 | Heart Beat | 1980 | Jan 18, 1980 | $3,500,000 | $954,046 | $954,046 | $-4,500,359 | 12.6 |
 | Windows | 1980 | Jan 18, 1980 | $2,341,000 | $2,128,395 | $2,128,395 | $-1,827,644 | 15.5 |
 | Guyana: Cult of the Damned | 1980 | Jan 25, 1980 | $4,178,000 | $3,798,102 | $3,798,102 | $-3,442,005 | 15.6 |
 | American Gigolo | 1980 | Feb 1, 1980 | $5,000,000 | $22,743,674 | $22,743,674 | $11,061,756 | 69.0 |
 | Hero at Large | 1980 | Feb 8, 1980 | $5,374,000 | $15,934,737 | $15,934,737 | $4,594,253 | 49.7 |
 | Just Tell Me What You Want | 1980 | Feb 8, 1980 | $2,296,000 | $2,086,905 | $2,086,905 | $-1,981,986 | 17.7 |
 | The Last Married Couple in America | 1980 | Feb 8, 1980 | $10,276,000 | $12,835,544 | $12,835,544 | $-4,278,542 | 26.7 |
 | Foxes | 1980 | Feb 29, 1980 | $7,945,000 | $7,470,348 | $7,470,348 | $-3,793,942 | 48.9 |
 | Coal Miner's Daughter | 1980 | Mar 7, 1980 | $46,600,000 | $67,182,787 | $67,182,787 | $-7,282,426 | 83.7 |
 | A Small Circle of Friends | 1980 | Mar 12, 1980 | $6,000,000 | $766,760 | $766,760 | $-7,131,916 | 17.3 |
 | Hide in Plain Sight | 1980 | Mar 21, 1980 | $6,000,000 | $3,806,930 | $3,806,930 | $-5,350,872 | 26.6 |
 | Little Miss Marker | 1980 | Mar 21, 1980 | $9,484,000 | $6,321,392 | $6,321,392 | $-7,872,970 | 36.7 |
 | Gilda Live | 1980 | Mar 28, 1980 | $2,488,000 | $2,261,507 | $2,261,507 | $-1,952,244 | 24.7 |
 | When Time Ran Out... | 1980 | Mar 28, 1980 | $20,000,000 | $3,763,988 | $3,763,988 | $-22,516,649 | 27.2 |
 | North Sea Hijack | 1980 | Apr 18, 1980 | $3,293,000 | $2,993,772 | $2,993,772 | $-2,760,209 | 37.7 |
 | Where the Buffalo Roam | 1980 | Apr 25, 1980 | $10,200,000 | $6,659,377 | $6,659,377 | $-7,880,061 | 51.8 |
 | Friday the 13th | 1980 | May 9, 1980 | $650,000 | $39,754,601 | $39,761,038 | $32,038,589 | 82.5 |
 | The Nude Bomb | 1980 | May 9, 1980 | $8,500,000 | $14,662,035 | $14,662,035 | $-781,474 | 45.4 |
 | Fame | 1980 | May 16, 1980 | $8,500,000 | $21,202,829 | $21,203,532 | $7,400,122 | 73.5 |
 | The Long Riders | 1980 | May 16, 1980 | $8,000,000 | $15,795,189 | $15,795,189 | $1,645,392 | 63.5 |
 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | May 21, 1980 | $18,000,000 | $209,398,025 | $209,398,025 | $118,938,321 | 98.0 |
 | The Gong Show Movie | 1980 | May 23, 1980 | $8,531,000 | $6,621,520 | $6,621,520 | $-6,247,275 | 29.0 |
 | The Shining | 1980 | May 23, 1980 | $19,000,000 | $44,017,374 | $44,083,638 | $5,890,057 | 90.8 |
 | Bronco Billy | 1980 | Jun 11, 1980 | $6,500,000 | $24,265,659 | $24,265,659 | $8,257,244 | 65.2 |
 | Roadie | 1980 | Jun 13, 1980 | $4,700,000 | $4,226,370 | $4,226,370 | $-3,330,486 | 28.8 |
 | The Island | 1980 | Jun 13, 1980 | $22,000,000 | $15,716,828 | $15,716,828 | $-16,599,379 | 54.1 |
 | Wholly Moses! | 1980 | Jun 13, 1980 | $4,500,000 | $14,155,617 | $14,155,617 | $3,703,713 | 37.3 |
 | Brubaker | 1980 | Jun 20, 1980 | $11,000,000 | $37,121,708 | $37,121,708 | $12,239,281 | 71.6 |
 | The Blues Brothers | 1980 | Jun 20, 1980 | $27,500,000 | $57,229,890 | $57,260,059 | $5,851,591 | 89.7 |
 | My Bodyguard | 1980 | Jul 11, 1980 | $3,000,000 | $22,482,952 | $22,482,952 | $12,932,214 | 64.6 |
 | Oh Heavenly Dog | 1980 | Jul 11, 1980 | $6,000,000 | $6,216,067 | $6,216,067 | $-3,493,110 | 41.4 |
 | Cheech and Chong's Next Movie | 1980 | Jul 18, 1980 | $11,648,000 | $41,675,194 | $41,675,194 | $15,563,051 | 75.3 |
 | Honeysuckle Rose | 1980 | Jul 18, 1980 | $11,000,000 | $17,815,212 | $17,815,212 | $-1,648,591 | 46.4 |
 | Caddyshack | 1980 | Jul 25, 1980 | $6,000,000 | $39,846,344 | $39,846,344 | $22,689,148 | 85.2 |
 | The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | 1980 | Aug 8, 1980 | $6,809,000 | $10,697,276 | $10,697,276 | $-814,843 | 38.0 |
 | Why Would I Lie? | 1980 | Aug 8, 1980 | $4,500,000 | $1,175,855 | $1,175,855 | $-5,073,730 | 14.7 |
 | Xanadu | 1980 | Aug 8, 1980 | $20,000,000 | $22,762,571 | $22,763,249 | $-7,923,072 | 64.4 |
 | Smokey and the Bandit II | 1980 | Aug 15, 1980 | $17,000,000 | $66,132,626 | $66,132,626 | $25,312,448 | 73.6 |
 | Those Lips, Those Eyes | 1980 | Aug 15, 1980 | $885,000 | $804,713 | $804,713 | $-980,758 | 13.8 |
 | Battle Creek Brawl | 1980 | Aug 29, 1980 | $6,000,000 | $8,527,743 | $8,527,743 | $-1,611,470 | 50.7 |
 | He Knows You're Alone | 1980 | Aug 29, 1980 | $300,000 | $4,875,436 | $4,875,436 | $4,058,823 | 38.3 |
 | Ordinary People | 1980 | Sep 19, 1980 | $6,200,000 | $54,766,923 | $54,766,923 | $30,026,200 | 86.8 |
 | Divine Madness | 1980 | Sep 26, 1980 | $2,925,000 | $5,318,098 | $5,318,098 | $405,393 | 38.5 |
 | In God We Trust (or Gimme That Prime Time Religion) | 1980 | Sep 26, 1980 | $5,737,000 | $5,215,015 | $5,215,015 | $-4,007,289 | 28.0 |
 | Resurrection | 1980 | Sep 26, 1980 | $6,000,000 | $3,910,019 | $3,910,019 | $-5,314,586 | 41.9 |
 | Stardust Memories | 1980 | Sep 26, 1980 | $10,000,000 | $10,389,003 | $10,389,003 | $-4,698,138 | 61.5 |
 | Gloria | 1980 | Oct 1, 1980 | $4,000,000 | $4,059,673 | $4,061,941 | $-2,556,842 | 50.1 |
 | Oh, God! Book II | 1980 | Oct 3, 1980 | $6,829,000 | $14,504,277 | $14,504,277 | $1,326,408 | 47.7 |
 | One-Trick Pony | 1980 | Oct 3, 1980 | $928,000 | $843,215 | $843,215 | $-983,706 | 17.3 |
 | Somewhere in Time | 1980 | Oct 3, 1980 | $4,000,000 | $9,709,597 | $9,709,597 | $690,102 | 67.3 |
 | Private Benjamin | 1980 | Oct 10, 1980 | $9,200,000 | $69,847,348 | $69,847,348 | $35,691,931 | 83.6 |
 | Loving Couples | 1980 | Oct 24, 1980 | $3,087,000 | $2,806,659 | $2,806,659 | $-2,632,472 | 21.5 |
 | Motel Hell | 1980 | Oct 24, 1980 | $3,000,000 | $6,342,668 | $6,342,668 | $776,574 | 52.1 |
 | The Awakening | 1980 | Oct 31, 1980 | $6,000,000 | $8,415,112 | $8,415,112 | $-1,709,817 | 34.7 |
 | Raging Bull | 1980 | Nov 14, 1980 | $18,000,000 | $23,334,953 | $23,336,687 | $-5,409,419 | 86.4 |
 | The Idolmaker | 1980 | Nov 14, 1980 | $2,888,000 | $2,625,716 | $2,625,716 | $-2,213,456 | 33.7 |
 | The Competition | 1980 | Dec 3, 1980 | $10,100,000 | $14,287,755 | $14,287,755 | $-2,768,184 | 47.2 |
 | Flash Gordon | 1980 | Dec 5, 1980 | $27,000,000 | $27,107,960 | $27,109,466 | $-12,602,030 | 81.5 |
 | Popeye | 1980 | Dec 12, 1980 | $20,000,000 | $49,823,037 | $49,825,005 | $8,962,969 | 80.1 |
 | Stir Crazy | 1980 | Dec 12, 1980 | $10,000,000 | $101,300,000 | $101,300,000 | $55,959,000 | 81.5 |
 | Any Which Way You Can | 1980 | Dec 17, 1980 | $15,000,000 | $70,687,344 | $70,687,344 | $28,589,128 | 72.6 |
 | 9 to 5 | 1980 | Dec 19, 1980 | $10,000,000 | $103,290,500 | $103,290,500 | $57,516,590 | 87.0 |
 | The Formula | 1980 | Dec 19, 1980 | $13,200,000 | $8,894,289 | $8,894,289 | $-9,632,226 | 39.2 |
 | The Jazz Singer | 1980 | Dec 19, 1980 | $13,000,000 | $27,118,000 | $27,118,000 | $2,661,500 | 60.2 |
 | Altered States | 1980 | Dec 25, 1980 | $15,000,000 | $19,853,892 | $19,853,898 | $-4,155,579 | 74.2 |
 | First Family | 1980 | Dec 25, 1980 | $7,175,000 | $15,198,912 | $15,198,912 | $1,071,184 | 27.4 |