Domestic Box Office For Summer 1980

Summer 1980 is May 2-September 1.

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back$153,961,6031,278$209,398,025May 21Twentieth Century Fox
2Smokey and the Bandit II$66,132,6261,196$66,132,626Aug 15Universal Pictures
3The Blues Brothers$57,229,890594$57,229,890Jun 20Universal Pictures
4The Shining$44,017,37410$44,017,374May 23Warner Bros.
5Cheech and Chong's Next Movie$41,675,194814$41,675,194Jul 18Universal Pictures
6Caddyshack$39,846,344656$39,846,344Jul 25Warner Bros.
7Friday the 13th$39,754,6011,100$39,754,601May 9Paramount Pictures
8Brubaker$37,121,708594$37,121,708Jun 20Twentieth Century Fox
9Bronco Billy$24,265,6591,321$24,265,659Jun 11Warner Bros.
10Xanadu$22,762,571249$22,762,571Aug 8Universal Pictures
11Fame$21,202,8293$21,202,829May 16Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
12Honeysuckle Rose$17,815,212826$17,815,212Jul 18Warner Bros.
13Kramer vs. Kramer$16,246,794898$106,260,000Dec 19Columbia Pictures
14The Long Riders$15,795,189759$15,795,189May 16United Artists
15The Island$15,716,828584$15,716,828Jun 13Universal Pictures
16The Nude Bomb$14,662,035793$14,662,035May 9Universal Pictures
17Wholly Moses!$14,155,617608$14,155,617Jun 13Columbia Pictures
18The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu$10,697,276465$10,697,276Aug 8Warner Bros.
19The Gong Show Movie$6,621,520775$6,621,520May 23Universal Pictures
20Oh Heavenly Dog$6,216,067114$6,216,067Jul 11Twentieth Century Fox
21Where the Buffalo Roam$4,336,398464$6,659,377Apr 25Universal Pictures
22Roadie$4,226,370549$4,226,370Jun 13Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
23Why Would I Lie?$1,175,85556$1,175,855Aug 8Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
24Battle Creek Brawl$1,108,025231$8,527,743Aug 29Warner Bros.
25Those Lips, Those Eyes$804,71351$804,713Aug 15Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
26He Knows You're Alone$748,824279$4,875,436Aug 29Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
27My Bodyguard$255,201477$22,482,952Jul 11Twentieth Century Fox