Editing 1982 in film (section)

==Events==
* January 1 - [[Terry Semel]] becomes president of [[Warner Bros.]]
* March 5 - [[John Belushi]] dies after being injected with a [[Speedball (drug)|mixture]] of heroin and cocaine at the [[Chateau Marmont]] hotel in [[Los Angeles]], California.
* June 11
** ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' is released; it became the highest-grossing film to date.
** [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] appears in her first leading role, in ''[[Grease 2]]'', the sequel to the top-grossing film of 1978.
* June 22 – [[The Coca-Cola Company]] acquires [[Columbia Pictures]] for $750 million.
* July 9 — Sci-fi movie ''[[Tron]]'' is the first feature film to use [[computer animation]] extensively.
* July 23 — During production of ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]'', [[Vic Morrow]] and two child actors are [[Twilight Zone accident|accidentally killed]] during a [[helicopter]] scene, leading to reforms in filmmaking safety and child-labor laws.
* October 22 – ''[[First Blood]]'' is released to widespread commercial and critical success, launching the ''[[Rambo (franchise)|Rambo]]'' franchise.
* December 8 – Comedian [[Eddie Murphy]] makes his film debut in the hit ''[[48 Hrs.]]''
* December 17 – ''[[Tootsie]]'' is released, becoming the highest-grossing comedy to date and [[Columbia Pictures]]'s highest-grossing film at $177 million.
* December 27 - [[Ned Tanen]] resigns as president of [[Universal Pictures]]. [[Robert Rehme]] becomes president of Universal's new Theatrical Motion Picture Group.
* The [[THX]] Sound System is developed for movie theaters.