#1 of 3 #1 drama movie of Week 35, 1981
1981 · Drama, Thriller
$24.1M worldwide · 78% of the chart's total
$24.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Drama box office · Week 35 · Aug 23–29, 1981
Drama Box Office, Week 35 of 1981: Drama Releases of Aug 23–29
Body Heat (1981) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 35 of 1981 (Aug 23–29), with $24.1M worldwide, ahead of Gallipoli (1981) at $5.7M and On Trial (1981) at $917.3K. 3 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $30.7M in all, 97% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 49% on Week 34, 1981, whose releases took $20.6M.
- week 35 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $30.7M
- Body Heat (1981), the #1
- $24.1M
- vs Week 34, 1981
- +49%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 35 of 1981?
Body Heat (1981) leads with $24.1M, 78% of the total. The top 3 together took $30.7M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Drama Release of Week 35 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 35 of 1981 (Aug 23–29).
- 1 Aug 28, 1981 US and Canada: $24.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $24.1M
- 2 Aug 28, 1981 US and Canada: $5.7M Rest of the world: $6K Worldwide: $5.7M
- 3 Aug 26, 1981 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $917.3K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 35 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 35 releases took $30.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 30 (Jul 19–25) with $37.1M, led by Tarzan the Ape Man (1981).
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 12–18 Endless Love (1981) $32.5M Endless Love (1981)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 19–25 Tarzan the Ape Man (1981) $37.1M Tarzan the Ape Man (1981)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 26–Aug 1 Victory (1981) $10.9M Victory (1981)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 Carbon Copy (1981) $9.6M Carbon Copy (1981)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 First Monday in October (1981) $20.6M First Monday in October (1981)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 Body Heat (1981) $30.7M Body Heat (1981)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does Week 35 of 1981 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 35, 1974 earned the most: $43M from 1 film, led by The Longest Yard (1974). Week 35, 1981 took $30.7M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 35, 1972 Aug 20–26 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 1973 Aug 26–Sep 1 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 1974 Aug 25–31 1 film | 1 | $43M | – | The Longest Yard (1974) $43M |
| Week 35, 1975 Aug 24–30 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 1976 Aug 22–28 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 1977 Aug 21–27 1 film | 1 | $166 | – | The Getting of Wisdom (1977) $166 |
| Week 35, 1978 Aug 27–Sep 2 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 1979 Aug 26–Sep 1 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 1980 Aug 24–30 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 1981 Aug 23–29 3 films | 3 | $30.7M | – | Body Heat (1981) $24.1M |
Archive
Drama Box Office in 1981, Week by Week
36 weeks of 1981 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 49 (Nov 29–Dec 5) with $127.5M, led by On Golden Pond (1981).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $10.1K
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $11.2K
- Week 6 $29.2M
- Week 7 $11.9M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $6.4M
- Week 11 $3M
- Week 12 $14.6M
- Week 13 $11.5M
- Week 14 $13.3M
- Week 15 $35M
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 $2.4M
- Week 18 $1.8M
- Week 19 $5.2M
- Week 20 $3.1M
- Week 21 $81.7M
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $14.9M
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 $14.9M
- Week 28 $63.5M
- Week 29 $32.5M
- Week 30 $37.1M
- Week 31 $10.9M
- Week 32 $9.6M
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 $20.6M
- Week 35 $30.7M
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 $2M
- Week 39 $57.4M
- Week 40 $3.3M
- Week 41 $15.3M
- Week 42 $26.9M
- Week 43 $1.6M
- Week 44 $12K
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 $14.9M
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $127.5M
- Week 50 $11.1M
- Week 51 $99.7M
- Week 52 $76.2M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Drama Box Office Week 35 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 35 of 1981 (Aug 23–29)?
Body Heat (1981) leads with $24.1M worldwide, $24.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Gallipoli (1981) at $5.7M and On Trial (1981) at $917.3K.
How much did drama movies released in week 35 of 1981 (Aug 23–29) earn?
3 drama films released in week 35 of 1981 (Aug 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $30.7M in all, or $10.2M per film on average. Week 34, 1981 releases took $20.6M.
How many drama movies released in week 35 of 1981 (Aug 23–29) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Body Heat (1981), earned $24.1M.
How is the week 35, 1981 drama 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 35 of 1981 (Aug 23–29). 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 35, 1981 drama 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.