RANDOM MOVIE
Join our free weekly newsletter.
Salty Popcorn > 1981 > DramaRomance | Thriller | > Absence of Malice
Search Page
1981 | DIRECTED BY SYDNEY POLLACK

Absence of Malice

No rating yet! Leave your score below.
No cover art for Absence of Malice
Join to follow this movie
Movie Stats
Year
1981
Select Cast
Sally Field
Paul Newman
Bob Balaban
Melinda Dillon
Luther Adler
Barry Primus
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
26th Feb 2022
Last viewed:
26th Mar 2026
Total views:
40
Total Grosses
United States Flag
US total gross
  $40.7 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
US tickets sold
14.6 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 18th Dec '81
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $2.4 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 13
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
Directed by
sydney pollack Sydney Pollack
Starring
Paul Newman
sydney pollackSally Field
Bob Balaban
Melinda Dillon
Luther Adler
Barry Primus
Josef Sommer
John Harkins
Don Hood
Wilford Brimley
Arnie Ross
Phanie Napoli
Shelley Spurlock
Shawn McAllister
Joe Petrullo
William Kerwin
Oswaldo Calvo
Clardy Malugen
Sharon Anderson
Jody Wilson
Ilse Earl
Alfredo lvarez Caldern
Pat Sullivan
Bill Hindman
John Archie
Timothy Hawkins
Ricardo Mrquez
Patricia Matzdorff
Diane Zolten
Kathy Suergiu
Jeff Gillen
Ted Bartsch
Sugar Ray Mann
Richard OBarry
Chuck Lupo
John DiSanti
Laurie V. Logan
Jack McDermott
Mark Harris
Bobbie Ellyne Kosstrin
Lynn Parraga
Lee Sandman
Barry Hober
Gary Van Auken
ADVERTISMENT
Movie Ratings

What is your rating?

This movie has no rating yet!
Hover stars to score

Absence of Malice has 0 rating

Here are the 6 most recent

Totals for each star

 
 
 
 
 
Movie Reviews

How about leaving a review or comment for 'Absence of Malice'?

Your Display Name:

Email address

Your 140 character review:

 Characters Left

My rating

By clicking Submit you agree to our terms and conditions and privacy policy.

Popularity over the last 10 days
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4th Nov 2026
3rd Nov 2026
2nd Nov 2026
1st Nov 2026
31st Oct 2026
30th Oct 2026
29th Oct 2026
28th Oct 2026
27th Oct 2026
26th Oct 2026
UK Box Office Chart History
We have no infomation on the UK box office for this movie.

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
1
Weeks at No.1
1
Weeks top 15
13
Total Weeks
13
Total US Gross:
$40,716,963
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
18 Dec 1981
3N
$2,427,365
$2,590,144
8 Jan 1982
4N
$2,440,996
$18,737,022
15 Jan 1982
1▲
$3,290,111
$23,341,516
22 Jan 1982
2▼
$2,097,019
$27,469,767
29 Jan 1982
3▼
$2,166,098
$30,331,624
5 Feb 1982
2▲
$1,837,530
$32,739,501
12 Feb 1982
7▼
$1,526,550
$34,838,679
19 Feb 1982
10▼
$893,845
$36,138,745
26 Feb 1982
7▲
$927,000
$37,405,294
5 Mar 1982
9▼
$726,000
$38,364,528
12 Mar 1982
11▼
$652,467
$39,263,085
19 Mar 1982
10▲
$541,247
$40,007,093
26 Mar 1982
9▲
$514,406
$40,716,963

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
We have no info on the global box office for this movie

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings

27475
Murphy's Romance
27476
Absence of Malice
27477
Smokey and the Bandit II

US total gross: $40,716,963
2232
The Amateur
2233
Absence of Malice
2234
Short Circuit

Genres
Drama
Drama
Romance
Romance
Thriller
Thriller
Popular in these countries
  • United States United States
  • Unknown Unknown
  • Armenia Armenia
  • Brazil Brazil
  • Germany Germany
News from around the web
Sally Field says Paul Newman complained about not being offered roles  Entertainment Weekly Fri, 18th September 2026

Absence of Malice (1981)  Columbia Journalism Review Fri, 15th July 2011

SCREEN: 'ABSENCE OF MALICE' (Published 1981)  The New York Times Thu, 19th November 1981

Absence of Malice (1981) - Photos  IMDb Wed, 16th December 2020

Both Movies And The News Media Need The Next ‘Absence Of Malice’  Deadline Fri, 29th March 2019

Film Review: ‘Absence of Malice’  Variety Wed, 31st December 1980

23rd October 2026
This weeks North American new movie preview 23rd October 2026 - Clayface, Kung-Fu Soccer, Klara and the Sun, Wildwood, Ali G: Who Iz I?, Fjord, A Talent For Murder and Go For Broke 2
22nd October 2026
This weeks UK new movie preview 23rd October 2026 - Ghosts: The Possession of Button House, Kung-Fu Soccer, Tad and the Magic Lamp, Ali G: Who Iz I?, Klara and the Sun, Wildwood and Clayface
14th August 2026
The End of Oak Street leads this weeks Global new movie preview 14th August 2026 - The End of Oak Street, PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie, Kung-Fu Soccer, All Wishes Come True!, Sunny Dancer, Teenage Sex and Death At Camp Miasma, The Invite, One Night Only, Nimrods, You, Me & Tuscany
14th August 2026
The End of Oak Street heads up the North American new movie preview 14th August 2026 - The End of Oak Street, All Night Wrong, The Wrong Girls, The Birthday Party, The Brink of War, Nimrods, The Rivals of Amziah King, Kung-Fu Soccer, PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
10th April 2026
This weeks UK new movie preview 10th April 2026 - You, Me and Tuscany, California Schemin, Father Mother Sister Brother and Undertone
10th July 2025
Global Box Office Weekend Report 4th - 6th July 2025: The Jurassic Universe of movies comes back to life with Jurassic World: Rebirth which enters the global box office at the top
ADVERTISMENT
Footer Movie: