Domestic Box Office For 1981
Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
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1 | Superman II | $108,185,706 | 1,878 | $108,185,706 | Jun 19 | Warner Bros. |
2 | Stripes | $85,297,000 | 1,074 | $85,297,000 | Jun 26 | Columbia Pictures |
3 | The Cannonball Run | $72,179,579 | 1,692 | $72,179,579 | Jun 19 | Twentieth Century Fox |
4 | For Your Eyes Only | $54,812,802 | 952 | $54,812,802 | Jun 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
5 | The Four Seasons | $50,427,646 | 623 | $50,427,646 | May 22 | Universal Pictures |
6 | Excalibur | $34,967,437 | 692 | $34,967,437 | Apr 10 | Warner Bros. |
7 | History of the World: Part I | $31,672,907 | 484 | $31,672,907 | Jun 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
8 | Bustin' Loose | $31,261,269 | 828 | $31,261,269 | May 22 | Universal Pictures |
9 | The Great Muppet Caper | $31,206,251 | 73 | $31,206,251 | Jun 26 | Universal Pictures |
10 | Endless Love | $31,184,024 | 574 | $31,184,024 | Jul 17 | Universal Pictures |
11 | An American Werewolf in London | $30,565,292 | 870 | $30,565,292 | Aug 21 | Universal Pictures |
12 | Halloween II | $25,533,818 | 1,211 | $25,533,818 | Oct 30 | Universal Pictures |
13 | Body Heat | $24,058,838 | 34 | $24,058,838 | Aug 28 | Warner Bros. |
14 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $21,861,910 | 1,078 | $212,222,025 | Jun 12 | Paramount Pictures |
15 | Friday the 13th: Part 2 | $21,722,776 | 1,350 | $21,722,776 | Apr 30 | Paramount Pictures |
16 | The Final Conflict | $20,471,382 | 918 | $20,471,382 | Mar 20 | Twentieth Century Fox |
17 | The Incredible Shrinking Woman | $20,259,961 | 789 | $20,259,961 | Jan 30 | Universal Pictures |
18 | Under the Rainbow | $18,826,490 | 488 | $18,826,490 | Jul 31 | Warner Bros. |
19 | Outland | $17,374,595 | 331 | $17,374,595 | May 22 | Warner Bros. |
20 | Continental Divide | $15,578,237 | 864 | $15,578,237 | Sep 18 | Universal Pictures |
21 | Nighthawks | $14,905,359 | 659 | $14,905,359 | Apr 10 | Universal Pictures |
22 | Dragonslayer | $14,110,013 | 868 | $14,110,013 | Jun 26 | Paramount Pictures |
23 | The Legend of the Lone Ranger | $12,617,845 | 1,018 | $12,617,845 | May 22 | Universal Pictures |
24 | Back Roads | $11,809,387 | 805 | $11,809,387 | Mar 13 | Warner Bros. |
25 | Wolfen | $10,626,725 | 967 | $10,626,725 | Jul 24 | Warner Bros. |
26 | Time Bandits | $9,296,223 | 821 | $42,365,581 | Nov 6 | Embassy Pictures |
27 | Neighbors | $9,259,122 | 1,387 | $29,916,207 | Dec 18 | Columbia Pictures |
28 | Prince of the City | $8,124,257 | 3 | $8,124,257 | Aug 19 | Warner Bros. |
29 | The Funhouse | $7,886,857 | 814 | $7,886,857 | Mar 13 | Universal Pictures |
30 | Modern Problems | $6,797,672 | 1,119 | $26,154,211 | Dec 25 | Twentieth Century Fox |
31 | Student Bodies | $5,165,432 | 628 | $5,165,432 | Aug 7 | Paramount Pictures |
32 | All Night Long | $4,454,295 | 362 | $4,454,295 | Mar 6 | Universal Pictures |
33 | Sharky's Machine | $4,317,201 | 1,388 | $35,610,100 | Dec 18 | Warner Bros. |
34 | Absence of Malice | $3,897,187 | 994 | $40,716,963 | Nov 20 | Columbia Pictures |
35 | Reds | $3,875,048 | 644 | $40,382,659 | Dec 4 | Paramount Pictures |
36 | The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper | $3,702,028 | 867 | $3,702,028 | Nov 13 | Universal Pictures |
37 | Arthur | $3,626,046 | 701 | $95,461,682 | Jul 17 | Warner Bros. |
38 | Taps | $3,401,281 | 792 | $35,856,053 | Dec 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
39 | Ghost Story | $3,283,067 | 600 | $23,371,905 | Dec 16 | Universal Pictures |
40 | Zoot Suit | $3,256,082 | 57 | $3,256,082 | Oct 2 | Universal Pictures |
41 | Rollover | $3,229,556 | 755 | $10,851,261 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. |
42 | Modern Romance | $2,863,642 | 1 | $2,863,642 | Mar 13 | Columbia Pictures |
43 | The Hand | $2,447,576 | 183 | $2,447,576 | Apr 24 | Warner Bros. |
44 | Heartbeeps | $2,154,696 | 493 | $2,154,696 | Dec 18 | Universal Pictures |
45 | This Is Elvis | $2,028,612 | 309 | $2,028,612 | Apr 10 | Warner Bros. |
46 | Sphinx | $2,022,771 | 214 | $2,022,771 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. |
47 | Honky Tonk Freeway | $2,004,742 | 629 | $2,004,742 | Aug 21 | Universal Pictures |
48 | Raggedy Man | $1,976,198 | 199 | $1,976,198 | Sep 18 | Universal Pictures |
49 | King of the Mountain | $1,791,147 | 703 | $1,791,147 | May 1 | Universal Pictures |
50 | Cinderella 1981 Re-release | $1,733,334 | 1,050 | $28,040,000 | Dec 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
51 | Silence of the North | $1,622,898 | 272 | $1,622,898 | Oct 23 | Universal Pictures |
52 | Eyes of a Stranger | $1,118,634 | 180 | $1,118,634 | Mar 27 | Warner Bros. |
53 | On Golden Pond | $564,824 | 1,015 | $119,285,432 | Dec 4 | Universal Pictures |
54 | Cattle Annie and Little Britches | $534,816 | 215 | $534,816 | Apr 24 | Universal Pictures |
55 | Ragtime | $252,251 | 447 | $14,920,781 | Nov 20 | Paramount Pictures |
56 | Chariots of Fire | $106,011 | 810 | $58,972,904 | Sep 25 | Columbia Pictures |