The Top Movies, Weekend of September 11, 1981

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(2)	Arthur	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$3,002,255	-39.98%	948	$3,167	$42,646,628	59
2	(1)	Raiders of the Lost Ark	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$2,422,842	-55.19%	900	$2,692	$128,566,311	94
3	(3)	An American Werewolf in London	Universal	Horror	$1,960,000	-44.97%	767	$2,555	$17,220,287	24
4	(4)	Stripes	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$1,906,000	-42.86%	1,100	$1,733	$74,261,528	80
5	(5)	First Monday in October			$924,468	-54.97%	525	$1,761	$9,434,570	24
6	(8)	Private Lessons	Jensen Farley Pictures	Comedy	$555,563	-55.58%	156	$3,561	$5,000,000	17
7	(9)	Comin' at Ya!			$439,117	-64.23%	180	$2,440	$6,315,676	52
8	(12)	Body Heat	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$376,791	-47.10%	34	$11,082	$2,123,244	17
9	(16)	Gallipoli			$100,176	-29.15%	6	$16,696	$402,096	17
10	(15)	Prince of the City	Orion Pictures	Drama	$89,684	-48.20%	5	$17,937		26