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

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

†	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

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".