List of 1981 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom
Here are all the number-one box office movies to come out of the year 1981 in the United Kingdom. Gross figures represent "an approximation" by 25th Frame.[1]
Number-one Films
| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.[2] |
| Date | Title | Studio | Gross | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January 1981 | Flash Gordon | Starling Productions & Famous Films | £998,018 | [3] |
| 10 January 1981 | £997,257 | |||
| 17 January 1981 | £881,047 | |||
| 24 January 1981 | £822,942 | |||
| 31 January 1981 | The Exterminator | Interstar Pictures | £558,105 | |
| 7 February 1981 | The Jazz Singer | EMI Films | £362,500 | |
| 14 February 1981 | £295,925 | |||
| 21 February 1981 | £300,864 | |||
| 28 February 1981 | Raging Bull | Chartoff-Winkler Productions, Inc. | £200,720 | |
| 7 March 1981 | Private Benjamin | Warner Bros. | £512,782 | |
| 14 March 1981 | £503,125 | |||
| 21 March 1981 | Ordinary People | Wildwood Enterprises, Inc | £485,938 | |
| 28 March 1981 | £618,218 | |||
| 4 April 1981 | Stir Crazy | Columbia Pictures | £451,694 | |
| 11 April 1981 | Ordinary People | Wildwood Enterprises, Inc | £1,008,333 | |
| 18 April 1981 | Superman II † | Dovemead Ltd. & International Film Production | £1,009,166 | |
| 25 April 1981 | £922,917 | |||
| 2 May 1981 | £873,134 | |||
| 9 May 1981 | £744,791 | |||
| 16 May 1981 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Lorimar Productions, Northstar International, & Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | £856,058 | |
| 23 May 1981 | £611,197 | |||
| 30 May 1981 | Tess | Renn Productions, Timothy Burrill Productions, SFP | £589,932 | |
| 6 June 1981 | £174,244 | |||
| 13 June 1981 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Lorimar Productions, Northstar International, & Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | £138,891 | |
| 20 June 1981 | £102,780 | |||
| 27 June 1981 | Friday the 13th Part 2 | Paramount Pictures, Georgetown Productions Inc. | £928,200 | |
| 4 July 1981 | For Your Eyes Only | Eon Productions | £849,000 | |
| 11 July 1981 | £882,778 | |||
| 18 July 1981 | £879,321 | |||
| 25 July 1981 | £488,512 | |||
| 1 August 1981 | £983,710 | |||
| 8 August 1981 | £669,758 | |||
| 15 August 1981 | £212,782 | |||
| 22 August 1981 | £142,308 | |||
| 29 August 1981 | £83,333 | |||
| 5 September 1981 | £614,138 | |||
| 12 September 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £307,069 | |
| 19 September 1981 | £614,141 | |||
| 26 September 1981 | Omen III: The Final Conflict | Mace Neufeld Productions | £219,336 | |
| 3 October 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £146,224 | |
| 10 October 1981 | £139,373 | |||
| 17 October 1981 | History of the World, Part I | Brooksfilms | £626,815 | |
| 24 October 1981 | £447,725 | |||
| 31 October 1981 | The French Lieutenant's Woman | Juniper Films | £435,453 | |
| 7 November 1981 | £334,964 | |||
| 14 November 1981 | £867,487 | |||
| 21 November 1981 | £433,744 | |||
| 28 November 1981 | £309,817 | |||
| 5 December 1981 | £119,160 | |||
| 12 December 1981 | £85,114 | |||
| 19 December 1981 | Gallipoli | Associated R&R Films | £60,796 | |
| 26 December 1981 | Arthur | Orion Pictures | £23,383 |
References
- ^ "Movie Box Office Database from 25thframe.co.uk".
- ^ "1981 UK Top Grossing Movies".
- ^ The Guinness book of box office hits. 1995. ISBN 978-0-85112-670-8.