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Weekend end date |
Film |
Box office |
Notes |
1 | 000000001981-01-04-0000January 4, 1981 | 9 to 5 | $5,567,435 | |
2 | 000000001981-01-11-0000January 11, 1981 | 9 to 5 | $4,788,122 | |
3 | 000000001981-01-18-0000January 18, 1981 | 9 to 5 | $3,455,332 | |
4 | 000000001981-01-25-0000January 25, 1981 | 9 to 5 | $3,233,126 | |
5 | 000000001981-02-01-0000February 1, 1981 | 9 to 5 | $2,475,788 | |
6 | 000000001981-02-08-0000February 8, 1981 | Fort Apache, The Bronx | $5,111,137 | |
7 | 000000001981-02-15-0000February 15, 1981 | My Bloody Valentine | $3,573,744 | |
8 | 000000001981-02-22-0000February 22, 1981 | Eyewitness | $5,633,332 | Eyewitness reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
9 | 000000001981-03-01-0000March 1, 1981 | Eyewitness | $3,755,342 | |
10 | 000000001981-03-08-0000March 8, 1981 | The Devil and Max Devlin | $5,422,165 | |
11 | 000000001981-03-15-0000March 15, 1981 | The Funhouse | $2,765,456 | |
12 | 000000001981-03-22-0000March 22, 1981 | Omen III: The Final Conflict | $3,222,981 | |
13 | 000000001981-03-29-0000March 29, 1981 | Omen III: The Final Conflict | $3,122,311 | |
14 | 000000001981-04-05-0000April 5, 1981 | Nighthawks | $4,844,731 | |
15 | 000000001981-04-12-0000April 12, 1981 | The Howling | $4,987,866 | |
16 | 000000001981-04-19-0000April 19, 1981 | Caveman | $3,529,736 | |
17 | 000000001981-04-26-0000April 26, 1981 | Caveman | $3,431,199 | |
18 | 000000001981-05-03-0000May 3, 1981 | Friday the 13th Part 2 | $6,477,531 | |
19 | 000000001981-05-10-0000May 10, 1981 | The Burning | $3,233,475 | |
20 | 000000001981-05-17-0000May 17, 1981 | Happy Birthday to Me | $3,338,765 | |
21 | 000000001981-05-24-0000May 24, 1981 | The Four Seasons | $10,744,612 | |
22 | 000000001981-05-31-0000May 31, 1981 | The Four Seasons | $6,236,965 | |
23 | 000000001981-06-07-0000June 7, 1981 | The Four Seasons | $5,877,288 | |
24 | 000000001981-06-14-0000June 14, 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $12,130,887 | |
25 | 000000001981-06-21-0000June 21, 1981 | Superman II | $14,100,523 | Superman II had the highest weekend debut of 1981. |
26 | 000000001981-06-28-0000June 28, 1981 | For Your Eyes Only | $9,100,741 | |
27 | 000000001981-07-05-0000July 5, 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $10,733,271 | Raiders of the Lost Ark reclaimed #1 in its fourth weekend of release. |
28 | 000000001981-07-12-0000July 12, 1981 | Escape from New York | $5,462,100 | |
29 | 000000001981-07-19-0000July 19, 1981 | Arthur | $7,655,381 | |
30 | 000000001981-07-26-0000July 26, 1981 | Arthur | $5,434,810 | |
31 | 000000001981-08-02-0000August 2, 1981 | Arthur | $4,541,634 | |
32 | 000000001981-08-09-0000August 9, 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $8,334,521 | Raiders of the Lost Ark reclaimed #1 in its ninth weekend of release. |
33 | 000000001981-08-16-0000August 16, 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $7,511,840 | |
34 | 000000001981-08-23-0000August 23, 1981 | An American Werewolf in London | $4,623,333 | |
35 | 000000001981-08-30-0000August 30, 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $3,653,558 | Raiders of the Lost Ark reclaimed #1 in its twelfth weekend of release. |
36 | 000000001981-09-06-0000September 6, 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $3,422,322 | |
37 | 000000001981-09-13-0000September 13, 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $3,321,251 | |
38 | 000000001981-09-20-0000September 20, 1981 | Continental Divide | $3,588,193 | |
39 | 000000001981-09-27-0000September 27, 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $4,632,321 | Raiders of the Lost Ark reclaimed #1 in its sixteenth weekend of release. |
40 | 000000001981-10-04-0000October 4, 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $3,784,812 | |
41 | 000000001981-10-11-0000October 11, 1981 | Chariots of Fire | $7,521,745 | |
42 | 000000001981-10-18-0000October 18, 1981 | Chariots of Fire | $6,331,634 | |
43 | 000000001981-10-25-0000October 25, 1981 | Chariots of Fire | $5,541,891 | |
44 | 000000001981-11-01-0000November 1, 1981 | Halloween II | $7,446,508 | |
45 | 000000001981-11-08-0000November 8, 1981 | Time Bandits | $6,732,915 | |
46 | 000000001981-11-15-0000November 15, 1981 | Time Bandits | $4,581,934 | |
47 | 000000001981-11-22-0000November 22, 1981 | Time Bandits | $3,955,671 | |
48 | 000000001981-11-29-0000November 29, 1981 | Time Bandits | $3,831,945 | |
49 | 000000001981-12-06-0000December 6, 1981 | Reds | $3,985,671 | |
50 | 000000001981-12-13-0000December 13, 1981 | Reds | $2,473,511 | |
51 | 000000001981-12-20-0000December 20, 1981 | Sharky's Machine | $4,531,587 | |
52 | 000000001981-12-27-0000December 27, 1981 | Sharky's Machine | $3,812,873 | |
53 | 000000001982-01-03-0000January 3, 1982 | Sharky's Machine | $3,214,731 | |