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List of 1981 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom

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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

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† This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.[2]
Date Title Studio Gross Ref
2 January 1981 Flash Gordon Starling Productions & Famous Films £998,018 [3]
9 January 1981 Any Which Way You Can The Malpaso Company £997,257 [4]
16 January 1981 £881,047 [5]
23 January 1981 £822,942 [6]
30 January 1981 £558,105 [7]
6 February 1981 The Jazz Singer EMI Films £362,500 [8]
13 February 1981 Prom Night Simcom Productions & Prom Night Productions £295,925 [9]
20 February 1981 Raging Bull Chartoff-Winkler Productions, Inc. £300,864 [10]
27 February 1981 £200,720 [11]
6 March 1981 Ordinary People Wildwood Enterprises, Inc £512,782 [12]
13 March 1981 Private Benjamin Warner Bros. £503,125 [13]
20 March 1981 £485,938 [14]
27 March 1981 9 to 5 IPC Films £618,218 [15]
3 April 1981 £451,694 [16]
10 April 1981 Superman II † Dovemead Ltd. & International Film Production £1,008,333 [17]
17 April 1981 £1,009,166 [18]
24 April 1981 £922,917 [19]
1 May 1981 £873,134 [20]
8 May 1981 £744,791 [21]
15 May 1981 Chariots of Fire Allied Stars Ltd & Enigma Productions £856,058 [22]
22 May 1981 Superman II † Dovemead Ltd. & International Film Production £611,197 [23]
29 May 1981 £589,932 [24]
5 June 1981 Chariots of Fire Allied Stars Ltd & Enigma Productions £174,244 [25]
12 June 1981 Superman II † Dovemead Ltd. & International Film Production £138,891 [26]
19 June 1981 £102,780 [27]
26 June 1981 For Your Eyes Only Eon Productions £928,200 [28]
3 July 1981 £849,000 [29]
10 July 1981 £882,778 [30]
17 July 1981 £879,321 [31]
24 July 1981 £488,512 [32]
31 July 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark Lucasfilm Ltd. £983,710 [33]
7 August 1981 £669,758 [34]
14 August 1981 £212,782 [35]
21 August 1981 Arthur Orion Pictures £142,308 [36]
28 August 1981 The Watcher In the Woods Walt Disney Productions £83,333 [37]
4 September 1981 Stripes Columbia Pictures £614,138 [38]
11 September 1981 £307,069 [39]
18 September 1981 Omen III: The Final Conflict Mace Neufeld Productions £614,141 [40]
25 September 1981 £219,336 [41]
2 October 1981 £146,224 [42]
9 October 1981 Heavens Gate Partisan Productions £139,373 [43]
16 October 1981 Endless Love PolyGram Pictures £626,815 [44]
23 October 1981 £447,725 [45]
30 October 1981 The French Lieutenant's Woman Juniper Films £435,453 [46]
6 November 1981 £334,964 [47]
13 November 1981 An American Werewolf In London PolyGram Pictures & Lycanthrope Films Limited £867,487 [48]
20 November 1981 £433,744 [49]
27 November 1981 £309,817 [50]
4 December 1981 £119,160 [51]
11 December 1981 £85,114 [52]
18 December 1981 £60,796 [53]
25 December 1981 £23,383 [54]

References

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  1. ^ "Movie Box Office Database from 25thframe.co.uk".
  2. ^ "1981 UK Top Grossing Movies".
  3. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 2nd January 1981 | 25thframe".
  4. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 9th January 1981 | 25thframe".
  5. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 16th January 1981 | 25thframe".
  6. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 23rd January 1981 | 25thframe".
  7. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 30th January 1981 | 25thframe".
  8. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 6th February 1981 | 25thframe".
  9. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 13th February 1981 | 25thframe".
  10. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 20th February 1981 | 25thframe".
  11. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 27th February 1981 | 25thframe".
  12. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 6th March 1981 | 25thframe".
  13. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 13th March 1981 | 25thframe".
  14. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 20th March 1981 | 25thframe".
  15. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 27th March 1981 | 25thframe".
  16. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 3rd April 1981 | 25thframe".
  17. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 10th April 1981 | 25thframe".
  18. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 17th April 1981 | 25thframe".
  19. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 24th April 1981 | 25thframe".
  20. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 1st May 1981 | 25thframe".
  21. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 8th May 1981 | 25thframe".
  22. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 15th May 1981 | 25thframe".
  23. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 22nd May 1981 | 25thframe".
  24. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 29th May 1981 | 25thframe".
  25. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 5th June 1981 | 25thframe".
  26. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 12th June 1981 | 25thframe".
  27. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 19th June 1981 | 25thframe".
  28. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 26th June 1981 | 25thframe".
  29. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 3rd July 1981 | 25thframe".
  30. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 10th July 1981 | 25thframe".
  31. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 17th July 1981 | 25thframe".
  32. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 24th July 1981 | 25thframe".
  33. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 31st July 1981 | 25thframe".
  34. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 7th August 1981 | 25thframe".
  35. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 14th August 1981 | 25thframe".
  36. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 21st August 1981 | 25thframe".
  37. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 28th August 1981 | 25thframe".
  38. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 4th September 1981 | 25thframe".
  39. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 11th September 1981 | 25thframe".
  40. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 18th September 1981 | 25thframe".
  41. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 25th September 1981 | 25thframe".
  42. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 2nd October 1981 | 25thframe".
  43. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 9th October 1981 | 25thframe".
  44. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 16th October 1981 | 25thframe".
  45. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 23rd October 1981 | 25thframe".
  46. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 30th October 1981 | 25thframe".
  47. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 6th November 1981 | 25thframe".
  48. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 13th November 1981 | 25thframe".
  49. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 20th November 1981 | 25thframe".
  50. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 27th November 1981 | 25thframe".
  51. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 4th December 1981 | 25thframe".
  52. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 11th December 1981 | 25thframe".
  53. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 18th December 1981 | 25thframe".
  54. ^ "UK Cinema Box Office 25th December 1981 | 25thframe".
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