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May 30, 2026 by • , , , , , 0 Comments

INFORMATION ABOUT RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Directed by Steven Spielberg and released on June 12, 1981

  • According to the 1999 Wall Street Journal Almanac, the movie grossed $242 million in North America.
  • According to the 2005 World Almanac, the movie grossed $242 million in North America.
  • According to the 2026 World Almanac, the movie is the 22nd highest ticket-selling film of all time in North America.  It ranks as the 10th highest ticket-selling summer movie of all time in North America.
  • According to the 1996 book The Hollywood Reporter Book Of Box Office Hits, Raiders Of The Lost Ark earned $115 million in domestic rentals.  (Rentals is a different measurement than grosses.)  And according to the 1990 book Box Office Champs, Raiders Of The Lost Ark earned $90.4 million in domestic rentals in the year 1981 alone.  (So in other words, the movie earned about $25 million in domestic rentals AFTER 1981.  Which is about 21% of its lifetime earnings…makes sense.)