This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1980.
Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. Week ending Film Gross Notes 1 Star Trek: The Motion Picture$3,287,481 2 Kramer vs. Kramer$1,897,954 Kramer vs. Kramer reached number one in its third week of release 3 $2,018,194 4 $1,655,591Kramer vs. Kramer grossed $3 million for the weekend ended January 20 from all national markets 5 $1,541,864 Kramer vs. Kramer grossed $3 million for the weekend ended January 27 from all national markets 6 The Silent Scream$1,919,563 The Silent Scream reached number one in its third week on the chart 7 American Gigolo $1,463,443American Gigolo reached number one in its second week of release 8 Cruising $1,694,803Cruising grossed $5,096,223 in its opening 5 days. Kramer vs. Kramer grossed $2.8 million for the weekend ended February 17 9 $1,229,186 10 The Fog $1,599,290The Fog reached number one in its fifth week of release 11 All That Jazz $1,144,802All That Jazz reached number one in its twelfth week of release 12 Coal Miner's Daughter $1,005,036Coal Miner's Daughter reached number one in its second week of release 13 Kramer vs. Kramer$1,809,419Kramer vs. Kramer returned to number one in its 14th week of release. It grossed $1.6 million for the weekend ended March 23 from all markets 14 Little Darlings$1,918,892Little Darlings reached number one in its second week of release 15 $1,545,554 16 Kramer vs. Kramer$1,194,160Kramer vs. Kramer returned to number one in its 17th week of release. It grossed $1.6 million for the weekend ended April 13 from all markets 17 $1,335,476 Kramer vs. Kramer grossed $1.8 million for the weekend ended April 20 from all markets 18 $1,078,596 Kramer vs. Kramer grossed $1.4 million for the weekend ended April 27 from all markets. Where the Buffalo Roam grossed $1.8 million. 19 $847,617Kramer vs. Kramer grossed $1.1 million for the weekend ended May 4 from all markets 20 Friday the 13th$2,237,500Friday the 13th grossed $5,816,321 for the weekend ended May 11 from all markets 21 $1,945,657 22 The Empire Strikes Back †$4,064,022 The Empire Strikes Back grossed $6,415,804 for the 4-day Memorial Day weekend from all markets 23 $3,415,791 24 $3,225,299The Empire Strikes Back grossed $4,339,769 for the weekend ended June 8 from all markets 25 $2,817,077 The Empire Strikes Back grossed $3,606,000 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended June 15. Bronco Billy grossed $3,708,710 26 $3,711,553 The Empire Strikes Back grossed $10,840,307 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended June 22 27 $3,416,490 The Empire Strikes Back grossed $9,217,874 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended June 29 28 $2,893,659The Empire Strikes Back grossed $8,309,772 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended July 6 29 Airplane! $2,739,328Airplane! reached number one in its third week of release grossing $7,105,024 for the five days to July 13 from all markets. The Empire Strikes Back grossed $6,652,858 nationally from all markets for the 3-day weekend 30 $2,662,155 31 $2,096,358 32 $2,209,013The Empire Strikes Back was number one nationally for the 3-day weekend with a gross of $5,758,759 from all markets 33 Dressed to Kill$1,745,388Dressed to Kill reached number one in its third week of release. It grossed $2,942,000 for the weekend ended August 10 from all markets. The Empire Strikes Back grossed $4,554,679 for the weekend 34 Smokey and the Bandit II$1,860,800Smokey and the Bandit II grossed $10,883,835 nationally for the weekend ended August 17, a record August opening 35 $2,140,529 Smokey and the Bandit II grossed $8,395,755 nationally for the weekend ended August 24 36 $1,451,882 37 $820,196 38 The Exterminator$1,143,000 39 $858,000 40 Hopscotch$1,252,492 Hopscotch grossed $2,552,864 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended September 28 41 $1,126,721 42 Private Benjamin$1,187,114Private Benjamin grossed $4,739,769 from all markets for the weekend ended October 12 43 $1,201,574Private Benjamin grossed $4,935,571 from all markets for the weekend ended October 19 44 $1,954,556 45 $1,756,902 46 $1,628,001 47 $1,281,696 48 $1,016,984 49 $872,420 50 Flash Gordon$1,428,771Flash Gordon grossed $3,934,030 from all markets for the weekend ended December 7 51 Stir Crazy$2,463,066 Stir Crazy grossed $8.7 million nationally from all markets for the weekend ended December 14 52 $2,371,298Stir Crazy grossed $6,656,501 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended December 21. Any Which Way You Can grossed $8,024,663 53 $2,424,829Stir Crazy grossed $7,938,584 for the weekend ended December 28. Any Which Way You Can grossed $10,091,105
Highest grossing films RankTitleDistributorRental1The Empire Strikes Back20th Century Fox$120,000,0002Kramer vs. KramerColumbia Pictures$60,528,0003The JerkUniversal Pictures$43,000,0004Airplane!Paramount Pictures$38,000,0005Smokey and the Bandit IIUniversal Pictures$37,600,0006Coal Miner's DaughterUniversal Pictures$36,000,0007Private BenjaminWarner Bros.$33,500,0008The Blues BrothersUniversal Pictures$31,000,0009The Electric HorsemanColumbia Pictures$30,917,00010The ShiningWarner Bros.$30,200,000
See also List of American films — American films by year Lists of box office number-one films
References
External links Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1980 (Box Office Mojo) Theatrical Weekly Box Office Chart Calendar for 1980 (The Numbers)
Chronology