The Top Movies, Weekend of August 21, 1981
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Raiders of the Lost Ark |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$4,183,784 |
-18.88% |
1,180 |
$3,546 |
$110,733,608 |
73 |
| 2 |
(new) |
An American Werewolf in London |
Universal
|
Horror
|
$3,786,512 |
  |
870 |
$4,352 |
$3,786,512 |
3 |
| 3 |
(3) |
Arthur |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$3,088,798 |
+5.37% |
774 |
$3,991 |
$26,724,137 |
38 |
| 4 |
(new) |
First Monday in October |
|
|
$2,714,682 |
  |
525 |
$5,171 |
$2,714,682 |
3 |
| 5 |
(2) |
Stripes |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$2,219,592 |
-27.04% |
1,015 |
$2,187 |
$62,791,018 |
59 |
| 6 |
(6) |
Heavy Metal |
Columbia
|
Adventure
|
$1,836,386 |
-31.83% |
752 |
$2,442 |
$11,312,996 |
17 |
| 7 |
(5) |
Under the Rainbow |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$1,768,675 |
-34.91% |
792 |
$2,233 |
$12,588,339 |
24 |
| 8 |
(9) |
Eye for an Eye (1981) |
Avco Embassy
|
|
$1,604,914 |
-11.05% |
593 |
$2,706 |
$7,496,681 |
17 |
| 9 |
(10) |
Superman II |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$1,570,081 |
-7.53% |
821 |
$1,912 |
$96,712,603 |
66 |
| 10 |
(8) |
Tarzan, The Ape Man |
MGM
|
Action
|
$1,414,686 |
-31.28% |
690 |
$2,050 |
$26,785,103 |
31 |
| 11 |
(20) |
Comin' at Ya! |
|
|
$1,132,000 |
+689.15% |
105 |
$10,781 |
  |
10 |
| 12 |
(new) |
Honky Tonk Freeway |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$939,423 |
  |
629 |
$1,494 |
$939,423 |
3 |
| 13 |
(new) |
Prince of the City |
Orion Pictures
|
Drama
|
$64,713 |
  |
3 |
$21,571 |
$100,518 |
5 |
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