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In-season releases
Calendar grosses
Summer 1981 is May 1-September 7.
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Theaters
Total Gross
Release Date
Distributor
Estimated
1
Superman II
-
-
-
$108,185,706
1,878
$108,185,706
Jun 19
Warner Bros.
false
2
Stripes
-
-
-
$85,297,000
1,074
$85,297,000
Jun 26
Columbia Pictures
false
3
The Cannonball Run
-
-
-
$72,179,579
1,692
$72,179,579
Jun 19
Twentieth Century Fox
false
4
For Your Eyes Only
-
-
-
$54,812,802
952
$54,812,802
Jun 26
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
false
5
The Four Seasons
-
-
-
$50,427,646
623
$50,427,646
May 22
Universal Pictures
false
6
History of the World: Part I
-
-
-
$31,672,907
484
$31,672,907
Jun 12
Twentieth Century Fox
false
7
Bustin' Loose
-
-
-
$31,261,269
828
$31,261,269
May 22
Universal Pictures
false
8
The Great Muppet Caper
-
-
-
$31,206,251
73
$31,206,251
Jun 26
Universal Pictures
false
9
Endless Love
-
-
-
$31,184,024
574
$31,184,024
Jul 17
Universal Pictures
false
10
An American Werewolf in London
-
-
-
$30,565,292
870
$30,565,292
Aug 21
Universal Pictures
false
11
Body Heat
-
-
-
$24,058,838
34
$24,058,838
Aug 28
Warner Bros.
false
12
Raiders of the Lost Ark
-
-
-
$21,861,910
1,078
$212,222,025
Jun 12
Paramount Pictures
false
13
Friday the 13th: Part 2
-
-
-
$21,722,776
1,350
$21,722,776
Apr 30
Paramount Pictures
false
14
Under the Rainbow
-
-
-
$18,826,490
488
$18,826,490
Jul 31
Warner Bros.
false
15
Outland
-
-
-
$17,374,595
331
$17,374,595
May 22
Warner Bros.
false
16
Dragonslayer
-
-
-
$14,110,013
868
$14,110,013
Jun 26
Paramount Pictures
false
17
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
-
-
-
$12,617,845
1,018
$12,617,845
May 22
Universal Pictures
false
18
Wolfen
-
-
-
$10,626,725
967
$10,626,725
Jul 24
Warner Bros.
false
19
Prince of the City
-
-
-
$8,124,257
3
$8,124,257
Aug 19
Warner Bros.
false
20
Student Bodies
-
-
-
$5,165,432
628
$5,165,432
Aug 7
Paramount Pictures
false
21
Arthur
-
-
-
$3,626,046
701
$95,461,682
Jul 17
Warner Bros.
false
22
Honky Tonk Freeway
-
-
-
$2,004,742
629
$2,004,742
Aug 21
Universal Pictures
false
23
King of the Mountain
-
-
-
$1,791,147
703
$1,791,147
May 1
Universal Pictures
false
24
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
-
-
-
$388,664
215
$534,816
Apr 24
Universal Pictures
false