The Top Movies, Weekend of November 27, 1981
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Time Bandits |
Avco Embassy
|
Adventure
|
$5,000,000 |
+35.14% |
1,046 |
$4,780 |
$23,464,578 |
24 |
| 2 |
(2) |
Raiders of the Lost Ark |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$4,228,951 |
+27.87% |
1,251 |
$3,380 |
$158,118,372 |
171 |
| 3 |
(3) |
Arthur |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$2,125,599 |
+42.51% |
821 |
$2,589 |
$73,102,503 |
136 |
| 4 |
(5) |
Only When I Laugh |
|
|
$1,026,939 |
+3.03% |
604 |
$1,700 |
$24,954,906 |
68 |
| 5 |
(4) |
Halloween II |
Universal
|
Horror
|
$790,205 |
-39.22% |
480 |
$1,646 |
$20,470,309 |
31 |
| 6 |
(8) |
Body Heat |
Warner Bros.
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$714,777 |
+24.06% |
348 |
$2,054 |
$22,820,617 |
94 |
| 7 |
(9) |
Prince of the City |
Orion Pictures
|
Drama
|
$468,120 |
-1.43% |
226 |
$2,071 |
$7,479,046 |
103 |
| 8 |
(10) |
Chariots of Fire |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$230,393 |
+31.04% |
11 |
$20,945 |
$2,164,797 |
66 |
| 9 |
(11) |
Ragtime |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$160,884 |
+6.30% |
4 |
$40,221 |
$418,359 |
10 |
| 10 |
(12) |
Absence of Malice |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$68,758 |
+6.15% |
2 |
$34,379 |
$199,532 |
11 |
| 11 |
(14) |
Looker |
Warner Bros.
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
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$3,281,232 |
31 |
| 12 |
(13) |
So Fine |
|
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|
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$9,381,808 |
66 |
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