#1 of 2 #1 movie of Week 43, 1981
1981 · Drama, Adventure
$1.6M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total
$1.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Box office · Week 43 · Oct 18–24, 1981
Box Office Week 43, 1981: Highest-Grossing Releases of Oct 18–24
Silence of the North (1981) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 43 of 1981 (Oct 18–24), with $1.6M worldwide, ahead of The Pit (1981) at $560. 2 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 43 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $1.6M
- Silence of the North (1981), the #1
- $1.6M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Release of Week 43 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 43 of 1981 (Oct 18–24).
- 1 Oct 23, 1981 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.6M
- 2
Oct 23, 1981 US and Canada: $560 Rest of the world: Worldwide: $560
Archive
Box Office in 1981, Week by Week
47 weeks of 1981 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 25 (Jun 14–20) with $288.6M, led by Superman II (1981).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $1.2M
- Week 3 $14.2M
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $20.3M
- Week 6 $29.2M
- Week 7 $20.8M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $26.8M
- Week 11 $22.7M
- Week 12 $35.1M
- Week 13 $11.5M
- Week 14 $20.5M
- Week 15 $80.4M
- Week 16 $16M
- Week 17 $20.6M
- Week 18 $23.5M
- Week 19 $5.2M
- Week 20 $3.1M
- Week 21 $99.1M
- Week 22 $5.1K
- Week 23 $14.9M
- Week 24 $83.8M
- Week 25 $288.6M
- Week 26 $185.5M
- Week 27 $14.9M
- Week 28 $88.7M
- Week 29 $128M
- Week 30 $80.1M
- Week 31 $29.7M
- Week 32 $27.9M
- Week 33 $8.3M
- Week 34 $53.4M
- Week 35 $57M
- Week 36 $533
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 $17.6M
- Week 39 $57.4M
- Week 40 $22.1M
- Week 41 $20.3M
- Week 42 $26.9M
- Week 43 $1.6M
- Week 44 $25.7M
- Week 45 $42.4M
- Week 46 $3.7M
- Week 47 $14.9M
- Week 48 $5.2M
- Week 49 $127.5M
- Week 50 $18M
- Week 51 $131.8M
- Week 52 $102.4M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Box Office Week 43 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 movie in week 43 of 1981 (Oct 18–24)?
Silence of the North (1981) leads with $1.6M worldwide, $1.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Pit (1981) at $560.
How much did movies released in week 43 of 1981 (Oct 18–24) earn?
2 films released in week 43 of 1981 (Oct 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $1.6M in all, or $811.7K per film on average.
How many movies released in week 43 of 1981 (Oct 18–24) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Silence of the North (1981), earned $1.6M.
How is the week 43, 1981 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 43 of 1981 (Oct 18–24). 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 43, 1981 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.