1980 Weekend Box Office Records
This chart shows the highest-grossing weekends at the domestic box office for 1980.
| Rank | Date | Movie | Weekend Gross | Theaters | Per-Theater Average | Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 15, 1980 | Smokey and the Bandit II | $10,883,835 | 1,196 | $9,100 | $10,883,835 | 3 |
| 2 | Jun 20, 1980 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire S… | $10,480,307 | 823 | $12,734 | $47,332,853 | 33 |
| 3 | Jun 27, 1980 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire S… | $9,217,874 | 821 | $11,228 | $64,904,375 | 40 |
| 4 | Dec 12, 1980 | Stir Crazy | $8,691,886 | 813 | $10,691 | $8,691,886 | 3 |
| 5 | Jul 4, 1980 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire S… | $8,309,772 | 880 | $9,443 | $81,958,005 | 47 |
| 6 | Dec 19, 1980 | Any Which Way You Can | $8,024,663 | 1,541 | $5,207 | $8,024,663 | 5 |
| 7 | Jul 25, 1980 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire S… | $7,130,000 | 1,278 | $5,579 | $118,310,568 | 68 |
| 8 | Jul 18, 1980 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire S… | $6,721,000 | 1,089 | $6,172 | $105,714,000 | 61 |
| 9 | Jul 11, 1980 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire S… | $6,652,858 | 858 | $7,754 | $94,296,366 | 54 |
| 10 | May 9, 1980 | Friday the 13th | $5,816,321 | 1,127 | $5,161 | $5,816,321 | 3 |
| 11 | Aug 1, 1980 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire S… | $5,758,789 | 1,139 | $5,056 | $130,000,000 | 75 |
| 12 | Jul 18, 1980 | Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie | $5,262,963 | 814 | $6,466 | $5,262,963 | 3 |
| 13 | May 23, 1980 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire S… | $4,910,483 | 126 | $38,972 | $7,244,308 | 5 |
| 14 | Jun 20, 1980 | The Blues Brothers | $4,858,152 | 594 | $8,179 | $4,858,152 | 3 |
| 15 | Oct 10, 1980 | Private Benjamin | $4,739,769 | 763 | $6,212 | $4,739,769 | 3 |
| 16 | Aug 8, 1980 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire S… | $4,554,679 | 1,195 | $3,811 | $139,069,964 | 82 |
| 17 | Aug 15, 1980 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire S… | $4,321,216 | 1,208 | $3,577 | $145,893,923 | 89 |
| 18 | Dec 19, 1980 | 9 to 5 | $3,966,832 | 910 | $4,359 | $3,966,832 | 3 |
| 19 | Dec 5, 1980 | Flash Gordon | $3,934,030 | 823 | $4,780 | $3,934,030 | 3 |
| 20 | Jun 13, 1980 | Bronco Billy | $3,708,710 | 1,321 | $2,808 | $3,708,710 | 5 |
| 21 | Dec 26, 1980 | First Family | $3,635,564 | 563 | $6,457 | $3,635,564 | 4 |
| 22 | Jun 13, 1980 | Wholly Moses! | $3,625,280 | 608 | $5,963 | $3,625,280 | 3 |
| 23 | Jun 13, 1980 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire S… | $3,606,000 | 126 | $28,619 | $15,190,077 | 26 |
| 24 | May 9, 1980 | The Nude Bomb | $3,565,066 | 793 | $4,496 | $3,565,066 | 3 |
| 25 | Feb 1, 1980 | American Gigolo | $3,559,930 | 570 | $6,245 | $3,559,930 | 3 |
| 26 | Oct 3, 1980 | Oh, God! Book II | $3,439,846 | 1,033 | $3,330 | $3,439,846 | 3 |
| 27 | Mar 7, 1980 | Coal Miner’s Daughter | $3,366,443 | 437 | $7,704 | $3,366,443 | 3 |
| 28 | Jul 25, 1980 | Caddyshack | $3,142,689 | 656 | $4,791 | $3,142,689 | 3 |
| 29 | Jun 13, 1980 | The Island | $3,123,267 | 584 | $5,348 | $3,123,267 | 3 |
| 30 | Jan 18, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $3,000,000 | 555 | $5,405 | $31,410,206 | 33 |
| 31 | Jan 25, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $3,000,000 | 669 | $4,484 | $37,534,206 | 40 |
| 32 | Feb 1, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $2,900,000 | 717 | $4,045 | $43,329,206 | 47 |
| 33 | Feb 15, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $2,800,000 | 0 | $54,000,000 | 61 | |
| 34 | Jun 20, 1980 | Brubaker | $2,748,079 | 594 | $4,626 | $2,748,079 | 3 |
| 35 | Oct 31, 1980 | The Awakening | $2,728,520 | 909 | $3,002 | $2,728,520 | 3 |
| 36 | Feb 8, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $2,700,000 | 759 | $3,557 | $48,611,206 | 54 |
| 37 | Feb 8, 1980 | The Last Married Couple in Am… | $2,454,289 | 488 | $5,029 | $2,454,289 | 3 |
| 38 | Feb 22, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $2,400,000 | 0 | $58,500,000 | 68 | |
| 39 | Aug 8, 1980 | The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu M… | $2,399,109 | 465 | $5,159 | $2,399,109 | 3 |
| 40 | May 16, 1980 | The Long Riders | $2,351,112 | 759 | $3,098 | $2,351,112 | 3 |
| 41 | Feb 29, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $2,200,000 | 764 | $2,880 | $61,064,206 | 75 |
| 42 | Jul 18, 1980 | Honeysuckle Rose | $2,189,966 | 826 | $2,651 | $2,189,966 | 3 |
| 43 | Sep 26, 1980 | In God We Tru$t | $2,008,150 | 653 | $3,075 | $2,008,150 | 3 |
| 44 | Mar 7, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $2,000,000 | 760 | $2,632 | $65,207,206 | 82 |
| 45 | Oct 24, 1980 | Motel Hell | $1,924,776 | 757 | $2,543 | $1,924,776 | 3 |
| 46 | Feb 8, 1980 | Hero At Large | $1,850,725 | 486 | $3,808 | $1,850,725 | 3 |
| 47 | Mar 14, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $1,800,000 | 733 | $2,456 | $68,778,206 | 89 |
| 48 | Mar 28, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $1,800,000 | 561 | $3,209 | $75,007,206 | 103 |
| 49 | Apr 18, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $1,800,000 | 898 | $2,004 | $84,740,206 | 124 |
| 50 | Apr 25, 1980 | Where the Buffalo Roam | $1,750,593 | 464 | $3,773 | $1,750,593 | 3 |
| 51 | Apr 4, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $1,700,000 | 0 | $78,400,000 | 110 | |
| 52 | Jan 25, 1980 | Guyana: Crime of the Century | $1,668,965 | 748 | $2,231 | $1,668,965 | 3 |
| 53 | Mar 21, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $1,600,000 | 680 | $2,353 | $71,561,206 | 96 |
| 54 | Apr 11, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $1,600,000 | 0 | $81,600,000 | 117 | |
| 55 | May 23, 1980 | The Gong Show Movie | $1,476,425 | 775 | $1,905 | $1,476,425 | 3 |
| 56 | Aug 8, 1980 | Xanadu | $1,471,595 | 249 | $5,910 | $1,471,595 | 3 |
| 57 | Mar 28, 1980 | When Time Ran Out... | $1,400,994 | 677 | $2,069 | $1,400,994 | 3 |
| 58 | Apr 25, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $1,400,000 | 500 | $2,800 | $90,013,206 | 131 |
| 59 | Sep 26, 1980 | My Bodyguard | $1,371,650 | 477 | $2,876 | $1,626,851 | 80 |
| 60 | Oct 3, 1980 | Somewhere in Time | $1,203,011 | 369 | $3,260 | $1,203,011 | 3 |
| 61 | Aug 29, 1980 | The Big Brawl | $1,108,025 | 231 | $4,797 | $1,108,025 | 3 |
| 62 | May 2, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $1,100,000 | 0 | $92,600,000 | 138 | |
| 63 | Oct 24, 1980 | Loving Couples | $1,010,181 | 592 | $1,706 | $1,010,181 | 3 |
| 64 | Jun 13, 1980 | Roadie | $1,002,263 | 549 | $1,826 | $1,002,263 | 3 |
| 65 | May 9, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $900,000 | 500 | $1,800 | $94,982,763 | 145 |
| 66 | Mar 21, 1980 | Little Miss Marker | $853,173 | 472 | $1,808 | $853,173 | 3 |
| 67 | Dec 19, 1980 | The Formula | $842,985 | 477 | $1,767 | $842,985 | 3 |
| 68 | Mar 21, 1980 | Hide in Plain Sight | $810,109 | 325 | $2,493 | $810,109 | 3 |
| 69 | Apr 18, 1980 | North Sea Hijack | $805,511 | 398 | $2,024 | $805,511 | 3 |
| 70 | May 23, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $800,000 | 500 | $1,600 | $98,982,763 | 159 |
| 71 | May 16, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $800,000 | 500 | $1,600 | $96,982,763 | 152 |
| 72 | Sep 26, 1980 | Divine Madness! | $769,787 | 127 | $6,061 | $769,787 | 3 |
| 73 | Aug 29, 1980 | He Knows You're Alone | $748,824 | 279 | $2,684 | $748,824 | 3 |
| 74 | Dec 19, 1980 | Raging Bull | $649,470 | 180 | $3,608 | $1,513,288 | 38 |
| 75 | May 23, 1980 | The Shining | $622,337 | 10 | $62,234 | $622,337 | 3 |
| 76 | Mar 28, 1980 | Gilda Live | $344,234 | 59 | $5,834 | $344,234 | 3 |
| 77 | Sep 26, 1980 | Stardust Memories | $326,779 | 29 | $11,268 | $326,779 | 3 |
| 78 | Jul 11, 1980 | Oh Heavenly Dog | $323,320 | 114 | $2,836 | $323,320 | 3 |
| 79 | Nov 14, 1980 | The Idolmaker | $318,403 | 171 | $1,862 | $318,403 | 3 |
| 80 | Jan 18, 1980 | Windows | $311,796 | 46 | $6,778 | $311,796 | 3 |
| 81 | Sep 26, 1980 | Resurrection | $308,068 | 417 | $739 | $308,068 | 3 |
| 82 | Feb 29, 1980 | Foxes | $221,141 | 34 | $6,504 | $221,141 | 3 |
| 83 | Feb 8, 1980 | Just Tell Me What You Want | $197,230 | 49 | $4,025 | $197,230 | 3 |
| 84 | Jul 11, 1980 | My Bodyguard | $178,641 | 39 | $4,581 | $178,641 | 3 |
| 85 | Dec 26, 1980 | Altered States | $174,650 | 3 | $58,217 | $174,650 | 4 |
| 86 | Sep 19, 1980 | Ordinary People | $170,335 | 6 | $28,389 | $170,335 | 3 |
| 87 | Oct 3, 1980 | One Trick Pony | $150,809 | 30 | $5,027 | $150,809 | 3 |
| 88 | Nov 28, 1980 | Raging Bull | $129,307 | 4 | $32,327 | $549,680 | 17 |
| 89 | Nov 14, 1980 | Raging Bull | $128,590 | 4 | $32,148 | $128,590 | 3 |
| 90 | May 16, 1980 | Fame | $118,160 | 3 | $39,387 | $118,160 | 3 |
| 91 | Nov 21, 1980 | Raging Bull | $112,663 | 4 | $28,166 | $328,236 | 10 |
| 92 | Dec 5, 1980 | Raging Bull | $93,219 | 4 | $23,305 | $708,185 | 24 |
| 93 | Dec 5, 1980 | The Competition | $76,163 | 6 | $12,694 | $94,396 | 5 |
| 94 | Jan 18, 1980 | Heart Beat | $74,303 | 18 | $4,128 | $74,303 | 3 |
| 95 | Dec 12, 1980 | Raging Bull | $71,852 | 4 | $17,963 | $828,769 | 31 |
| 96 | Aug 15, 1980 | Those Lips, Those Eyes | $63,766 | 51 | $1,250 | $63,766 | 3 |
| 97 | Mar 14, 1980 | A Small Circle of Friends | $61,109 | 19 | $3,216 | $80,000 | 5 |
| 98 | Aug 8, 1980 | Why Would I Lie? | $52,473 | 56 | $937 | $52,473 | 3 |
| 99 | Oct 3, 1980 | Gloria | $33,767 | 1 | $33,767 | $47,019 | 5 |