The Numbers - Movies Released in 1980
This list shows all films released in 1980, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
See also:
Top 1980 Worldwide -
Domestic Release Schedule for 1980 -
Domestic Home Market Release Schedule for 1980 -
Most Popular 1980
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January 1980 |
| January 1 |
The Black Marble |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,500,000 |
|
|
Cruising |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$19,784,463 |
|
|
Dressed to Kill |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$33,051,240 |
|
|
The Hollywood Knights |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,000,000 |
|
|
How to Beat the High Co$t of Living |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,500,000 |
|
|
The Mirror Crack'd |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$11,000,648 |
|
|
Willie and Phil |
|
Theatrical |
$4,400,000 |
|
| |
| 1980 TBD |
The Changeling |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$12,000,147 |
|
|
Die Laughing |
|
Theatrical |
$4,000,000 |
|
|
The Exterminator |
|
Theatrical |
$5,000,000 |
|
|
The Final Countdown |
Action |
Theatrical |
$56,647,800 |
|
|
Foolin' Around |
|
Theatrical |
$2,000,000 |
|
|
Hangar 18 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$11,000,000 |
|
|
Hardly Working |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$18,000,000 |
|
|
Herbie Goes Bananas |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$17,000,000 |
|
|
Hopscotch |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$13,186,324 |
|
|
The Hunter |
Action |
Theatrical |
$16,647,800 |
|
|
In Search of Historic Jesus |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$22,000,000 |
|
|
It’s My Turn |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$11,000,000 |
|
|
Lion of the Desert |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,605,679 |
|
|
Maniac |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$10,000,000 |
|
|
Middle Age Crazy |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$13,000,000 |
|
|
The Mountain Men |
|
Theatrical |
$6,000,000 |
|
|
The Octagon |
Action |
Theatrical |
$19,000,000 |
|
|
Saturn 3 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$10,146,408 |
|
|
Simon |
|
Theatrical |
$6,000,000 |
|
|
Terror Train |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$8,000,000 |
|
|
Tom Horn |
Western |
Theatrical |
$9,000,000 |
|
|
Windwalker |
Western |
Theatrical |
$18,000,000 |
|
| |
| January 7 |
Salut i força al canut |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 10 |
La ragazza del vagone letto |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 18 |
Heart Beat |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$954,046 |
|
|
Silent Scream |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Windows |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$2,200,000 |
|
| |
| January 25 |
Guyana: Crime of the Century |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,798,102 |
|
|
Night of the Juggler |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$53,104 |
|
| February 1980 |
| February 1 |
American Gigolo |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$52,743,674 |
|
|
Fatso |
|
Theatrical |
$7,000,000 |
|
|
The Fog |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$21,445,868 |
|
|
My Brilliant Career |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| Feb, 1980 TBD |
Caligula |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$23,415,490 |
|
| |
| February 2 |
The Marriage of Maria Braun |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,276 |
|
| |
| February 7 |
Cannibal Holocaust |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Inferno |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$164 |
|
| |
| February 8 |
Hero At Large |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$15,934,737 |
|
|
Just Tell Me What You Want |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,086,905 |
|
|
The Last Married Couple in America |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$12,835,544 |
|
|
Midnight Madness |
|
Theatrical |
$2,900,000 |
|
| |
| February 15 |
Black Jack |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 27 |
Simone Barbès ou la vertu |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 29 |
Foxes |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$7,497,542 |
|
|
Leo and Lorre |
|
Theatrical |
$517,988 |
|
|
The Ninth Configuration |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| March 1980 |
| March 1 |
Piedone d’Egitto |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 5 |
Stone Cold Dead |
|
Theatrical |
$39,431 |
|
| |
| March 7 |
Coal Miner’s Daughter |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$67,182,787 |
|
|
Death Ship |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$43,117 |
|
| |
| March 10 |
Il Medium |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 12 |
The Last Word |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
A Small Circle of Friends |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$766,760 |
|
| |
| March 19 |
Le roi et l'oiseau |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$25,950 |
|
| |
| March 20 |
Mangiati vivi |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Nijinsky |
|
Theatrical |
$1,047,454 |
|
|
Vacanze per un Massacro |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 21 |
Forbidden Zone |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Hide in Plain Sight |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,806,930 |
|
|
Little Darlings |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$34,326,249 |
|
|
Little Miss Marker |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$6,321,392 |
|
| |
| March 23 |
Cristo si è fermato a Eboli |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$82,126 |
|
| |
| March 28 |
La città delle donne |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$134,222 |
|
|
Gilda Live |
Concert/Performance |
Theatrical |
$2,261,507 |
|
|
Serial |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$9,870,727 |
|
|
When Time Ran Out... |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$3,763,988 |
|
| April 1980 |
| April 6 |
Habfürdö |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 11 |
Alien 2: Sulla Terra |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 17 |
Stalker |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$821,238 |
|
|
The Watcher in the Woods |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 18 |
North Sea Hijack |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$2,993,772 |
|
| |
| April 22 |
Maynila sa mga kuko ng liwanag |
|
Theatrical |
$94,122 |
|
| |
| April 25 |
Where the Buffalo Roam |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$6,659,377 |
|
| May 1980 |
| May 9 |
Friday the 13th |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$59,754,601 |
|
|
The Nude Bomb |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$14,662,035 |
|
|
Stunt Rock |
Action |
Theatrical |
$9,530 |
|
| |
| May 10 |
Penitentiary |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$287,000 |
|
| |
| May 11 |
The Return of the King |
Adventure |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 15 |
Patrick vive ancora |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$16,270 |
|
| |
| May 16 |
Fame |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$21,202,829 |
|
|
Home Movies |
|
Theatrical |
$89,134 |
|
|
Humanoids From the Deep |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$160 |
|
|
The Long Riders |
Western |
Theatrical |
$15,198,912 |
|
| |
| May 20 |
Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$553,796,807 |
|
| |
| May 23 |
Carny |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,817,720 |
|
|
The Gong Show Movie |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$6,729,902 |
|
|
The Shining |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$50,415,299 |
|
| |
| May 24 |
Crazy Thunder Road (狂い咲きサ… |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 30 |
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don’… |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,013,193 |
|
| June 1980 |
| June 1 |
Demented |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 4 |
Nan be tui wang |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 6 |
Galaxina |
|
Theatrical |
$4,865,000 |
|
|
Up the Academy |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,000,000 |
|
|
Urban Cowboy |
Western |
Theatrical |
$46,918,287 |
|
| |
| June 9 |
Arrebato |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$3,023 |
|
| |
| June 11 |
Bronco Billy |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$24,265,659 |
|
|
Örökség |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 13 |
The Children |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
The Island |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$15,716,828 |
|
|
Roadie |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,226,370 |
|
|
Wholly Moses! |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$14,155,617 |
|
| |
| June 19 |
Rough Cut |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$16,656,125 |
|
| |
| June 20 |
The Blue Lagoon |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$47,923,795 |
|
|
The Blues Brothers |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$57,246,460 |
|
|
Brubaker |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$37,121,708 |
|
|
Can't Stop the Music |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$2,000,000 |
|
| |
| June 25 |
The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$11,000,000 |
|
| |
| June 27 |
The Stunt Man |
|
Theatrical |
$7,063,886 |
|
| July 1980 |
| July 4 |
Airplane! |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$83,454,307 |
|
| |
| July 11 |
My Bodyguard |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$22,482,952 |
|
|
Oh Heavenly Dog |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$6,216,067 |
|
| |
| July 18 |
The Big Red One |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$7,206,220 |
|
|
Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$41,675,194 |
|
|
Honeysuckle Rose |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$17,815,212 |
|
|
Used Cars |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$11,715,321 |
|
|
Zombi 2 |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$294,543 |
|
| |
| July 24 |
The Earthling |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$105,627 |
|
|
Ying xiong wu lei |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 25 |
Caddyshack |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$39,849,764 |
|
| August 1980 |
| August 1 |
Raise the Titanic |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$7,584,859 |
|
| |
| August 2 |
Contamination - Alien arriva sulla Terra |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$158,772 |
|
| |
| August 8 |
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,697,276 |
|
|
Why Would I Lie? |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$52,473 |
|
|
Xanadu |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$22,762,611 |
|
| |
| August 9 |
Anthropophagus: The Grim Reaper |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 10 |
Battle Beyond the Stars |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 11 |
Paura Nella Città dei Morti Viventi |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 15 |
Prom Night |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$14,796,236 |
|
|
Smokey and the Bandit II |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$66,132,626 |
|
|
Those Lips, Those Eyes |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$63,766 |
|
| |
| August 20 |
La Nuit des Traquées |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 28 |
Reggae Sunsplash |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 29 |
The Big Brawl |
Action |
Theatrical |
$8,527,743 |
|
|
He Knows You're Alone |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$4,875,436 |
|
| September 1980 |
| September 19 |
Ordinary People |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$52,304,352 |
|
| |
| September 22 |
The Tempest |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 25 |
The Chain Reaction |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 26 |
Divine Madness! |
Concert/Performance |
Theatrical |
$5,318,098 |
|
|
In God We Tru$t |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,215,015 |
|
|
Phobia |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Resurrection |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,910,019 |
|
|
Stardust Memories |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,389,003 |
|
|
Without Warning |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| October 1980 |
| October 1 |
Gloria |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$47,019 |
|
| |
| October 2 |
Stir |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 3 |
Coast to Coast |
|
Theatrical |
$4,495,445 |
|
|
Cries in the Night |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
The Elephant Man |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$26,664,834 |
|
|
Oh, God! Book II |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$14,504,277 |
|
|
One Trick Pony |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$843,215 |
|
|
Somewhere in Time |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,709,597 |
|
| |
| October 5 |
Shiva |
Action |
Theatrical |
$12,917 |
|
| |
| October 10 |
Kagemusha |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,001,058 |
|
|
Private Benjamin |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$69,847,348 |
|
| |
| October 12 |
Sauve qui peut (la vie) |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$47,262 |
|
| |
| October 17 |
Times Square |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 24 |
Loving Couples |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,806,659 |
|
|
Melvin and Howard |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,309,490 |
|
|
Motel Hell |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$6,342,668 |
|
| |
| October 27 |
Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del mo… |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$417 |
|
|
Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del mo… |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$48,780 |
|
| |
| October 31 |
The Awakening |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$8,415,112 |
|
| November 1980 |
| November 10 |
Virus |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 14 |
Alligator |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$850,270 |
|
|
The Idolmaker |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,625,716 |
|
|
Raging Bull |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$23,417,649 |
|
| |
| November 19 |
Heaven's Gate |
Western |
Theatrical |
$3,484,523 |
|
| |
| November 21 |
The Apple |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$97,798 |
|
|
Le journal d'une femme de chambre |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,826 |
|
| |
| November 22 |
India Song |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,303 |
|
| |
| November 26 |
Rockshow: Paul McCartney & Wings |
Concert/Performance |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| December 1980 |
| December 1 |
A Change of Seasons |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$16,400,000 |
|
| |
| December 3 |
The Competition |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$13,000,000 |
|
| |
| December 5 |
Flash Gordon |
Action |
Theatrical |
$29,430,189 |
|
| |
| December 11 |
Chissà perché… capitano tutte a me |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Incubo sulla citta contaminata |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$288,343 |
|
| |
| December 12 |
Popeye |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$49,823,037 |
|
|
Stir Crazy |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$101,300,000 |
|
|
Tess |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$20,093,330 |
|
| |
| December 17 |
Any Which Way You Can |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$70,687,344 |
|
|
Mon oncle d'Amérique |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 18 |
Nightkill |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$51,262 |
|
| |
| December 19 |
9 to 5 |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$103,300,659 |
|
|
The Formula |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$8,894,289 |
|
|
Inside Moves |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Seems Like Old Times |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$23,200,000 |
|
|
Tribute |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$9,000,000 |
|
| |
| December 25 |
Altered States |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$19,853,898 |
|
|
First Family |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$15,198,912 |
|
| |
| |
| 1980 TBD |
Bu ze shou duan |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Más allá del terror |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$8,763 |
|
