Domestic Box Office For February 1981
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Apache the Bronx | $29,200,000 | - | - | - | - | Feb 6 | - | 20th Century Fox |
| 2 | The Devil and Max Devlin | $16,000,000 | - | - | - | - | Feb 6 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | La Cage aux Folles II | $6,950,125 | - | - | - | - | Feb 15 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 4 | Eyewitness | $6,400,000 | - | - | - | - | Feb 13 | - | 20th Century Fox |
| 5 | My Bloody Valentine | $5,672,031 | - | - | - | - | Feb 11 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | The Dogs of War | $5,484,132 | - | - | - | - | Feb 13 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | The Last Metro | $3,007,436 | - | - | - | - | Feb 13 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 8 | Sphinx | $2,022,771 | 214 | $439,564 | 21.7% | 214 | Feb 13 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Sunday Lovers | $621,931 | - | - | - | - | Feb 13 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
