This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend
box office
A box office or ticket office is a place where ticket (admission), tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through a hole in a wall or window, or at a Wicket gate, wicke ...
in the United States during
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
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Number-one films
Highest-grossing films
The top ten films released in 1981 by box office gross in the United States and Canada are as follows:
See also
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List of American films — American films by year
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Lists of box office number-one films
The following are lists of films which have been placed number one at the weekend box office in a region.
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Lists
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See also
* Box office
* List of highest-grossing films
* Lists of highest-grossing fil ...
Notes
References
External links
Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1981(''
Box Office Mojo
Box Office Mojo is an American website that tracks box-office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way. The site was founded in 1998 by Brandon Gray, and was bought in 2008 by IMDb, which itself is owned by Amazon.
History
Brandon Gray began ...
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Theatrical Weekly Box Office Chart Calendar for 1981(''
The Numbers'')
Chronology
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1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
1981 in American cinema
1981-related lists