1982 in film

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Steven Spielberg's E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), one of the highest grossing films of all time and the highest grossing films of the 1980s

1 Events
2 Top grossing films
3 Awards
4 Films released in 1982
5 Births
6 Deaths

Events

June 11 = Steven Spielberg's science fiction PG-rating film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, becomes the highest-grossing box-office success until Jurassic Park (film), earning double or triple against any major film of the 1980s.
July 23 = During production of Twilight Zone: The Movie, 53-year-old American actor Vic Morrow and two child actors were accidentally killed during a scene involving an operated helicopter. The accident led to reforms in film-making safety and child-labor laws.
The THX Sound System is developed for use in movie theaters.
Hugh Grant makes his film debut.
October 8th = Angelina Jolie makes her film debut as a child actress appearing with her father Jon Voight, in Lookin' to Get Out. She next appeared on film as an adult 11 years later in Cyborg 2.
The Coca-Cola Company acquires Columbia Pictures

Top grossing films

1982 Rank	Title	Studio	Gross
1.	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial	Universal	$359,197,037
2.	Tootsie	Columbia	$177,200,000
3.	An Officer and a Gentleman	Paramount	$129,795,554
4.	Rocky III	United Artists	$124,146,897
5.	Porky's	20th Century Fox	$105,492,483
6.	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan	Paramount	$78,912,963
7.	48 Hrs.	Paramount	$78,868,508
8.	Poltergeist	MGM	$76,606,280
9.	The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas	Universal	$69,701,637
10.	Annie	Columbia	$57,059,003