Box Office Star Records > Domestic > Per Year Acting > Top Domestic 1980 Stars
Highest Grossing Stars of 1980 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200)
See also: Top Domestic 2019 Stars - Top Domestic 2020 Stars - Top Domestic 2021 Stars - Top Domestic 2022 Stars - Top Domestic 2023 Stars - Top Domestic 2024 Stars
This list shows the highest grossing stars of 1980 based on the domestic box office of the movies they had a leading role in in 1980 and the two preceeding years (voice-only roles excluded).
The Star Score in this list represent points assigned to each of the leading stars of top 100 (based on domestic box office) movies in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on. This rewards actors for appearing in a number of hit films over the course of three years more than starring in just one monster hit over the same time period.
| Top Domestic 1981 Stars |
| Rank | Name | Star Score |
Movies | Average Billing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Kelly Reno | 82 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 102 | Mickey Rooney | 82 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 103 | Barbra Streisand | 81 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 104 | Ryan O'Neal | 81 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 105 | Sam J. Jones | 80 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 106 | Maximilian Schell | 80 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 107 | Anthony Perkins | 80 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 108 | Robert Forster | 80 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 109 | Joseph Bottoms | 80 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 110 | Yvette Mimieux | 80 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 111 | Ernest Borgnine | 80 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 112 | William Holden | 79 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 113 | Lee Grant | 79 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 114 | John Hurt | 79 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 115 | Jack Lemmon | 79 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 116 | Jonathan Scott-Taylor | 79 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 117 | Anthony Hopkins | 76 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 118 | Ellen Burstyn | 75 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 119 | Charles Grodin | 75 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 120 | Diana Ross | 74 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 121 | James Caan | 74 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 122 | Gene Kelly | 74 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 123 | Michael Jackson | 74 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 124 | Marsha Mason | 74 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 125 | Nipsey Russell | 74 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 126 | Ted Ross | 74 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 127 | George Burns | 73 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 128 | Art Carney | 73 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 129 | Lee Strasberg | 73 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 130 | Richard Gere | 73 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 131 | Gregory Peck | 72 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 132 | Bette Midler | 72 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 133 | James Mason | 72 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 134 | Talia Shire | 71 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 135 | Adrienne Barbeau | 70 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 136 | James Remar | 70 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 137 | Dorsey Wright | 70 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 138 | Brian Tyler | 70 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 139 | David Harris | 70 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 140 | Tom McKitterick | 70 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 141 | Thomas G. Waites | 70 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 142 | Terry Michos | 70 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 143 | Marcelino Sanchez | 70 | 1 | 9.0 |
| 144 | Deborah Van Valkenburgh | 70 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 145 | Roger Hill | 70 | 1 | 11.0 |
| 146 | David Patrick Kelly | 70 | 1 | 12.0 |
| 147 | Irene Cara | 69 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 148 | Sally Field | 69 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 149 | Peter Ustinov | 69 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 150 | Jane Birkin | 69 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 151 | Lois Chiles | 69 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 152 | Bette Davis | 69 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 153 | Mia Farrow | 69 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 154 | Jon Finch | 69 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 155 | Olivia Hussey | 69 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 156 | John Huston | 68 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 157 | Robby Benson | 68 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 158 | Andres Garcia | 68 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 159 | Lynn-Holly Johnson | 68 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 160 | Hugo Stiglitz | 68 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 161 | Frank Langella | 67 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 162 | Robert Duvall | 67 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 163 | Katharine Ross | 67 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 164 | Tommy Lee Jones | 67 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 165 | Kate Nelligan | 67 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 166 | Jane Alexander | 67 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 167 | Trevor Eve | 67 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 168 | William Hurt | 67 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 169 | Annie Potts | 66 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 170 | Graham Chapman | 65 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 171 | Gary Busey | 65 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 172 | Terry Gilliam | 65 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 173 | Eric Idle | 65 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 174 | Terry Jones | 65 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 175 | Michael Palin | 65 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 176 | John Cleese | 65 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 177 | Dennis Christopher | 64 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 178 | Dennis Quaid | 64 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 179 | Daniel Stern | 64 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 180 | Anthony Quinn | 63 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 181 | Nick Nolte | 63 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 182 | Mac Davis | 63 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 183 | Jacqueline Bisset | 63 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 184 | Peter Frampton | 62 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 185 | Barbara Harris | 62 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 186 | Barry Gibb | 62 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 187 | Robin Gibb | 62 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 188 | Maurice Gibb | 62 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 189 | Richard Dreyfuss | 61 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 190 | John Savage | 61 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 191 | Marilyn Hassett | 60 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 192 | Alain Delon | 60 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 193 | Susan Blakely | 60 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 194 | Timothy Bottoms | 60 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 195 | Robert Wagner | 60 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 196 | Sylvia Kristel | 60 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 197 | Tim McIntire | 59 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 198 | Malcolm McDowell | 59 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 199 | Kirk Douglas | 59 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 200 | Mary Steenburgen | 59 | 1 | 3.0 |
The Average Billing column contains the average billing position of this cast/crew member for the selected films.
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.