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Adventure box office · November 1981

Adventure Box Office, November 1981: Top-Grossing Releases

Time Bandits (1981) is the highest-grossing adventure movie released in November 1981, with $42.4M worldwide, ahead of The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) at $3.7M. 2 adventure films released in November 1981 report a worldwide gross, $46.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

November 1981 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$46.1M
Time Bandits (1981), the #1
$42.4M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Time Bandits (1981) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 adventure movie of November 1981

Time Bandits (1981)

1981 · Adventure, Sci-Fi

$42.4M worldwide · 92% of the chart's total

$42.4M US & Canada · 100% $2.4K elsewhere · <1%
The chart

Every Adventure Release of November 1981, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in November 1981.

  1. 1 Time Bandits (1981) movie poster
    Time Bandits (1981) Nov 6, 1981 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy $42.4M worldwide
    Nov 6, 1981 US and Canada: $42.4M Rest of the world: $2.4K Worldwide: $42.4M
  2. 2 The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) movie poster
    The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) Nov 13, 1981 · English · Adventure, Thriller, Crime $3.7M worldwide
    Nov 13, 1981 US and Canada: $3.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.7M
FAQ

Adventure Box Office November 1981: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing adventure movie in November 1981?

Time Bandits (1981) leads with $42.4M worldwide, $42.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) at $3.7M.

How much did adventure movies released in November 1981 earn?

2 adventure films released in November 1981 report a worldwide gross, $46.1M in all, or $23M per film on average.

How many adventure movies released in November 1981 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Time Bandits (1981), earned $42.4M.

How much of the November 1981 Adventure box office came from the US and Canada?

$46.1M of the $46.1M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the November 1981 adventure box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in November 1981. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the November 1981 adventure box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.