The Top Movies, Weekend of September 18, 1981

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Continental Divide	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$3,218,347		864	$3,725	$3,218,347	3
2	(8)	Body Heat	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$3,027,895	+703.60%	764	$3,963	$5,327,189	24
3	(1)	Arthur	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$2,935,103	-2.24%	939	$3,126	$46,731,366	66
4	(2)	Raiders of the Lost Ark	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$2,326,951	-3.96%	750	$3,103	$131,810,688	101
5	(4)	Stripes	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$1,550,121	-18.67%	901	$1,720	$76,485,607	87
6	(3)	An American Werewolf in London	Universal	Horror	$1,400,000	-28.57%	544	$2,574	$19,223,249	31
7	(new)	Mommie Dearest	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$905,920		85	$10,658	$905,920	3
8	(re-entry)	Heavy Metal	Columbia	Adventure	$602,909		435	$1,386	$18,271,347	45
9	(6)	Private Lessons	Jensen Farley Pictures	Comedy	$326,215	-41.28%	107	$3,049	$4,500,000	24
10	(new)	Raggedy Man	Universal	Drama	$287,081		189	$1,519	$287,081	3
11	(7)	Comin' at Ya!			$238,512	-45.68%	99	$2,409	$6,704,127	59
12	(9)	Gallipoli			$190,546	+90.21%	15	$12,703	$663,207	24
13	(new)	The French Lieutenant's Woman	MGM	Drama	$124,099		4	$31,025	$124,099	3
14	(10)	Prince of the City	Orion Pictures	Drama	$85,926	-4.19%	5	$17,185	$853,985	33
15	(re-entry)	Improper Channels			$77,500		41	$1,890		157