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Overview of the events of 1982 in film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
The top ten 1982 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Box-office gross |
---|---|---|---|
1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Universal | $359,197,037[n 1] |
2 | Tootsie | Columbia | $177,200,000 |
3 | An Officer and a Gentleman | Paramount | $129,795,554 |
4 | First Blood | Orion | $125,212,904 |
5 | Rocky III | United Artists | $124,146,897 |
6 | Porky's | 20th Century Fox | $105,492,483 |
7 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Paramount | $78,912,963 |
8 | 48 Hrs. | $78,868,508 | |
9 | Poltergeist | MGM | $76,606,280 |
10 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Universal | $69,701,637 |
The highest-grossing 1982 films in countries outside of North America.
International market | Title | Director | Production country | Gross | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
China | Shaolin Temple | Chang Hsin Yen | China / Hong Kong | CN¥161,578,014 | [3] |
France | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Steven Spielberg | United States | 7,881,332 admissions | [4] |
West Germany | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Steven Spielberg | United States | 7,666,017 admissions | [5] |
India | Vidhaata | Subhash Ghai | India | ₹160,000,000 ($16,300,000) | [6][n 2] |
Italy | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Steven Spielberg | United States | 10,298,000 admissions | [8] |
Japan | The Gods Must Be Crazy | Jamie Uys | South Africa | ¥2,360,000,000 (rentals) | [9] |
South Korea | Dragon Lord | Jackie Chan | Hong Kong | ₩894,366,000 | [10][11] |
Soviet Union | Sportloto-82 | Leonid Gaidai | Soviet Union | 13,800,000 Rbls ($19,500,000) | [n 3] |
Spain | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Steven Spielberg | United States | 7,719,932 admissions | [15] |
Taiwan | The Gods Must Be Crazy | Jamie Uys | South Africa | NT$39,431,235 | [16] |
United Kingdom | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Steven Spielberg | United States | £21,700,000 | [17] |
The following table lists known worldwide gross revenue figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1982. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1982.
Title | Worldwide gross (US$) | Source(s) | Production country |
---|---|---|---|
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $792,910,554 | [18] | United States |
Gandhi | $127,767,889 | [19] | India United Kingdom |
Rocky III | $124,146,897 | [20] | United States |
Poltergeist | $121,706,019 | [21] | |
Shaolin Temple | $111,441,439 | [n 4] | China Hong Kong |
Disco Dancer | $106,000,000 | [26][27] | India |
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | $97,000,000 | [28] | United States |
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 1 | Victor Buono | 43 | US | Actor | |
1 | Margot Grahame | 70 | UK | Actress | ||
4 | Kathryn Scola | 90 | US | Screenwriter | ||
5 | Hans Conried | 64 | US | Actor | ||
5 | Harvey Lembeck | 58 | US | Actor | ||
8 | Reta Shaw | 69 | US | Actress | ||
8 | Grégoire Aslan | 73 | Switzerland | Actor | ||
10 | Paul Lynde | 55 | US | Actor | ||
30 | Stanley Holloway | 91 | UK | Actor | ||
February | 5 | Dolores Moran | 58 | US | Actress | |
11 | Eleanor Powell | 69 | US | Actress, Dancer | ||
11 | Takashi Shimura | 76 | Japan | Actor | ||
12 | Victor Jory | 79 | Canada | Actor | ||
14 | Antonio Casas | 70 | Spain | Actor | ||
17 | Lee Strasberg | 80 | US | Actor | ||
18 | Tina Carver | 59 | US | Actress | ||
22 | John Carter | 74 | US | Sound Engineer | ||
24 | Virginia Bruce | 71 | US | Actress | ||
March | 5 | John Belushi | 33 | US | Actor | |
5 | Burton Miller | 57 | US | Costume Designer | ||
5 | Giuseppe Porelli | 84 | Italy | Actor | ||
6 | Ayn Rand | 77 | Russia | Screenwriter | ||
8 | Walter Plunkett | 79 | US | Costume Designer | ||
19 | Alan Badel | 58 | UK | Actor | ||
21 | Harry H. Corbett | 57 | UK | Actor | ||
22 | Harold Goldblatt | 82 | UK | Actor | ||
26 | Sam Kydd | 67 | UK | Actor | ||
27 | Betty Schade | 87 | US | Actress | ||
29 | Rudy Bond | 69 | US | Actor | ||
April | 1 | Stephen Chase | 79 | US | Actor | |
3 | Warren Oates | 53 | US | Actor | ||
7 | Brenda Benet | 36 | US | Actress | ||
12 | Lenny Baker | 37 | US | Actor | ||
15 | Arthur Lowe | 66 | UK | Actor | ||
21 | Joe Sawyer | 75 | Canada | Actor | ||
22 | Stanley Roberts | 65 | US | Screenwriter | ||
25 | W. R. Burnett | 82 | US | Screenwriter | ||
25 | Don Wilson | 81 | US | Actor | ||
26 | Celia Johnson | 73 | UK | Actress | ||
27 | George Dunn | 67 | US | Actor | ||
27 | Tom Tully | 73 | US | Actor | ||
May | 1 | Margaret Sheridan | 55 | US | Actress | |
2 | Helmut Dantine | 63 | Austria | Actor | ||
2 | Hugh Marlowe | 71 | US | Actor | ||
2 | Wini Shaw | 75 | US | Actress, Singer | ||
14 | Hugh Beaumont | 73 | US | Actor | ||
16 | Sidney Hickox | 86 | US | Cinematographer | ||
16 | Leigh Snowden | 52 | US | Actress | ||
29 | Romy Schneider | 43 | Germany | Actress | ||
June | 10 | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | 37 | Germany | Screenwriter, Director, Actor | |
16 | Gwen Wakeling | 81 | US | Costume Designer | ||
18 | Curd Jürgens | 66 | Germany | Actor, Director | ||
21 | Cotton Warburton | 70 | US | Film Editor | ||
29 | Michael Brennan | 69 | UK | Actor | ||
29 | Henry King | 96 | US | Director, Producer | ||
July | 8 | Isa Miranda | 73 | Italy | Actress | |
12 | Kenneth More | 67 | UK | Actor | ||
16 | Patrick Dewaere | 35 | France | Actor, Screenwriter, Director | ||
18 | John Maxwell | 64 | US | Actor | ||
19 | John Harvey | 70 | UK | Actor | ||
23 | Vic Morrow | 53 | US | Actor | ||
29 | Harold Sakata | 62 | US | Actor | ||
August | 2 | Cathleen Nesbitt | 93 | UK | Actress | |
7 | Jill Banner | 35 | US | Actress | ||
10 | William Henry | 67 | US | Actor | ||
10 | José Nieto | 80 | Spain | Actor | ||
11 | Folmar Blangsted | 77 | Denmark | Film Editor | ||
11 | Tom Drake | 64 | US | Actor | ||
12 | Henry Fonda | 77 | US | Actor | ||
13 | Joe E. Ross | 68 | US | Actor | ||
13 | Charles Walters | 70 | US | Director | ||
14 | Kanhaiyalal | 71-72 | India | Actor | ||
14 | Patrick Magee | 58 | Ireland | Actor | ||
19 | Russell Waters | 74 | UK | Actor | ||
20 | Ulla Jacobsson | 53 | Sweden | Actress | ||
20 | Edward Ludwig | 82 | Russia | Director | ||
22 | John Boxer | 73 | UK | Actor | ||
29 | Ingrid Bergman | 67 | Sweden | Actress | ||
September | 2 | Jay Novello | 78 | US | Actor | |
5 | Richard Lane | 83 | US | Actor | ||
13 | Philip Ober | 80 | US | Actor | ||
14 | Grace Kelly[37] | 52 | US | Actress | ||
15 | Rolfe Sedan | 86 | US | Actor | ||
24 | Sarah Churchill | 67 | UK | Actress | ||
28 | Mabel Albertson | 81 | US | Actress | ||
28 | Seth Banks | 66 | US | Costume Designer | ||
October | 3 | Vivien Merchant | 53 | UK | Actress | |
5 | Joseph Hurley | 68 | US | Art Director | ||
8 | Fernando Lamas | 67 | Argentina | Actor, Director | ||
12 | John Brahm | 89 | Germany | Director | ||
12 | Howard Sackler | 52 | US | Screenwriter | ||
26 | Valerio Zurlini | 56 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | ||
November | 1 | King Vidor | 88 | US | Director, Producer, Screenwriter | |
1 | James Broderick | 55 | US | Actor | ||
4 | Dominique Dunne | 22 | US | Actress | Poltergeist | |
4 | Jacques Tati | 75 | France | Actor, Screenwriter, Director | ||
7 | Elio Petri | 53 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | ||
17 | Ruth Donnelly | 86 | US | Actress | ||
18 | William P. McGivern | 63 | US | Screenwriter | ||
21 | Lee Patrick | 80 | US | Actress | ||
26 | Robert Coote | 73 | UK | Actor | ||
26 | Dan Tobin | 72 | US | Actor | ||
27 | Steve Gordon | 44 | US | Screenwriter, Director | ||
30 | Verna Fields | 64 | US | Film Editor | ||
December | 2 | Marty Feldman | 48 | UK | Actor, Director, Screenwriter | |
10 | Roy Webb | 94 | US | Composer | ||
21 | Gladys Henson | 83 | Ireland | Actress | ||
22 | Jack Webb | 62 | US | Actor | ||
29 | Sol C. Siegel | 79 | US | Producer |
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