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War box office · January 1981

War Box Office, January 1981: Top-Grossing Releases

Lili Marleen (1981) is the highest-grossing war movie released in January 1981, with $8.4K worldwide, ahead of The Boat Is Full (1981) at $1.7K. 2 war films released in January 1981 report a worldwide gross, $10.1K in all, 97% of it from the US & Canada.

January 1981 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$10.1K
Lili Marleen (1981), the #1
$8.4K
earned in the US & Canada
97%
Lili Marleen (1981) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 war movie of January 1981

Lili Marleen (1981)

1981 · Drama, War

$8.4K worldwide · 83% of the chart's total

$8.1K US & Canada · 97% $264 elsewhere · 3%
The chart

Every War Release of January 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 January 1981.

  1. 1 Lili Marleen (1981) movie poster
    Lili Marleen (1981) Jan 14, 1981 · German · Drama, War, Romance $8.4K worldwide
    Jan 14, 1981 US and Canada: $8.1K Rest of the world: $264 Worldwide: $8.4K
  2. 2 The Boat Is Full (1981) movie poster
    The Boat Is Full (1981) Jan 15, 1981 · German · War, Drama, History $1.7K worldwide
    Jan 15, 1981 US and Canada: $1.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.7K
FAQ

War Box Office January 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 war movie in January 1981?

Lili Marleen (1981) leads with $8.4K worldwide, $8.1K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Boat Is Full (1981) at $1.7K.

How much did war movies released in January 1981 earn?

2 war films released in January 1981 report a worldwide gross, $10.1K in all, or $5.1K per film on average.

How many war movies released in January 1981 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Lili Marleen (1981), earned $8.4K.

How much of the January 1981 War box office came from the US and Canada?

$9.9K of the $10.1K total, or 97%, 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 January 1981 war 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 January 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 January 1981 war 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.