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Comedy box office · January 1980

Comedy Box Office, January 1980: Top-Grossing Releases

Just Tell Me What You Want (1980) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in January 1980, with $2.1M worldwide. 1 comedy film released in January 1980 reports a worldwide gross, $2.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

January 1980 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$2.1M
Just Tell Me What You Want (1980), the #1
$2.1M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The chart

The Only Comedy Release of January 1980 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in January 1980.

  1. 1 Just Tell Me What You Want (1980) movie poster
    Just Tell Me What You Want (1980) Jan 18, 1980 · English · Comedy, Romance $2.1M worldwide
    Jan 18, 1980 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M
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Comedy Box Office in 1980, Month by Month

The months of 1980 with their totals: December leads with $391.3M, led by 9 to 5 (1980).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office January 1980: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in January 1980?

Just Tell Me What You Want (1980) leads with $2.1M worldwide, $2.1M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did comedy movies released in January 1980 earn?

1 comedy film released in January 1980 reports a worldwide gross, $2.1M in all, or $2.1M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in January 1980 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Just Tell Me What You Want (1980), earned $2.1M.

How much of the January 1980 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.1M of the $2.1M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the January 1980 comedy box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in January 1980. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the January 1980 comedy box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.