1981 DOMESTIC GROSSESTotal Grosses of all Movies Released in 1981
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| Total Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Open | | 1 | 11 | Clash of the Titans (1981) | MGM | $41,092,328 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6/12 | | 2 | 14 | The Fox and the Hound | BV | $39,900,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/10 | | 3 | 15 | Tarzan, the Ape Man | MGM | $36,565,280 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/24 | | 4 | 25 | Fort Apache, The Bronx | Fox | $29,200,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2/6 | | 5 | 27 | The French Lieutenant's Woman | MGM | $26,890,068 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/18 | | 6 | 29 | Modern Problems | Fox | $26,154,211 | 1,119 | N/A | 1,111 | 12/25 | | 7 | 31 | Only When I Laugh | Col. | $25,524,778 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/23 | | 8 | 32 | Escape from New York | Emb | $25,244,626 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/10 | | 9 | 38 | Mommie Dearest | Par. | $19,032,261 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/18 | | 10 | 39 | Paternity | Par. | $18,838,812 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10/2 | | 11 | 41 | The Howling | Emb | $17,985,893 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4/10 | | 12 | 42 | Eye of the Needle | MGM | $17,583,634 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/24 | | 13 | 43 | Take This Job and Shove It | Emb | $17,569,027 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5/15 | | 14 | 45 | The Devil and Max Devlin | BV | $16,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2/6 | | 15 | 46 | Caveman | MGM | $15,965,924 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4/17 | | 16 | 48 | The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia | AVCO | $14,923,752 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/7 | | 17 | 50 | S.O.B. | Par. | $14,867,086 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/1 | | 18 | 51 | Rich and Famous | MGM | $14,492,125 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10/9 | | 19 | 52 | Scanners (1981) | Emb | $14,225,876 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1/14 | | 20 | 54 | True Confessions | MGM | $12,850,276 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/25 | | 21 | 55 | Atlantic City | Par. | $12,729,675 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4/3 | | 22 | 57 | First Monday in October | Par. | $12,480,249 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/21 | | 23 | 58 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Par. | $12,376,625 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/20 | | 24 | 60 | Blow Out | Film | $12,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/24 | | 25 | 59 | Comin' at Ya! | Film | $12,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Dec | | 26 | 62 | Thief | MGM | $11,492,915 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/27 | | 27 | 64 | Victory | Par. | $10,853,418 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/31 | | 28 | 67 | Carbon Copy | Emb | $9,566,593 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/25 | | 29 | 69 | Deadly Blessing | MGM | $8,279,042 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/14 | | 30 | 74 | La Cage aux Folles 2 | MGM | $6,950,125 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2/15 | | 31 | 75 | All the Marbles | MGM | $6,468,195 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10/16 | | 32 | 76 | Eyewitness | Fox | $6,400,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2/13 | | 33 | 77 | Gallipoli | Par. | $5,732,587 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/28 | | 34 | 78 | My Bloody Valentine (1981) | Par. | $5,672,031 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2/11 | | 35 | 79 | Going Ape! | Par. | $5,504,218 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4/10 | | 36 | 80 | The Dogs of War | MGM | $5,484,132 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2/13 | | 37 | 82 | The Watcher in the Woods | BV | $5,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10/7 | | 38 | 86 | The Fan (1981) | Par. | $3,082,096 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5/15 | | 39 | 87 | The Last Metro | MGM | $3,007,436 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2/13 | | 40 | 88 | Gas | Par. | $2,869,425 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/23 | | 41 | 97 | Cutter's Way | MGM | $1,729,274 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/20 | | 42 | 99 | From Mao to Mozart | MGM | $1,205,934 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4/10 | | 43 | 100 | Night School | Par. | $1,169,875 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/11 | | 44 | 102 | Herbie Goes Bananas (Re-issue) | BV | $1,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6/12 | | 45 | 103 | Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (Re-issue) | BV | $1,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6/12 | | 46 | 104 | Sunday Lovers | MGM | $621,931 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2/13 | | 47 | 105 | Beyond the Reef | Uni. | $547,525 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4/24 | | 48 | 107 | Hard Country | Uni. | $534,653 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5/1 | | 49 | 108 | Man of Iron | MGM | $492,035 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11/20 | | 50 | 109 | Kelly | Par. | $469,777 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/20 | | 51 | 110 | Freaky Friday (Re-issue) | BV | $300,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6/12 | | 52 | 111 | Sea Wolves | Par. | $220,181 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6/5 | | 53 | 112 | Second Hand Hearts | Par. | $19,450 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4/24 | | 54 | 113 | Glen or Glenda | Par. | $10,158 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5/22 | | 55 | 89 | Modern Romance | Col. | $2,863,642 | N/A | $18,225 | 1 | 3/13 | | 56 | 85 | Zoot Suit | Uni. | $3,256,082 | N/A | $63,356 | 57 | 10/2 | | 57 | 71 | Prince of the City | WB | $8,124,257 | N/A | $64,713 | 3 | 8/19 | | 58 | 7 | Chariots of Fire | Col. | $58,972,904 | 810 | $68,907 | 3 | 9/25 | | 59 | 2 | On Golden Pond | Uni. | $119,285,432 | 1,015 | $89,213 | 2 | 12/4 | | 60 | 16 | Taps | Fox | $35,856,053 | 792 | $93,005 | 3 | 12/9 | | 61 | 12 | Absence of Malice | Col. | $40,716,963 | 994 | $97,667 | 2 | 11/20 | | 62 | 106 | Cattle Annie and Little Britches | Uni. | $534,816 | N/A | $115,679 | 215 | 4/24 | | 63 | 63 | Ragtime | Par. | $11,099,118 | 447 | $151,351 | 5 | 11/20 | | 64 | 73 | Buddy Buddy | MGM | $7,258,543 | 248 | $189,000 | 248 | 12/11 | | 65 | 95 | Raggedy Man | Uni. | $1,976,198 | N/A | $287,081 | 199 | 9/18 | | 66 | 98 | Silence of the North | Uni. | $1,622,898 | N/A | $344,837 | 272 | 10/23 | | 67 | 91 | Heartbeeps | Uni. | $2,154,696 | N/A | $407,464 | 493 | 12/18 | | 68 | 92 | This Is Elvis | WB | $2,028,612 | N/A | $429,146 | 309 | 4/10 | | 69 | 93 | Sphinx | WB | $2,022,771 | N/A | $439,564 | 214 | 2/13 | | 70 | 68 | Pennies From Heaven | MGM | $9,171,289 | N/A | $520,000 | 315 | 12/11 | | 71 | 101 | Eyes of a Stranger | WB | $1,118,634 | N/A | $546,724 | 180 | 3/27 | | 72 | 33 | Body Heat | WB | $24,058,838 | N/A | $564,593 | 34 | 8/28 | | 73 | 90 | The Hand | WB | $2,447,576 | N/A | $566,736 | 183 | 4/24 | | 74 | 94 | Honky Tonk Freeway | Uni. | $2,004,742 | N/A | $939,423 | 629 | 8/21 | | 75 | 96 | King of the Mountain | Uni. | $1,791,147 | N/A | $958,637 | 703 | 5/1 | | 76 | 28 | Private Lessons | JenF | $26,279,000 | 224 | $1,056,158 | 179 | 8/28 | | 77 | 84 | The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper | Uni. | $3,702,028 | N/A | $1,214,767 | 867 | 11/13 | | 78 | 26 | Cinderella (Re-issue) (1981) | BV | $28,040,000 | N/A | $1,300,000 | 560 | 12/18 | | 79 | 70 | Whose Life Is It, Anyway? | MGM | $8,206,145 | 615 | $1,348,576 | 615 | 12/2 | | 80 | 83 | All Night Long | Uni. | $4,454,295 | N/A | $1,392,852 | 362 | 3/6 | | 81 | 81 | Student Bodies | Par. | $5,165,432 | N/A | $1,582,148 | 628 | 8/7 | | 82 | 34 | Ghost Story | Uni. | $23,371,905 | 600 | $2,105,729 | 548 | 12/16 | | 83 | 65 | Rollover | WB | $10,851,261 | 755 | $2,260,689 | 755 | 12/11 | | 84 | 40 | Under the Rainbow | WB | $18,826,490 | N/A | $2,297,493 | 488 | 7/31 | | 85 | 13 | Reds | Par. | $40,382,659 | 644 | $2,325,029 | 396 | 12/4 | | 86 | 53 | Dragonslayer | Par. | $14,110,013 | N/A | $2,407,939 | 868 | 6/26 | | 87 | 49 | Nighthawks | Uni. | $14,905,359 | N/A | $2,525,360 | 659 | 4/10 | | 88 | 4 | Arthur | WB | $95,461,682 | 701 | $2,719,534 | 701 | 7/17 | | 89 | 72 | The Fun House | Uni. | $7,886,857 | N/A | $2,765,456 | 814 | 3/13 | | 90 | 56 | The Legend of the Lone Ranger | Uni. | $12,617,845 | N/A | $2,945,600 | 1,018 | 5/22 | | 91 | 21 | The Great Muppet Caper | Uni. | $31,206,251 | N/A | $2,968,990 | 73 | 6/26 | | 92 | 17 | Sharky's Machine | WB | $35,610,100 | 1,388 | $3,022,041 | 1,388 | 12/18 | | 93 | 66 | Wolfen | WB | $10,626,725 | N/A | $3,037,911 | 967 | 7/24 | | 94 | 61 | Back Roads | WB | $11,809,387 | N/A | $3,046,339 | 805 | 3/13 | | 95 | 44 | Outland | WB | $17,374,595 | N/A | $3,059,638 | 331 | 5/22 | | 96 | 47 | Continental Divide | Uni. | $15,578,237 | N/A | $3,218,347 | 864 | 9/18 | | 97 | 23 | An American Werewolf in London | Uni. | $30,565,292 | N/A | $3,786,512 | 870 | 8/21 | | 98 | 22 | Endless Love | Uni. | $31,184,024 | N/A | $4,163,623 | 574 | 7/17 | | 99 | 37 | The Incredible Shrinking Woman | Uni. | $20,259,961 | N/A | $4,279,264 | 789 | 1/30 | | 100 | 9 | The Four Seasons | Uni. | $50,427,646 | N/A | $4,365,643 | 623 | 5/22 | | Summary of 113 Movies on Chart: | | Totals: | $2,290,052,401 | - | - | - | - | | Averages: | $20,265,950 | - | - | - | - |  |
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