Week 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 | $11,238,316 | 1,364 | $8,239 | $192,592,171 | 443 | ||
| 2 | (2) | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $8,360,093 | -17% | 1,140 | $7,333 | $91,128,146 | 56 | |
| 3 | (1) | Tarzan, The Ape Man | $6,857,626 | -33% | 1,050 | $6,531 | $17,055,981 | 14 | |
| 4 | (3) | Stripes | $5,733,228 | -20% | 1,064 | $5,388 | $50,899,475 | 42 | |
| 5 | (4) | Superman II | $4,591,925 | -22% | 908 | $5,057 | $85,182,172 | 49 | |
| 6 | (5) | Arthur | $4,147,950 | -15% | 630 | $6,584 | $13,702,835 | 21 | |
| 7 | (-) | Endless Love | $4,019,605 | 632 | $6,360 | $15,401,364 | 21 | ||
| 8 | (new) | Under the Rainbow | $3,583,910 | 488 | $7,344 | $3,583,910 | 7 | ||
| 9 | (new) | Victory | $3,375,682 | 692 | $4,878 | $3,375,682 | 7 | ||
| 10 | (7) | Wolfen | $2,565,006 | -41% | 704 | $3,643 | $6,945,932 | 14 | |
| 11 | (-) | The Cannonball Run | $2,142,778 | 751 | $2,853 | $55,612,057 | 49 | ||
| 12 | (-) | Zorro, The Gay Blade | $1,923,571 | 415 | $4,635 | $4,284,854 | 14 | ||
| 13 | (8) | Blow Out | $1,800,000 | -55% | 650 | $2,769 | $5,800,000 | 14 | |
| 14 | (-) | Clash of the Titans | $1,000,000 | 0 | – | $30,000,000 | 56 | ||
| 15 | (-) | History of the World: Part I | $233,650 | 0 | – | $22,970,578 | 56 | ||
| Reporting movies: 15 | $61,573,340 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $11,238,316 | 1,364 | $192,592,171 |
| 2 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $8,360,093 | 1,140 | $91,128,146 |
| 3 | Tarzan, The Ape Man | $6,857,626 | 1,050 | $17,055,981 |
| 4 | Stripes | $5,733,228 | 1,064 | $50,899,475 |
| 5 | Superman II | $4,591,925 | 908 | $85,182,172 |
| 6 | Arthur | $4,147,950 | 630 | $13,702,835 |
| 7 | Endless Love | $4,019,605 | 632 | $15,401,364 |
| 8 | Under the Rainbow | $3,583,910 | 488 | $3,583,910 |
| 9 | Victory | $3,375,682 | 692 | $3,375,682 |
| 10 | Wolfen | $2,565,006 | 704 | $6,945,932 |
| 11 | The Cannonball Run | $2,142,778 | 751 | $55,612,057 |
| 12 | Zorro, The Gay Blade | $1,923,571 | 415 | $4,284,854 |
| 13 | Blow Out | $1,800,000 | 650 | $5,800,000 |
| 14 | Clash of the Titans | $1,000,000 | 0 | $30,000,000 |
| 15 | History of the World: Part I | $233,650 | 0 | $22,970,578 |
| Reporting: 15 | $61,573,340 | total | ||