Rank Movie Release Date Distributor Genre Gross Tickets Sold
1
Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire… Jul 31, 1981 20th Century Fox Adventure $181,353,855 67,417,790
2
Stir Crazy Dec 12, 1980 Columbia Comedy $101,300,000 37,657,992
3
Kramer vs. Kramer Dec 19, 1979 Columbia Drama $98,982,763 36,796,566
4
Airplane! Jul 4, 1980 Paramount Pictures Comedy $83,453,539 31,023,620
5
Any Which Way You Can Dec 17, 1980 Warner Bros. Comedy $70,687,344 26,277,823
6
Private Benjamin Oct 10, 1980 Warner Bros. Comedy $69,847,348 25,965,556
7
Coal Miner's Daughter Mar 7, 1980 Universal Drama $67,182,787 24,975,013
8
Smokey and the Bandit II Aug 15, 1980 Universal Comedy $66,132,626 24,584,619
9
The Blues Brothers Jun 20, 1980 Universal Musical $57,229,890 21,275,052
10
Ordinary People Sep 19, 1980 Paramount Pictures Drama $52,302,978 19,443,486
Total Gross of All Movies $2,279,619,721
Total Tickets Sold 847,442,216
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