The Top Movies, Weekend of August 7, 1981
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(2) |
Raiders of the Lost Ark |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$4,846,228 |
-9.75% |
1,091 |
$4,442 |
$95,974,374 |
59 |
| 2 |
(1) |
The Empire Strikes Back |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$4,021,024 |
-42.57% |
1,382 |
$2,910 |
$196,613,195 |
446 |
| 3 |
(3) |
Tarzan, The Ape Man |
MGM
|
Action
|
$3,372,735 |
-23.11% |
1,113 |
$3,030 |
$20,428,716 |
17 |
| 4 |
(new) |
Heavy Metal |
Columbia
|
Adventure
|
$3,261,186 |
  |
620 |
$5,260 |
$3,261,186 |
3 |
| 5 |
(4) |
Stripes |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$3,125,676 |
-10.02% |
991 |
$3,154 |
$54,025,151 |
45 |
| 6 |
(7) |
Arthur |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$3,098,055 |
+28.92% |
605 |
$5,121 |
$16,800,890 |
24 |
| 7 |
(5) |
Superman II |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$2,188,092 |
-22.02% |
780 |
$2,805 |
$91,070,634 |
52 |
| 8 |
(10) |
Blow Out |
Filmways Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$2,000,000 |
-9.09% |
500 |
$4,000 |
$7,800,000 |
17 |
| 9 |
(8) |
Under the Rainbow |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$1,922,593 |
-15.94% |
621 |
$3,096 |
$5,506,503 |
10 |
| 10 |
(new) |
Eye for an Eye (1981) |
Avco Embassy
|
|
$1,811,470 |
  |
398 |
$4,551 |
$1,811,470 |
3 |
| 11 |
(9) |
Endless Love |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$1,711,316 |
-22.96% |
550 |
$3,111 |
$17,112,680 |
24 |
| 12 |
(6) |
Victory |
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
$1,624,318 |
-34.74% |
644 |
$2,522 |
$5,000,000 |
10 |
| 13 |
(new) |
Student Bodies |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,582,148 |
  |
628 |
$2,519 |
$1,582,148 |
3 |
| 14 |
(11) |
Wolfen |
Orion Pictures
|
Horror
|
$859,496 |
-49.45% |
305 |
$2,818 |
$7,805,428 |
17 |
| 15 |
(14) |
Zorro, The Gay Blade |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$831,895 |
-33.71% |
343 |
$2,425 |
$5,116,749 |
17 |
| 16 |
(13) |
The Cannonball Run |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$763,174 |
-44.88% |
547 |
$1,395 |
$56,375,231 |
52 |
| 17 |
(re-entry) |
The Four Seasons |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$615,679 |
  |
245 |
$2,513 |
$42,488,161 |
80 |
| 18 |
(re-entry) |
The Great Muppet Caper |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$504,000 |
  |
258 |
$1,953 |
$22,756,670 |
38 |
| 19 |
(re-entry) |
History of the World: Part I |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$282,771 |
  |
175 |
$1,616 |
$23,253,349 |
59 |
| 20 |
(re-entry) |
Nice Dreams |
|
|
$239,000 |
  |
343 |
$697 |
$33,606,555 |
59 |
| 21 |
(new) |
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. |
|
Comedy
|
$19,225 |
  |
2 |
$9,613 |
$19,225 |
3 |
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