Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total
| Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor
| Estimated
|
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1 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | - | - | - | $209,398,025 | 1,278 | $4,910,483 | 2.3% | 126 | May 21 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
2 | 9 to 5 | - | - | - | $103,290,500 | 910 | $3,966,832 | 3.8% | 910 | Dec 19 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
3 | Stir Crazy | - | - | - | $101,300,000 | 813 | $8,691,886 | 8.6% | 813 | Dec 12 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
4 | Airplane! | - | - | - | $83,453,539 | - | - | - | - | Jun 27 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
5 | Any Which Way You Can | - | - | - | $70,687,344 | 1,541 | $8,024,663 | 11.4% | 1,541 | Dec 17 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
6 | Private Benjamin | - | - | - | $69,847,348 | 763 | $4,739,769 | 6.8% | 763 | Oct 10 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
7 | Coal Miner's Daughter | - | - | - | $67,182,787 | 437 | $3,366,443 | 5% | 437 | Mar 7 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
8 | Smokey and the Bandit II | - | - | - | $66,132,626 | 1,196 | $10,883,835 | 16.5% | 1,196 | Aug 15 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
9 | The Blue Lagoon | - | - | - | $58,853,106 | - | - | - | - | Jun 20 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
10 | The Blues Brothers | - | - | - | $57,229,890 | 594 | $4,858,152 | 8.5% | 594 | Jun 20 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
11 | Ordinary People | - | - | - | $54,766,923 | 6 | $170,335 | 0.3% | 6 | Sep 19 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
12 | Popeye | - | - | - | $49,823,037 | 901 | $6,310,520 | 12.7% | 901 | Dec 12 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
13 | Urban Cowboy | - | - | - | $46,918,287 | - | - | - | - | Jun 6 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
14 | The Shining | - | - | - | $44,017,374 | 10 | $622,337 | 1.4% | 10 | May 23 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
15 | Seems Like Old Times | - | - | - | $43,995,918 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
16 | Cheech and Chong's Next Movie | - | - | - | $41,675,194 | 814 | $5,262,963 | 12.6% | 814 | Jul 18 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
17 | Caddyshack | - | - | - | $39,846,344 | 656 | $3,142,689 | 7.9% | 656 | Jul 25 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
18 | Friday the 13th | - | - | - | $39,754,601 | 1,100 | $5,816,321 | 14.6% | 1,100 | May 9 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
19 | Brubaker | - | - | - | $37,121,708 | 594 | $2,748,079 | 7.4% | 594 | Jun 20 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
20 | Little Darlings | - | - | - | $34,326,249 | - | - | - | - | Mar 21 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
21 | Dressed to Kill | - | - | - | $31,899,000 | - | - | - | - | Jun 23 | - | Orion Pictures | false |
22 | The Jazz Singer | - | - | - | $27,118,000 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
23 | Flash Gordon | - | - | - | $27,107,960 | 823 | $3,934,030 | 14.5% | 823 | Dec 5 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
24 | Lady and the Tramp 1980 Re-release | - | - | - | $26,114,207 | - | - | - | - | Mar 7 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
25 | The Elephant Man | - | - | - | $26,010,864 | - | - | - | - | Oct 3 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
26 | Bronco Billy | - | - | - | $24,265,659 | 1,321 | $3,708,710 | 15.3% | 1,321 | Jun 11 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
27 | Raging Bull | - | - | - | $23,334,953 | 180 | $128,590 | 0.6% | 4 | Nov 14 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
28 | Xanadu | - | - | - | $22,762,571 | 249 | $1,471,595 | 6.5% | 249 | Aug 8 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
29 | American Gigolo | - | - | - | $22,743,674 | 570 | $3,559,930 | 15.7% | 570 | Feb 1 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
30 | My Bodyguard | - | - | - | $22,482,952 | 477 | $178,641 | 0.8% | 39 | Jul 11 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
31 | The Fog | - | - | - | $21,378,361 | - | - | - | - | Feb 1 | - | AVCO Embassy Pictures | false |
32 | Fame | - | - | - | $21,202,829 | 3 | $118,160 | 0.6% | 3 | May 16 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
33 | Tess | - | - | - | $20,093,330 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
34 | Altered States | - | - | - | $19,853,892 | 3 | $174,650 | 0.9% | 3 | Dec 25 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
35 | Song of the South | - | - | - | $19,800,000 | - | - | - | - | Oct 8 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
36 | Cruising | - | - | - | $19,784,223 | - | - | - | - | Feb 15 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
37 | The Octagon | - | - | - | $18,971,000 | - | - | - | - | Aug 14 | - | - | false |
38 | The Aristocats | - | - | - | $18,000,000 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
39 | Honeysuckle Rose | - | - | - | $17,815,212 | 826 | $2,189,966 | 12.3% | 826 | Jul 18 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
40 | Herbie Goes Bananas | - | - | - | $17,000,000 | - | - | - | - | Jun 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
41 | Rough Cut | - | - | - | $16,656,125 | - | - | - | - | Jun 20 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
42 | The Final Countdown | - | - | - | $16,647,800 | - | - | - | - | Aug 1 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
43 | The Hunter | - | - | - | $16,274,150 | - | - | - | - | Aug 1 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
44 | Hero at Large | - | - | - | $15,934,737 | 486 | $1,850,725 | 11.6% | 486 | Feb 8 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
45 | The Long Riders | - | - | - | $15,795,189 | 759 | $2,351,112 | 14.9% | 759 | May 16 | - | United Artists | false |
46 | The Island | - | - | - | $15,716,828 | 584 | $3,123,267 | 19.9% | 584 | Jun 13 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
47 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1980 Special Edition | - | - | - | $15,693,175 | - | - | - | - | Nov 14 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
48 | First Family | - | - | - | $15,198,912 | 563 | $3,635,564 | 23.9% | 563 | Dec 25 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
49 | Prom Night | - | - | - | $14,796,236 | - | - | - | - | Aug 15 | - | Embassy Pictures | false |
50 | The Nude Bomb | - | - | - | $14,662,035 | 793 | $3,565,066 | 24.3% | 793 | May 9 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
51 | Oh, God! Book II | - | - | - | $14,504,277 | 1,033 | $3,439,846 | 23.7% | 1,033 | Oct 3 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
52 | The Competition | - | - | - | $14,287,755 | 6 | $76,163 | 0.5% | 6 | Dec 3 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
53 | Wholly Moses! | - | - | - | $14,155,617 | 608 | $3,625,280 | 25.6% | 608 | Jun 13 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
54 | Mary Poppins 1980 Re-release | - | - | - | $14,000,000 | - | - | - | - | May 23 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
55 | The Last Married Couple in America | - | - | - | $12,835,544 | 488 | $2,454,289 | 19.1% | 488 | Feb 8 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
56 | Used Cars | - | - | - | $11,715,321 | - | - | - | - | Jul 18 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
57 | The Last Flight of Noah's Ark | - | - | - | $11,000,000 | - | - | - | - | Jul 27 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
58 | The Mirror Crack'd | - | - | - | $11,000,000 | - | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - | false |
59 | The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | - | - | - | $10,697,276 | 465 | $2,399,109 | 22.4% | 465 | Aug 8 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
60 | Stardust Memories | - | - | - | $10,389,003 | 29 | $326,779 | 3.1% | 29 | Sep 26 | - | United Artists | false |
61 | The Hollywood Knights | - | - | - | $10,000,000 | - | - | - | - | May 16 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
62 | Serial | - | - | - | $9,870,727 | - | - | - | - | Mar 28 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
63 | Somewhere in Time | - | - | - | $9,709,597 | 369 | $1,203,011 | 12.4% | 369 | Oct 3 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
64 | Tribute | - | - | - | $9,000,000 | - | - | - | - | Dec 14 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
65 | Saturn 3 | - | - | - | $9,000,000 | - | - | - | - | Feb 15 | - | - | false |
66 | The Formula | - | - | - | $8,894,289 | 477 | $842,985 | 9.5% | 477 | Dec 19 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
67 | Mad Max | - | - | - | $8,750,000 | - | - | - | - | Mar 21 | - | - | false |
68 | Battle Creek Brawl | - | - | - | $8,527,743 | 231 | $1,108,025 | 13% | 231 | Aug 29 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
69 | The Awakening | - | - | - | $8,415,112 | 909 | $2,728,520 | 32.4% | 909 | Oct 31 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
70 | Fatso | - | - | - | $7,653,061 | - | - | - | - | Feb 1 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
71 | How to Beat the High Cost of Living | - | - | - | $7,500,000 | - | - | - | - | Jan 1 | - | - | false |
72 | How to Become a Detective | - | - | - | $7,500,000 | - | - | - | - | Jun 1 | - | - | false |
73 | Foxes | - | - | - | $7,470,348 | 34 | $221,141 | 3% | 34 | Feb 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
74 | The Big Red One | - | - | - | $7,206,220 | - | - | - | - | Jul 18 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
75 | The Stunt Man | - | - | - | $7,063,886 | - | - | - | - | Jun 27 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
76 | Where the Buffalo Roam | - | - | - | $6,659,377 | 464 | $1,750,593 | 26.3% | 464 | Apr 25 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
77 | The Gong Show Movie | - | - | - | $6,621,520 | 775 | $1,476,425 | 22.3% | 775 | May 23 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
78 | Motel Hell | - | - | - | $6,342,668 | 757 | $1,924,776 | 30.3% | 757 | Oct 24 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
79 | Little Miss Marker | - | - | - | $6,321,392 | 472 | $853,173 | 13.5% | 472 | Mar 21 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
80 | Oh Heavenly Dog | - | - | - | $6,216,067 | 114 | $323,320 | 5.2% | 114 | Jul 11 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
81 | Divine Madness | - | - | - | $5,318,098 | 127 | $769,787 | 14.5% | 127 | Sep 26 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
82 | In God We Trust (or Gimme That Prime Time Religion) | - | - | - | $5,215,015 | 653 | $2,008,150 | 38.5% | 653 | Sep 26 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
83 | He Knows You're Alone | - | - | - | $4,875,436 | 279 | $748,824 | 15.4% | 279 | Aug 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
84 | Coast to Coast | - | - | - | $4,495,445 | - | - | - | - | Oct 3 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
85 | Melvin and Howard | - | - | - | $4,309,490 | - | - | - | - | Oct 24 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
86 | Roadie | - | - | - | $4,226,370 | 549 | $1,002,263 | 23.7% | 549 | Jun 13 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
87 | Gloria | - | - | - | $4,059,673 | 1 | $33,767 | 0.8% | 1 | Oct 1 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
88 | Jaws 2 1980 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,028,735 | 26 | $1,382,756 | 34.3% | 26 | Feb 15 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
89 | Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior | - | - | - | $4,000,000 | - | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
90 | Resurrection | - | - | - | $3,910,019 | 417 | $308,068 | 7.9% | 417 | Sep 26 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
91 | Hide in Plain Sight | - | - | - | $3,806,930 | 325 | $810,109 | 21.3% | 325 | Mar 21 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
92 | Guyana: Cult of the Damned | - | - | - | $3,798,102 | 748 | $1,668,965 | 43.9% | 748 | Jan 25 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
93 | When Time Ran Out... | - | - | - | $3,763,988 | 677 | $1,400,994 | 37.2% | 677 | Mar 28 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
94 | Heaven's Gate | - | - | - | $3,484,331 | - | - | - | - | Nov 19 | - | United Artists | false |
95 | North Sea Hijack | - | - | - | $2,993,772 | 398 | $805,511 | 26.9% | 398 | Apr 18 | - | Universal Pictures | false |
96 | Midnight Madness | - | - | - | $2,900,000 | - | - | - | - | Feb 8 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
97 | Loving Couples | - | - | - | $2,806,659 | 592 | $1,010,181 | 36% | 592 | Oct 24 | - | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
98 | The Idolmaker | - | - | - | $2,625,716 | 171 | $318,403 | 12.1% | 171 | Nov 14 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
99 | The Black Marble | - | - | - | $2,500,000 | - | - | - | - | Jan 1 | - | AVCO Embassy Pictures | false |
100 | Gilda Live | - | - | - | $2,261,507 | 59 | $344,234 | 15.2% | 59 | Mar 28 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
101 | Windows | - | - | - | $2,128,395 | 46 | $311,796 | 14.6% | 46 | Jan 18 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
102 | Just Tell Me What You Want | - | - | - | $2,086,905 | 49 | $197,230 | 9.5% | 49 | Feb 8 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
103 | Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) | - | - | - | $2,013,193 | - | - | - | - | May 30 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
104 | Carny | - | - | - | $1,817,720 | - | - | - | - | May 23 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
105 | When a Stranger Calls 1980 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,262,052 | - | - | - | - | Sep 17 | - | Columbia Pictures | false |
106 | Why Would I Lie? | - | - | - | $1,175,855 | 56 | $52,473 | 4.5% | 56 | Aug 8 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
107 | Nijinsky | - | - | - | $1,047,454 | - | - | - | - | Mar 21 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
108 | Heart Beat | - | - | - | $954,046 | 18 | $74,303 | 7.8% | 18 | Jan 18 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
109 | One-Trick Pony | - | - | - | $843,215 | 30 | $150,809 | 17.9% | 30 | Oct 3 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
110 | Those Lips, Those Eyes | - | - | - | $804,713 | 51 | $63,766 | 7.9% | 51 | Aug 15 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
111 | A Small Circle of Friends | - | - | - | $766,760 | 19 | $61,109 | 8% | 19 | Mar 12 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
112 | Leo and Loree | - | - | - | $517,988 | - | - | - | - | Feb 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
113 | Home Movies | - | - | - | $89,134 | - | - | - | - | May 16 | - | United Artists | false |
114 | Phobia | - | - | - | $59,167 | - | - | - | - | Sep 26 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |
115 | Breaking Glass | - | - | - | $2,471 | - | - | - | - | Oct 17 | - | Paramount Pictures | false |