Weekly (Fri-Thu) Domestic Chart Starting on August 7, 1981
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| Movie Title | Distributor | Gross | %LW | Theaters | Theaters Change | Per Theater | Total Gross | Weeks In Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Paramount Pi… | $7,802,988 | -7% | 1,091 | -49 | $7,152 | $98,931,134 | 9 |
| 2 | (1) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | 20th Century… | $6,207,434 | -45% | 1,382 | +18 | $4,492 | $198,799,605 | 65 |
| 3 | N | Heavy Metal | Columbia | $5,273,112 | 620 | $8,505 | $5,273,112 | 1 | ||
| 4 | (3) | Tarzan, The Ape Man | MGM | $5,160,325 | -25% | 1,113 | +63 | $4,636 | $22,216,306 | 3 |
| 5 | (6) | Arthur | Warner Bros. | $5,109,748 | +23% | 605 | -25 | $8,446 | $18,812,583 | 4 |
| 6 | (4) | Stripes | Columbia | $4,884,209 | -15% | 991 | -73 | $4,929 | $55,783,684 | 7 |
| 7 | (5) | Superman II | Warner Bros. | $3,516,329 | -23% | 780 | -128 | $4,508 | $88,698,501 | 8 |
| 8 | (8) | Under the Rainbow | Warner Bros. | $3,117,123 | -13% | 621 | +133 | $5,020 | $6,701,033 | 2 |
| 9 | (7) | Endless Love | Universal | $2,829,246 | -30% | 550 | -82 | $5,144 | $18,230,610 | 4 |
| 10 | (13) | Blow Out | Filmways Pic… | $2,750,000 | +53% | 500 | -150 | $5,500 | $8,550,000 | 3 |
| 11 | (9) | Victory | Paramount Pi… | $2,424,318 | -28% | 644 | -48 | $3,764 | $5,800,000 | 2 |
| 12 | (10) | Wolfen | Warner Bros. | $1,311,882 | -49% | 305 | -399 | $4,301 | $8,257,814 | 3 |
| 13 | (11) | The Cannonball Run | 20th Century… | $1,208,901 | -44% | 547 | -204 | $2,210 | $56,820,958 | 8 |
| 14 | (-) | Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams | Columbia | $614,949 | 343 | $1,793 | $33,982,504 | 10 | ||
| 14 | $52,210,564 |