Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1981 | ||
 The Fan
Drama
Horror
Thriller
With: Lauren Bacall, James Garner, Michael Biehn, Maureen Stapleton 1 hr 35 min | Paramount Pictures | Limited |
 Take This Job and Shove It
Comedy
With: Robert Hays, Art Carney, Barbara Hershey, David Keith 1 hr 40 min | Embassy Pictures | Limited |
| May 22, 1981 | ||
 The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Action
Adventure
Drama
Western
With: Klinton Spilsbury, Michael Horse, Christopher Lloyd, Matt Clark 1 hr 38 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
 Bustin' Loose
Comedy
Drama
With: Richard Pryor, Cicely Tyson, Angel Ramirez Jr., Jimmy Hughes 1 hr 34 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
 | Universal Pictures | Limited |
 Outland
Action
Crime
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Western
With: Sean Connery, Frances Sternhagen, Peter Boyle, James Sikking 1 hr 49 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
 Glen or Glenda1981 Re-release
Drama
With: Edward D. Wood Jr., Bela Lugosi, Lyle Talbot, Timothy Farrell 1 hr 5 min | Paramount Pictures | Limited |
| May 29, 1981 | ||
 | New Line Cinema | Limited |
| June 5, 1981 | ||
 | Paramount Pictures | Limited |
| June 12, 1981 | ||
 Raiders of the Lost Ark
Action
Adventure
With: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies 1 hr 55 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 History of the World: Part I
Comedy
History
Musical
With: Mel Brooks, Gregory Hines, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn 1 hr 32 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
 Freaky Friday1981 Re-release
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
With: Barbara Harris, Jodie Foster, John Astin, Patsy Kelly 1 hr 38 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Limited |
 The World's Greatest Athlete
Comedy
Family
Romance
Sport
With: John Amos, Jan-Michael Vincent, Tim Conway, Roscoe Lee Browne 1 hr 33 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Limited |
 | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
 Clash of the Titans
Action
Adventure
Family
Fantasy
With: Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Claire Bloom, Maggie Smith 1 hr 58 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 Herbie Goes Bananas1981 Re-release
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
With: Charles Martin Smith, Stephen W. Burns, Cloris Leachman, John Vernon 1 hr 40 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Limited |
 Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo1981 Re-release
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Romance
Sport
With: Dean Jones, Don Knotts, Julie Sommars, Jacques Marin 1 hr 45 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Limited |
| June 19, 1981 | ||
 The Cannonball Run
Action
Comedy
Sport
With: Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise 1 hr 35 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
 Superman II
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
With: Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty 2 hr 7 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Swiss Family Robinson1981 Re-release
Adventure
Family
With: John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Janet Munro 2 hr 6 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Limited |
 Herbie Rides Again1981 Re-release
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Romance
With: Helen Hayes, Ken Berry, Stefanie Powers, John McIntire 1 hr 28 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Limited |
