This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1982.
| # | Weekend end date | Film | Box office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01982-01-10January 10, 1982 | Sharky's Machine | $2,850,839 | |
| 2 | 01982-01-17January 17, 1982 | Absence of Malice | $3,290,111 | Absence of Malice reached #1 in its fourth weekend of release. |
| 3 | 01982-01-24January 24, 1982 | On Golden Pond | $3,853,902 | On a Golden Pond reached #1 in its eighth weekend of release. |
| 4 | 01982-01-31January 31, 1982 | On Golden Pond | $5,008,290 | |
| 5 | 01982-02-07February 7, 1982 | On Golden Pond | $4,900,463 | |
| 6 | 01982-02-15February 15, 19824-day weekend | On Golden Pond | $8,177,208 | |
| 7 | 01982-02-21February 21, 1982 | Death Wish II | $6,526,822 | |
| 8 | 01982-02-28February 28, 1982 | On Golden Pond | $5,602,328 | On Golden Pond reclaimed #1 in its thirteenth weekend of release. |
| 9 | 01982-03-07March 7, 1982 | On Golden Pond | $5,507,123 | |
| 10 | 01982-03-14March 14, 1982 | Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip | $7,780,693 | |
| 11 | 01982-03-21March 21, 1982 | Porky's | $7,623,988 | |
| 12 | 01982-03-28March 28, 1982 | Porky's | $8,602,473 | |
| 13 | 01982-04-04April 4, 1982 | Porky's | $8,034,766 | |
| 14 | 01982-04-11April 11, 1982 | Porky's | $8,082,295 | |
| 15 | 01982-04-18April 18, 1982 | Porky's | $6,511,216 | |
| 16 | 01982-04-25April 25, 1982 | Porky's | $5,280,637 | |
| 17 | 01982-05-02May 2, 1982 | Porky's | $4,333,570 | |
| 18 | 01982-05-09May 9, 1982 | Porky's | $3,393,114 | |
| 19 | 01982-05-16May 16, 1982 | Conan the Barbarian | $9,603,139 | Conan the Barbarian broke Friday the 13th's record ($8.43 million) for highest weekend debut for a R-rated film. |
| 20 | 01982-05-23May 23, 1982 | Conan the Barbarian | $6,874,042 | |
| 21 | 01982-05-31May 31, 19824-day weekend | Rocky III | $16,015,408 | |
| 22 | 01982-06-06June 6, 1982 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | $14,347,221 | |
| 23 | 01982-06-13June 13, 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $11,835,389 | |
| 24 | 01982-06-20June 20, 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $12,610,610 | |
| 25 | 01982-06-27June 27, 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $13,729,552 | |
| 26 | 01982-07-05July 5, 19824-day weekend | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $16,706,592 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (fourth weekend) had the highest weekend debut of 1982. |
| 27 | 01982-07-11July 11, 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $12,802,287 | |
| 28 | 01982-07-18July 18, 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $13,003,581 | |
| 29 | 01982-07-25July 25, 1982 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | $11,874,268 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas broke Conan the Barbarian's record ($9.60 million) for highest weekend debut for a R-rated film. |
| 30 | 01982-08-01August 1, 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $10,425,071 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial reclaimed #1 in its eighth weekend of release. |
| 31 | 01982-08-08August 8, 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $9,525,306 | |
| 32 | 01982-08-15August 15, 1982 | Friday the 13th Part III | $9,406,522 | Friday the 13th Part III broke Halloween II's record ($7.67 million) for highest weekend debut for a Slasher film. |
| 33 | 01982-08-22August 22, 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $7,684,162 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial reclaimed #1 in its eleventh weekend of release. |
| 34 | 01982-08-29August 29, 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $6,630,709 | |
| 35 | 01982-09-06September 6, 19824-day weekend | An Officer and a Gentleman | $7,711,202 | An Officer and a Gentleman reached #1 in its sixth weekend of release. |
| 36 | 01982-09-12September 12, 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $4,598,728 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial reclaimed #1 in its fourteenth weekend of release. |
| 37 | 01982-09-19September 19, 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $4,261,887 | |
| 38 | 01982-09-26September 26, 1982 | Amityville II: The Possession | $4,104,277 | |
| 39 | 01982-10-03October 3, 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $3,742,140 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial reclaimed #1 in its sixteenth weekend of release. |
| 40 | 01982-10-10October 10, 1982 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $4,509,267 | An Officer and a Gentleman reclaimed #1 in its eleventh weekend of release. |
| 41 | 01982-10-17October 17, 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $3,315,692 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial reclaimed #1 in its eighteenth weekend of release. |
| 42 | 01982-10-24October 24, 1982 | First Blood | $6,642,005 | |
| 43 | 01982-10-31October 31, 1982 | First Blood | $4,565,972 | |
| 44 | 01982-11-07November 7, 1982 | First Blood | $4,416,115 | |
| 45 | 01982-11-14November 14, 1982 | Creepshow | $5,870,889 | |
| 46 | 01982-11-21November 21, 1982 | Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Re-issue) | $3,949,478 | |
| 47 | 01982-11-28November 28, 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $3,976,778 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial reclaimed #1 in its twenty-fourth weekend of release. |
| 48 | 01982-12-05December 5, 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $2,355,819 | |
| 49 | 01982-12-12December 12, 1982 | The Toy | $6,322,804 | |
| 50 | 01982-12-19December 19, 1982 | Tootsie | $5,540,470 | |
| 51 | 01982-12-26December 26, 1982 | Tootsie | $7,469,326 | |
| 52 | 01983-01-02January 2, 1983 | Tootsie | $11,222,714 |
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