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Music box office · October 1981

Music Box Office, October 1981: Top-Grossing Releases

Zoot Suit (1981) is the highest-grossing music movie released in October 1981, with $3.3M worldwide. 1 music film released in October 1981 reports a worldwide gross, $3.3M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

October 1981 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$3.3M
Zoot Suit (1981), the #1
$3.3M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Zoot Suit (1981) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 music movie of October 1981

Zoot Suit (1981)

1981 · Drama, Music

$3.3M worldwide

$3.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

The Only Music Release of October 1981 With a Reported Gross

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

  1. 1 Zoot Suit (1981) movie poster
    Zoot Suit (1981) Oct 2, 1981 · English · Drama, Music $3.3M worldwide
    Oct 2, 1981 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.3M
FAQ

Music Box Office October 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing music movie in October 1981?

Zoot Suit (1981) leads with $3.3M worldwide, $3.3M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did music movies released in October 1981 earn?

1 music film released in October 1981 reports a worldwide gross, $3.3M in all, or $3.3M per film on average.

How many music movies released in October 1981 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Zoot Suit (1981), earned $3.3M.

How much of the October 1981 Music box office came from the US and Canada?

$3.3M of the $3.3M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the October 1981 music 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 October 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 October 1981 music 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.