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: The highest-grossing 1982 films in countries outside of North America.
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.
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):