UK Weekend Box Office
UK Box Office 17th July, 1981
| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks | ||
| 1 (1) |  | For Your Eyes Only (1981) | £879,321 | £1,231,049 | £4,497,149 | 0% | 4 |
| 2 (new) |  | Arthur (1981) | £326,923 | £326,923 | £326,923 | new | 1 |
| 3 (2) |  | Altered States (1980) | £172,643 | £241,700 | £638,778 | -57% | 2 |
| 4 (4) |  | Superman II (1980) | £68,924 | £93,047 | £9,353,838 | -3% | 15 |
| 5 (3) |  | Time Bandits (1981) | £32,478 | £47,093 | £150,068 | -68% | 2 |
| 6 (5) |  | Excalibur (1981) | £17,220 | £23,247 | £133,104 | -34% | 3 |
| 7 (6) |  | Chariots of Fire (1981) | £7,219 | £9,385 | £2,488,730 | -41% | 10 |