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Week ending
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Film
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Gross
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Notes
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Ref
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1 |
January 2, 1980 |
Star Trek: The Motion Picture |
$3,287,481 |
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[1]
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2 |
January 9, 1980 |
Kramer vs. Kramer |
$1,897,954 |
Kramer vs. Kramer reached number one in its third week of release |
[2]
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3 |
January 16, 1980 |
$2,018,194 |
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[3]
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4 |
January 23, 1980 |
$1,655,591 |
Kramer vs. Kramer grossed $3 million for the weekend ended January 20 from all national markets |
[4]
[5]
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5 |
January 30, 1980 |
$1,541,864 |
Kramer vs. Kramer grossed $3 million for the weekend ended January 27 from all national markets |
[6]
[7]
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6 |
February 6, 1980 |
The Silent Scream |
$1,919,563 |
The Silent Scream reached number one in its third week on the chart |
[8]
|
7 |
February 13, 1980 |
American Gigolo |
$1,463,443 |
American Gigolo reached number one in its second week of release |
[9]
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8 |
February 20, 1980 |
Cruising |
$1,694,803 |
Cruising grossed $5,096,223 in its opening 5 days. Kramer vs. Kramer grossed $2.8 million for the weekend ended February 17 |
[10]
[11]
[12]
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9 |
February 27, 1980 |
$1,229,186 |
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[13]
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10 |
March 5, 1980 |
The Fog |
$1,599,290 |
The Fog reached number one in its fifth week of release |
[14]
|
11 |
March 12, 1980 |
All That Jazz |
$1,144,802 |
All That Jazz reached number one in its twelfth week of release |
[15]
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12 |
March 19, 1980 |
Coal Miner's Daughter |
$1,005,036 |
Coal Miner's Daughter reached number one in its second week of release |
[16]
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13 |
March 26, 1980 |
Kramer vs. Kramer |
$1,809,419 |
Kramer 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 |
[17]
[18]
|
14 |
April 2, 1980 |
Little Darlings |
$1,918,892 |
Little Darlings reached number one in its second week of release |
[19]
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15 |
April 9, 1980 |
$1,545,554 |
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[20]
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16 |
April 16, 1980 |
Kramer vs. Kramer |
$1,194,160 |
Kramer 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 |
[21]
[22]
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17 |
April 23, 1980 |
$1,335,476 |
Kramer vs. Kramer grossed $1.8 million for the weekend ended April 20 from all markets |
[23]
[24]
|
18 |
April 30, 1980 |
$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. |
[25]
[26]
|
19 |
May 7, 1980 |
$847,617 |
Kramer vs. Kramer grossed $1.1 million for the weekend ended May 4 from all markets |
[27]
[28]
|
20 |
May 14, 1980 |
Friday the 13th |
$2,237,500 |
Friday the 13th grossed $5,816,321 for the weekend ended May 11 from all markets |
[29]
[30]
|
21 |
May 21, 1980 |
$1,945,657 |
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[31]
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22 |
May 28, 1980 |
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 |
[32]
[33]
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23 |
June 4, 1980 |
$3,415,791 |
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[34]
|
24 |
June 11, 1980 |
$3,225,299 |
The Empire Strikes Back grossed $4,339,769 for the weekend ended June 8 from all markets |
[35]
[36]
|
25 |
June 18, 1980 |
$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 |
[37]
[38]
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26 |
June 25, 1980 |
$3,711,553 |
The Empire Strikes Back grossed $10,840,307 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended June 22 |
[39]
[40]
|
27 |
July 2, 1980 |
$3,416,490 |
The Empire Strikes Back grossed $9,217,874 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended June 29 |
[41]
[42]
|
28 |
July 9, 1980 |
$2,893,659 |
The Empire Strikes Back grossed $8,309,772 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended July 6 |
[43]
[44]
|
29 |
July 16, 1980 |
Airplane! |
$2,739,328 |
Airplane! 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 |
[45]
[46]
[47]
|
30 |
July 23, 1980 |
$2,662,155 |
|
[48]
|
31 |
July 30, 1980 |
$2,096,358 |
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[49]
|
32 |
August 6, 1980 |
$2,209,013 |
The Empire Strikes Back was number one nationally for the 3-day weekend with a gross of $5,758,759 from all markets |
[50]
[51]
[52]
|
33 |
August 13, 1980 |
Dressed to Kill |
$1,745,388 |
Dressed 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 |
[53]
[54]
[55]
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34 |
August 20, 1980 |
Smokey and the Bandit II |
$1,860,800 |
Smokey and the Bandit II grossed $10,883,835 nationally for the weekend ended August 17, a record August opening |
[56]
[57]
[58]
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35 |
August 27, 1980 |
$2,140,529 |
Smokey and the Bandit II grossed $8,395,755 nationally for the weekend ended August 24 |
[59]
[60]
|
36 |
September 3, 1980 |
$1,451,882 |
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[61]
|
37 |
September 10, 1980 |
$820,196 |
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[62]
|
38 |
September 17, 1980 |
The Exterminator |
$1,143,000 |
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[63]
|
39 |
September 24, 1980 |
$858,000 |
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[64]
|
40 |
October 1, 1980 |
Hopscotch |
$1,252,492 |
Hopscotch grossed $2,552,864 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended September 28 |
[65]
[66]
|
41 |
October 8, 1980 |
$1,126,721 |
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[67]
|
42 |
October 15, 1980 |
Private Benjamin |
$1,187,114 |
Private Benjamin grossed $4,739,769 from all markets for the weekend ended October 12 |
[68]
[69]
[70]
|
43 |
October 22, 1980 |
$1,201,574 |
Private Benjamin grossed $4,935,571 from all markets for the weekend ended October 19 |
[71]
[70]
|
44 |
October 29, 1980 |
$1,954,556 |
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[72]
|
45 |
November 5, 1980 |
$1,756,902 |
|
[73]
|
46 |
November 12, 1980 |
$1,628,001 |
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[74]
|
47 |
November 19, 1980 |
$1,281,696 |
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[75]
|
48 |
November 26, 1980 |
$1,016,984 |
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[76]
|
49 |
December 3, 1980 |
$872,420 |
|
[77]
|
50 |
December 10, 1980 |
Flash Gordon |
$1,428,771 |
Flash Gordon grossed $3,934,030 from all markets for the weekend ended December 7 |
[78]
[79]
[80]
|
51 |
December 17, 1980 |
Stir Crazy |
$2,463,066 |
Stir Crazy grossed $8.7 million nationally from all markets for the weekend ended December 14 |
[81]
[82]
[83]
|
52 |
December 24, 1980 |
$2,371,298 |
Stir Crazy grossed $6,656,501 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended December 21.
Any Which Way You Can grossed $8,024,663 |
[84]
[85]
[86]
|
53 |
December 31, 1980 |
$2,424,829 |
Stir Crazy grossed $7,938,584 for the weekend ended December 28. Any Which Way You Can grossed $10,091,105 |
[87]
[88]
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