In the world of
Family Devotions,
Cuisinarts are a new technological and culinary marvel, the miniseries
Shogun is a major achievement in televised drama (especially when it comes to portraying Asians onscreen) and
Marlon Brando is still one of the world's biggest movie stars. What else was happening in popular culture in 1982, the year
Family Devotions is set? Let's take a look at that year's greatest hits in movies, TV and music, after the jump.
Movies: Top Grossing
|
Rank |
Movie Title |
Studio |
Total Gross / Theaters |
Opening / Theaters |
Open |
|
1 |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Universal |
$359,197,037 / 1,778 |
$11,835,389 / 1,103 |
6/11 |
|
2 |
Tootsie |
Columbia |
$177,200,000 / 1,222 |
$5,540,470 / 943 |
12/17 |
|
3 |
An Officer and a Gentleman |
Paramount |
$129,795,554 / 1,050 |
$3,304,679 346 |
7/30 |
|
4 |
Rocky III |
United Artists |
$124,146,897 / 1,317 |
$12,431,486 / 939 |
5/28 |
|
5 |
Porky's |
Fox |
$105,492,483 / 1,605 |
$7,623,988 / 1,148 |
3/19 |
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
Television: Primetime Top 20 Programs
(Source: TV by the Numbers)
Music: Biggest Hits
-
"Harden My Heart" — Quarterflash
-
"Rosanna" — Toto
-
"Eye in the Sky" — The Alan Parsons Project
-
"Gloria" — Laura Branigan
-
"Who Can It Be Now?" — Men At Work
-
"Open Arms" — Journey
-
"Don't Talk to Strangers" — Rick Springfield
-
"Maneater" — Hall & Oates
-
"Up Where We Belong" — Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
-
"Centerfold" — J. Geils Band
(Source: Billboard Top Hits: 1982)