Weekend Domestic Box Office July 31, 1981
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (-) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $7,001,282 | 1,364 | $5,133 | $188,355,137 | 439 | ||
| 2 | (2) | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $5,369,898 | -11% | 1,140 | $4,710 | $88,137,951 | 52 | |
| 3 | (1) | Tarzan, The Ape Man | $4,386,721 | -35% | 1,050 | $4,178 | $14,585,076 | 10 | |
| 4 | (3) | Stripes | $3,473,898 | -27% | 1,064 | $3,265 | $48,640,145 | 38 | |
| 5 | (4) | Superman II | $2,806,048 | -24% | 908 | $3,090 | $83,396,295 | 45 | |
| 6 | (new) | Victory | $2,488,808 | 692 | $3,597 | $2,488,808 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (6) | Arthur | $2,403,000 | -21% | 630 | $3,814 | $11,957,885 | 17 | |
| 8 | (new) | Under the Rainbow | $2,287,205 | 488 | $4,687 | $2,287,205 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (-) | Endless Love | $2,221,402 | 632 | $3,515 | $13,603,161 | 17 | ||
| 10 | (8) | Blow Out | $2,200,000 | -27% | 650 | $3,385 | $6,200,000 | 10 | |
| 11 | (7) | Wolfen | $1,700,406 | -44% | 704 | $2,415 | $6,081,332 | 10 | |
| 12 | (10) | Eye of the Needle | $1,589,000 | -13% | 467 | $3,403 | $4,389,000 | 10 | |
| 13 | (-) | The Cannonball Run | $1,384,649 | 751 | $1,844 | $54,853,928 | 45 | ||
| 14 | (-) | Zorro, The Gay Blade | $1,255,013 | 415 | $3,024 | $3,616,296 | 10 | ||
| 15 | (11) | For Your Eyes Only | $0 | -100% | 0 | – | $35,780,000 | 38 | |
| 17 | (-) | Clash of the Titans | $0 | 0 | – | $29,000,000 | 52 | ||
| 16 | (-) | History of the World: Part I | $0 | 0 | – | $22,736,928 | 52 | ||
| Reporting movies: 17 | $40,567,330 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $7,001,282 | 1,364 | $188,355,137 |
| 2 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $5,369,898 | 1,140 | $88,137,951 |
| 3 | Tarzan, The Ape Man | $4,386,721 | 1,050 | $14,585,076 |
| 4 | Stripes | $3,473,898 | 1,064 | $48,640,145 |
| 5 | Superman II | $2,806,048 | 908 | $83,396,295 |
| 6 | Victory | $2,488,808 | 692 | $2,488,808 |
| 7 | Arthur | $2,403,000 | 630 | $11,957,885 |
| 8 | Under the Rainbow | $2,287,205 | 488 | $2,287,205 |
| 9 | Endless Love | $2,221,402 | 632 | $13,603,161 |
| 10 | Blow Out | $2,200,000 | 650 | $6,200,000 |
| 11 | Wolfen | $1,700,406 | 704 | $6,081,332 |
| 12 | Eye of the Needle | $1,589,000 | 467 | $4,389,000 |
| 13 | The Cannonball Run | $1,384,649 | 751 | $54,853,928 |
| 14 | Zorro, The Gay Blade | $1,255,013 | 415 | $3,616,296 |
| 15 | For Your Eyes Only | $0 | 0 | $35,780,000 |
| 17 | Clash of the Titans | $0 | 0 | $29,000,000 |
| 16 | History of the World: Part I | $0 | 0 | $22,736,928 |
| Reporting: 17 | $40,567,330 | total | ||