Domestic Box Office For May 1980
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Shining | $44,017,374 | 10 | $44,017,374 | May 23 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Friday the 13th | $39,754,601 | 1,100 | $39,754,601 | May 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Fame | $21,202,829 | 3 | $21,202,829 | May 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 4 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $16,246,794 | 898 | $106,260,000 | Dec 19 | Columbia Pictures |
| 5 | The Long Riders | $15,795,189 | 759 | $15,795,189 | May 16 | United Artists |
| 6 | The Nude Bomb | $14,662,035 | 793 | $14,662,035 | May 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | $9,598,085 | 1,278 | $209,398,025 | May 21 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | The Gong Show Movie | $6,621,520 | 775 | $6,621,520 | May 23 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | Where the Buffalo Roam | $4,668,252 | 464 | $6,659,377 | Apr 25 | Universal Pictures |
