | $27,306,661 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | 12 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1982 Re-release | $1,498,763 | -17.8% | 659 | -53 | $2,274 | $12,910,958 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | 15 | Night Shift | $1,415,488 | -10.4% | 440 | -54 | $3,217 | $15,566,826 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | 8 | Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior | $1,384,264 | -41.1% | 430 | -122 | $3,219 | $21,304,492 | 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | 13 | Six Pack | $1,374,128 | -24.4% | 574 | -120 | $2,393 | $17,292,931 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | 16 | Poltergeist | $1,239,304 | -7.7% | 596 | - | $2,079 | $65,852,758 | 14 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 18 | 14 | Things Are Tough All Over | $1,214,481 | -24.6% | 520 | -141 | $2,335 | $20,000,225 | 5 | Columbia Pictures |
| 19 | - | Tempest | $99,957 | - | 4 | - | $24,989 | $99,957 | 1 | Columbia Pictures |
