Weekly (Fri-Thu) Domestic Chart Starting on August 28, 1981
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| Movie Title | Distributor | Gross | %LW | Theaters | Theaters Change | Per Theater | Total Gross | Weeks In Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Paramount Pi… | $6,387,165 | -8% | 1,110 | -70 | $5,754 | $119,848,370 | 12 |
| 2 | (2) | An American Werewolf in London | Universal | $5,452,295 | -1% | 750 | -120 | $7,270 | $10,938,540 | 2 |
| 3 | (3) | Arthur | Warner Bros. | $4,902,797 | -4% | 854 | +80 | $5,741 | $33,662,042 | 7 |
| 4 | (4) | Stripes | Columbia | $3,895,432 | -4% | 1,117 | +102 | $3,487 | $68,514,262 | 10 |
| 5 | (5) | First Monday in October | Paramount Pi… | $2,497,493 | -32% | 525 | n/c | $4,757 | $6,148,144 | 2 |
| 6 | (7) | Heavy Metal | Columbia | $2,368,564 | -20% | 701 | -51 | $3,379 | $14,808,101 | 4 |
| 7 | (6) | Comin' at Ya! | Filmways Pic… | $2,288,071 | -30% | 197 | +92 | $11,615 | $4,445,375 | 6 |
| 8 | (9) | Superman II | Warner Bros. | $2,110,542 | -15% | 763 | -58 | $2,766 | $96,037,080 | 11 |
| 9 | N | Private Lessons | Jensen Farle… | $1,822,888 | 134 | $13,604 | $1,822,888 | 1 | ||
| 10 | (8) | Under the Rainbow | Warner Bros. | $1,584,679 | -42% | 610 | -182 | $2,598 | $15,113,901 | 5 |
| 11 | (-) | Endless Love | Universal | $968,319 | 250 | $3,873 | $22,626,700 | 7 | ||
| 12 | N | Body Heat | Warner Bros. | $872,789 | 34 | $25,670 | $872,789 | 1 | ||
| 13 | (10) | Prince of the City | Warner Bros. | $224,436 | +78% | 5 | +2 | $44,887 | $386,353 | 3 |
| 14 | N | Gallipoli | Paramount Pi… | $105,638 | 2 | $52,819 | $105,638 | 1 | ||
| 14 | $35,481,108 |