Weekend Domestic Box Office August 7, 1981
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $4,846,228 | -10% | 1,091 | $4,442 | $95,974,374 | 59 | |
| 2 | (1) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $4,021,024 | -43% | 1,382 | $2,910 | $196,613,195 | 446 | |
| 3 | (3) | Tarzan, The Ape Man | $3,372,735 | -23% | 1,113 | $3,030 | $20,428,716 | 17 | |
| 4 | (new) | Heavy Metal | $3,261,186 | 620 | $5,260 | $3,261,186 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (4) | Stripes | $3,125,676 | -10% | 991 | $3,154 | $54,025,151 | 45 | |
| 6 | (7) | Arthur | $3,098,055 | +29% | 605 | $5,121 | $16,800,890 | 24 | |
| 7 | (5) | Superman II | $2,188,092 | -22% | 780 | $2,805 | $87,370,264 | 52 | |
| 8 | (10) | Blow Out | $2,000,000 | -9% | 500 | $4,000 | $7,800,000 | 17 | |
| 9 | (8) | Under the Rainbow | $1,922,593 | -16% | 621 | $3,096 | $5,506,503 | 10 | |
| 10 | (new) | An Eye for an Eye | $1,811,470 | 398 | $4,551 | $1,811,470 | 3 | ||
| 11 | (9) | Endless Love | $1,711,316 | -23% | 550 | $3,111 | $17,112,680 | 24 | |
| 12 | (6) | Victory | $1,624,318 | -35% | 644 | $2,522 | $5,000,000 | 10 | |
| 13 | (new) | Student Bodies | $1,582,148 | 628 | $2,519 | $1,582,148 | 3 | ||
| 14 | (11) | Wolfen | $859,496 | -49% | 305 | $2,818 | $7,805,428 | 17 | |
| 15 | (14) | Zorro, The Gay Blade | $831,895 | -34% | 343 | $2,425 | $5,116,749 | 17 | |
| 16 | (13) | The Cannonball Run | $763,174 | -45% | 547 | $1,395 | $56,375,231 | 52 | |
| 17 | (-) | The Four Seasons | $615,679 | 245 | $2,513 | $42,488,161 | 80 | ||
| 18 | (-) | The Great Muppet Caper | $504,000 | 258 | $1,953 | $22,756,670 | 45 | ||
| 19 | (16) | History of the World: Part I | $282,771 | 175 | $1,616 | $23,253,349 | 59 | ||
| 20 | (-) | Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams | $239,000 | 343 | $697 | $33,606,555 | 66 | ||
| 21 | (new) | $19,225 | 2 | $9,613 | $19,225 | 3 | |||
| 22 | (17) | Clash of the Titans | $0 | 0 | – | $30,000,000 | 59 | ||
| Reporting movies: 22 | $38,680,081 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $4,846,228 | 1,091 | $95,974,374 |
| 2 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $4,021,024 | 1,382 | $196,613,195 |
| 3 | Tarzan, The Ape Man | $3,372,735 | 1,113 | $20,428,716 |
| 4 | Heavy Metal | $3,261,186 | 620 | $3,261,186 |
| 5 | Stripes | $3,125,676 | 991 | $54,025,151 |
| 6 | Arthur | $3,098,055 | 605 | $16,800,890 |
| 7 | Superman II | $2,188,092 | 780 | $87,370,264 |
| 8 | Blow Out | $2,000,000 | 500 | $7,800,000 |
| 9 | Under the Rainbow | $1,922,593 | 621 | $5,506,503 |
| 10 | An Eye for an Eye | $1,811,470 | 398 | $1,811,470 |
| 11 | Endless Love | $1,711,316 | 550 | $17,112,680 |
| 12 | Victory | $1,624,318 | 644 | $5,000,000 |
| 13 | Student Bodies | $1,582,148 | 628 | $1,582,148 |
| 14 | Wolfen | $859,496 | 305 | $7,805,428 |
| 15 | Zorro, The Gay Blade | $831,895 | 343 | $5,116,749 |
| 16 | The Cannonball Run | $763,174 | 547 | $56,375,231 |
| 17 | The Four Seasons | $615,679 | 245 | $42,488,161 |
| 18 | The Great Muppet Caper | $504,000 | 258 | $22,756,670 |
| 19 | History of the World: Part I | $282,771 | 175 | $23,253,349 |
| 20 | Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams | $239,000 | 343 | $33,606,555 |
| 21 | $19,225 | 2 | $19,225 | |
| 22 | Clash of the Titans | $0 | 0 | $30,000,000 |
| Reporting: 22 | $38,680,081 | total | ||