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MOVIES

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Grosses

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Highest Grossing Films of 1981

This list features movies that have earned the highest box-office revenue during the year 1981.

RANK

FILMS

WORLDWIDE GROSS

1

Raiders of the Lost Ark

$367,451,914

2

For Your Eyes Only

$195,300,000

3

Superman II

$190,400,000

4

On Golden Pond

$119,285,432

5

Stripes

$85,300,000

6

Arthur

$81,464,486

7

Fort Apache, The Bronx

$65,200,000

8

An American Werewolf in London

$61,968,388

9

Chariots of Fire

$61,910,507

10

The Cannonball Run

$57,498,710

11

Reds

$50,000,130

12

Clash of the Titans

$44,400,000

13

The Postman Always Rings Twice

$44,200,000

14

The Fox and the Hound

$43,899,231

15

The Four Seasons

$42,488,161

16

Time Bandits

$37,400,000

17

Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams

$37,000,000

18

Tarzan, The Ape Man

$36,565,000

19

Taps

$35,856,053

20

Excalibur

$34,200,000

21

Absence of Malice

$33,312,129

22

Endless Love

$33,000,000

23

Sharky's Machine

$32,984,898

24

History of the World: Part I

$31,672,000

25

Bustin' Loose

$31,261,000

26

The Great Muppet Caper

$31,206,251

27

Neighbors

$29,916,207

28

Victory

$27,453,000

29

The Jazz Singer

$27,118,000

30

Only When I Laugh

$25,782,304


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References

The Numbers (2025). Top Grossing Movies of 1981. Available at: https://www.the-numbers.com/market/1981/top-grossing-movies [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Wikipedia (2025). 1981 in Film. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_in_film [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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