Domestic Box Office For November 1981
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Time Bandits | $42,365,581 | 821 | $6,507,356 | 15.4% | 821 | Nov 6 | - | Embassy Pictures |
| 2 | Absence of Malice | $40,716,963 | 994 | $97,667 | 0.2% | 2 | Nov 20 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 3 | Ragtime | $14,920,781 | 447 | $151,351 | 1% | 5 | Nov 20 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper | $3,702,028 | 867 | $1,214,767 | 32.8% | 867 | Nov 13 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Man of Iron | $492,035 | - | - | - | - | Nov 20 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
