Weekly (Fri-Thu) Domestic Chart Starting on July 31, 1981
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| Movie Title | Distributor | Gross | %LW | Theaters | Theaters Change | Per Theater | Total Gross | Weeks In Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (-) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | 20th Century… | $11,238,316 | 1,364 | $8,239 | $192,592,171 | 64 | ||
| 2 | (2) | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Paramount Pi… | $8,360,093 | -17% | 1,140 | -42 | $7,333 | $91,128,146 | 8 |
| 3 | (1) | Tarzan, The Ape Man | MGM | $6,857,626 | -33% | 1,050 | +120 | $6,531 | $17,055,981 | 2 |
| 4 | (3) | Stripes | Columbia | $5,733,228 | -20% | 1,064 | -22 | $5,388 | $50,899,475 | 6 |
| 5 | (4) | Superman II | Warner Bros. | $4,591,925 | -22% | 908 | -81 | $5,057 | $85,182,172 | 7 |
| 6 | (5) | Arthur | Warner Bros. | $4,147,950 | -15% | 630 | -75 | $6,584 | $13,702,835 | 3 |
| 7 | (-) | Endless Love | Universal | $4,019,605 | 632 | $6,360 | $15,401,364 | 3 | ||
| 8 | N | Under the Rainbow | Warner Bros. | $3,583,910 | 488 | $7,344 | $3,583,910 | 1 | ||
| 9 | N | Victory | Paramount Pi… | $3,375,682 | 692 | $4,878 | $3,375,682 | 1 | ||
| 10 | (7) | Wolfen | Warner Bros. | $2,565,006 | -41% | 704 | -263 | $3,643 | $6,945,932 | 2 |
| 11 | (-) | The Cannonball Run | 20th Century… | $2,142,778 | 751 | $2,853 | $55,612,057 | 7 | ||
| 12 | (-) | Zorro, The Gay Blade | 20th Century… | $1,923,571 | 415 | $4,635 | $4,284,854 | 2 | ||
| 13 | (8) | Blow Out | Filmways Pic… | $1,800,000 | -55% | 650 | -58 | $2,769 | $5,800,000 | 2 |
| 14 | (-) | Clash of the Titans | MGM | $1,000,000 | $30,000,000 | 8 | ||||
| 15 | (-) | History of the World: Part I | 20th Century… | $233,650 | $22,970,578 | 8 | ||||
| 15 | $61,573,340 |