1982 in film
Overview of the events of 1982 in film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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