Domestic Box Office For 1980
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coal Miner's Daughter | $67,182,787 | 437 | $3,366,443 | 5% | 437 | Mar 7 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | The Blues Brothers | $57,229,890 | 594 | $4,858,152 | 8.5% | 594 | Jun 20 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Ordinary People | $54,766,923 | 6 | $170,335 | 0.3% | 6 | Sep 19 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | The Shining | $44,017,374 | 10 | $622,337 | 1.4% | 10 | May 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Brubaker | $37,121,708 | 594 | $2,748,079 | 7.4% | 594 | Jun 20 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | Raging Bull | $23,334,953 | 180 | $128,590 | 0.6% | 4 | Nov 14 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | Xanadu | $22,762,571 | 249 | $1,471,595 | 6.5% | 249 | Aug 8 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | American Gigolo | $22,743,674 | 570 | $3,559,930 | 15.7% | 570 | Feb 1 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | My Bodyguard | $22,482,952 | 477 | $178,641 | 0.8% | 39 | Jul 11 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | Fame | $21,202,829 | 3 | $118,160 | 0.6% | 3 | May 16 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 11 | Altered States | $19,853,892 | 3 | $174,650 | 0.9% | 3 | Dec 25 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Hero at Large | $15,934,737 | 486 | $1,850,725 | 11.6% | 486 | Feb 8 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 13 | The Island | $15,716,828 | 584 | $3,123,267 | 19.9% | 584 | Jun 13 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | First Family | $15,198,912 | 563 | $3,635,564 | 23.9% | 563 | Dec 25 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | The Competition | $14,287,755 | 6 | $76,163 | 0.5% | 6 | Dec 3 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 16 | The Last Married Couple in America | $12,835,544 | 488 | $2,454,289 | 19.1% | 488 | Feb 8 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | $10,697,276 | 465 | $2,399,109 | 22.4% | 465 | Aug 8 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | Stardust Memories | $10,389,003 | 29 | $326,779 | 3.1% | 29 | Sep 26 | - | United Artists |
| 19 | Somewhere in Time | $9,709,597 | 369 | $1,203,011 | 12.4% | 369 | Oct 3 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | The Formula | $8,894,289 | 477 | $842,985 | 9.5% | 477 | Dec 19 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 21 | Battle Creek Brawl | $8,527,743 | 231 | $1,108,025 | 13% | 231 | Aug 29 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | Foxes | $7,470,348 | 34 | $221,141 | 3% | 34 | Feb 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 23 | Where the Buffalo Roam | $6,659,377 | 464 | $1,750,593 | 26.3% | 464 | Apr 25 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 24 | Little Miss Marker | $6,321,392 | 472 | $853,173 | 13.5% | 472 | Mar 21 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | Oh Heavenly Dog | $6,216,067 | 114 | $323,320 | 5.2% | 114 | Jul 11 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 26 | Divine Madness | $5,318,098 | 127 | $769,787 | 14.5% | 127 | Sep 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | He Knows You're Alone | $4,875,436 | 279 | $748,824 | 15.4% | 279 | Aug 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 28 | Roadie | $4,226,370 | 549 | $1,002,263 | 23.7% | 549 | Jun 13 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 29 | Gloria | $4,059,673 | 1 | $33,767 | 0.8% | 1 | Oct 1 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 30 | Jaws 2 1980 Re-release | $4,028,735 | 26 | $1,382,756 | 34.3% | 26 | Feb 15 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 31 | Resurrection | $3,910,019 | 417 | $308,068 | 7.9% | 417 | Sep 26 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 32 | Hide in Plain Sight | $3,806,930 | 325 | $810,109 | 21.3% | 325 | Mar 21 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 33 | North Sea Hijack | $2,993,772 | 398 | $805,511 | 26.9% | 398 | Apr 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 34 | Loving Couples | $2,806,659 | 592 | $1,010,181 | 36% | 592 | Oct 24 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 35 | The Idolmaker | $2,625,716 | 171 | $318,403 | 12.1% | 171 | Nov 14 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 36 | Gilda Live | $2,261,507 | 59 | $344,234 | 15.2% | 59 | Mar 28 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | Windows | $2,128,395 | 46 | $311,796 | 14.6% | 46 | Jan 18 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 38 | Just Tell Me What You Want | $2,086,905 | 49 | $197,230 | 9.5% | 49 | Feb 8 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | Why Would I Lie? | $1,175,855 | 56 | $52,473 | 4.5% | 56 | Aug 8 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 40 | Heart Beat | $954,046 | 18 | $74,303 | 7.8% | 18 | Jan 18 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | One-Trick Pony | $843,215 | 30 | $150,809 | 17.9% | 30 | Oct 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | Those Lips, Those Eyes | $804,713 | 51 | $63,766 | 7.9% | 51 | Aug 15 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 43 | A Small Circle of Friends | $766,760 | 19 | $61,109 | 8% | 19 | Mar 12 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
