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The decade of the 1980s in Western cinema saw the return of studio-driven pictures, coming from the filmmaker-driven New Hollywood era of the 1970s. [1] The period was when the "high concept" picture was established by producer Don Simpson, [2] where films were expected to be easily marketable and understandable.
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 ...
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.
Best of the Best: Bob Radler: Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland: United States [267] A Better Tomorrow 3: Tsui Hark: Chow Yun-fat, Anita Mui, Tony Leung Kar-Fai: Hong Kong [268] Black Rain: Ridley Scott: Michael Douglas, Andy García, Ken Takakura: United States [269] Black Sheep Baby: Leonardo Garcia: Ronnie Ricketts, Monica ...
1980s road movies (4 C, 34 P) 1980s romance films (11 C, 70 P) S. 1980s satirical films (1 C, 71 P) 1980s short films (12 C) 1980s speculative fiction films (5 C, 1 P)