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This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1980 per Variety. The data was based on grosses from 20 to 22 key cities and therefore, the gross quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.
Highest-grossing films of 1980 Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1 The Empire Strikes Back: 20th Century Fox: $209,398,025 2 9 to 5: $103,290,500 3 Stir Crazy: Columbia: $101,300,000 4 Airplane! Paramount: $83,453,539 5 Any Which Way You Can: Warner Bros. $70,687,344 6 Private Benjamin: $69,847,348 7 Coal Miner's Daughter: Universal ...
It became the highest-grossing film of 1981, leading to sequels all in the top-10 films of the decade. In 1982, Spielberg directed his fairy-tale, sci-fi family blockbuster E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which shattered all records, earning 40% more than any Star-Wars film, and double or triple the revenue of 46 of the top 50 films.
Industry professionals predicted comedy films and upbeat entertainment to dominate theaters in 1980. This was a response to poor morale in a nation suffering through economic recession, which generally increased theatrical visits as audiences sought escapism and ignored romantic films and depictions of blue-collar life.
The following table lists known estimated box office ticket sales for various high-grossing films that have sold at least 100 million tickets worldwide. Note that some of the data are incomplete due to a lack of available admissions data from a number of box office territories .
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Category: 1980s films. 47 languages. ... 1980s monster movies (115 P) 1980s multilingual films (10 C, 6 P) 1980s musical films (16 C, 2 P) 1980s mystery films (5 C ...
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