To make this list a movie had to be made in 1980. This page will looks at 156 1980 Movies. The movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. This only represents about 35% of the movies made in 1980….but should cover the top box office movies.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1980
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Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1980
Ordinary People (1980)
AA Best Picture Win
1980
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1980
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
AA Best Picture Nom
1980
Airplane! (1980)
1980
Superman II (1980)
1980
The Shining (1980)
1980
The Blues Brothers (1980)
1980
Raging Bull (1980)
AA Best Picture Nom
1980
The Elephant Man (1980)
AA Best Picture Nom
1980
Caddyshack (1980)
1980
9 to 5 (1980)
1980
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980)
1980
Brubaker (1980)
1980
Private Benjamin (1980)
1980
Stir Crazy (1980)
1980
Urban Cowboy (1980)
1980
Seems Like Old Times (1980)
1980
Popeye (1980)
1980
Dressed to Kill (1980)
1980
The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
1980
Little Darlings (1980)
1980
Flash Gordon (1980)
1980
Altered States (1980)
1980
The Blue Lagoon (1980)
1980
Bronco Billy (1980)
1980
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
1980
Atlantic City (1980)
AA Best Picture Nom
1980
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
1980
My Bodyguard (1980)
1980
The Last Metro (1980)
1980
Windwalker (1980)
1980
Fame (1980)
1980
Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
1980
American Gigolo (1980)
1980
Hopscotch (1980)
1980
The Private Eyes (1980)
1980
Friday the 13th (1980)
1980
The Competition (1980)
1980
Breaker Morant (1980)
1980
The Fog (1980)
1980
The Long Riders (1980)
1980
The Changeling (1980)
1980
The Big Red One (1980)
1980
Lion of the Desert (1980)
1980
Used Cars (1980)
1980
The Stunt Man (1980)
1980
Kagemusha (1980)
1980
Stardust Memories (1980)
1980
Serial (1980)
1980
The Hollywood Knights (1980)
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| 1980 | Ordinary People (1980) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1980 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1980 | Airplane! (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Superman II (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Shining (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Blues Brothers (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Raging Bull (1980) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1980 | The Elephant Man (1980) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1980 | Caddyshack (1980) | |
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| 1980 | 9 to 5 (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Brubaker (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Private Benjamin (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Stir Crazy (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Urban Cowboy (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Seems Like Old Times (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Popeye (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Dressed to Kill (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Little Darlings (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Flash Gordon (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Altered States (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Blue Lagoon (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Bronco Billy (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Atlantic City (1980) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1980 | Any Which Way You Can (1980) | |
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| 1980 | My Bodyguard (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Last Metro (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Windwalker (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Fame (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Honeysuckle Rose (1980) | |
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| 1980 | American Gigolo (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Hopscotch (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Private Eyes (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Friday the 13th (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Competition (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Breaker Morant (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Fog (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Long Riders (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Changeling (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Big Red One (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Lion of the Desert (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Used Cars (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Stunt Man (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Kagemusha (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Stardust Memories (1980) | |
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| 1980 | Serial (1980) | |
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| 1980 | The Hollywood Knights (1980) | |
1980 Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
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- Sort 1980 Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
- Sort 1980 Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1980 Movies by stars of the movie
- Sort 1980 Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1980 Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1980 Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1980 Movies received.
- Sort 1980 Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) UMR Score R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score S 1 Ordinary People (1980)
AA Best Picture WinDonald Sutherland &
Directed by Robert Redford54.8 227.1 227.10 12 82 06 / 04 99.8 3 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Harrison Ford &
Mark Hamill255.3 1,058.4 2,086.20 1 92 03 / 02 99.4 2 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
AA Best Picture NomSissy Spacek &
Tommy Lee Jones81.5 337.8 337.80 6 80 07 / 01 99.1 4 Airplane! (1980) Leslie Nielsen 93.4 387.2 387.20 5 88 00 / 00 98.7 4 Superman II (1980) Gene Hackman &
Christopher Reeve111.2 461.1 965.00 3 86 00 / 00 98.4 7 The Shining (1980) Jack Nicholson 44.0 182.5 182.50 18 83 00 / 00 96.9 8 The Blues Brothers (1980) John Belushi &
Dan Aykroyd57.2 237.3 237.30 11 77 00 / 00 96.8 7 Raging Bull (1980)
AA Best Picture NomRobert DeNiro &
Joe Pesci23.5 97.5 97.50 33 94 08 / 02 96.7 10 The Elephant Man (1980)
AA Best Picture NomJohn Hurt &
Anthony Hopkins27.9 115.8 115.80 28 88 08 / 00 96.1 10 Caddyshack (1980) Chevy Chase &
Bill Murray47.7 197.7 197.70 15 73 00 / 00 95.7 9 9 to 5 (1980) Lily Tomlin &
Jane Fonda137.4 569.9 569.90 2 68 01 / 00 95.0 14 Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980) Tommy Chong 50.1 207.9 207.90 13 68 00 / 00 94.6 15 Brubaker (1980) Morgan Freeman &
Robert Redford44.9 186.1 186.10 17 71 01 / 00 94.4 14 Private Benjamin (1980) Goldie Hawn &
Eileen Brennan80.0 331.7 331.70 7 65 03 / 00 94.4 15 Stir Crazy (1980) Richard Pryor &
Gene Wilder101.3 420.0 420.00 4 67 00 / 00 94.3 16 Urban Cowboy (1980) John Travolta &
Debra Winger46.9 194.5 194.50 16 68 00 / 00 94.2 17 Seems Like Old Times (1980) Goldie Hawn &
Chevy Chase44.0 182.4 182.40 19 67 00 / 00 92.7 19 Popeye (1980) Robin Williams 49.8 206.6 248.90 14 59 00 / 00 92.2 18 Dressed to Kill (1980) Michael Caine 34.8 144.4 144.40 23 77 00 / 00 92.1 20 The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980) N!xau 30.0 124.5 124.50 26 78 00 / 00 90.3 21 Little Darlings (1980) Matt Dillon 38.8 161.0 161.00 21 63 00 / 00 89.2 22 Flash Gordon (1980) Max Von Sydow &
Topol34.6 143.5 143.50 24 67 00 / 00 88.6 23 Altered States (1980) Drew Barrymore &
William Hurt29.1 120.6 120.60 27 70 02 / 00 87.9 22 The Blue Lagoon (1980) Brooke Shields 58.9 244.0 244.00 10 46 00 / 00 87.5 26 Bronco Billy (1980) Clint Eastwood 34.9 144.6 144.60 22 62 00 / 00 87.1 26 Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) Sally Field &
Burt Reynolds66.1 274.2 274.20 9 44 00 / 00 87.1 26 Atlantic City (1980)
AA Best Picture Nom12.7 52.8 52.80 64 80 05 / 00 86.8 28 Any Which Way You Can (1980) Clint Eastwood 70.7 293.1 293.10 8 42 00 / 00 86.0 29 My Bodyguard (1980) Matt Dillon 24.9 103.2 103.20 31 72 00 / 00 86.0 30 The Last Metro (1980) Gérard Depardieu &
Catherine Deneuve3.0 12.5 12.50 126 100 01 / 00 85.7 31 Windwalker (1980) Trevor Howard 18.6 77.3 77.30 39 74 00 / 00 83.0 32 Fame (1980) Irene Cara 17.8 73.7 73.70 42 68 06 / 02 82.8 33 Honeysuckle Rose (1980) Willie Nelson 24.4 101.2 101.20 32 66 00 / 00 82.8 34 American Gigolo (1980) Richard Gere 26.7 110.9 110.90 29 62 00 / 00 82.1 34 Hopscotch (1980) Walter Matthau &
Glenda Jackson17.4 72.3 72.30 43 73 00 / 00 81.6 36 The Private Eyes (1980) Tim Conway 18.0 74.6 74.60 40 72 00 / 00 81.4 38 Friday the 13th (1980) Kevin Bacon 39.8 164.9 164.90 20 43 00 / 00 81.2 38 The Competition (1980) Richard Dreyfuss 16.9 70.3 70.30 45 71 02 / 00 80.7 37 Breaker Morant (1980) Edward Woodward 7.1 29.6 29.60 87 84 01 / 00 80.6 40 The Fog (1980) John Carpenter &
Jamie Lee Curtis21.4 88.6 88.60 34 64 00 / 00 79.1 40 The Long Riders (1980) Dennis Quaid 13.7 56.8 56.80 57 74 00 / 00 78.9 42 The Changeling (1980) George C. Scott &
Melvyn Douglas12.8 53.0 53.00 61 75 00 / 00 78.8 41 The Big Red One (1980) Lee Marvin &
Mark Hamill5.4 22.5 22.50 100 83 00 / 00 78.1 43 Lion of the Desert (1980) 3.5 14.5 14.50 117 85 00 / 00 77.1 46 Used Cars (1980) Kurt Russell &
Jack Warden11.7 48.6 48.60 65 73 00 / 00 76.1 45 The Stunt Man (1980) Peter O'Toole 7.1 29.3 29.30 88 76 03 / 00 75.4 47 Kagemusha (1980) Tatsuya Nakadai &
Directed by Akira Kurosawa4.0 16.6 16.60 113 80 02 / 00 74.7 49 Stardust Memories (1980) Woody Allen &
Daniel Stern10.4 43.1 43.10 70 73 00 / 00 74.5 49 Serial (1980) Martin Mull 9.9 40.9 40.90 73 72 00 / 00 72.8 51 The Hollywood Knights (1980) Michelle Pfeiffer 16.1 66.6 66.60 49 63 00 / 00 72.3 52 The Dogs of War (1980) Christopher Walken &
Tom Berenger5.5 22.7 22.70 98 75 00 / 00 70.3 52 Melvin and Howard (1980) Jason Robards &
Mary Steenburgen4.3 17.9 17.90 108 71 03 / 02 69.4 54 The Hunter (1980) Steve McQueen 19.3 80.2 80.20 36 56 00 / 00 69.1 53 Inside Moves (1980) Diana Scarwid 2.3 9.6 9.60 132 77 01 / 00 68.7 56 Cruising (1980) Al Pacino 16.3 67.4 67.40 48 60 00 / 00 68.6 54 Resurrection (1980) Ellen Burstyn &
Sam Shepard3.9 16.2 16.20 116 73 02 / 00 67.0 57 The Idolmaker (1980) Peter Gallagher &
Ray Sharkey2.6 10.9 10.90 128 76 00 / 00 66.7 58 Tom Horn (1980) Steve McQueen 10.2 42.4 42.40 71 66 00 / 00 66.6 59 The Mirror Crack'd (1980) Elizabeth Taylor &
Rock Hudson12.8 53.0 53.00 63 62 00 / 00 65.7 60 The Island (1980) Michael Caine 15.7 65.2 65.20 51 58 00 / 00 65.7 61 A Change of Seasons (1980) Anthony Hopkins &
Shirley MacLaine16.9 70.1 70.10 46 56 00 / 00 65.1 62 The Final Countdown (1980) Kirk Douglas &
Martin Sheen15.6 64.5 64.50 52 58 00 / 00 64.7 62 Gregory's Girl (1980) 1.2 5.2 5.20 151 76 00 / 00 64.5 63 The Ninth Configuration (1980) Scott Wilson 1.9 8.0 8.00 143 75 00 / 00 64.2 65 Gloria (1980) Buck Henry &
Directed by John Cassavetes3.5 14.3 14.30 123 72 01 / 00 63.9 67 It's My Turn (1980) Michael Douglas &
Daniel Stern13.6 56.4 56.40 58 59 00 / 00 63.3 67 The Long Good Friday (1980) Bob Hoskins &
Helen Mirren0.8 3.4 3.40 158 76 00 / 00 62.7 68 Middle Age Crazy (1980) Bruce Dern &
Ann-Margret14.0 57.9 57.90 55 58 00 / 00 62.5 71 Hero at Large (1980) Kevin Bacon 12.8 53.0 53.00 62 60 00 / 00 62.3 70 Pixote (1980)
Limited ReleaseFernando Ramos da Silva 0.1 0.5 0.50 184 76 00 / 00 61.2 72 Kill or Be Killed (1980) James Ryan 15.8 65.6 65.60 50 55 00 / 00 60.9 71 Tribute (1980) Jack Lemmon &
Robby Benson9.0 37.3 37.30 79 63 01 / 00 60.6 75 The Jazz Singer (1980) Laurence Olivier &
Neil Diamond30.2 125.3 125.30 25 36 00 / 00 60.4 74 Motel Hell (1980) Rory Calhoun 6.3 26.3 26.30 94 67 00 / 00 59.9 75 Xanadu (1980) Gene Kelly 25.4 105.5 105.50 30 41 00 / 00 59.4 77 The Nude Bomb (1980) Don Adams &
Rhonda Fleming19.0 78.8 78.80 37 50 00 / 00 59.3 77 Bon Voyage Charlie Brown (1980) Arrin Skelley 2.0 8.3 8.30 138 72 00 / 00 59.0 76 The Young Master (1980) 0.1 0.2 32.90 192 74 00 / 00 58.8 79 The Earthling (1980) William Holdin 0.5 1.9 1.90 168 73 00 / 00 57.9 81 Foxes (1980) Jodie Foster &
Sally Kellerman7.5 31.0 31.00 86 64 00 / 00 57.6 83 Herbie Goes Bananas (1980) Cloris Leachman 17.0 70.5 70.50 44 51 00 / 00 57.3 80 My American Uncle (1980) 0.3 1.4 1.40 172 72 01 / 00 57.3 82 Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980) David Strathairn 1.0 4.1 4.10 154 72 00 / 00 56.6 84 Midnight Madness (1980) Michael J. Fox 3.5 14.5 14.50 118 68 00 / 00 56.4 87 Little Miss Marker (1980) Walter Matthau &
Julie Andrews8.6 35.7 35.70 82 61 00 / 00 55.6 86 Simon (1980) Alan Arkin 6.3 26.0 26.00 95 64 00 / 00 55.6 85 Out of the Blue (1980) Dennis Hopper 2.0 8.2 8.20 139 70 00 / 00 55.4 86 Fatso (1980) Anne Bancroft 8.7 36.2 36.20 80 61 00 / 00 55.1 89 Gilda Live (1980) Gilda Radner 2.3 9.4 9.40 133 69 00 / 00 54.2 92 The Octagon (1980) Chuck Norris &
Lee Van Cleef19.0 78.7 78.70 38 47 00 / 00 54.0 90 Divine Madness (1980) Bette Midler 4.4 18.3 18.30 106 66 00 / 00 53.8 92 The Big Brawl (1980) Jackie Chan 7.0 28.9 28.90 89 62 00 / 00 53.7 94 Prom Night (1980) Jamie Lee Curtis 14.0 57.9 57.90 56 53 00 / 00 53.1 94 The Exterminator (1980) Samantha Eggar &
Christopher George9.3 38.6 38.60 78 59 00 / 00 52.8 95 Oh, God! Book II (1980) George Burns 14.5 60.1 60.10 54 52 00 / 00 52.6 97 The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980) Elliott Gould &
Genevieve Bujold9.3 38.6 38.60 77 58 00 / 00 50.7 97 Somewhere in Time (1980) Christopher Plummer 9.8 40.5 40.50 74 57 00 / 00 49.8 98 Terror Train (1980) Jamie Lee Curtis 8.1 33.7 33.70 83 59 00 / 00 49.6 99 Fade to Black (1980) Dennis Christopher 5.7 23.6 23.60 97 62 00 / 00 49.4 99 La Cage aux Folles II (1980) Michel Serrault 7.0 28.8 28.80 91 60 00 / 00 49.4 101 Breaking Glass (1980) Phil Daniels 0.0 0.2 0.20 195 69 00 / 00 48.6 102 Foolin' Around (1980) Gary Busey &
Tony Randall3.0 12.5 12.50 127 65 00 / 00 48.0 103 The Man With Bogart's Face (1980) Yvonne De Carlo 1.4 5.8 5.80 150 67 00 / 00 47.9 104 Times Square (1980) Tim Curry 3.3 13.5 13.50 125 64 00 / 00 47.8 103 Hide in Plain Sight (1980) James Caan 3.5 14.5 14.50 119 64 00 / 00 47.7 106 Hangar 18 (1980) Darren McGavin &
Robert Vaughn13.4 55.5 55.50 59 51 00 / 00 47.4 108 Wholly Moses! (1980) Richard Pryor &
Dudley Moore17.9 74.1 74.10 41 45 00 / 00 47.0 107 Why Would I Lie? (1980) Treat Williams 1.2 4.9 4.90 152 66 00 / 00 46.5 109 I Sent A Letter To My Love (1980) 0.2 0.7 0.70 177 67 00 / 00 45.7 109 ffolkes (1980) Roger Moore 4.0 16.5 16.50 114 62 00 / 00 45.6 111 The Conductor (1980) 0.2 0.6 0.60 179 67 00 / 00 44.6 112 Carny (1980) Jodie Foster &
Gary Busey1.8 7.5 7.50 145 64 00 / 00 43.6 111 The Black Marble (1980) James Woods 2.5 10.4 10.40 129 63 00 / 00 42.9 114 Touched By Love (1980) Diane Lane 0.1 0.2 0.20 193 66 00 / 00 42.3 113 Bad Timing (1980) https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/bad-timing-1980/ 0.5 2.1 2.10 167 65 00 / 00 41.4 116 The Mountain Men (1980) Charlton Heston &
Brian Keith7.6 31.7 31.70 85 55 00 / 00 41.3 115 Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980) Frank Langella 0.8 3.3 3.30 159 64 00 / 00 40.6 118 Loulou (1980) 0.2 0.6 0.60 178 65 00 / 00 40.5 120 How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980) Adrian Lyne &
Jessica Lange7.0 28.9 28.90 90 56 00 / 00 40.5 118 Willie & Phil (1980) Michael Ontkean &
Margot Kidder4.4 18.2 18.20 107 59 00 / 00 39.3 122 Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) George Peppard &
Robert Vaugh11.0 45.6 45.60 69 50 00 / 00 38.5 121 Death Watch (1980)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyRobbie Coltrane 0.1 0.3 0.30 187 64 00 / 00 38.1 124 Heaven's Gate (1980) Jeff Bridges &
Christopher Walken3.5 14.4 14.40 122 58 01 / 00 37.0 124 Hardly Working (1980) Jerry Lewis &
Susan Oliver20.6 85.4 85.40 35 36 00 / 00 36.7 124 Alligator (1980) Dean Jagger 6.4 26.7 26.70 93 55 00 / 00 36.6 126 Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980) 0.0 0.1 0.10 197 63 00 / 00 36.4 127 The Pilot (1980) Dana Andrews 1.9 7.7 7.70 144 61 00 / 00 36.3 127 Defiance (1980) Jan-Michael Vincent &
Danny Aiello1.0 4.1 4.10 155 62 00 / 00 36.2 129 In God We Trust (1980) Richard Pryor 6.2 25.6 25.60 96 55 00 / 00 35.9 130 One-Trick Pony (1980) Paul Simon 0.8 3.5 3.50 157 61 00 / 00 34.2 131 3 hommes à abattre (1980) 2.2 9.1 29.10 135 59 00 / 00 32.5 134 The Last Married Couple in America (1980) Natalie Wood &
George Segal12.8 53.2 53.20 60 45 00 / 00 32.3 133 Oh Heavenly Dog (1980) Chevy Chase 8.7 36.2 36.20 81 50 00 / 00 32.2 134 Ruckus (1980) 0.0 0.2 0.20 196 61 00 / 00 32.0 135 Super Fuzz (1980) 0.6 2.4 2.40 164 60 00 / 00 31.3 136 Second-Hand Hearts (1980) Barbara Harris 0.0 0.1 0.10 199 61 00 / 00 30.8 137 The Baltimore Bullet (1980) James Coburn &
Omar Sharif2.0 8.2 8.20 140 58 00 / 00 30.0 138 Heart Beat (1980) Sissy Spacek &
John Heard1.0 4.0 4.00 156 59 00 / 00 29.4 138 Humanoids from the Deep (1980) Doug McClure &
Ann Turkel2.5 10.4 10.40 130 57 00 / 00 29.4 142 The Watcher in the Woods (1980) Bette Davis &
Carroll Baker5.0 20.7 20.70 102 53 00 / 00 28.8 140 A Small Circle of Friends (1980) Brad Davis &
Karen Allen0.8 3.2 3.20 160 59 00 / 00 28.8 142 Tell Me A Riddle (1980) Melvyn Douglas 0.1 0.4 0.40 186 59 00 / 00 28.4 143 The Children (1980) Gil Rogers 4.9 20.2 20.20 103 53 00 / 00 28.0 144 The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980) Peter Sellers 11.6 48.2 48.20 66 44 00 / 00 27.8 143 The American Success Company (1980) Jeff Bridges 1.8 7.5 7.50 146 57 00 / 00 27.8 144 Coast to Coast (1980) Dyan Cannon 4.7 19.3 19.30 105 53 00 / 00 27.6 148 Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) Bill Murray 9.8 40.5 40.50 75 46 00 / 00 26.7 146 Les séducteurs (1980) Roger Moore &
Gene Wilder0.6 2.6 2.60 163 57 00 / 00 26.0 149 Virus (1980)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyGlenn Ford 0.0 0.1 0.10 203 58 00 / 00 25.2 152 Rough Cut (1980) Burt Reynolds &
David Niven16.7 69.1 69.10 47 35 00 / 00 23.1 149 Roadie (1980) Meat Loaf 3.4 14.1 14.10 124 52 00 / 00 23.0 151 Up The Academy (1980) Ralph Macchio 11.2 46.3 46.30 68 42 00 / 00 23.0 152 Raise the Titanic (1980) Jason Robards &
Alec Guinness6.8 28.2 28.20 92 48 00 / 00 22.9 153 Don't Answer the Phone! (1980) James Westmoreland 4.1 16.9 16.90 111 51 00 / 00 22.2 153 The Hearse (1980) Joseph Cotten 5.5 22.7 22.70 99 49 00 / 00 21.8 156 The Awakening (1980) Charlton Heston 9.9 41.0 41.00 72 43 00 / 00 21.8 155 Nijinsky (1980) Jeremy Irons 1.0 4.3 4.30 153 54 00 / 00 21.1 157 B.C. Rock (1980)
Limited ReleaseBill Murray 0.2 0.6 0.60 180 55 00 / 00 20.4 158 HealtH (1980) James Garner &
Lauren Bacall1.6 6.7 6.70 147 53 00 / 00 20.2 160 The First Deadly Sin (1980) Frank Sinatra &
Faye Dunaway3.5 14.5 14.50 120 50 00 / 00 19.3 160 Je vous aime (1980) 0.2 1.0 1.00 174 54 00 / 00 19.2 161 Just Tell Me What You Want (1980) Myrna Loy &
Directed by Sidney Lumet2.1 8.7 8.70 137 52 00 / 00 19.2 162 Obsession (1980) 0.2 0.8 0.80 176 54 00 / 00 18.6 164 Running Scared (1980) Judge Reinhold 2.2 9.3 9.30 134 51 00 / 00 17.9 165 Leo and Loree (1980) Donnie Most 0.5 2.1 2.10 166 52 00 / 00 16.9 166 Crossover/Mr. Patman (1980)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyJames Coburn &
Directed by John Guillermin0.0 0.1 0.10 198 53 00 / 00 16.7 169 First Family (1980) Bob Newhart 15.2 63.0 63.00 53 33 00 / 00 16.3 168 The Kidnapping of the President (1980) Ava Gardner &
Van Johnson0.7 2.9 2.90 162 52 00 / 00 16.3 168 Die Laughing (1980) Elsa Lanchester 4.1 16.9 16.90 110 47 00 / 00 16.2 170 Cloud Dancer (1980) David Carradine 0.1 0.5 0.50 185 52 00 / 00 15.9 170 Happy Birthday Gemini (1980)
Limited ReleaseRita Moreno &
Madeline Kahn0.1 0.2 0.20 191 52 00 / 00 15.3 170 Loving Couples (1980) James Coburn &
Shirley MacLaine3.5 14.5 14.50 121 47 00 / 00 14.5 172 Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)
Limited ReleaseAnne Baxter 0.0 0.1 0.10 201 51 00 / 00 13.7 175 Death Ship (1980) George Kennedy 4.1 16.9 16.90 109 45 00 / 00 13.3 173 The Attic (1980) Ray Milland 1.5 6.3 6.30 149 48 00 / 00 13.1 178 Borderline (1980) Charles Bronson &
Ed Harris5.3 22.2 22.20 101 43 00 / 00 13.1 175 Pray TV (1980)
Showtime MoviesDabney Coleman 0.1 0.2 0.20 189 50 00 / 00 13.0 179 The Formula (1980) Marlon Brando &
George C. Scott9.6 39.8 39.80 76 37 01 / 00 12.8 179 Cabo Blanco (1980) Charles Bronson 2.0 8.2 8.20 141 47 00 / 00 12.6 178 The Sea Wolves (1980) Gregory Peck &
David Niven0.2 0.9 0.90 175 49 00 / 00 12.5 181 The Gong Show Movie (1980) Chuck Barris 7.6 31.7 31.70 84 40 00 / 00 12.4 180 Nothing Personal (1980) Donald Sutherland 0.7 3.0 3.00 161 49 00 / 00 12.4 182 The Great Skycopter Rescue (1980) 0.1 0.5 0.50 182 49 00 / 00 12.3 183 Silver Dream Racer (1980) Beau Bridges 0.4 1.5 1.50 171 49 00 / 00 11.9 184 Without Warning (1980) Jack Palance 0.3 1.4 1.40 173 48 00 / 00 11.2 185 Eaten Alive! (1980) 0.1 0.5 0.50 183 48 00 / 00 11.1 186 Falling In Love Again (1980) 0.6 2.3 2.30 165 48 00 / 00 11.1 188 Schizoid (1980) 0.1 0.2 0.20 190 46 00 / 00 8.4 189 Saturn 3 (1980) Kirk Douglas &
Harvey Keitel11.4 47.2 47.20 67 30 00 / 00 7.3 189 Double Negative (1980) Anthony Perkins 0.0 0.1 0.10 200 44 00 / 00 6.6 190 Agency (1980) Robert Mitchum 1.6 6.5 6.50 148 42 00 / 00 6.4 192 Final Assignment (1980) Genevieve Bujold &
Burgess Meredith0.4 1.5 1.50 169 43 00 / 00 6.1 191 Witches' Brew (1980) Lana Turner &
Teri Garr2.3 9.6 9.60 131 38 00 / 00 4.8 194 Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980) 0.4 1.5 1.50 170 41 00 / 00 4.8 195 When Time Ran Out... (1980) Paul Newman &
William Holden4.0 16.4 16.40 115 32 01 / 00 4.0 196 He Knows You're Alone (1980) Tom Hanks 4.1 16.9 16.90 112 34 00 / 00 3.8 195 Phobia (1980) Paul Michael Glaser 0.1 0.2 0.20 188 38 00 / 00 3.0 198 The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980) Adam West 0.0 0.2 0.20 194 36 00 / 00 2.1 199 Windows (1980) Talia Shire 2.1 8.8 8.80 136 32 00 / 00 1.9 200 Gorp (1980) Dennis Quaid 2.0 8.1 8.10 142 32 00 / 00 1.7 201 There Goes The Bride (1980) 0.0 0.1 0.10 202 34 00 / 00 1.6 202 The Return (1980) Martin Landau 0.1 0.5 0.50 181 32 00 / 00 1.1 203 Can't Stop The Music (1980) Steve Guttenberg 4.7 19.3 19.30 104 22 00 / 00 0.6 
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Top earners in 1980 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
| Name | Number of Movies | Total Adj World Wide (mil) | Total Adj USA (mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie Fisher | 2 | 2,323.5 | 1,295.7 |
| Alec Guinness | 2 | 2,114.4 | 1,086.6 |
| Mark Hamill | 2 | 2,108.7 | 1,080.9 |
| Harrison Ford | 1 | 2,086.2 | 1,058.4 |
| Billy Dee Williams | 1 | 2,086.2 | 1,058.4 |
| James Earl Jones | 1 | 2,086.2 | 1,058.4 |
| Dabney Coleman | 5 | 619.9 | 619.9 |
| Earl Boen | 2 | 615.5 | 615.5 |
| Jane Fonda | 1 | 569.9 | 569.9 |
| Dolly Parton | 1 | 569.9 | 569.9 |
| Lily Tomlin | 1 | 569.9 | 569.9 |
| Sterling Hayden | 1 | 569.9 | 569.9 |
| Ned Beatty | 3 | 1,044.8 | 540.9 |
| Richard Pryor | 3 | 519.7 | 519.7 |
| Goldie Hawn | 2 | 514.1 | 514.1 |
| Christopher Reeve | 2 | 1,005.5 | 501.6 |
| Craig T. Nelson | 3 | 500.3 | 500.3 |
| Margot Kidder | 2 | 983.2 | 479.3 |
| Glenn Ford | 2 | 965.1 | 461.2 |
| Gene Hackman | 1 | 965.0 | 461.1 |
| Valerie Perrine | 1 | 965.0 | 461.1 |
| Terence Stamp | 1 | 965.0 | 461.1 |
| Susannah York | 1 | 965.0 | 461.1 |
| Jackie Cooper | 1 | 965.0 | 461.1 |
| Leslie Nielsen | 2 | 445.1 | 445.1 |
My Main Sources
Source 1: Variety – January 14th, 1981
Source 2: Twentieth Century-Fox A Corporate and Financial History by Aubrey Solomon
Source 3: Wikipedia
Source 4: IMDb.com
Source 5: BoxOfficeMojo.com
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From the Life of the Marionettes
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080397
Ingmar Bergman directed film
Curious: how did you arrive at the gross for “Bronco Billy”? Other sources indicate a good ten million less.
Hey Mark….I used the box office rental number that Variety posted….and our formula changes that to a box office gross….then that number gets inflated. Box office mojo only uses the rental number (at least they used to…since they started charging for that info I do not go there anymore)…which does not give a movie the proper credit.
I may have mentioned before that 1980 was a rather depressing year for me as a movie buff as most of my classic era idols had either passed on or were no longer major players in terms of stardom. The Duke had sadly died just the year before and [with something approaching $15 million dollars – around $55 million in today’s money- in the bank from Apocalypse Now and a virtual walk-on part in The Formula ] – Brando could afford to temporarily retire and was not seen again on screen until 1989 but when he came back he was not really the Brando of old.
Surprisingly the only one of my old idols to buck that trend was Sir Maurice who had debuted in an uncredited role way back in 1950 in a little know British film called Morning Departure [aka Operation Disaster] starring Brit greats Sir John Mills and Sir Richard Attenborough then in their own heyday and in which Sir M played literally a teaboy.
Indeed it seems to me that Sir Maurice began his most productive period in 1980 with movies like Dressed to Kill and later Educating Rita and Hannah and Her Sisters. IMDB lists an enormous number of acting awards and nomination for him across the board in the post 1979 period and his sterling work over the decades has earned him a high 14th ranking spot in IMDB’s “Ultimate” list of the 100 greatest movie actors of all time and of course he is ranked 17th in your own 25 Greatest Male Legends 1950-2010 list . Amazingly Sir Maurice is one of the very few actors in that list to have been about for the entirety of the1950-2010 period and if he soldiers on for 2 more years will have been on our movie screens for a staggering 70 years – beat that for longevity if you can Jason Statham and Rock Johnson!
Actually his Dressed to Kill and Inside Moves starring John Savage [whatever happened to him?] are my own two fave movies from 1980, otherwise my morbidity about the passing/fading of most of my great classic era idols must have disillusioned me a bit with the cinema because I have seen just 50% of the Top 10 best reviewed films in your chart – Empire Strikes Back, Superman 2, Raging Bull, The Elephant Man and The Shining.
However this page is another fine annual survey, which illuminates comprehensively the movie marketplace of 1980 so “Vote Up, plus”. I see you are now dipping back into the “dark ages” of the pre 1930 era but my comments on that are for another day.
Hey Bob….I can imagine the passing of a legend like John Wayne could put a damper on your enthusiasm for movies. As for Caine…..the late 1970s were his “All in days” of Hollywood. He and his wife had moved to Los Angeles…and he accepted everything….he jokes it was because it was so expensive to live in L.A. But he made some major cluckers in the second half of the 1970s….Beyond the Posideon Adventure, The Swarm, The Island and Silver Bears. You are right….his 1980s were much better….making his personal favorite movie (Educating Rita) and getting his first Oscar (Hannah and Her Sisters).
John Savage is still an active actor….just the projects are far from his glory days of The Deer Hunter. I saw Inside Moves years ago….as a teenager I was not too impressed….I will have to check that one out again. Thanks for the kind words about this page.
Hello Bruce , 1980 is one of my favorite movie year ; the empire strikes back is absolutely amazing one of the best star wars films ! I just prefer Return of the Jedi.
I’m also a big fan of Superman ii ; the only good Superman movie with the first one according to me …The screenplays were written by Mario Puzo who also wrote the Godfather !!
Flash Gordon is a pure delight … Very cool movie ! Comic book artist Alex Ross named the film one of his favorites .
Shining is an absolute masterpiece too… Even Friday the 13 is a landmark for slasher movies …
I’m also a fan of dressed to kill …Probably the funniest MIchael Caine movie !!
As you said before ; the good thing is that with the 1980 yearly review you’re catching up with box office mojo…
But please…. I hope you’ll do it… I’m dying to see (and probably not the only one) special pages for the 1940’s the 1950’s ; 1960’s ; 1970’s and 1980’s with all the worldwide box office grosses (including re- relases) figures you have collected in your database…… Can we expect such pages like that in the near future ?? ….
Thanks a lot and keep going !!
Hey Max. I tried to include worldwide grosses on each yearly review page…..but I will go back and in more friendly box office grosses pages in the future. Good points on the 1980 movies you mentioned. I love Empire…not a huge fan of Return of the Jedi. Thanks for the kind words…they are greatly appreciated.
I saw 35 including 21 of top 23. 10s: blues brothers (favourite), empire strikes back( favourite), coal miners daughter, elephant man. favourite teen comedies airplane a 9, caddyshack a 8. hidden gem: altered states a nine and a favorite