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1981 DOMESTIC GROSSES
#1–50| < Previous Year | | Next Year > | | Rank | Movie Title (click to view) | Studio | Total Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Open | | 1 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Par. | $209,562,121 | 1,078 | $8,305,823 | 1,078 | 6/12 | | 2 | On Golden Pond | Uni. | $119,285,432 | 1,015 | $89,213 | 2 | 12/4 | | 3 | Superman II | WB | $108,185,706 | 1,878 | $14,100,523 | 1,397 | 6/19 | | 4 | Arthur | WB | $95,461,682 | 701 | $2,719,534 | 701 | 7/17 | | 5 | Stripes | Col. | $85,297,000 | N/A | $6,130,197 | 1,074 | 6/26 | | 6 | The Cannonball Run | Fox | $72,179,579 | 1,692 | $11,765,654 | 1,673 | 6/19 | | 7 | Chariots of Fire | Col. | $58,972,904 | 810 | $68,907 | 3 | 9/25 | | 8 | For Your Eyes Only | MGM | $54,812,802 | N/A | $6,834,967 | 952 | 6/26 | | 9 | The Four Seasons | Uni. | $50,427,646 | N/A | $4,365,643 | 623 | 5/22 | | 10 | Time Bandits | Emb | $42,365,581 | 821 | $6,507,356 | 821 | 11/6 | | 11 | Clash of the Titans (1981) | MGM | $41,092,328 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6/12 | | 12 | Absence of Malice | Col. | $40,716,963 | 994 | $97,667 | 2 | 11/20 | | 13 | Reds | Par. | $40,382,659 | 644 | $2,325,029 | 396 | 12/4 | | 14 | The Fox and the Hound | BV | $39,900,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/10 | | 15 | Tarzan, the Ape Man | MGM | $36,565,280 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/24 | | 16 | Taps | Fox | $35,856,053 | 792 | $93,005 | 3 | 12/9 | | 17 | Sharky's Machine | WB | $35,610,100 | 1,388 | $3,022,041 | 1,388 | 12/18 | | 18 | Excalibur | WB | $34,967,437 | N/A | $4,519,706 | 692 | 4/10 | | 19 | History of the World, Part I | Fox | $31,672,907 | N/A | $4,792,731 | 484 | 6/12 | | 20 | Bustin' Loose | Uni. | $31,261,269 | N/A | $6,622,753 | 828 | 5/22 | | 21 | The Great Muppet Caper | Uni. | $31,206,251 | N/A | $2,968,990 | 73 | 6/26 | | 22 | Endless Love | Uni. | $31,184,024 | N/A | $4,163,623 | 574 | 7/17 | | 23 | An American Werewolf in London | Uni. | $30,565,292 | N/A | $3,786,512 | 870 | 8/21 | | 24 | Neighbors | Par. | $29,916,207 | 1,387 | $6,481,386 | 1,387 | 12/18 | | 25 | Fort Apache, The Bronx | Fox | $29,200,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2/6 | | 26 | Cinderella (Re-issue) (1981) | BV | $28,040,000 | N/A | $1,300,000 | 560 | 12/18 | | 27 | The French Lieutenant's Woman | MGM | $26,890,068 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/18 | | 28 | Private Lessons | JenF | $26,279,000 | 224 | $1,056,158 | 179 | 8/28 | | 29 | Modern Problems | Fox | $26,154,211 | 1,119 | N/A | 1,111 | 12/25 | | 30 | Halloween II | Uni. | $25,533,818 | N/A | $7,446,508 | 1,211 | 10/30 | | 31 | Only When I Laugh | Col. | $25,524,778 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/23 | | 32 | Escape from New York | Emb | $25,244,626 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/10 | | 33 | Body Heat | WB | $24,058,838 | N/A | $564,593 | 34 | 8/28 | | 34 | Ghost Story | Uni. | $23,371,905 | 600 | $2,105,729 | 548 | 12/16 | | 35 | Friday the 13th Part 2 | Par. | $21,722,776 | N/A | $6,429,784 | 1,350 | 4/30 | | 36 | The Final Conflict: Omen III | Fox | $20,471,382 | N/A | $5,571,675 | 918 | 3/20 | | 37 | The Incredible Shrinking Woman | Uni. | $20,259,961 | N/A | $4,279,264 | 789 | 1/30 | | 38 | Mommie Dearest | Par. | $19,032,261 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/18 | | 39 | Paternity | Par. | $18,838,812 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10/2 | | 40 | Under the Rainbow | WB | $18,826,490 | N/A | $2,297,493 | 488 | 7/31 | | 41 | The Howling | Emb | $17,985,893 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4/10 | | 42 | Eye of the Needle | MGM | $17,583,634 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/24 | | 43 | Take This Job and Shove It | Emb | $17,569,027 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5/15 | | 44 | Outland | WB | $17,374,595 | N/A | $3,059,638 | 331 | 5/22 | | 45 | The Devil and Max Devlin | BV | $16,000,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2/6 | | 46 | Caveman | MGM | $15,965,924 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4/17 | | 47 | Continental Divide | Uni. | $15,578,237 | N/A | $3,218,347 | 864 | 9/18 | | 48 | The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia | AVCO | $14,923,752 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/7 | | 49 | Nighthawks | Uni. | $14,905,359 | N/A | $2,525,360 | 659 | 4/10 | | 50 | S.O.B. | Par. | $14,867,086 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/1 |
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