Editing 1981 in film (section)

==Highest-grossing films (U.S.)==
{{See also|List of 1981 box office number-one films in the United States}}
The top ten films released in 1981 by box office gross in North America are as follows:
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|+ Highest-grossing films of 1981<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1981&p=.htm|title=1981 Domestic Grosses|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=7 April 2014}}</ref>
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! Rank!! Title !! Distributor !! Box-office gross 
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! style="text-align:center;"| 1
| ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''
| [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]
| $212,222,025
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! style="text-align:center;"| 2
| ''[[On Golden Pond (1981 film)|On Golden Pond]]''
| [[Universal Pictures|Universal]]
| $119,285,432
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! style="text-align:center;"| 3
| ''[[Superman II]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Warner Bros.]]
| $108,185,706
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! style="text-align:center;"| 4
| ''[[Arthur (1981 film)|Arthur]]'' 
| $95,461,682
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! style="text-align:center;"| 5
| ''[[Stripes (film)|Stripes]]''
| [[Columbia Pictures|Columbia]] 
| $85,297,000
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! style="text-align:center;"| 6
| ''[[The Cannonball Run]]''
| [[20th Century Fox]]
| $72,179,579
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! style="text-align:center;"| 7
| ''[[Chariots of Fire]]''
| Warner Bros.
| $58,972,904
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! style="text-align:center;"| 8
| ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]''
| [[United Artists]]
| $54,812,802 
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! style="text-align:center;"| 9
| ''[[The Four Seasons (1981 film)|The Four Seasons]]''
| Universal
| $50,427,646
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! style="text-align:center;"| 10
| ''[[Time Bandits]]''
| [[Embassy Pictures|Embassy]]
| $42,365,581
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