In North America, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" received a wide release on June 12, 1981, in 1,078 theaters. The film earned $8.3million—an average of $7,705 per theater. "Raiders of the Lost Ark" finished as the number one film of the weekend, ahead of the adventure film "Clash of the Titans" ($6.6million) and "History of the World, Part I" ($4.9million), both in their first week of release. The film fell to the number three position in its second weekend with an additional gross of $8million—a decline of only four percent—behind the debuting "Cannonball Run" ($11.8million) and "Superman II" ($14.1million).