Domestic 1981 Weekend 51

December 18-20, 1981

Key:New This Week

RankLWRelease Gross%± LWTheatersChangeAverageTotal GrossWeeksDistributor
1-Neighbors$6,481,386-1,387-$4,672$6,481,3861Columbia Pictures
2-Sharky's Machine$3,022,041-1,388-$2,177$3,022,0411Warner Bros.
3-Absence of Malice$2,427,365-816-$2,974$2,590,1445Columbia Pictures
42Taps$2,110,078+2,168.8%455+452$4,637$2,265,0862Twentieth Century Fox
5-Ghost Story$2,105,729-548-$3,842$2,105,7291Universal Pictures
6-Cinderella
1981 Re-release
$1,300,000-560-$2,321$1,300,0001Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
7-Heartbeeps$407,464-493-$826$407,4641Universal Pictures
83On Golden Pond$55,236-28.7%2-$27,618$327,2853Universal Pictures