Movie Index - 1980

Note: If the exact release date of the movie is not known, it is recorded as January 1st.

Release Date		Movie	Distributor	Budget	Total US Gross	Worldwide Gross
January, 1980
January, 1		The Exterminator		-	$5,000,000	-
January, 1		Windwalker		-	$18,000,000	-
January, 1		In Search of Historic Jesus		-	$22,000,000	-
January, 1		It's My Turn		-	$11,000,000	-
January, 1		Kagemusha		-	$4,000,000	-
January, 1		Maniac		$350,000	$10,000,000	-
January, 1		Hardly Working		-	$18,000,000	-
January, 1		The Changeling		-	$12,000,000	-
January, 1		Hangar 18		-	$11,000,000	-
January, 1		The Mountain Men		-	$6,000,000	-
January, 1		The Octagon		-	$19,000,000	-
January, 1		Saturn 3		-	$9,000,000	-
January, 1		Simon		-	$6,000,000	-
January, 1		Terror Train		$3,500,000	$8,000,000	-
January, 1		Tom Horn		-	$9,000,000	-
January, 1		Middle Age Crazy		-	$13,000,000	-
January, 1		Willie and Phil		-	$4,400,000	-
January, 1		Dressed to Kill		$6,500,000	$31,899,000	-
January, 1		Cruising		-	$19,784,223	-
January, 1		The Black Marble		-	$2,500,000	-
January, 1		The Mirror Crack'd		-	$11,000,000	-
January, 1		Atlantic City		-	$10,000,000	-
January, 1		Hopscotch		-	$13,000,000	-
January, 1		How to Beat the High Co$t of Living		-	$7,500,000	-
January, 1		Foolin' Around		-	$2,000,000	-
January, 1		Lion of the Desert		$35,000,000	$1,500,000	-
January, 1		The Final Countdown		-	$16,647,800	$56,647,800
January, 1		Herbie Goes Bananas		-	$17,000,000	-
January, 1		The Hunter		-	$16,647,800	-
January, 1		Can't Stop the Music		$20,000,000	$2,000,000	-
January, 1		Die Laughing		-	$4,000,000	-
January, 1		The Hollywood Knights	Columbia	-	$10,000,000	-
January, 18		Heart Beat	Warner Bros.	-	$954,046	-
January, 18		Windows	MGM/UA	-	$2,200,000	-
January, 25		Guyana: Crime of the Century	Universal	-	$3,798,102	-
February, 1980
February, 1		Fatso	20th Century Fox	-	$7,000,000	-
February, 1		My Brilliant Career	Analysis	-	-	-
February, 1		American Gigolo	Paramount Pictures	-	$22,743,674	$52,743,674
February, 1		Caligula		-	$23,400,000	-
February, 1		The Fog	Avco Embassy	$1,000,000	$21,378,361	-
February, 8		Just Tell Me What You Want	Warner Bros.	-	$2,086,905	-
February, 8		Hero At Large	MGM/UA	-	$15,934,737	-
February, 8		Midnight Madness	Buena Vista	-	$2,900,000	-
February, 8		The Last Married Couple in America	Universal	-	$12,835,544	-
February, 29		Foxes	MGM/UA	-	$7,470,348	-
February, 29		Leo and Loree	MGM/UA	-	$517,988	-
March, 1980
March, 7		Coal Miner's Daughter	Universal	-	$67,182,787	-
March, 12		A Small Circle of Friends	MGM/UA	-	$766,760	-
March, 20		Nijinsky (1980)	Paramount Pictures	-	$1,047,454	-
March, 21		Hide in Plain Sight	MGM/UA	-	$3,806,930	-
March, 21		Little Miss Marker	Universal	-	$6,321,392	-
March, 21		Little Darlings	Paramount Pictures	-	$34,326,249	-
March, 21		Mad Max	Filmways	$200,000	$8,750,000	$99,750,000
March, 28		Gilda Live	Warner Bros.	-	$2,261,507	-
March, 28		The Serial	Paramount Pictures	-	$9,870,727	-
March, 28		When Time Ran Out...	Warner Bros.	-	$3,763,988	-
April, 1980
April, 18		North Sea Hijack	Universal	-	$2,993,772	-
April, 25		Where the Buffalo Roam	Universal	-	$6,659,377	-
May, 1980
May, 9		Friday the 13th	Paramount Pictures	$550,000	$39,754,601	$59,754,601
May, 9		The Nude Bomb	Universal	-	$14,662,035	-
May, 10		Penitentiary	Jerry Gross Organization	$100,000	$287,000	-
May, 16		Fame	MGM/UA	-	$21,202,829	-
May, 16		The Long Riders	MGM/UA	$10,000,000	$15,198,912	-
May, 16		Home Movies	MGM/UA	$400,000	$89,134	-
May, 21		Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back	20th Century Fox	$23,000,000	$290,271,960	$534,171,960
May, 23		Carny	MGM/UA	-	$1,817,720	-
May, 23		The Gong Show Movie	Universal	-	$6,621,520	-
May, 23		The Shining	Warner Bros.	$19,000,000	$44,017,374	-
May, 30		Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!)		-	$2,013,193	-
June, 1980
June, 6		Up the Academy		-	$10,000,000	-
June, 6		Urban Cowboy	Paramount Pictures	-	$46,918,287	-
June, 11		Bronco Billy	Warner Bros.	-	$24,265,659	-
June, 13		The Island	Universal	$100,000,000	$15,716,828	-
June, 13		Wholly Moses!	Columbia	-	$14,155,617	-
June, 13		Roadie	MGM/UA	-	$4,226,370	-
June, 19		Rough Cut	Paramount Pictures	-	$16,656,125	-
June, 20		Brubaker	20th Century Fox	-	$37,121,708	-
June, 20		The Blue Lagoon	Universal	-	$47,923,795	-
June, 20		The Blues Brothers	Universal	$27,000,000	$57,229,890	-
June, 25		The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark		-	$11,000,000	-
June, 27		The Stunt Man		-	$7,063,886	-
July, 1980
July, 4		Airplane!	Paramount Pictures	$3,500,000	$83,453,539	-
July, 11		My Bodyguard	20th Century Fox	-	$22,482,952	-
July, 11		Oh Heavenly Dog	20th Century Fox	-	$6,216,067	-
July, 18		Used Cars	Columbia	-	$11,715,321	-
July, 18		Honeysuckle Rose	Warner Bros.	-	$17,815,212	-
July, 18		The Big Red One	MGM/UA	-	$7,206,220	-
July, 18		Cheech & Chong's Next Movie	Universal	-	$41,675,194	-
July, 25		Caddyshack	Warner Bros.	$6,000,000	$39,846,344	-
August, 1980
August, 1		Raise the Titanic		$40,000,000	$7,000,000	-
August, 8		Why Would I Lie?	MGM/UA	-	$52,473	-
August, 8		Xanadu	Universal	-	$22,762,571	-
August, 8		The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu	Warner Bros.	-	$10,697,276	-
August, 15		Prom Night	Avco Embassy	-	$14,796,236	-
August, 15		Smokey and the Bandit II	Universal	-	$66,132,626	-
August, 15		Those Lips, Those Eyes	MGM/UA	-	$63,766	-
August, 29		The Big Brawl	Warner Bros.	-	$8,527,743	-
August, 29		He Knows You're Alone	MGM/UA	-	$4,875,436	-
September, 1980
September, 19		Ordinary People	Paramount Pictures	$6,000,000	$52,302,978	-
September, 26		Resurrection	Universal	-	$3,910,019	-
September, 26		Phobia	Paramount Pictures	-	-	-
September, 26		Stardust Memories	MGM/UA	-	$10,389,003	-
September, 26		Divine Madness!	Warner Bros.	-	$5,318,098	-
September, 26		In God We Tru$t	Universal	-	$5,215,015	-
October, 1980
October, 1		Gloria	Columbia	-	$47,019	-
October, 3		Oh, God! Book II	Warner Bros.	-	$14,504,277	-
October, 3		The Elephant Man	Paramount Pictures	$5,000,000	$26,010,864	-
October, 3		One Trick Pony	Warner Bros.	-	$843,215	-
October, 3		Coast to Coast	Paramount Pictures	-	$4,495,445	-
October, 3		Somewhere in Time	Universal	$5,100,000	$9,709,597	-
October, 10		Private Benjamin	Warner Bros.	-	$69,847,348	-
October, 24		Melvin and Howard	Universal	-	$4,309,490	-
October, 24		Motel Hell	MGM/UA	-	$6,342,668	-
October, 24		Loving Couples	20th Century Fox	-	$2,806,659	-
October, 31		The Awakening	Warner Bros.	-	$8,415,112	-
November, 1980
November, 14		Raging Bull	MGM/UA	$18,000,000	$23,380,203	-
November, 14		The Idolmaker	MGM/UA	-	$2,625,716	-
November, 19		Heaven's Gate	United Artists	$44,000,000	$3,484,331	-
December, 1980
December, 1		A Change of Seasons		-	$16,400,000	-
December, 3		The Competition	Columbia	-	$13,000,000	-
December, 5		Flash Gordon	Universal	$35,000,000	$27,107,960	-
December, 12		Stir Crazy	Columbia	-	$101,300,000	-
December, 12		Tess	Columbia	-	$20,093,330	-
December, 12		Popeye	Paramount Pictures	$20,000,000	$49,823,037	-
December, 17		Any Which Way You Can	Warner Bros.	-	$70,687,344	-
December, 17		Mon oncle d'Amérique	New World	-	-	-
December, 19		Inside Moves	Associated Film Distribution	-	-	-
December, 19		The Formula	MGM/UA	-	$8,894,289	-
December, 19		Tribute	20th Century Fox	-	$9,000,000	-
December, 19		Seems Like Old Times	Columbia	-	$23,200,000	-
December, 19		Nine to Five	20th Century Fox	-	$103,290,500	-
December, 25		Altered States	Warner Bros.	-	$19,853,892	-
December, 25		First Family	Warner Bros.	-	$15,198,912	-

Total Movies Released: 133
Total Combined Gross: $2,447,189,207