1981 Box Office

(Domestic Only)


1.      Raiders of the Lost Ark

$212,222,025
2.      On Golden Pond

$119,285,432
3.      Superman II

$108,185,706
4.      Arthur

$95,461,682
5.      Stripes

$85,297,000
6.      The Cannonball Run

$72,179,579
7.      Chariots of Fire

$58,972,904
8.      For Your Eyes Only

$54,812,802
9.      The Four Seasons

$50,427,646
10.    Time Bandits

$42,365,581
11.    Clash of the Titans

$41,092,328
12.    Absence of Malice
$40,716,963
13.    Reds

$40,382,659
14.    The Fox and the Hound

$39,900,000
15.    Tarzan, the Ape Man

$36,565,280
16.    Taps

$35,856,053
17.    Sharky's Machine

$35,610,100
18.    Excalibur

$34,967,437
19.    History of the World, Part I

$31,672,907
20.    Bustin' Loose

$31,261,269
21.    The Great Muppet Caper

$31,206,251
22.    Endless Love

$31,184,024
23.    An American Werewolf in London

$30,565,292
24.    Neighbors

$29,916,207  
25.    Fort Apache, The Bronx

$29,200,000


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Raiders of the Lost Ark Starring Harrison Ford Was released June 12, 1981

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Fun Movie Facts

(Academy Award For Best Picture)


1980 - Ordinary People
1981 - Chariots of Fire
1982 - Gandhi
1983 - Terms of Endearment
1984 - Amadeus
1985 - Out of Africa
1986 - Platoon
1987 - The Last Emperor
1988 - Rain Man
1989 - Driving Miss Daisy​​​​


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Did You Know?

Driving Miss Daisy Was the Last Movie to Win Best Picture With a PG rating


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Raiders of the Lost Ark Was the Highest Grossing Movie From 1981

1981 Box Office