Week Domestic Box Office October 9, 1981

Rank	Prev	Title	Daily Gross	Weekly Change	Theaters	Theater Average	Total Gross	Days in Release
1	(-)	Continental Divide	$10,743,004		513	$20,942	$9,783,004	28
2	(4)	Arthur	$3,841,568	+21%	931	$4,126	$57,819,598	91
3	(1)	Paternity	$3,507,028	-20%	1,075	$3,262	$7,894,917	14
4	(new)	Rich and Famous	$3,259,934		650	$5,015	$3,259,934	7
5	(2)	Only When I Laugh	$3,071,546	-29%	797	$3,854	$12,658,667	23
6	(6)	Raiders of the Lost Ark	$2,605,016	-5%	550	$4,736	$140,279,708	126
7	(3)	Mommie Dearest	$2,392,584	-40%	874	$2,738	$13,719,941	28
8	(5)	Body Heat	$2,093,685	-31%	755	$2,773	$14,612,792	49
9	(7)	So Fine	$1,388,907	-45%	851	$1,632	$7,389,704	21
10	(new)	Tattoo	$591,513		159	$3,720	$591,513	7
11	(-)	Zoot Suit	$368,388		13	$28,338	$244,054	14
12	(8)	Chariots of Fire	$155,118	-60%	6	$25,853	$645,288	21
13	(-)	Southern Comfort	$77,363		15	$5,158	$399,993	21

		Reporting movies: 13	$34,095,654	total box office

Rank	Title	Daily	Theaters	Total
1	Continental Divide	$10,743,004	513	$9,783,004
2	Arthur	$3,841,568	931	$57,819,598
3	Paternity	$3,507,028	1,075	$7,894,917
4	Rich and Famous	$3,259,934	650	$3,259,934
5	Only When I Laugh	$3,071,546	797	$12,658,667
6	Raiders of the Lost Ark	$2,605,016	550	$140,279,708
7	Mommie Dearest	$2,392,584	874	$13,719,941
8	Body Heat	$2,093,685	755	$14,612,792
9	So Fine	$1,388,907	851	$7,389,704
10	Tattoo	$591,513	159	$591,513
11	Zoot Suit	$368,388	13	$244,054
12	Chariots of Fire	$155,118	6	$645,288
13	Southern Comfort	$77,363	15	$399,993

	Reporting: 13	$34,095,654	total