The Top Movies, Weekend of October 2, 1981

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Paternity			$3,610,147		1,072	$3,368	$3,610,147	3
2	(1)	Mommie Dearest	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$3,208,436	-31.26%	930	$3,450	$10,537,537	17
3	(2)	Only When I Laugh			$3,158,909	-18.60%	794	$3,978	$8,409,850	12
4	(4)	Arthur	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$2,111,572	-11.89%	910	$2,320	$52,922,322	80
5	(5)	Body Heat	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$2,093,285	-4.26%	747	$2,802	$11,563,489	38
6	(7)	Raiders of the Lost Ark	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$1,959,650	+4.71%	550	$3,563	$136,885,717	115
7	(3)	So Fine			$1,887,878	-27.16%	1,024	$1,844	$5,341,025	10
8	(6)	Continental Divide	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$1,500,000	-25.00%	709	$2,116	$8,143,450	17
9	(8)	Carbon Copy	Avco Embassy	Comedy	$1,100,000	-24.21%	268	$4,104	$2,843,791	10
10	(9)	Stripes	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$986,000	-28.99%	650	$1,517	$79,687,511	101
11	(14)	Prince of the City	Orion Pictures	Drama	$513,647	+254.55%	94	$5,464	$1,637,905	47
12	(re-entry)	Heavy Metal	Columbia	Adventure	$394,659		269	$1,467	$19,571,091	59
13	(18)	Gallipoli			$256,637		47	$5,460	$1,263,099	38
14	(17)	Chariots of Fire	Sony Pictures	Drama	$92,639	+34.44%	3	$30,880		10
15	(new)	Zoot Suit	Universal	Drama	$63,356		57	$1,112	$63,356	3