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Domestic Box Office For Summer 1982 - Box Office Mojo

The Summer 1982 domestic box office season, spanning May 7 to September 6, saw "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" emerge as the top-grossing film, earning over $238 million during the season. Other significant releases included "Rocky III" and "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," contributing to a diverse cinematic landscape. The data provides a historical overview of film performance and distribution during this period.

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Domestic Box Office For Summer 1982 - Box Office Mojo

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The Summer 1982 box office season is defined as May 7 to September 6.

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial grossed $238,646,109 during the Summer 1982 season.

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was the top-ranked film for the Summer 1982 domestic box office season.

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Rocky III ranked second in domestic box office gross for the Summer 1982 season.

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was distributed by Universal Pictures.

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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan grossed $78,912,963 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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Poltergeist grossed $65,321,626 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Poltergeist was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).

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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas grossed $59,799,027 during the Summer 1982 season.

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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas was distributed by Universal Pictures.

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Annie grossed $48,201,198 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Annie was distributed by Columbia Pictures.

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Firefox grossed $46,708,276 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Firefox was distributed by Warner Bros.

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An Officer and a Gentleman grossed $42,096,672 during the Summer 1982 season.

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An Officer and a Gentleman was distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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Conan the Barbarian grossed $39,565,475 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Conan the Barbarian was distributed by Universal Pictures.

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Porky's grossed $36,946,250 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Porky's was distributed by 20th Century Fox.

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The Sword and the Sorcerer grossed $32,122,136 during the Summer 1982 season.

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The Sword and the Sorcerer was distributed by Group 1 International Distribution.

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Friday the 13th: Part 3 grossed $27,794,618 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Friday the 13th: Part 3 was distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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Blade Runner grossed $27,580,111 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Blade Runner was distributed by Warner Bros.

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Young Doctors in Love grossed $26,642,538 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Young Doctors in Love was distributed by 20th Century Fox.

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Bambi (1982 Re-release) grossed $23,000,000 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Bambi (1982 Re-release) was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

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Tron grossed $22,617,638 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Tron was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

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The World According to Garp grossed $22,154,349 during the Summer 1982 season.

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The World According to Garp was distributed by Warner Bros.

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The Thing grossed $19,629,760 during the Summer 1982 season.

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The Thing was distributed by Universal Pictures.

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Things Are Tough All Over grossed $19,479,732 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Things Are Tough All Over was distributed by Columbia Pictures.

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On Golden Pond grossed $18,569,005 during the Summer 1982 season.

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On Golden Pond was distributed by Universal Pictures.

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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid grossed $18,196,170 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid was distributed by Universal Pictures.

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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1982 Re-release) grossed $15,758,210 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1982 Re-release) was distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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Victor/Victoria grossed $15,353,138 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Victor/Victoria was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).

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Grease 2 grossed $15,171,476 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Grease 2 was distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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Night Shift grossed $14,960,186 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Night Shift was distributed by Warner Bros.

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Six Pack grossed $14,915,596 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Six Pack was distributed by 20th Century Fox.

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The Road Warrior grossed $14,731,835 during the Summer 1982 season.

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The Road Warrior was distributed by Warner Bros.

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Diner grossed $14,099,953 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Diner was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).

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Chariots of Fire grossed $13,655,422 during the Summer 1982 season.

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Chariots of Fire was distributed by Columbia Pictures.

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High grossed $13,582,912 during the Summer 1982 season.

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