Weekend Domestic Box Office July 17, 1981
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $6,450,189 | +5% | 1,400 | $4,607 | $68,431,268 | 38 | |
| 2 | (3) | Stripes | $5,299,888 | -7% | 0 | – | $34,986,321 | 24 | |
| 3 | (1) | Superman II | $5,260,610 | -22% | 1,227 | $4,287 | $71,625,048 | 31 | |
| 4 | (new) | Endless Love | $4,162,921 | 580 | $7,177 | $4,162,921 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (4) | The Fox and the Hound | $4,137,844 | -2% | 1,030 | $4,017 | $11,731,297 | 10 | |
| 6 | (7) | For Your Eyes Only | $3,200,000 | -20% | 1,049 | $3,051 | $30,000,000 | 24 | |
| 7 | (6) | The Cannonball Run | $2,852,096 | -29% | 1,126 | $2,533 | $49,230,597 | 31 | |
| 8 | (5) | Escape from New York | $2,831,055 | -32% | 579 | $4,890 | $9,098,436 | 10 | |
| 9 | (new) | Arthur | $2,719,534 | 701 | $3,880 | $2,719,534 | 3 | ||
| 10 | (8) | The Great Muppet Caper | $1,593,954 | -31% | 589 | $2,706 | $17,840,777 | 24 | |
| 11 | (9) | S.O.B. | $1,413,763 | -19% | 639 | $2,212 | $8,623,863 | 17 | |
| 12 | (10) | Clash of the Titans | $1,095,100 | -33% | 700 | $1,564 | $27,668,334 | 38 | |
| 13 | (11) | The Four Seasons | $935,882 | -32% | 330 | $2,836 | $38,016,947 | 59 | |
| 14 | (12) | History of the World: Part I | $890,975 | -19% | 462 | $1,929 | $21,042,641 | 38 | |
| 16 | (-) | The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia | $0 | 156 | $0 | $1,111,156 | 45 | ||
| 15 | (-) | Napoléon | $0 | 0 | – | $2,645,504 | 19,828 | ||
| Reporting movies: 16 | $42,843,811 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $6,450,189 | 1,400 | $68,431,268 |
| 2 | Stripes | $5,299,888 | 0 | $34,986,321 |
| 3 | Superman II | $5,260,610 | 1,227 | $71,625,048 |
| 4 | Endless Love | $4,162,921 | 580 | $4,162,921 |
| 5 | The Fox and the Hound | $4,137,844 | 1,030 | $11,731,297 |
| 6 | For Your Eyes Only | $3,200,000 | 1,049 | $30,000,000 |
| 7 | The Cannonball Run | $2,852,096 | 1,126 | $49,230,597 |
| 8 | Escape from New York | $2,831,055 | 579 | $9,098,436 |
| 9 | Arthur | $2,719,534 | 701 | $2,719,534 |
| 10 | The Great Muppet Caper | $1,593,954 | 589 | $17,840,777 |
| 11 | S.O.B. | $1,413,763 | 639 | $8,623,863 |
| 12 | Clash of the Titans | $1,095,100 | 700 | $27,668,334 |
| 13 | The Four Seasons | $935,882 | 330 | $38,016,947 |
| 14 | History of the World: Part I | $890,975 | 462 | $21,042,641 |
| 16 | The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia | $0 | 156 | $1,111,156 |
| 15 | Napoléon | $0 | 0 | $2,645,504 |
| Reporting: 16 | $42,843,811 | total | ||