The Top Movies, Weekend of July 24, 1981

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Tarzan, The Ape Man	MGM	Action	$6,700,809		930	$7,205	$6,700,809	3
2	(1)	Raiders of the Lost Ark	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$6,046,274	-6.26%	1,182	$5,115	$78,743,581	45
3	(re-entry)	Stripes	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$4,748,819		1,086	$4,373	$42,740,041	31
4	(2)	Superman II	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$3,691,244	-29.83%	989	$3,732	$82,117,493	38
5	(re-entry)	The Fox and the Hound	Buena Vista	Comedy	$3,106,456		912	$3,406	$17,764,512	17
6	(4)	Arthur	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$3,041,995	+11.86%	705	$4,315	$7,711,222	10
7	(new)	Wolfen	Orion Pictures	Horror	$3,037,911		967	$3,142	$3,037,911	3
8	(new)	Blow Out	Filmways Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$3,000,000		708	$4,237	$3,000,000	3
9	(re-entry)	Escape from New York	Avco Embassy	Action	$1,926,035		476	$4,046	$11,381,096	17
10	(new)	Eye of the Needle	United Artists	Thriller/Suspense	$1,832,928		458	$4,002	$1,832,928	3
11	(re-entry)	For Your Eyes Only	MGM	Action	$1,800,000		700	$2,571	$32,695,997	31
12	(re-entry)	The Great Muppet Caper	Universal	Comedy	$1,593,954				$20,235,000	24