Weekend Domestic Box Office October 9, 1981

Rank	Prev	Title	Gross	Weekly Change	Theaters	Theater Average	Total Gross	Days in Release
1	(1)	Paternity	$3,227,174	-11%	1,075	$3,002	$7,615,063	10
2	(3)	Only When I Laugh	$2,554,664	-19%	797	$3,205	$12,141,785	19
3	(new)	Rich and Famous	$2,337,594		650	$3,596	$2,337,594	3
4	(4)	Arthur	$2,322,083	+10%	931	$2,494	$56,300,113	87
5	(6)	Raiders of the Lost Ark	$2,213,904	+13%	550	$4,025	$139,888,596	122
6	(2)	Mommie Dearest	$2,009,548	-37%	874	$2,299	$13,336,905	24
7	(5)	Body Heat	$1,674,739	-20%	755	$2,218	$14,193,846	45
8	(7)	So Fine	$1,142,648	-39%	851	$1,343	$7,143,445	17
9	(8)	Continental Divide	$960,000	-36%	513	$1,871	$0	24
10	(new)	Tattoo	$415,405		159	$2,613	$415,405	3
11	(15)	Zoot Suit	$124,334	+96%	13	$9,564	$0	10
12	(14)	Chariots of Fire	$117,083	+26%	6	$19,514	$607,253	17
13	(-)		$60,384		15	$4,026	$383,014	17

		Reporting movies: 13	$19,159,560	total box office

Rank	Title	Daily	Theaters	Total
1	Paternity	$3,227,174	1,075	$7,615,063
2	Only When I Laugh	$2,554,664	797	$12,141,785
3	Rich and Famous	$2,337,594	650	$2,337,594
4	Arthur	$2,322,083	931	$56,300,113
5	Raiders of the Lost Ark	$2,213,904	550	$139,888,596
6	Mommie Dearest	$2,009,548	874	$13,336,905
7	Body Heat	$1,674,739	755	$14,193,846
8	So Fine	$1,142,648	851	$7,143,445
9	Continental Divide	$960,000	513	$0
10	Tattoo	$415,405	159	$415,405
11	Zoot Suit	$124,334	13	$0
12	Chariots of Fire	$117,083	6	$607,253
13		$60,384	15	$383,014

	Reporting: 13	$19,159,560	total