UK Box Office 31st July, 1981
| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks | ||
| 1 (new) |  | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | £983,710 | £983,710 | £983,710 | new | 1 |
| 2 (2) |  | Arthur (1981) | £326,923 | £474,038 | £1,198,461 | 6% | 3 |
| 3 (1) |  | For Your Eyes Only (1981) | £271,396 | £379,954 | £5,561,020 | -44% | 6 |
| 4 (3) |  | Herbie Goes Bananas (1981) | £103,628 | £134,716 | £399,071 | -61% | 2 |
| 5 (4) |  | Altered States (1980) | £32,636 | £44,059 | £787,924 | -57% | 4 |
| 6 (5) |  | Superman II (1980) | £27,794 | £38,912 | £9,449,540 | -31% | 17 |
| 7 (6) |  | Time Bandits (1981) | £5,248 | £6,822 | £190,990 | -80% | 4 |