https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0083658/
So it didn't make back its budget in the original run.
E.T. was so much bigger than anything else that year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_in_film
I don't know Bladerunner's commercial backstory, but if the studio saw it as a Star Wars era "Science fiction makes big money now!" commercial venture, then the big hit from that year that makes the best comparison is probably Wrath of Kahn.
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