Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for August 7th, 1981
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
|---|
| 1 |
(2) |
Raiders of the Lost Ark |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$4,846,228 |
-10% |
1,091 |
$4,442 |
$95,974,374 |
59 |
| 2 |
(1) |
Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$4,021,024 |
-43% |
1,382 |
$2,910 |
$196,613,195 |
446 |
| 3 |
(3) |
Tarzan, The Ape Man |
MGM |
Action |
$3,372,735 |
-23% |
1,113 |
$3,030 |
$20,428,716 |
17 |
| 4 |
new |
Heavy Metal |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$3,261,186 |
|
620 |
$5,260 |
$3,261,186 |
3 |
| 5 |
(4) |
Stripes |
Columbia |
Comedy |
$3,125,676 |
-10% |
991 |
$3,154 |
$54,025,151 |
45 |
| 6 |
(7) |
Arthur |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$3,098,055 |
+29% |
605 |
$5,121 |
$16,800,890 |
24 |
| 7 |
(5) |
Superman II |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$2,188,092 |
-22% |
780 |
$2,805 |
$91,070,634 |
52 |
| 8 |
(10) |
Blow Out |
Filmways Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$2,000,000 |
-9% |
500 |
$4,000 |
$7,800,000 |
17 |
| 9 |
(8) |
Under the Rainbow |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$1,922,593 |
-16% |
621 |
$3,096 |
$5,506,503 |
10 |
| 10 |
new |
An Eye for an Eye |
Avco Embassy |
Action |
$1,811,470 |
|
398 |
$4,551 |
$1,811,470 |
3 |
| 11 |
(9) |
Endless Love |
Universal |
Drama |
$1,711,316 |
-23% |
550 |
$3,111 |
$17,112,680 |
24 |
| 12 |
(6) |
Victory |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
$1,624,318 |
-35% |
644 |
$2,522 |
$5,000,000 |
10 |
| 13 |
new |
Student Bodies |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$1,582,148 |
|
628 |
$2,519 |
$1,582,148 |
3 |
| 14 |
(11) |
Wolfen |
Warner Bros. |
Horror |
$859,496 |
-49% |
305 |
$2,818 |
$7,805,428 |
17 |
| 15 |
(14) |
Zorro, The Gay Blade |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$831,895 |
-34% |
343 |
$2,425 |
$5,116,749 |
17 |
| 16 |
(13) |
The Cannonball Run |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$763,174 |
-45% |
547 |
$1,395 |
$56,375,231 |
52 |
| 17 |
(-) |
The Four Seasons |
Universal |
Comedy |
$615,679 |
|
245 |
$2,513 |
$42,488,161 |
80 |
| 18 |
(-) |
The Great Muppet Caper |
Universal |
Comedy |
$504,000 |
|
258 |
$1,953 |
$22,756,670 |
45 |
| 19 |
(16) |
History of the World: Part I |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$282,771 |
|
175 |
$1,616 |
$23,253,349 |
59 |
| 20 |
(-) |
Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams |
Columbia |
|
$239,000 |
|
343 |
$697 |
$33,606,555 |
66 |
| 21 |
new |
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. |
Comworld |
Comedy |
$19,225 |
|
2 |
$9,613 |
$19,225 |
3 |
| 22 |
(17) |
Clash of the Titans |
MGM |
Adventure |
$0 |
|
0 |
|
$30,000,000 |
59 |
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013