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CALENDAR GROSSES

1981 DOMESTIC GROSSES

Total Grosses of all Movies Released in 1981

#1–100 - #101–113

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Movie Title (click to view)

Total Gross / Theaters

Opening / Theaters

1

Raiders of the Lost Ark

$212,222,025

1,078

$8,305,823

1,078

2

On Golden Pond

$119,285,432

1,015

$89,213

2

3

Superman II

$108,185,706

1,878

$14,100,523

1,397

4

Arthur

$95,461,682

701

$2,719,534

701

5

Stripes

$85,297,000

N/A

$6,130,197

1,074

6

The Cannonball Run

$72,179,579

1,692

$11,765,654

1,673

7

Chariots of Fire

$58,972,904

810

$68,907

3

8

For Your Eyes Only

$54,812,802

N/A

$6,834,967

952

9

The Four Seasons

$50,427,646

N/A

$4,365,643

623

10

Time Bandits

$42,365,581

821

$6,507,356

821

11

Clash of the Titans (1981)

$41,092,328

N/A

N/A

N/A

12

Absence of Malice

$40,716,963

994

$97,667

2

13

Reds

$40,382,659

644

$2,325,029

396

14

The Fox and the Hound

$39,900,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

15

Tarzan, the Ape Man

$36,565,280

N/A

N/A

N/A

16

Taps

$35,856,053

792

$93,005

3

17

Sharky's Machine

$35,610,100

1,388

$3,022,041

1,388

18

Excalibur

$34,967,437

N/A

$4,519,706

692

19

History of the World, Part I

$31,672,907

N/A

$4,792,731

484

20

Bustin' Loose

$31,261,269

N/A

$6,622,753

828

21

The Great Muppet Caper

$31,206,251

N/A

$2,968,990

73

22

Endless Love

$31,184,024

N/A

$4,163,623

574

23

An American Werewolf in London

$30,565,292

N/A

$3,786,512

870

24

Neighbors

$29,916,207

1,387

$6,481,386

1,387

25

Fort Apache, The Bronx

$29,200,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

26

Cinderella (Re-issue) (1981)

$28,040,000

N/A

$1,300,000

560

27

The French Lieutenant's Woman

$26,890,068

N/A

N/A

N/A

28

Private Lessons

$26,279,000

224

$1,056,158

179

29

Modern Problems

$26,154,211

1,119

N/A

1,111

30

Halloween II

$25,533,818

N/A

$7,446,508

1,211

31

Only When I Laugh

$25,524,778

N/A

N/A

N/A

32

Escape from New York

$25,244,626

N/A

N/A

N/A

33

Body Heat

$24,058,838

N/A

$564,593

34

34

Ghost Story

$23,371,905

600

$2,105,729

548

35

Friday the 13th Part 2

$21,722,776

N/A

$6,429,784

1,350

36

The Final Conflict: Omen III

$20,471,382

N/A

$5,571,675

918

37

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

$20,259,961

N/A

$4,279,264

789

38

Mommie Dearest

$19,032,261

N/A

N/A

N/A

39

Paternity

$18,838,812

N/A

N/A

N/A

40

Under the Rainbow

$18,826,490

N/A

$2,297,493

488

41

The Howling

$17,985,893

N/A

N/A

N/A

42

Eye of the Needle

$17,583,634

N/A

N/A

N/A

43

Take This Job and Shove It

$17,569,027

N/A

N/A

N/A

44

Outland

$17,374,595

N/A

$3,059,638

331

45

The Devil and Max Devlin

$16,000,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

46

Caveman

$15,965,924

N/A

N/A

N/A

47

Continental Divide

$15,578,237

N/A

$3,218,347

864

48

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

$14,923,752

N/A

N/A

N/A

49

Nighthawks

$14,905,359

N/A

$2,525,360

659

50

S.O.B.

$14,867,086

N/A

N/A

N/A

51

Rich and Famous

$14,492,125

N/A

N/A

N/A

52

Scanners (1981)

$14,225,876

N/A

N/A

N/A

53

Dragonslayer

$14,110,013

N/A

$2,407,939

868

54

True Confessions

$12,850,276

N/A

N/A

N/A

55

Atlantic City

$12,729,675

N/A

N/A

N/A

56

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

$12,617,845

N/A

$2,945,600

1,018

57

First Monday in October

$12,480,249

N/A

N/A

N/A

58

The Postman Always Rings Twice

$12,376,625

N/A

N/A

N/A

59

Comin' at Ya!

$12,000,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

60

Blow Out

$12,000,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

61

Back Roads

$11,809,387

N/A

$3,046,339

805

62

Thief

$11,492,915

N/A

N/A

N/A

63

Ragtime

$11,099,118

447

$151,351

5

64

Victory

$10,853,418

N/A

N/A

N/A

65

Rollover

$10,851,261

755

$2,260,689

755

66

Wolfen

$10,626,725

N/A

$3,037,911

967

67

Carbon Copy

$9,566,593

N/A

N/A

N/A

68

Pennies From Heaven

$9,171,289

N/A

$520,000

315

69

Deadly Blessing

$8,279,042

N/A

N/A

N/A

70

Whose Life Is It, Anyway?

$8,206,145

615

$1,348,576

615

71

Prince of the City

$8,124,257

N/A

$64,713

3

72

The Fun House

$7,886,857

N/A

$2,765,456

814

73

Buddy Buddy

$7,258,543

248

$189,000

248

74

La Cage aux Folles 2

$6,950,125

N/A

N/A

N/A

75

All the Marbles

$6,468,195

N/A

N/A

N/A

76

Eyewitness

$6,400,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

77

Gallipoli

$5,732,587

N/A

N/A

N/A

78

My Bloody Valentine (1981)

$5,672,031

N/A

N/A

N/A

79

Going Ape!

$5,504,218

N/A

N/A

N/A

80

The Dogs of War

$5,484,132

N/A

N/A

N/A

81

Student Bodies

$5,165,432

N/A

$1,582,148

628

82

The Watcher in the Woods

$5,000,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

83

All Night Long

$4,454,295

N/A

$1,392,852

362

84

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

$3,702,028

N/A

$1,214,767

867

85

Zoot Suit

$3,256,082

N/A

$63,356

57

86

The Fan (1981)

$3,082,096

N/A

N/A

N/A

87

The Last Metro

$3,007,436

N/A

N/A

N/A

88

Gas

$2,869,425

N/A

N/A

N/A

89

Modern Romance

$2,863,642

N/A

$18,225

1

90

The Hand

$2,447,576

N/A

$566,736

183

91

Heartbeeps

$2,154,696

N/A

$407,464

493

92

This Is Elvis

$2,028,612

N/A

$429,146

309

93

Sphinx

$2,022,771

N/A

$439,564

214

94

Honky Tonk Freeway

$2,004,742

N/A

$939,423

629

95

Raggedy Man

$1,976,198

N/A

$287,081

199

96

King of the Mountain

$1,791,147

N/A

$958,637

703

97

Cutter's Way

$1,729,274

N/A

N/A

N/A

98

Silence of the North

$1,622,898

N/A

$344,837

272

99

From Mao to Mozart

$1,205,934

N/A

N/A

N/A

100

Night School

$1,169,875

N/A

N/A

N/A

Summary of 113 Movies on Chart:

Totals:

$2,290,052,401

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Averages:

$20,265,950

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