Box Office Star Records > Domestic > Per Year Acting > Top Domestic 1981 Stars
Highest Grossing Stars of 1981 at the Domestic Box Office
See also: Top Domestic 2020 Stars - Top Domestic 2021 Stars - Top Domestic 2022 Stars - Top Domestic 2023 Stars - Top Domestic 2024 Stars - Top Domestic 2025 Stars
This list shows the highest grossing stars of 1981 based on the domestic box office of the movies they had a leading role in in 1981 and the two preceeding years (voice-only roles excluded).
The Star Score in this list represent points assigned to each of the leading stars of top 100 (based on domestic box office) movies in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on. This rewards actors for appearing in a number of hit films over the course of three years more than starring in just one monster hit over the same time period.
| Top Domestic 1980 Stars | Top Domestic 1982 Stars |
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 20 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: On Golden Pond ($119,285,432 in 1981), 9 to 5 ($103,290,500 in 1980), The Electric Horseman ($42,670,138 in 1979), The China Syndrome ($35,708,042 in 1979) |
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 4 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Blues Brothers ($57,229,890 in 1980), 1941 ($34,175,000 in 1979), Neighbors ($29,916,207 in 1981) |
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 25 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Caddyshack ($39,846,344 in 1980), Modern Problems ($24,474,312 in 1981), Seems Like Old Times ($23,200,000 in 1980) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Star Score |
Movies | Average Billing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jane Fonda | 396 | 5 | 1.6 |
| 2 | John Belushi | 295 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 3 | Chevy Chase | 289 | 4 | 7.8 |
| 4 | Clint Eastwood | 263 | 3 | 0.3 |
| 5 | Harrison Ford | 258 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 6 | Dan Aykroyd | 246 | 3 | 1.3 |
| 7 | Meryl Streep | 229 | 3 | 2.0 |
| 8 | Richard Pryor | 226 | 3 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Dennis Quaid | 212 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 10 | Roger Moore | 186 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Bill Murray | 185 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 12 | Sylvester Stallone | 179 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 13 | Bo Derek | 178 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 14 | Diane Keaton | 178 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 15 | Robert Redford | 170 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Goldie Hawn | 170 | 2 | 6.0 |
| 17 | Lily Tomlin | 163 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 18 | Jill Clayburgh | 163 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 19 | Paul Newman | 159 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 20 | Gene Wilder | 156 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 21 | Martin Sheen | 156 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 22 | Sally Field | 153 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 23 | Adrienne King | 150 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 24 | Mark Hamill | 145 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 25 | Burt Reynolds | 144 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 26 | Michael Beck | 144 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 27 | Al Pacino | 143 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 28 | Dudley Moore | 140 | 2 | 4.0 |
| 29 | William Hurt | 136 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 30 | John Travolta | 132 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 31 | Chuck Norris | 131 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 32 | Dorsey Wright | 131 | 2 | 4.0 |
| 33 | Kristy McNichol | 127 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 34 | Jack Nicholson | 127 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 35 | Candice Bergen | 125 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 36 | Woody Allen | 123 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 37 | George Burns | 123 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 38 | Michael Douglas | 120 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 39 | Robert De Niro | 115 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 40 | David Warner | 114 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 41 | Peter Sellers | 113 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 42 | John Ritter | 105 | 2 | 3.0 |
| 43 | Madeline Kahn | 103 | 2 | 6.5 |
| 44 | Dustin Hoffman | 100 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 45 | Karen Allen | 100 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 46 | Carrie Fisher | 100 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 47 | James Brolin | 99 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 48 | Katharine Hepburn | 99 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 49 | Margot Kidder | 99 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 50 | Henry Fonda | 99 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 51 | Rod Steiger | 99 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 52 | Dolly Parton | 99 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 53 | Richard Benjamin | 99 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 54 | Doug McKeon | 99 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 55 | Dabney Coleman | 99 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 56 | Jack Gilford | 99 | 2 | 4.5 |
| 57 | Christopher Reeve | 98 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 58 | Carl Weathers | 98 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 59 | Robert Hays | 97 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 60 | Julie Hagerty | 97 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 61 | William Shatner | 96 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 62 | Leonard Nimoy | 96 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 63 | DeForest Kelley | 96 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 64 | James Doohan | 96 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 65 | George Takei | 96 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 66 | Nichelle Nichols | 96 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 67 | Walter Koenig | 96 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 68 | Stephen Collins | 96 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 69 | Steve Martin | 94 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 70 | Dom DeLuise | 94 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 71 | Warren Beatty | 92 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 72 | Tom Skerritt | 92 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 73 | Sigourney Weaver | 92 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 74 | Elliott Gould | 91 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 75 | Robin Williams | 90 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 76 | George Hamilton | 90 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 77 | Susan Saint James | 90 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 78 | Shelley Duvall | 90 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 79 | Michael Caine | 89 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 80 | Richard Harris | 87 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 81 | Miles O'Keefe | 87 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 82 | George C. Scott | 86 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 83 | Cheech Marin | 86 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 84 | Tommy Chong | 86 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 85 | Peter Falk | 85 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 86 | Alan Arkin | 85 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 87 | Harry Crosby | 84 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 88 | Laurie Bartram | 84 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 89 | Mark Nelson | 84 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 90 | Jeannine Taylor | 84 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 91 | Ari Lehman | 84 | 1 | 9.0 |
| 92 | Brooke Shields | 83 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 93 | Roy Scheider | 83 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 94 | Martin Hewitt | 83 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 95 | Kelly Reno | 82 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 96 | Tatum O'Neal | 82 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 97 | Mickey Rooney | 82 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 98 | Barbra Streisand | 81 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 99 | Ryan O'Neal | 81 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 100 | Maximilian Schell | 80 | 1 | 1.0 |
The Average Billing column contains the average billing position of this cast/crew member for the selected films.
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Chevy Chase: By Jesse Chang (08 ken and chevy chase) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons
