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Universal Movies Released in 1980

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This list shows all Universal 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.

Domestic Analysis for Universal Movies for 1980

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Release
Date		MovieGenreRelease
Type		Revenue
to Date		Trailer
 
January 25 Guyana: Crime of the Century Drama Theatrical $3,798,102  
 
February 8 The Last Married Couple in America Comedy Theatrical $12,835,544  
 
March 7 Coal Miner’s Daughter Drama Theatrical $67,182,787  
 
March 21 Little Miss Marker Comedy Theatrical $6,321,392  
 
April 18 North Sea Hijack Adventure Theatrical $2,993,772  
 
April 25 Where the Buffalo Roam Comedy Theatrical $6,659,377  
 
May 9 The Nude Bomb Comedy Theatrical $14,662,035  
 
May 23 The Gong Show Movie Comedy Theatrical $6,726,649  
 
June 13 The Island Adventure Theatrical $15,716,828  
 
June 20 The Blue Lagoon Drama Theatrical $47,923,795  
The Blues Brothers Comedy Theatrical $57,245,279  
 
July 18 Cheech & Chong's Next Movie Comedy Theatrical $41,675,194  
 
August 8 Xanadu Musical Theatrical $22,762,611  
 
August 15 Smokey and the Bandit II Comedy Theatrical $66,132,626  
 
September 26 In God We Tru$t Comedy Theatrical $5,215,015  
Resurrection Drama Theatrical $3,910,019  
 
October 3 Somewhere in Time Drama Theatrical $9,709,597  
 
October 24 Melvin and Howard Comedy Theatrical $4,309,490  
 
December 5 Flash Gordon Action Theatrical $29,417,871