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Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office


See also: Top 1981 Domestic - Top 1981 International

Other Worldwide Cumulative records: All Time Worldwide - All Time Single Market - All Time Animated Worldwide - All Time Sequel Worldwide - All Time Non-Sequel Worldwide - Top 2023 Worldwide - Top 2024 Worldwide

This chart contains the total worldwide box office for the movies released in 1981.

Top 1980 Worldwide Top 1982 Worldwide
Rank Movie Worldwide Box Office Domestic Box Office International Box Office Domestic
Share
1 Raiders of the Lost Ark $367,451,914 $225,686,079 $141,765,835 61.42%
2 For Your Eyes Only $195,300,000 $54,800,000 $140,500,000 28.06%
3 Superman II $190,400,000 $108,185,706 $82,214,294 56.82%
4 On Golden Pond $119,285,432 $119,285,432 100.00%
5 Stripes $85,300,000 $85,300,000 100.00%
6 Arthur $81,464,486 $81,464,486 100.00%
7 Fort Apache, The Bronx $65,200,000 $29,200,000 $36,000,000 44.79%
8 An American Werewolf in London $61,968,388 $31,973,249 $29,995,139 51.60%
9 Chariots of Fire $61,924,076 $61,558,162 $365,914 99.41%
10 The Cannonball Run $57,498,710 $57,498,710 100.00%
11 Reds $50,000,130 $50,000,000 $130 100.00%
12 Clash of the Titans $44,400,000 $30,000,000 $14,400,000 67.57%
13 The Postman Always Rings Twice $44,200,000 $12,200,000 $32,000,000 27.60%
14 The Fox and the Hound $43,899,231 $43,899,231 100.00%
15 The Four Seasons $42,488,161 $42,488,161 100.00%
16 Time Bandits $37,400,000 $37,400,000 100.00%
17 Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams $37,000,000 $37,000,000 100.00%
18 Tarzan, The Ape Man $36,565,000 $36,565,000 100.00%
19 Taps $35,856,053 $35,856,053 100.00%
20 Excalibur $34,200,000 $34,200,000 100.00%
21 Absence of Malice $33,312,129 $33,312,129 100.00%
22 Endless Love $33,000,000 $33,000,000 100.00%
23 Sharky's Machine $32,984,898 $32,984,898 100.00%
24 History of the World: Part I $31,672,000 $31,672,000 100.00%
25 Bustin' Loose $31,261,000 $31,261,000 100.00%
26 The Great Muppet Caper $31,206,251 $31,206,251 100.00%
27 Neighbors $29,916,207 $29,916,207 100.00%
28 Victory $27,453,000 $10,853,000 $16,600,000 39.53%
29 The Jazz Singer $27,118,000 $27,118,000 100.00%
30 Only When I Laugh $25,782,304 $25,782,304 100.00%
31 Halloween II $25,533,818 $25,533,818 100.00%
32 Escape from New York $25,276,350 $25,244,700 $31,650 99.87%
33 Mommie Dearest $25,032,000 $19,032,000 $6,000,000 76.03%
34 Modern Problems $24,474,312 $24,474,312 100.00%
35 Body Heat $24,060,803 $24,058,000 $2,803 99.99%
36 Graduation Day $23,894,000 $23,894,000 100.00%
37 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior $23,668,859 $23,667,907 $952 100.00%
38 The French Lieutenant's Woman $22,600,000 $22,600,000 100.00%
39 Friday the 13th Part 2 $21,722,776 $21,722,776 100.00%
40 The Final Conflict $20,471,000 $20,471,000 100.00%
41 The Incredible Shrinking Woman $20,259,000 $20,259,000 100.00%
42 Outland $20,000,000 $20,000,000 100.00%
43 Nighthawks $19,600,000 $14,600,000 $5,000,000 74.49%
44 Heavy Metal $19,571,091 $19,571,091 100.00%
45 Paternity $18,838,000 $18,838,000 100.00%
46 Under the Rainbow $18,826,490 $18,826,490 100.00%
47 Private Lessons $18,066,774 $18,064,851 $1,923 99.99%
48 The Private Eyes $18,000,000 $18,000,000 100.00%
49 The Howling $17,985,130 $17,985,000 $130 100.00%
50 Eye of the Needle $17,583,000 $17,583,000 100.00%
51 Take This Job and Shove It $17,569,000 $17,569,000 100.00%
52 Ragtime $17,468,158 $17,468,158 100.00%
53 Ghost Story $16,202,210 $16,202,210 100.00%
54 The Devil and Max Devlin $16,000,000 $16,000,000 100.00%
55 Caveman $15,965,000 $15,965,000 100.00%
56 Continental Divide $15,578,000 $15,578,000 100.00%
57 S.O.B. $14,867,086 $14,867,086 100.00%
58 Scanners $14,200,000 $14,200,000 100.00%
59 The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia $14,000,000 $14,000,000 100.00%
60 Blow Out $13,748,714 $13,747,234 $1,480 99.99%
61 The Legend of the Lone Ranger $13,400,000 $13,400,000 100.00%
62 On the Right Track $13,000,000 $13,000,000 100.00%
63 Rich and Famous $13,000,000 $13,000,000 100.00%
64 True Confessions $12,200,000 $12,200,000 100.00%
65 First Monday in October $12,000,000 $12,000,000 100.00%
66 Back Roads $11,809,387 $11,809,387 100.00%
67 Sphinx $11,400,000 $2,000,000 $9,400,000 17.54%
68 Raggedy Man $11,000,000 $11,000,000 100.00%
69 Wolfen $11,000,000 $11,000,000 100.00%
70 Happy Birthday To Me $10,609,514 $10,609,514 100.00%
71 Rollover $10,217,873 $10,217,873 100.00%

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.