Box Office Flashback: 1982

[claws]

DOMESTIC GROSSES #1–20

01. $359,197,037 - E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
02. $177,200,000 - Tootsie
03. $129,795,554 - An Officer and a Gentleman
04. $124,146,897 - Rocky III
05. $105,492,483 - Porky's
06. $078,912,963 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
07. $078,868,508 - 48 HRS.
08. $076,606,280 - Poltergeist
09. $069,701,637 - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
10. $057,059,003 - Annie

11. $053,977,250 - The Verdict
12. $052,767,889 - Gandhi
13. $047,212,904 - First Blood
14. $047,118,057 - The Toy
15. $046,708,276 - Firefox
16. $040,577,001 - The Dark Crystal
17. $039,565,475 - Conan the Barbarian
18. $039,103,425 - The Sword and the Sorcerer
19. $036,821,203 - Best Friends
20. $036,299,720 - Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

Solid. Never seen: Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip, Best Friends, Firefox, Gandhi, The Verdict, Annie and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

I do like Porky's but I always thought it was a bit on the overrated side.

[Jack]

I'm surprised Conan's all the way down at #17.  I think I've seen everything in the top ten except Tootsie, E.T. and Annie.  I though Firefox was an excellent movie, probably seen it 3 times.

[Rev. Powell]

No TRON, BLADE RUNNER or FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH?  I guess those all flopped harder than I thought they did.

Digging deeper into 1982:

BASKET CASE
PINK FLOYD: THE WALL
AMAZON JAIL
THE CONCRETE JUNGLE
LIQUID SKY
IT CAME FROM HOLLYWOOD
FANTASY MISSION FORCE (should have been #1!  If only it had been released in the US!)

[JaseSF]

DOMESTIC GROSSES #1–20

01. $359,197,037 - E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (Overrated but successful mass marketed kids film. Arguably changed film history. Has some good moments but is too wishy washy.)
02. $177,200,000 - Tootsie (Recall very little about it now aside from it being funny at the time.)
03. $129,795,554 - An Officer and a Gentleman (This was a huge deal, recall how excited my parents were when it debuted on TV. I know they loved it. I only ever saw bits and pieces of it.)
04. $124,146,897 - Rocky III (I love this one! Total Nostalgia watching it)
05. $105,492,483 - Porky's (Fun but indeed a bit overrated, appealed to me more as a teenager.)
06. $078,912,963 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Fantastic! The best Trek movie period!)
07. $078,868,508 - 48 HRS. (Not half bad.)
08. $076,606,280 - Poltergeist (One of the first films to truly frighten me again. Love it.)
09. $069,701,637 - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Recall it being a big deal. Overrated fluff comedy in reality.)
10. $057,059,003 - Annie (Great little family musical. Pretty good of its type.)

11. $053,977,250 - The Verdict (Haven't seen)
12. $052,767,889 - Gandhi (Haven't seen)
13. $047,212,904 - First Blood (Pretty good)
14. $047,118,057 - The Toy (Tough slugging IMO. Surprised it's on here.)
15. $046,708,276 - Firefox (Pretty good)
16. $040,577,001 - The Dark Crystal (Excellent and surprisingly creepy little fantasy film from Jim Henson)
17. $039,565,475 - Conan the Barbarian (Excellent sword and sorcery film!)
18. $039,103,425 - The Sword and the Sorcerer (Underrated sword and sorcery film. Surprised it made the top 20 though.)
19. $036,821,203 - Best Friends (Not half bad)
20. $036,299,720 - Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (Haven't seen)

[Psycho Circus]

Tootsie is my pick out of all of those. 

[ChocolateChipCharlie]

DOMESTIC GROSSES #1–20

01. $359,197,037 - E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
02. $177,200,000 - Tootsie
03. $129,795,554 - An Officer and a Gentleman
04. $124,146,897 - Rocky III
05. $105,492,483 - Porky's
06. $078,912,963 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
07. $078,868,508 - 48 HRS.
08. $076,606,280 - Poltergeist
09. $069,701,637 - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
10. $057,059,003 - Annie

11. $053,977,250 - The Verdict
12. $052,767,889 - Gandhi
13. $047,212,904 - First Blood
14. $047,118,057 - The Toy
15. $046,708,276 - Firefox
16. $040,577,001 - The Dark Crystal
17. $039,565,475 - Conan the Barbarian
18. $039,103,425 - The Sword and the Sorcerer
19. $036,821,203 - Best Friends
20. $036,299,720 - Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

Solid. Never seen: Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip, Best Friends, Firefox, Gandhi, The Verdict, Annie and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

I do like Porky's but I always thought it was a bit on the overrated side.

What a lousy year for box office hit movies.....

Some of those are ok but no really good movies IMO.  Star Trek 2 is probably my "favorite" just for the Shatner/Montalban humor value...

[ChaosTheory]

'82 was kind of an epic year for scifi, wasn't it? ET, TRON, STAR TREK: WRATH OF KHAN, BLADE RUNNER, THE THING, THE DARK CRYSTAL

[akiratubo]

01. $359,197,037 - E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Saw it in the theater when it came out and was very confused.  It was like a horror movie at first, then it seemed like it was trying to be funny, then it was sad, then it was happy.  What the hell is that?  And, you know what, I still feel that way about it.  I don't particularly like E.T. at all.

02. $177,200,000 - Tootsie
Never saw.

03. $129,795,554 - An Officer and a Gentleman
Kinda sucked.

04. $124,146,897 - Rocky III
Mickey.   

05. $105,492,483 - Porky's
It actually works better as a coming of age drama than any sort of comedy.  Also not nearly as raunchy as popular opinion would have it.

06. $078,912,963 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Probably the best Star Trek movie, and one of the best science fiction movies around.

07. $078,868,508 - 48 HRS.
Meh.

08. $076,606,280 - Poltergeist
Kids' movie, my ass.  This sucker has some seriously scary stuff going on!

09. $069,701,637 - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Never saw, on purpose, because it's a musical.

10. $057,059,003 - Annie
Saw it on TCM or AMC recently.  WTF?  Telly Savalas wasn't Daddy Warbucks?  I know it isn't fair, just because I misremembered who played what part, but that killed the movie for me.  Telly Savalas was born to play Daddy Warbucks!

11. $053,977,250 - The Verdict
Never seen.

12. $052,767,889 - Gandhi
Never seen.

13. $047,212,904 - First Blood
I thought it would have been a more effective movie if Rambo really had been plain crazy and dangerous, rather than pushed over the edge.

14. $047,118,057 - The Toy
This should have been a comedy instead of a drama.

15. $046,708,276 - Firefox
One of my favorite Clint Eastwood movies, though possibly for no other reason than I saw it when I was little and imprinted on it.

16. $040,577,001 - The Dark Crystal
See this here?  This is probably the best fantasy film ever made.

17. $039,565,475 - Conan the Barbarian
This movie just worked.  Period.

18. $039,103,425 - The Sword and the Sorcerer
Not really a Conan rip-off so much as a cash-in, and it's actually pretty good.  Except that the sword and the sorcerer don't really do much.

19. $036,821,203 - Best Friends
???

20. $036,299,720 - Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
???

[bob]

04. $124,146,897 - Rocky III - Haven't seen this in years. I remember liking it.
05. $105,492,483 - Porky's - this is ok. I think it's overrated.

I never saw the rest.

[Psycho Circus]

I never saw the rest.

Go and watch First Blood NOW!!! 

[Hammock Rider]

DOMESTIC GROSSES #1–20

01. $359,197,037 - E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial... It was a little too cutsie for me at the time. I thought it was ok though.

02. $177,200,000 - Tootsie... It was pretty funny. I thought Bill Murray stole the show.

03. $129,795,554 - An Officer and a Gentleman" I GOT NOWHERE ELSE TO GO!"...Haha crybaby.

04. $124,146,897 - Rocky III.... Dumb Fun. OhYeah.

05. $105,492,483 - Porky's...Dumb Fun with Boobs. Hot Diggity!

06. $078,912,963 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan... The best of the film series.

07. $078,868,508 - 48 HRS....I really liked this movie. It's not very deep, but it's fun.

08. $076,606,280 - Poltergeist...It was pretty scary at the time. Damn that clown!!

09. $069,701,637 - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas...Missed it.

10. $057,059,003 - Annie....Missed it.

11. $053,977,250 - The Verdict...Great stuff.

12. $052,767,889 - Gandhi...I skipepd it. It seemed too long and at 16 it just wasn't my cup o tea.

13. $047,212,904 - First Blood...Now this was more like it. It's my favorite because Rambo hadn't yet developed bona fide super powers.

14. $047,118,057 - The Toy...Missed it

15. $046,708,276 - Firefox...It was alright. not nearly Clint's best but a good action/ thriller none the less.

16. $040,577,001 - The Dark Crystal....I never would have ever believed I'd like a movie with an all puppet cast, but I did. Amazing.

17. $039,565,475 - Conan the Barbarian...It was pretty good on it's own, but not a great actualization of the stories, which is what I was hoping for.

18. $039,103,425 - The Sword and the Sorcerer...I actually liked this better than Conan.

19. $036,821,203 - Best Friends...Don't remember it.

20. $036,299,720 - Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip...Yup.

[Flick James]

No TRON, BLADE RUNNER or FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH?  I guess those all flopped harder than I thought they did.

Digging deeper into 1982:

BASKET CASE
PINK FLOYD: THE WALL
AMAZON JAIL
THE CONCRETE JUNGLE
LIQUID SKY
IT CAME FROM HOLLYWOOD
FANTASY MISSION FORCE (should have been #1!  If only it had been released in the US!)

Good mentions for 1982. I am also surprised Fast Times wasn't in the top 20. I've never seen Liquid Sky or Fantasy Mission Force, and I've never even heard of Amazon Jail. I love It Came From Hollywood. That was among the first sparks in my adolescence that got me into a taste for camp that I hold to this day.

[Jim H]

01. $359,197,037 - E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial - Great
02. $177,200,000 - Tootsie - Good stuff.
03. $129,795,554 - An Officer and a Gentleman - Pretty solid.
04. $124,146,897 - Rocky III - Usual, enjoyable fluff.
05. $105,492,483 - Porky's - Has its moments.
06. $078,912,963 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - Best Trek film.  Good stuff.
07. $078,868,508 - 48 HRS. - Entertaining buddy film.
08. $076,606,280 - Poltergeist - Really good stuff.
09. $069,701,637 - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas - Unseen.
10. $057,059,003 - Annie - OK.

11. $053,977,250 - The Verdict - Unseen.
12. $052,767,889 - Gandhi - Terrific lead performance in an extremely boring film.
13. $047,212,904 - First Blood - Good film.  Quite like it.
14. $047,118,057 - The Toy - It's alright.
15. $046,708,276 - Firefox - Unseen.
16. $040,577,001 - The Dark Crystal - Great visuals, just decent story.
17. $039,565,475 - Conan the Barbarian - A lot of fun, lots of blood and guts.
18. $039,103,425 - The Sword and the Sorcerer - A lot like Conan, though not as well-paced.
19. $036,821,203 - Best Friends - Unseen
20. $036,299,720 - Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip - Unseen

Pretty good year.  Several classics.

Solid. Never seen: Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip, Best Friends, Firefox, Gandhi, The Verdict, Annie and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

I do like Porky's but I always thought it was a bit on the overrated side.
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