#1 of 2 #1 adventure movie of Week 7, 1981
1981 · Action, Adventure
$5.5M worldwide · 73% of the chart's total
$5.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Adventure box office · Week 7 · Feb 8–14, 1981
Adventure Box Office, Week 7 of 1981: Adventure Releases of Feb 8–14
The Dogs of War (1981) is the highest-grossing adventure movie released in week 7 of 1981 (Feb 8–14), with $5.5M worldwide, ahead of Sphinx (1981) at $2M. 2 adventure films released that week report a worldwide gross, $7.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 7 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $7.5M
- The Dogs of War (1981), the #1
- $5.5M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Adventure Release of Week 7 of 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 week 7 of 1981 (Feb 8–14).
- 1 Feb 13, 1981 US and Canada: $5.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.5M
- 2
Feb 11, 1981 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2M
Archive
Adventure Box Office in 1981, Week by Week
17 weeks of 1981 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 25 (Jun 14–20) with $216.4M, led by Superman II (1981).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 $7.5M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $11.8M
- Week 12 $469.8K
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 $35M
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 $52.1M
- Week 25 $216.4M
- Week 26 $100.2M
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $63.5M
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 $36.6M
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 $13.2M
- Week 33 $17
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 $5.7M
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 $1.6M
- Week 44 $110.4K
- Week 45 $42.4M
- Week 46 $3.7M
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 $20K
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Adventure Box Office Week 7 of 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 week 7 of 1981 (Feb 8–14)?
The Dogs of War (1981) leads with $5.5M worldwide, $5.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Sphinx (1981) at $2M.
How much did adventure movies released in week 7 of 1981 (Feb 8–14) earn?
2 adventure films released in week 7 of 1981 (Feb 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $7.5M in all, or $3.8M per film on average.
How many adventure movies released in week 7 of 1981 (Feb 8–14) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Dogs of War (1981), earned $5.5M.
How is the week 7, 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 week 7 of 1981 (Feb 8–14). 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 week 7, 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.