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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) More at IMDbPro »

Budget

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend

$8,305,823 (USA) (14 June 1981) (1,078 Screens)

Gross

$230,329,080 (USA) (6 September 1982)
$228,671,608 (USA) (29 August 1982)
$227,358,343 (USA) (22 August 1982)
$226,124,455 (USA) (15 August 1982)
$224,532,266 (USA) (8 August 1982)
$222,254,556 (USA) (1 August 1982)
$219,081,050 (USA) (25 July 1982)
$213,909,222 (USA) (18 July 1982)
$196,614,672 (USA) (14 March 1982)
$194,974,748 (USA) (7 March 1982)
$192,999,474 (USA) (28 February 1982)
$191,231,287 (USA) (21 February 1982)
$189,468,297 (USA) (15 February 1982)
$187,406,147 (USA) (7 February 1982)
$185,748,792 (USA) (31 January 1982)
$183,912,000 (USA) (24 January 1982)
$181,718,672 (USA) (17 January 1982)
$179,642,063 (USA) (10 January 1982)
$176,193,981 (USA) (3 January 1982)
$160,955,434 (USA) (6 December 1981)
$158,118,372 (USA) (29 November 1981)
$151,938,500 (USA) (22 November 1981)
$148,244,536 (USA) (15 November 1981)
$146,648,104 (USA) (8 November 1981)
$144,963,710 (USA) (1 November 1981)
$141,812,813 (USA) (18 October 1981)
$139,888,596 (USA) (11 October 1981)
$136,885,717 (USA) (4 October 1981)
$134,396,731 (USA) (27 September 1981)
$131,810,688 (USA) (20 September 1981)
$128,566,311 (USA) (13 September 1981)
$125,254,773 (USA) (7 September 1981)
$117,371,084 (USA) (30 August 1981)
$110,733,608 (USA) (23 August 1981)
$104,088,566 (USA) (16 August 1981)
$95,974,374 (USA) (9 August 1981)
$88,137,951 (USA) (2 August 1981)
$78,743,581 (USA) (26 July 1981)
$68,431,268 (USA) (19 July 1981)
$58,406,558 (USA) (12 July 1981)
$46,273,735 (USA) (6 July 1981)
$34,903,399 (USA) (28 June 1981)
$21,861,910 (USA) (21 June 1981)
$8,305,823 (USA) (14 June 1981)
$245,034,358 (USA)
$3,309,000 (UK)
$384,140,454 (Worldwide)
$141,766,000 (Worldwide) (except USA)
$8,947,608 (Germany)
SEK 28,384,198 (Sweden)

Weekend Gross

$1,362,289 (USA) (6 September 1982) (567 Screens)
$825,798 (USA) (29 August 1982) (490 Screens)
$670,596 (USA) (22 August 1982) (425 Screens)
$804,124 (USA) (15 August 1982) (479 Screens)
$1,213,958 (USA) (8 August 1982) (630 Screens)
$1,617,938 (USA) (1 August 1982) (830 Screens)
$2,827,413 (USA) (25 July 1982)
$4,347,101 (USA) (18 July 1982)
$1,243,988 (USA) (14 March 1982) (633 Screens)
$1,665,000 (USA) (7 March 1982) (650 Screens)
$1,410,000 (USA) (28 February 1982) (650 Screens)
$1,442,813 (USA) (21 February 1982) (668 Screens)
$1,640,574 (USA) (15 February 1982) (620 Screens)
$1,281,561 (USA) (7 February 1982) (732 Screens)
$1,520,273 (USA) (31 January 1982) (681 Screens)
$1,788,556 (USA) (24 January 1982) (740 Screens)
$1,629,191 (USA) (17 January 1982) (796 Screens)
$1,908,232 (USA) (10 January 1982) (914 Screens)
$3,735,244 (USA) (3 January 1982)
$3,716,952 (USA) (27 December 1981)
$2,441,000 (USA) (6 December 1981) (981 Screens)
$4,228,951 (USA) (29 November 1981)
$3,307,347 (USA) (22 November 1981)
$1,113,624 (USA) (15 November 1981) (410 Screens)
$1,268,973 (USA) (8 November 1981) (440 Screens)
$967,723 (USA) (1 November 1981) (431 Screens)
$1,533,105 (USA) (18 October 1981) (466 Screens)
$2,213,904 (USA) (11 October 1981) (550 Screens)
$1,959,650 (USA) (4 October 1981) (550 Screens)
$1,871,521 (USA) (27 September 1981) (621 Screens)
$2,326,951 (USA) (20 September 1981) (750 Screens)
$2,422,842 (USA) (13 September 1981) (900 Screens)
$5,406,403 (USA) (7 September 1981)
$3,909,879 (USA) (30 August 1981)
$4,183,784 (USA) (23 August 1981)
$5,157,432 (USA) (16 August 1981)
$4,846,228 (USA) (9 August 1981)
$5,369,898 (USA) (2 August 1981)
$6,046,274 (USA) (26 July 1981)
$6,450,189 (USA) (19 July 1981)
$6,137,192 (USA) (12 July 1981)
$7,342,026 (USA) (6 July 1981)
$7,069,358 (USA) (28 June 1981)
$8,018,871 (USA) (21 June 1981)
$8,305,823 (USA) (14 June 1981)

Admissions

6,397,117 (France)
4,151,012 (Spain)
1,201,930 (Sweden)
2,498,639 (West Germany)

Rentals

$115,599,000 (USA)
$399,200,000 (Worldwide)

Production Dates

April 1980 -  June 1980

Filming Dates

23 June 1980 -  October 1980

Copyright Holder

Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL); 14 August 1981; PA112321 (in copyright registry)
Lucasfilm Ltd.

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