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Historical U.K. Weekend Box Office *

1st May 1981 - 3rd May 1981

⇦ 24th April 1981
8th May 1981 ⇨
Weekend Gross Weekly Gross Total Gross Weeks

1(1) Superman II

Directed by
Richard Lester
Richard Donner
Starring
Gene Hackman
Christopher Reeve
Ned Beatty
£873,134£1,135,074£4,797,8654

2(2) Tess

Directed by
Roman Polanski
Starring
Nastassja Kinski
Peter Firth
Leigh Lawson
£151,563£219,766£1,573,4544

3(3) Popeye

Directed by
Robert Altman
Starring
Robin Williams
Shelley Duvall
Ray Walston
£121,065£175,544£1,907,6184

4(4) 9 to 5

Directed by
Colin Higgins
Starring
Jane Fonda
Lily Tomlin
Dolly Parton
£65,354£84,960£2,494,2436

5(5) Private Benjamin

Directed by
Howard Zieff
Starring
Goldie Hawn
Eileen Brennan
Armand Assante
£3,125£4,375£2,219,2408
* Prior to 1997 the box office numbers are difficult to find, these figures represent an approximation and are from reputable sources and compiled accordingly.

Please contact Salty Popcorn if you think this chart is not an acurate representation and have more up to date information.

Historical U.K. Weekend Box Office *

1st May 1981 - 3rd May 1981

⇦ 24th April 1981
8th May 1981 ⇨
1.

Superman II

w/e
£873.13 K
total
£4.8 Mi
Director:
Richard LesterRichard Donner
Stars:
Gene Hackman
Christopher Reeve
Ned Beatty
2.

Tess

w/e
£151.56 K
total
£1.57 Mi
Director:
Roman Polanski
Stars:
Nastassja Kinski
Peter Firth
Leigh Lawson
3.

Popeye

w/e
£121.07 K
total
£1.91 Mi
Director:
Robert Altman
Stars:
Robin Williams
Shelley Duvall
Ray Walston
4.

9 to 5

w/e
£65.35 K
total
£2.49 Mi
Director:
Colin Higgins
Stars:
Jane Fonda
Lily Tomlin
Dolly Parton
5.

Private Benjamin

w/e
£3.13 K
total
£2.22 Mi
Director:
Howard Zieff
Stars:
Goldie Hawn
Eileen Brennan
Armand Assante
* Prior to 1997 the box office numbers are difficult to find, these figures represent an approximation and are from reputable sources and compiled accordingly.

Please contact Salty Popcorn if you think this chart is not an acurate representation and have more up to date information.

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