Movies Released in 1980
| Release Date | Movie | Genre | Production
Budget | Domestic
Box Office
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
January, 1980 |
| January 1 |
Atlantic City |
Drama |
|
$10,000,000 |
|
|
The Black Marble |
Comedy |
|
$2,500,000 |
|
|
Can't Stop the Music |
Musical |
$20,000,000 |
$2,000,000 |
|
|
The Changeling |
Horror |
|
$12,000,000 |
|
|
Cruising |
|
|
$19,784,223 |
|
|
Die Laughing |
|
|
$4,000,000 |
|
|
Dressed to Kill |
Thriller/Suspense |
$6,500,000 |
$31,899,000 |
|
|
The Exterminator |
|
|
$5,000,000 |
|
|
The Final Countdown |
|
|
$16,647,800 |
|
|
Foolin' Around |
|
|
$2,000,000 |
|
|
Hangar 18 |
|
|
$11,000,000 |
|
|
Hardly Working |
|
|
$18,000,000 |
|
|
Herbie Goes Bananas |
|
|
$17,000,000 |
|
|
The Hollywood Knights |
|
|
$10,000,000 |
|
|
Hopscotch |
|
|
$13,000,000 |
|
|
How to Beat the High Co$t of Living |
|
|
$7,500,000 |
|
|
The Hunter |
|
|
$16,647,800 |
|
|
In Search of Historic Jesus |
|
|
$22,000,000 |
|
|
It's My Turn |
|
|
$11,000,000 |
|
|
Lion of the Desert |
|
$35,000,000 |
$1,500,000 |
|
|
Maniac |
|
$350,000 |
$10,000,000 |
|
|
Middle Age Crazy |
|
|
$13,000,000 |
|
|
The Mirror Crack'd |
|
|
$11,000,000 |
|
|
The Mountain Men |
|
|
$6,000,000 |
|
|
The Octagon |
Action |
|
$19,000,000 |
|
|
Saturn 3 |
|
|
$9,000,000 |
|
|
Simon |
|
|
$6,000,000 |
|
|
Terror Train |
|
$3,500,000 |
$8,000,000 |
|
|
Tom Horn |
|
|
$9,000,000 |
|
|
Willie and Phil |
|
|
$4,400,000 |
|
|
Windwalker |
|
|
$18,000,000 |
|
| |
| January 18 |
Heart Beat |
Drama |
|
$954,046 |
|
|
Windows |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$2,200,000 |
|
| |
| January 25 |
Guyana: Crime of the Century |
Drama |
|
$3,798,102 |
|
February, 1980 |
| February 1 |
American Gigolo |
Drama |
|
$22,743,674 |
|
|
Caligula |
Drama |
|
$23,400,000 |
|
|
Fatso |
|
|
$7,000,000 |
|
|
The Fog |
Horror |
$1,000,000 |
$21,378,361 |
|
|
My Brilliant Career |
|
|
$0 |
|
| |
| February 8 |
Hero At Large |
Comedy |
|
$15,934,737 |
|
|
Just Tell Me What You Want |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$2,086,905 |
|
|
The Last Married Couple in America |
Comedy |
|
$12,835,544 |
|
|
Midnight Madness |
|
|
$2,900,000 |
|
| |
| February 29 |
Foxes |
Drama |
|
$7,470,348 |
|
|
Leo and Loree |
|
|
$517,988 |
|
March, 1980 |
| March 7 |
Coal Miner's Daughter |
Drama |
|
$67,182,787 |
|
| |
| March 12 |
A Small Circle of Friends |
Drama |
|
$766,760 |
|
| |
| March 20 |
Nijinsky (1980) |
|
|
$1,047,454 |
|
| |
| March 21 |
Hide in Plain Sight |
Drama |
|
$3,806,930 |
|
|
Little Darlings |
|
|
$34,326,249 |
|
|
Little Miss Marker |
Comedy |
|
$6,321,392 |
|
|
Mad Max |
Action |
$200,000 |
$8,750,000 |
|
| |
| March 28 |
Gilda Live |
Concert/Performance |
|
$2,261,507 |
|
|
The Serial |
|
|
$9,870,727 |
|
|
When Time Ran Out... |
Adventure |
|
$3,763,988 |
|
April, 1980 |
| April 18 |
North Sea Hijack |
Adventure |
|
$2,993,772 |
|
| |
| April 25 |
Where the Buffalo Roam |
Comedy |
|
$6,659,377 |
|
May, 1980 |
| May 9 |
Friday the 13th |
Horror |
$550,000 |
$39,754,601 |
|
|
The Nude Bomb |
Comedy |
|
$14,662,035 |
|
| |
| May 10 |
Penitentiary |
Drama |
$100,000 |
$287,000 |
|
| |
| May 16 |
Fame |
Musical |
|
$21,202,829 |
|
|
Home Movies |
|
$400,000 |
$89,134 |
|
|
The Long Riders |
Action |
$10,000,000 |
$15,198,912 |
|
| |
| May 21 |
Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back |
Adventure |
$23,000,000 |
$290,271,960 |
|
| |
| May 23 |
Carny |
Drama |
|
$1,817,720 |
|
|
The Gong Show Movie |
Comedy |
|
$6,621,520 |
|
|
The Shining |
Horror |
$19,000,000 |
$44,017,374 |
|
| |
| May 30 |
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!) |
Comedy |
|
$2,013,193 |
|
June, 1980 |
| June 6 |
Galaxina |
|
$5,500,000 |
$4,865,000 |
|
|
Up the Academy |
Comedy |
|
$10,000,000 |
|
|
Urban Cowboy |
|
|
$46,918,287 |
|
| |
| June 11 |
Bronco Billy |
Adventure |
|
$24,265,659 |
|
| |
| June 13 |
The Island |
Adventure |
$22,000,000 |
$15,716,828 |
|
|
Roadie |
Comedy |
|
$4,226,370 |
|
|
Wholly Moses! |
Comedy |
|
$14,155,617 |
|
| |
| June 19 |
Rough Cut |
|
|
$16,656,125 |
|
| |
| June 20 |
The Blue Lagoon |
Drama |
|
$47,923,795 |
|
|
The Blues Brothers |
Musical |
$27,000,000 |
$57,229,890 |
|
|
Brubaker |
Drama |
|
$37,121,708 |
|
| |
| 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! |
Comedy |
$3,500,000 |
$83,453,539 |
|
| |
| July 11 |
My Bodyguard |
Comedy |
|
$22,482,952 |
|
|
Oh Heavenly Dog |
Comedy |
|
$6,216,067 |
|
| |
| July 18 |
The Big Red One |
|
|
$7,206,220 |
|
|
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie |
Comedy |
|
$41,675,194 |
|
|
Honeysuckle Rose |
Drama |
|
$17,815,212 |
|
|
Used Cars |
|
|
$11,715,321 |
|
| |
| July 25 |
Caddyshack |
Comedy |
$6,000,000 |
$39,846,344 |
|
August, 1980 |
| August 1 |
Raise the Titanic |
|
$40,000,000 |
$7,000,000 |
|
| |
| August 8 |
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu |
Comedy |
|
$10,697,276 |
|
|
Why Would I Lie? |
Comedy |
|
$52,473 |
|
|
Xanadu |
Musical |
|
$22,762,571 |
|
| |
| August 15 |
Prom Night |
|
|
$14,796,236 |
|
|
Smokey and the Bandit II |
Comedy |
|
$66,132,626 |
|
|
Those Lips, Those Eyes |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$63,766 |
|
| |
| August 29 |
The Big Brawl |
Action |
|
$8,527,743 |
|
|
He Knows You're Alone |
Horror |
|
$4,875,436 |
|
September, 1980 |
| September 19 |
Ordinary People |
Drama |
$6,000,000 |
$52,302,978 |
|
| |
| September 26 |
Divine Madness! |
Comedy |
|
$5,318,098 |
|
|
In God We Tru$t |
Comedy |
|
$5,215,015 |
|
|
Phobia |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
Resurrection |
Drama |
|
$3,910,019 |
|
|
Stardust Memories |
Comedy |
|
$10,389,003 |
|
October, 1980 |
| October 1 |
Gloria |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$47,019 |
|
| |
| October 3 |
Coast to Coast |
|
|
$4,495,445 |
|
|
The Elephant Man |
|
$5,000,000 |
$26,010,864 |
|
|
Oh, God! Book II |
Comedy |
|
$14,504,277 |
|
|
One Trick Pony |
Drama |
|
$843,215 |
|
|
Somewhere in Time |
Drama |
$5,100,000 |
$9,709,597 |
|
| |
| October 10 |
Kagemusha |
Drama |
|
$4,000,000 |
|
|
Private Benjamin |
Comedy |
$15,000,000 |
$69,847,348 |
|
| |
| October 12 |
Sauve qui peut (la vie) |
Drama |
|
$47,262 |
|
| |
| October 24 |
Loving Couples |
Comedy |
|
$2,806,659 |
|
|
Melvin and Howard |
|
|
$4,309,490 |
|
|
Motel Hell |
Horror |
|
$6,342,668 |
|
| |
| October 31 |
The Awakening |
Horror |
|
$8,415,112 |
|
November, 1980 |
| November 14 |
The Idolmaker |
Drama |
|
$2,625,716 |
|
|
Raging Bull |
Drama |
$18,000,000 |
$23,380,203 |
|
| |
| November 19 |
Heaven's Gate |
|
$44,000,000 |
$3,484,331 |
|
December, 1980 |
| December 1 |
A Change of Seasons |
Drama |
|
$16,400,000 |
|
| |
| December 3 |
The Competition |
Drama |
|
$13,000,000 |
|
| |
| December 5 |
Flash Gordon |
Action |
$35,000,000 |
$27,107,960 |
|
| |
| December 12 |
Popeye |
|
$20,000,000 |
$49,823,037 |
|
|
Stir Crazy |
Comedy |
|
$101,300,000 |
|
|
Tess |
|
|
$20,093,330 |
|
| |
| December 17 |
Any Which Way You Can |
Comedy |
|
$70,687,344 |
|
|
Mon oncle d'Amérique |
Drama |
|
$0 |
|
| |
| December 19 |
The Formula |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$8,894,289 |
|
|
Inside Moves |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
Nine to Five |
Comedy |
|
$103,290,500 |
|
|
Seems Like Old Times |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$23,200,000 |
|
|
Tribute |
|
|
$9,000,000 |
|
| |
| December 25 |
Altered States |
Horror |
|
$19,853,892 |
|
|
First Family |
Comedy |
|
$15,198,912 |
|
|
Monday, May 20, 2013