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The following is an overview of events in 1982 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
Highest-grossing films
North America
The top ten 1982 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"
|+ Highest-grossing films of 1982
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! Rank!! Title !! Distributor !! Box-office gross
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 1
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
| Universal
| $359,197,037
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 2
| Tootsie
| Columbia
| $177,200,000
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 3
| An Officer and a Gentleman
| Paramount
| $129,795,554
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 4
| Rocky III
| United Artists/MGM
| $124,146,897
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 5
| Porky's
| 20th Century Fox
| $105,492,483
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 6
| Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
| rowspan="2"|Paramount
| $78,912,963
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 7
|48 Hrs.
| $78,868,508
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 8
| Poltergeist
| MGM
| $76,606,280
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 9
| The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
| Universal
| $69,701,637
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 10
| Annie
| Columbia
| $57,059,003
|}
Outside North America
The highest-grossing 1982 films in countries outside of North America.
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! International market !! Title !! Director !! Production country !! Gross !!
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| China
| Shaolin Temple
| Chang Hsin Yen
| China / Hong Kong
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|-
| France
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
| Steven Spielberg
| United States
| 7,881,332 admissions
|
|-
| West Germany
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
| Steven Spielberg
| United States
| 7,666,017 admissions
|
|-
| India
| Vidhaata
| Subhash Ghai
| India
| ()
|
|-
| Italy
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
| Steven Spielberg
| United States
| 10,298,000 admissions
|
|-
| Japan
| The Gods Must Be Crazy
| Jamie Uys
| South Africa
| (rentals)
|
|-
| South Korea
| Dragon Lord
| Jackie Chan
| Hong Kong
|
|
|-
| Soviet Union
| Sportloto-82
| Leonid Gaidai
| Soviet Union
| 13,800,000 Rbls ($19,500,000)
|
|-
| Spain
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
| Steven Spielberg
| United States
| 7,719,932 admissions
|
|-
| Taiwan
| The Gods Must Be Crazy
| Jamie Uys
| South Africa
|
|
|-
| United Kingdom
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
| Steven Spielberg
| United States
|
|
|}
Worldwide gross revenue
The following table lists known worldwide gross revenue figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1982. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1982.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"
|-
! Title !! Worldwide gross (US$) !! Source(s) !! Production country
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| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
| $792,910,554
|
| United States
|-
| Gandhi
| $127,767,889
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| India <br> United Kingdom
|-
| Rocky III
| $124,146,897
|
| rowspan="2"|United States
|-
| Poltergeist
| $121,706,019
|
|-
| Shaolin Temple
| $111,441,439
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